Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-06-08

opened tho services with prayer OF
great length, in which he recounted
the exploits of the boys among
whom was his son Elijah. It. began
to look as though Allen was not
going to be mentioned by n.me; SO
he arose in his scat, "farson
Dewey! furson Doweyii rarson
Dewey! " he shouted. AS the
good man slightly opened his
eyes Allen exclaimed: "Please men
ton to the Lord that I was there,
won't yon2" The parson continued
his prayer without noticing the inter
ruption.
The next Sunday the sermon was
on the subject of Jehovah's charac.
ter and attributes. While the
preacher was expounding the quail
tiles of the Almighty, Allen arose in
his seat and exclaimed, "That's not
sol" "Sit down, thou bold BIAS
phcmcr, and listen to the word of
God!' shouted the preacher, point
ing his long finger straight at neigh
Dor Allen.
After the success at "Fort Ti''
Allen wrote to the Continental Con
grcss, asking for &C" 500 men and
some pork" with which to capture
Canada. Receiving no satisfaction,
he went to New York with Seth
Warner to lay the matter before
that body. Their arrival provoked
a violent debate as to the propriety
of permitting these two "outlaws'
to be heard. Exaspcrated by the
delay, Allen started off practically
alone on his famous expedition to
"capturc Canada,' which ended in
his own capture near Montreal
After his capture ten of his men
were ordered to be bayonctcd at
once. 'As the terrified Canadians
began to say their prayers, Allen
tore his shirtfront away and pre-
scntcd his bare breast to General
Prescott, crying out: "1aun me
through instead of these men l was
the sole cause Of their taking up
arms, and am alone to blame !" The
astonishcd guards looked at their
general, and the order was with
drawn.
In the meantime Parson Dcwey's
war sermons had stirred up the Yer
monters, who rallied under General
Stark, and tho battle Of Bennington
was the result. elijah Dewey led a
company, and his good wife cooked
dinner for the soldiers at the tavern
The spirit of the good dame was
shown when Isaac Tichcnor came
along and asked for something tc
eat.
81 have nothing for you," replied
Mrs. Dewey.
"But look there" said Tichenor
pointing to long row Of pots steam
ing on the big stove.
"Wcll, you just get out of here
That is for the soldiers who are
out fighting the Britishers, where
you ought to be-" savagcly retorted
the matron, making hostile demon
stration. Tichcnor hastily explained
that he was acting as commissary
agent for the boys, and had been out
foraging all night without stopping
to eat himself. He got his dinner.
After the battle Captain Dewey's
company stopped at Fay's Cata-
mount tavern for drink and hap.
pc"cd to sec an old heirloom punch
bowl on which was inscribed the
legend: "Succcss to British arms
They thought that Dave had surely
turned traitor, and Captain Dewey
had his hands full to prevent the
mountainccrs from dcmolishing both
bowl and landlord.
After being kept in chains for sew
cral years, and enduring untold suf,
fcrings, Colonel Allen was exchanged
and at once started on foot for Val.
ley Forge, apparently looking for
more sacrifices to endure for his
country, which had formally declared
him TO be an "outlaw" and had set q
price on his head. This exhibition
was so impressive that the New
York legislature annulled the law
declaring him an outlaw, and Gen.
cral Washington wrote letter tc
Congress concerning Allen in which
he said:
ellis fortitude and firmness seem
to have placed him outside the reach
of misfortune. There is an Original
something about him that commands
admiration, and his long captivity
and sulferings have only served tC
increase, if possible, his enthusiastic
zeal"