The sun., 1899-07-02

| twelve OF them. ARMED. being informed OF INV
/ lied from the rear OF the house in which /
| wns hiding. For fourteen days i traversed
tne county under ban as traitor to ths
] had the unspenkable happiness to reach
Long Island aud Join tbs royal cause as a vol
unteer in the Kings army In CONT any with
several other gentlemen who we're In the same
preilcament that was. -
wa. wing at Huntingdon. in Long 1slan1. in
order TO carry out plan OF recruiting com,
Mi. Ns.en wn y W"s sarty ft OF Who
took me n prisoner and carried me across the
sound To Norwalk in Connecticut, The Magts-
slider me as n prisoner Of war. which claimed
as "A rlght, but charged me with the enormous.
crime of high treason against the States;
gaol | was accordingly Indicted. threatened
would most certainly be inflicted upon me.
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suits OF the populacs and even some Of the
magstrate, Of the place. Il may easily be
om eaptiV'y Rft SO T much to 3. dreaded WITH
aid sent flag to tn" Kings army at Kings;
D6 Dnse ss petonsd tho ' 10 s ptH'GG Of Com
necticut for the richt to appear before him rs
. prisoner of %ar and state why ! should he
finally consented, but rejected my petition
for that approaching fate which was irrey-
ocably fixed. l was told. by decree which
qsSn aHf a s Ds how.s h%d
gan to renew my contrivanoes and intrigues
In conjunction with my friends TO spare no OK
''" "fhe dunseon was truly dismal. the wallis
etrong and the place constantly guarded. yet.
and warm. my passions violent; / therefore
firmly, determined to effect my ESCAPE II |
sSoHs sS on sGssS n Ta tis sns sH
aid of nv family and Il ludicious use OF all the
money could raise. with fellow prisoner.
ror July %. l77S. and fed to tho wilderness to
wait the further assistance of friends: The
whole country was nmediatey alarmed and
u general search made for us for several days,
during which time We lived upon fruit that
hT. SeTro then found my srsnsh so
much impaired from exposure 10 the dews
aud damps OF the wcodi foil 'winR upon ny
i'll. But with this sudden sickness We trav-
elled every night-re9tlng sometimes Ia the
caves Of the rocks and sometimes on the cold
l., "At the same time tho heart q my com com pan. an.
ion failed an ana the dread Of @ tfng i.h into the
manly panic. His pusillanimity reminded me
OF the travelling tribes or:old who pressed their
icty over thiS DETECTION by meeting another
to have been lately in u like predicament with
ourselves. He was anxious to cross the Sound
Immediately from Connecticut TO Long Isl
and. about twenty miles dist ant.
Discovering opnortunely a small boat con.
cealeh In the reeds in u marsh. we conveyed It
the work. And so. on the night Of July %
l77s, all got in and rowed from shore. proceed
ing without sni or cOmpnsS The North Pole
star FOR while proved our friendly guide. but
/ the bluckness OF night fUally eclipsed it from
our SIGHT We !ount eci%re we Sed we're tdsh ha
leak. and. 'hs wind not serving. Mr.. H.
my late fellow prisoner urged us to return
terrain. Indeed. the danger Was great. as the
boat leaked faster and faster every moment.
superior disdain. He still Insisted upon our
instant return. and refused to row or In any
wav assist in the VOYAGE: This enkindled the
occurred companion. ana made US breathe the
air that liberty alone infuses We resolved
freedom than to return to death in a more
dreadful form. and consequently told our
stf and bal tRs boat wi with his hat While % we
rpwed We would withopt T the least hesitatIGn. M M
cover. nr that We had been rowinS, directly in
the winds owe on the departure of our guido
! the, pole star. we Continued the same course.
tauket on Long Island. worn out from fatigue
and ready tUexptre from lack OF sustenance.
Joel stones iii luck did not desert him then
Gn his at ffT % YORK he was ,ee seasS
an officer Of marines under the Crown. his
vessel was shlpTrecked. After encounterng
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and In merchandising ventures. he found
himself at the close. 81 the Revolutionary war
enea he ana the pa
! lis, latest business undertakings in New ork
had been the means Of running him fnnn-
turning to I..tchfed county to collect the bills
due him from his debtors in Washington. OF
! AT the unexpscted termination OF the war.
while was well aware that all my property.
! IL writings
! duce, my books. determined to try what I
could DO among my original debtors, Ac-
brothor's house In Ltchheld county. in
my native province. whore. by the popu-
4nT mca to T their prnSpes @ and was Vs Treated
Win dis,ssIpett. on applying to a., counsel yi
me in the, province were considered as posI:
lively conllscated in common with the rest Of
my, pronerty. t3r the use OF the States. He
! could possibly give me was to totally abandon
my idea of attempting to collect any debts. as.
this epeople being still en- ragged. tho consequences
| might be dreadful. had no election left out
to draw up as estimate OF my losses y AND state
my SsSf TO- the L2rd OF his NAL
Joel Stone was compelled. to fee again for
! his life from Connecticut before he could com :
! the state under cover OF dark esr finished tho
work in New, York. and tually sailed on Brit
| II fortune deserted MIN Upon the presenta-
| tion of his case to the English Com mlssioners
/ he received IN CONSIDERATION OF MS sCfIerlngs
aud his loyalty to King George a temporary
! annuity of 800 and. finally they made him a
grant OF 1.2OO acres OF land at GananoQue In
the Thousand Islands country. There he To-
Gated the town of Gananoque. and In conse-
Guence of his holdings of land and his person :
! al ability he became wealthy and important
man in that region. tlna !ly diving full Of years
! and honors His descendants take much pride
| in hi6 history.
Not 70 well as the Tory Jared the brother
! Leman at the hands Of his countrymen. He
died feeling that rsputllc, are somewhat un-
grateful. Although n Federalistsof the true
type. and although he did much to forward the
| ends Of tho American patriots. his trade In
! Washington failed to flourish after JOel's on :
| forced absence He could get no share OF the
! uropsrty which had been seized and confls-
Gated. and in fact. so completely was tho title
. Of the Red House destroyed In consequence Of
! the violence OF feeling against Joel thar no en-.
! try of II appears on the town records until
| some time after tho Revolution. although its
/ building. as as been said antedated that war
| Iemau finally removed to New Haven Long
( hoIore this he had waited upon Mistress Mary
! B-Iden and asked her 10 become his wife. But
she remembered the bue-eyed Joel and: said
. him nay. At New Haven Leman entered into
! the West India trade. and for a time was q
wealthy vessel owner. but all his vessels finally
, fell victims to the guns of the Frenchmen.
leaving him comparatively poor. He could
AG n Of he