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psilsmy (sIlver purdett A Go }. which II n
story nt shays'a RoboIion ~ that not very
mighty disturbances manifested Itself In
ussk shire county. Mas We have an In
oidont Illustrating the dIsadynntage Of cheap
roonoy C.pt Perez JInnlln. coming home
from the wnrs. stoprod at tho tavern Ia Great
u.,,i,,,,, ,or ,lat. - pork and beans
us IA a haen serving with Gen Greene In
south Carolina nm are. blessed by heaven
with many bountlc.. out not suprIied with
,,,I.. nil tb. matters which are peculiarly
Ian, Ia Nav Fryl,njet.
Taxing n roll of Contin, ,ntai money from
h,. ,ocE,t rar, rcro, having finished hl,
%, colied f,r nj. bill and ,hi. the land
i,rd noting ,Le ,tvlo of the CAPTAINS money.
,,od. out Ia Inn Al 900 IL was almost g,v-
ina pork md beans away. lac said. but he
con.iderod tie claims that the army lad
upon patri,ts. and he thought that II the Cap
,ai, would favor him with clean bills his
VIE might Us. them to keep accounts on.
and that would be some saving. for writ
ing papcr was dear. Ike other things
Th. uopular disturbance called after Capt
Shays was largely due to tho fact that the
na,ule in Massachusetts had no money.
R.c,u,e they had no money they were unable
10 nav rent, and because they were unable
20 pay rent they were sent to Jail for debt,
After Capt Perez had settled for his pork and
beans lie stepped into the Great Barrinston
jal to see what 1t was like. and there. In
crowded and loaths some cell lie found his
younger brother Reuben. At first he did not
recognize him. Reuben said Il spose I'm
kind o. thin and some changed. SC ye didh
know me. Ye see, I've been, here year
and am going into a decline. l sent word
home to have father ask Deacon Nash II he
L., 1.f no n ha
mother. / should get rugged again II
.auId have a little O mothers nussin'. Praps
we've come 70 Ike me home. Perez
Capt Perez joined the Shaysites. who ho-
Grated all the prisoners in Great Darlington
iail and presumably reduced the price OF
pork and beans. The Insurgents found some
difficulty In getting into the jail. Just as
the jaller was handing over the keys his
wife. who was good looking, -snatched them.
and with a deft motion opening the top OF
her gown a little. dropped them into her
bosom and looked at Perez with defiant
expression, as much rs TO cay. Now would
Ike 10 see you get them" IL seemed after
that as though there we're really no way
10 get into the jail The story says: There
was no doubt about the little shrew being
thoroughly game. and yet her act was less
striking as evidence OF her bravery than
"a te.tifying her confidence In the chivalry
of the rough men before her.
And. indeed. 1t was comical TO see the
dumfounded aid chopfallen expression on
their flushed and excited faces as they
took in the meaning Of this piece Of strategy.
They had taken up arms against their gov
ernment, and but a few moments before
had been restrained with difficulty from
LAYING violent hands upon the august judges
~ h,t ha hnldaat ~
thought IL possible to touch this woman.
There were men here whom neither lines Of
bayonets nor walls Of stone would have
turned back, but not one Of them was bold
enough to lay q foroible hand upon the veil
that covered q woman's breast They were
Americana"
Under Instructions from Capt. Perez. who
was a resourceful man. the mob pretended
that they were going TO use the jailer as
a batter,na ram to break down the door
But this WAS not a successful expedient. As
thsv awning him back and forth, as II to
enther momentum for an effective Impact,
she encouraged him TO remain firm. His
own spirit was failing. Give 'em the keys
Marthy," he said They're a-killin' me-"
Il shall keep the keys, Cephas,' she declared.
ITS my dewty.- Cephas protested. -Ye
wont see me killed fore yer eyes, will ye?-
he said, Give EN- the Keys, i tell y6.
-Nfebbe tyont kill ye," she argued, "an,
they can't bust the door, no how. Mebbe
they'll cit tuckered fore long"
To the jailer's relief another woman ap-
peared at this juncture. and they got her TO
GET the keys-of course an entirely proper
rrooeedinv But IL appeared in the course
Of the story that Americans arc not always
and really quite SO extremely respectful to
tho ladies' as IA here intinated and declared.
,ont paraz kissed Desire Edwards against
b.r iii and therefore with definite rudenoss:
he was nm American. hut she vns so pretty
and nrovocative that pcrhaps he forgot IL
she sat down before the little piano. It was
scarcely more TO be comnared with tho mag
nlacant Instruments Of our day than the
Gayeolets of yirgil's shepherds with the
cornet-a-piston of the modern star porformer
but Mozart, HAYDN. Handel or beethoven
never lived 10 hear n better
Ii was only about two feet across by about
foar and a half in width. with a small souare
sounding board Mt the end The almost
thrcad-like wires. strung on a wooden frame
gave forth a thin and tinnv sound which
would instantancously bring the hands of n
modern audience to its ears. But to Perez
!t seemed divine and when too. Desire opened