The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-02

ny" said the wife as she put OF her hood
and looked about Tor her mltteus. 'lt
our Zadok got tho last bundle ~ things
he'll be oil right nut such weather IS
awfu on al of EN-
Taking up the milk rail she passed out
into the wlutry gloom ana cutting blasts
and was soon busy at the barn The
farmhouse was within twenty miles ~
the winter quarters Of the patriot army
u had contributed cattle and ehccp and
wheat nnd corn ana hay 20 Washington
quarrermarter ana Dame s-ofl had spun
her yarn and knit % into socks and mi
tens ahd comforters 90 benefit a score 81
rneu. And one % the FIRST men in he
neiehhorhood 10 volunteer was Zadok
then hardly is years old The tali and
strong-vo.ced Zachariah. with his white
nslr. rarely was such . thing as beard
Ia ihose days and the weight OF 70 years
upon hts shoulders would have gone with
fae rlhemen. bur they declared his ye1rs
too many. lie mad done a patriots uu
duty. however, and or the mantol shelf
where all who came in must see a. was
a letter in which Washington had ex-
pressed his thanks Two weeks before
our story opens Oh Zachariah had Injured
MS knee and rheumatism had set 10 aud
acft him able only 20 hobble about
The chores" az the barn hal been fin
ished, and the good wife had pi ekeI up
house. when she heard the hoofbsats 4
horses and thc janrle Of arms on tho hica-
WAN. Patriot patrols often pas "a he
house. and twice that winter she rad
looked out upon o small oeta hment o.
Tedeoa's As they made no stop she a.
sonva that they must have been SCOTT
tag. instead Of faidluc Now. huAc. er
o. the woman bent her head to -ecr
through the darkness and listen he troop
crs came 10 halt A. she hurried 10
the house she saw them riding n 40 lie
gate. u was a party Of ten red oats.
81 hat f. 81. Abigail % asked Zachari1h
IN anxious tones. as she came rushing into
the Kitchen
The Bnush' They are right at ne
door,
Hand me down the mlskct They will
XII me aud drive you oIl ard rob ana
burn thc house. but Jehovah reigus. ani
az least one of them shall die"
The door was auug open and tho troop
era Grove ed In. They found Er8y-hlif-
- old mar making use or his chair o
help him stand erect. while be hold =
old frtock 80 q ready" and BIS oyss
flashed danger and defiance. Beside him
unarmcd. but fun % courage and dignity
stood Die Eray-haired ne.pm et
we come in peace sofa the British
captain, az he threw up bis hand. we
ask but 10 thaw our frozen bodies bF so r
may cat win De paid for in gold"
zochariah ana Abigail were patriot 20
the core and as such the IDEA or fueepG-
ing TIE enemy 20 the extent of gis ot
elder had a smack Of treason a1ou. t
They realized and accepted the situation.
however. II we're wiser 90 feed and warm
the British than 20 have the farm devIs-
lated The old muskct was put away
and the man sat himself down g. DIS
cnalr. ani eneour ged b. rod fom him
AMaail hustled about 10 prepare supper
Some a. the troopers took the horses 90
the f.rn and cured Tor them, ana MT q
word vas spaken 20 give ofieuse to patfi-
otIsrI Ou the contrary. oflcers ana men
were very ciyil. and though the mistru {
fll ola man refused 20 meet them half
way be mentally gave them more cred I
than ever before. Three miles away was
tac house 81 Col. Talbot lie had come
home q day OF two before. bringing Maj.
Hone and Cart Davis with him, d
their orders wore g. beat up the country
Tor miles around and forward further n
triDuu0na. The soldiers az VALLEY TO sc
we're or half-fatious. clothed IN rags aud
seven-oighths Of ihem frost-bltten. tn re-
we're companies which could rot nave
turned out FIVE men II the drums hal
beaten the long roll there were no 9
which could have made % Ave-mlle march
~ the fate OF Liberty depended on T.
Ia some way the British had set word
of the presence of the three officer. and
they had planned o sudden dash 10 cap
t4ro them. They were ahead OF their
time when they reached TIE scott farm
house, and the idea was 10 lay up Tor
an hour when they had been warm &
and fed they went iheir way. and q gold
pioca was left on the table 70 pay Tor