Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-05

told Mrs Stirling If the wonderful news.
At dlnltr thar night Dorothy noticed
that hel papa and laamiaa lid not talk
mSeh about III Declaration II Indepeud-
ence q ,he rienl> whom they were Wis
ting, AMI she suen disc vered that this
was because they We're loyal 10 the king.
Such people were called Tories. while
those Who, Ike her parents. wer9s2gainst
the Kill We're called Wings. Still,
though the Strings differed with their
host, they We're too old friends to quarrel
openly Dorothy ana her parents coutin-
ued u stay III New York for several
weeks, and On Sunday. Aug. Is. they at
tended service in the old Lutheran church
on broadway. As Dorothy, with her
father and mother. walked down town to
the quaint old editice, whose pastor was
great friend Of Captain Stirling they met
great crowds Of women and children hur-
rylnE t}. their arms fun of household
goods.
The kings warships are coming up the
harhor e. lombard New York" they
cried, and the poor. frightened creatures
We're fleeing q the open country, where
they hoped to be safe from the deadly
cannon taking such food and clothing
with them a tAcy could carry
But yae Strings kept On their way to
church, and they found quite few loyal
people there whom they arrived All was
quiet and peaceful within its walls. t..
suddenly IN the midst Of singing hymn
there came duh boom In the distance,
and then something crashed on neigh
boring roof dem0Hshins tail chimney
ana sending shower of bricks Gathering
on the pavement below Then came an
owe j. 4
one OF the stained glass windows of the
church. The organ stopped short, and
the singing ended in historical screams.
Even Captain Stirling jumped to his
feet. Then the calm voice OF the white
haired old minister was heard as he
closed his hymnbook with snap.
'Brethren.' he said '.let us pray"
And, ohedient to their pastors com
mand, they knelt down in silence. And
there was nothing heard save the low,
even voice Of the clergyman and the dis
tant shouts and noises from Bowling
Green.
After church was over the people
learned that the shooting was from a
British ship which had been anchored UP
the Hudson and that her commander had
amused himself with little cannonading
as he sailed past the city on his way to
join the kings fleet off Staten Island.
That same night Dorothy was awakened
and found her father and mother bend
ing over her little bed and she was told
to get up at once and dress; that mes
senger had come from Long Island, tell
ing her father that his regiment was pre-
pairing for & conflict with King Georges
1essians, who were about to land on the
island, and that he must return with all
speed and join his own company. Be
fore poor, sleepy little Dorothy quite
knew what had happened she was hasti-
ly bundled UP and put in a covered car
riage, and Immediately they were tearing
down the road as fast as the two horses
and the darkness of the night would al
low.
Dorothy fell asleep after awhile, and
when she next awoke they were all in
a fat bottomcd boat. being rowed across
the East river to the opposite shore.
Then came another long ride over
rough country road till finally, just as
day was dawning. they drove UP to their
own little home, and their two faithful
negro servants were at the door to re-
ceive them. The captain had wanted to
send his wife and daughter somewhere
where they might be out of danger. but
his loyal wife would not hear of go
ing away. Besides. it seemed as though
they would be about as safe al home as
anywhere else. Up north were the
dreaded Indians and. in fact, danger
seemed to Turk in every spot.
Then came days Of anxious waiting for
Mrs Stirling and Dorothy while the cap
tain was away with his regiment II
seemed t. his little daughter that she
had grown years older since that first
day Of luly when she had started for
New York with her parents. She had
seen 50 much and learned So many
things too Among others She had learn
ed that il any stranger should ask where
her father was she was simply to say
that he was away on business, but that
she did not kaow where, which was no
lie for she really did not know just
whore he was.
One frightfully hot afternoon toward
the end of August there came the sounds
of heavy shooting Nolley after vollcy
ratified out and echoed through the
woods First the firing seemed far off
but 10y and by the sound grew nearer
and just as the sun was setting-a huge
blood red ball-the shouts of the fighting
men camc plainly to little Dorothy as she
sat On the front porch knitting u pair of
hose for her father. Mrs. Stirling was
away spending a few hours with a friend
in Jamaica. and the two coiorcd servants
had gone to the pasture land to drive
homo the unruly COWS. suddenly Doro-
thy was astonishcd T. see a broken line
Of men come down the road toward the
house on n dead run, and her own father
brought ai the rear
She hardly knew him at first. His coat
was cane, and his left arm was in a
sling His men were in an equally lam
aged condition Make for the marsh
back ot The house. bows" lie shouted
.and watl, through T. the other side.
VIII joia you III a few minutes at the top
Of Pine knoll"
Then he caught Dorothy up in his arms
and Kissed nor. where's mammal? lie
asked.
Mamma is over at Jamaica" she told
him.
"Oh. the evil luck" he groaned. q