The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11

young whelp Of a Major Woolsey, now
of Schoharie. One of Gates pimps.
I'm glad to hear it's untrue Why
Quedar. l didn't suspect she was the
lady involved in that matter Doctor
kirkland referred to me up at Tioga.
He was too delicate to give me any
name but Woolsey's, you know; and
Woosey-he has affairs all over. Go
on, Quedar, about your business.
can tell Aunt all she wants to know.
Go on, you lucky dog. That girl!
Well by Jove!"
l kissed the delighted little woman
and hurried to Colonel Morgans room.
He stood, watch in hand, awaiting me
and plunged at once into business.
"Quedar!-you must excuse my call
ing you that, but I forget-since nay
conversation with your aunt I'm in
clined to think she may turn your
head. Give you an exaggerated idea
of your own Importance and hers. 10
tell the 'truth, she has money-any
quantity of it, and more influence
with our chief. and Congress, too, for
that matter, than any other woman |
know. Had she been a man, she d
have been prominent in this struggle,
for she is one of the brightest minds
in these colonies. Then, too, she has
wealth unbounded and energy and am
bition to match. However she's but
a woman and at times as you can see,
she's unreasonable. Now my advice
to you is to accept this commission
I've secured for you. If she gains
something better for you, well and
good. If not. join me Immediately af-
ter the coming holidays at my Sol
diers' Rest" near Winchester. I shall
probably be in the Carolinas or South
ern Virginia if not at home. Your pay
as captain dates from December /.
Here is a very handsome sword Gen
eral Sullivan wished me to present to
you with his regards. He has never
forgotten your services to the cause
at the Battle of Newtown and had you
come out with him, you would have
been promoted to your present posi-
ton. a month or more ago. when
you report 1 will see If I have in
fluence enough to assign you to com
pany of rifemen, either from Penn
sylvania or over the mountains. For
the reason that your landed interests
are so near the mountain section, l
shall try and see that you have a
band of your own mountaineers. They
are the finest men in the world. All
big fellows and equally good afoot or
on horse. They drill in my peculiar
tactics magnificently and one company
OF Inem VIII whip thousand req >
in the woods, any time. Now 1 caused
your time to be extended here all I
could. for no one knew when you could
get here. I am glad of it now, for I
know your aunt wishes 1t so. l trust
you will use your own excellent judg-
ment in any effort you may make for
your advancement and that you will
bear in mind that you have much yet
to learn, even though you have seen
considerable fighting on the border.
knew both your father and uncle well
and they were very able men. Your
mothers people, 1 knew better and
better blood never ran. Your aunt is
a distant relative Of mine and l adj
mire and respect her beyond almost
any other woman. 1t seems to me.
YOU have a career before you and you
can depend on me to do all 1 can for
YOU. Here is a hat, such as the cap
tains of my regiment wear, only finer
than any of them have. 1 ordered it
to go with the sword. Now l want
YOU to have as good a time as you
can here in Philadelphia, and, above
ali things. do not allow anything
NAV have said, to influence you to re-
fuse any preferment, political or mill