New-York tribune., 1901-12-08

anu IIlaIl4 asks an ola Indian doctor
" Grease your face with ham fat he said and
sit in the sun: you'll black quick enough
Maggie went home. creased herself well with
the nam rat and sat out in the sun, the old
much TO the anger of her husband. who could get
sun and saving Turn me hisclST r. p az a.
black" Finally her skin did begin to color but ~
the same time it dried and cracked. and before the
end of the summer she died which was her mn
fshment for being vain" -
Visitors TO the Rarnapo Hills usuaI1, hear ,,,o,,.
Claudiuss Cave. which. tradition saws vas once
the den Of Caudfus Smith. the original Rarnapo
bad man. He had been bad as a boy so bad that
his good old mother day said to him: Claudi1,s
YOU are such had fellow that believe rvo,, will
die with your boots on" But Claudus laughed.
Hlutfered an Il don't a damn" ana went off
on q fresh piece OF devilry
Clauoius was grown man when the War of the
f'eVoiotion broke out and he though the oppor-
tunlty good one for running aruck" He de
clared war against all men and most women and
TOOK to the hills. He found the cave which bears
MS name to-day. in the mountain which rises back
Of Tuxedo. and from this headquarters it is said
he committed a series of murders and robberies
which made the country fear him as much as
td lessen "a resment Many grewsome tales are still
t6a OF Pen enticed 10 his lonely den and murdered
Tins Of CIauduss love for hioad a o. ohnurled VIC
tIne he served the patriots good by carrying
news OF a British generals force which vas in the
readily Many times the farmer soldiers Organized
to hunt him down. but they always LOST his trail
IN IN IT I4e mountains and the cave was not discovered
Bnt as most bad men before and since have done.
Olaudlus went too Tar at last He was captured
red handed in q robbery murder-the local ac-
carried to Goshen prisoner His trial was short
death As he Vas being led 10 the s4lov neg or
Dor. who had known him when q boy. spoke to him:
with your boots on and I believe she was right"
The bad man simply glared and strode defantly
with devilry. As they were about spring the
trap he kicked OF his boots
There" he cried; I've made my old mother out
But he neTe. finished The trap was sprung and
his neck broken. The only one damned was him
Betty Sufern, the handsome daughter CT the
man for whom the town named is the Revo-
lutIonary heroine Of this particular district. Wash
ington made his headquarters at her fathers house
each time he passed through the country. and
Betty thoroughly endowed with patriotism.
Many times she expressed sorrow that she
a man. that she could fight the British: there
was more than one youns man IN the army who
joiced that she was woman and who fought the
harder owing 10 the inspiration of her beauty. But
Betty. though a woman. and a little woman at
that 10 have her chance help the cause IT
came about in this way. according one Of
Betty's greatnieces who stiil lives in sufern:
Colonel Suffern was planning some repairs about
the house in preparation for expected from
General Washington. who IN camp o.
the towns up the Hudson. Nails were needed badly.
but there was 70 send for them, all OF the
men having gore 10 war.
"1'u go for the nails said Betty.
You couldn't stand the long ride TO Borden
town. said her father. for the distance have
been seventy mi-cs-
And think CT tie danseTr exclaimed her mother.
There are British and Fessans along the road
We must get along without the nails
But Betty insisted thai the ride was not TOO
long that she Wa afraid, and was finally al
lowed TO 20. She took tha road through the back
cou1.trv stopping over night with friends at Pomp-
ton ard ctleg c-acas. she reached Bordentown
safei made fer purchases. and was about 70 start
hone VIII s.:e heard that the Colonial genera!
then stationed at Bordentown wanted some one to
carry dispatches to Washington. She sent friend
TO tell tie general that she would gladly be his
messenger The general sent for her
These dispatches very important he De-
gan ana then. impressed with her beauty, he
changed his tone; but could not think OF bur-
Cering Mistress Surfern with them. They would
surely get you into trouble sc the British stopped
and searched YOU
Do let me carry them. I want TO do something