Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22


| pairing for a general attack. The ad-
vanccd and tlankins parties of the Britt
ish were warmly attacked. The conflict
was severe. Twenty men in Nor
gan'S corps were killed and wounded
besides Maj. Morris. !, brave and gallant
officer. who was severely wounded. Sew
enteen of the Maryland militia were
wounded. two OF whom died.
On Monday. the Sth of December, when
the movements of the British gave WASH
lnston every reason to believe that an
immediate attack was to he made, he was
surprised to perceive them, instead of ad-
vancng, commence Il precipitate march,
by two routes. for Philadelphia.
| One of the officers afterward remarked
to Mrs. Darrah that it had been !; fool $
crrand and accomplished nothing. Gen.
Howe in his official dispatches said that
the rebels had been informed of their
plans and they found Washington so
! strongly entrcnchcd that ii was impossi-
BILE to attack him.
| The next morning after the retreat of
the British, two American pickcts on the
most northern outpost We're sluattcd,
| Shiverng over small fire which they
had kindled to warm their bcnumbed and
half-frozen fingers. They were both 81
lent. n sort of grim despair seemed TO
have fallen upon them, and they had be-
come resigned to their awful fate, what
ever ii might he.
Suddenly the crunching of Il horses $
feet on the snow fell ON their ears, and
on looking mp they saw Il boy about four
teen years old mounted on Il horse whose
smoking nostrils We're white with FROST
The youth wore great coat and was so
wrapped and muttled that at first sight he
| looked like Il bundle of dry goods perch
ed on the horse.
"Heilo, Zcb. who's that conin':' one
of the sentries asked his companion.
Don't know
MAY be British trick
AT this suggestion each man rose with
his muskct in his hand. and the man
called Zcb cried:
"Haltw
''Oh, law! don't go to maxim one halt
away from the fire. please. secin' as
am most frozen
".Advance and give the countcrsign,' y
/ said Zeb.
II can't give no countersign. cause |
amt got none to give. 'Tain't cause I'm
stingy. but 'cause hain't got nothin' T.
| give
"Whcrc are You soing?" demanded the
| sentry.
Wall. l kin tell We whar l want t go
mighty quick. + yell only let me-
Where is it? Speak out or I'll thaw
yer shiverin' hide with hot Lead
want t so t Gincral Washington S
camp t see the great Captain Fitzger-
ald,' was the answer.
.sWhnt want IN (nptoiu LHit,-
gerald for?" asked Zcb.
why. l expect somebody as he knows
is in great trouble. and sends letter by
a old fellcr who brung it to me mt home"
LET me see the letter." said the SEN
try.
NO: I'm to give it to nobody else but
him." declared the boy.
The sentrcs held consultation and
before they had come to any conclusion
the officer of the guard came up and re-
lieved them from duty The shivering,
half-frozen lad. who still faithfully clung
to the letter. was admitted to the camp,
and after many inquiries found Maurice
Fitzgerald.
Maurice broke the seal and drew forth
a folded bit of paper. which he hastily
spread out on his knee and read with
an cagcrness and interest which barred
out every other thought in the world.
1t was from Amelia. 1t told of the try
ing ordeal through which she was pass
ing, that she had learned that her uncle
was resolved to marry her to a British
oflicer-Captain Sanford, man whom
she detcstcd. 1t concluded:
"Uncle has at last decided that I shall
4 be taken to Philadelphia. He has come
to fear the Wings. who threaten to burn
his house. l do not know what to do, as
shall be unable to resist them should
they determine to take me to Philadel-
fhia. 1 write this to YOU, hoping you
can devise some means of saving me and
sending me to Connecticut. or some place
where l could live free from danger of
these people. l have no means to sup
pert myself, but l could labor with my
hands. The life of a domestic among
friends is to be preferred to lady among
enemies. Do not risk your life for me,
but. dear Maurice, if you can, come and
save me"
In five minutes the young captain was
at the headquarters of the commander
An hour later he and Sam Moulton might
have been seen in close consultation. and
when the roll was called next morning
neltHer WIS present. Iney had mount
ed their horses during the night and left
the camp. The lover was on his way Il
the rescue.
CHAPTER ".
1t was gloomy winter day There
had not been known a colder winter in
years than that of 1777 and ITS. those
long. dreary months when the brave sol
diers were freezing and dying at Valley
Forge. The people of New Jersey lived
in continual state of alarm: neverthe-
less the Industrious farmer and house.
wife did not neglect their duties. The
stock were sheltered. fed and watered
the fires made. the wheels hummed and
looms thundered all winter long. though
the dread monster, War, had only folded
his black wings to repose until spring
should smile upon the land again.
The loyal Wings passed and repassed