New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

and ready to e5ens ana fBs2 tn
an entrance AT last they succeeded. and found
Rs se4 e ea9 ao5bhs er 1T a The house
disorder. and they could not account for it. ,..o
1T is that man JAM cried the ''vrouw' and she
sw Wa nt0 her rhgs hsband an the % morning dis
that hat tn the M sand box 70 s bne b9k oed M
you know floors must be freshly sanaeq ma ho9e i9e
What do You think has happened to him?' asked
Just wait IN get hands on him" said dsths the
to him. The knave is at the tavern. drinking beer
with the worthless crew that hold forth there. He
will come home tonight without any sand, bun ne
The women left her in the darkened house. and
not bear telling. They were sorry for her though;
Pinkster came but once a year, the first day after
Whit Sunday.
When the British landed at Bath August %
17s. there wild scramble to get away from
Flatbush Flatlands and the other southern towns
OF Kings County. Many sent their women and
children across the bay to New Brunswick and
other points in New-Jersey Others content
10 move up the island with much Of their be
longings they could ,a-ry. Cornelius Wander
veer was captain of the Flatbush militia. and after
serding his family away he returned to get his
arms and uniform which were hidden in thicket
near an old house which still stands In Flatbush-
ave. He found the British in possession OF the
town and compelled to follow a crcuitous
route TO reach the hiding place. Attended By one
slave he succeeded, and in order not 10 have to
carry anything he put his uniform and shoul-
dered his rife. In trying to regain the American
lines he into Hessian sentinel and was capt
uTed
He was taken before the officer of the guard,
who was for hanging him on the spot No defence
was possible under the circumstances, and the
militia captain said his prayers. They had rope
around his neck and preparing TO swing him
ND on a neighboring tree when some one in au-
thority interfered. He taken before Lord
CORVALLIS who sent him TO New Utrecht. There
royalist friend secured his release. He went be-
fore Captain cuyler. one OF General Howes aids
"Wili You take protection and go back to
dSns ask me 9 shf sFnnss ~ nsvap my doc
SAID Iva nandeTveer lei, orrv no said the British
officer we have hghting men enough without
all E1 n TO he tRs Wrote o9t an order to
effect that yanderyeer was under dGTd
He went home in fun confidence and found the
They were stabling their horses in some .t of the
rooms. using the drawers OF bureaus Tor feeding Ding
had for protection by stripping vanderyeer OF
he had To- Cover his nakedness In an old greatcoat
waist.
The Oldest house in Flatbush is the Murphy home
stead 1t stands in F1atbush-ave.. opposite Fenni-
more-st., hoary with but uninteresting in its
history. A short distance above it. on the way to
Brooklyn proper. stands the Leffers homestead. al
old. and more interesting.
Title 10 the property dates back 10 1861, When
many acres of land were granted to Pietrus LET
ferts by Governor stuyvesant. The original patent.
cupiar the homestead framed and hung in his II
nd rs bT e Se
under the brave but cruel Colonel Donop, occupied
homestead then owned and occupied ai'' by Lenert
Lefferts was used by this officer his headquar-.
ters. In the big parlor planned the battle of
Long Island. The place made untenable by the