The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
Chapter XII.
THE FAErHFJm, CITY

- 1F1E~ FAEItiF'UuI Cll1. II 49, -
The siege of Boston finished; the wings
came again into their own. In state, on the
second day. the army entered the town, ana
old Mr.. Savage entertained at his board the
commander who from that day stood acknowl-
edged the greatest of Americans. The Brt1sn
fleet, getting at last the wind they desired,
sailed for Halifax, and more beside the Eliza
beth fell into the hands of Manly and his little
squadron. But with the sailing of Howe vir-
tually ended the first struggle OF the long war.
For the obstinate king sent his men again
into the field. Far from Boston, now 1mpreg-
nable, the same armies met on other ground,
and Washington continued to wage the noolest
war in history. The successes he achieved
the ultimate failure that was Howe's lot-are
written in a Thousand books. And the other
actors at Boston, for good or Ill. played the
parts as their hearts enabled them. - :,
Only one of the British generals returned to
Boston. Burgoyne, the lovatle and luckless,
walked a prisoner through her streets. He
was not forgotten there. Some" one in the
crowd, as he passed the Old South Church,
| reminded him that he had used it as a riding
| hall; and from the roof Of "a sheds eperched
where she could see, an old woman cried out
shrilly: =. -.
"Give way!" she cried. f., "Give way! Give
the general elbow room!'' And Burgoyne
flushed at the recollection of hiss boast, - > -
| The old woman was Ann. who lived. and
happily, beyond the end Of the war. She
| lived to hord young Ellery in her arms, and
| to know that the old name would not die out
| She saw Roger an educated man and a leader
| in business; yet she never would acknowledge
complete happiness, since Master Dlck1e re-
manned a soldier and would not marry.
| But though she would not admit 1t, she wal
| happy And Boston, while the town had mucf
| to bear, and still was called upon to beal
| her part of the burden of war, knew content
ment also: for war never came there again
! But afar in England. or In the wilds of un'
settled Canada. those tories who had lef
Boston lived unhappy lives. Some grew pros
nerous again, but the weight Of exile pressed
| on them all, and many died before the natura
! time.
| Anthony Paddock died-unhappy Anthony
| who went with his father to England He
was asked to enlist In the army, but refused
II shall never stand in arms again. ne SAID
''asainst Dickie Ellery.
An officer spoke In his presence OF, me cow
ardice Of the rebels. "They are not towards.
said Anthony sadly. "You shall apologize, o.
else meet me-
The next morning he received the officer
bullet 1t was not serious wound; the doc
tors said that they could save him. But n
answered calmly, II shall not live. he oleo
his heart was broken. T. -
| And many others died heart-broken, but no
so quickly It is recorded that soon after tn
end of the war forty-fve refugees from Mas
sachusetts alone had died In England, mourn
ing their lost land.
i But to the wretched remnant Barbara Saw
age whose name was changed to Barbar
Tudor. kept open house ~ForAGeorge Tudo
did not die and recovering be married her
In pity he and his wife did their share t
tighten the unhappy lot of Bartara's country
men.
On the same ship with DR.. Church. when tn
provincial congress set him free, Thomas El
lery sailed for the 7Bermudas AS the Graf
went down in Massachusetts bay and almos
In sight of their birthplace the two prepare
to meet death, what consolation could the
take in the retrospect OF their lives? An
Cream Brush, after long imprisonment escap
ing. lived only to the last recourse of a des
perate man. -:
But in Boston Alice lived in the Eller
house, waiting the end OF the war, whe
J Frank should never leave her again
while the English people, but not the Enghs
king, learned their lesson from their kinsme
across the sea.
Il The End.