New-York tribune., 1902-03-30

We'll. when she saw 1t she grabbed broom
stick and you can imagine the rest he dian
The storekeeper arose and remarked that it was
time to close up. and one by the story telers
went out.
South Of New-Canaan and sandwiched in be-
tween Stamford and Norwalk lies the town OF
Darien This town was trampng ground for the
Tories in the Revolution. and there are many stories
otc citizens because of them.
On little hillock within stones throw of the
Post Road in Darien stands a small brick church,
with hefry atop. 1t is said that the New-Eng-
land fathers always built their churches on the
highest accessible hills that they might on each
sabbath day ascend into the hill Of the Lord.
This hillock. in I7Sl was the scene Of most dar-
ing foray by the Tories and the British. The pas
tor of the flock which gathered Sunday by Sunday
in the church that preceded the present brick
edihce, the Rev. Dr. Moses Mather. was noted f tor
Tories in his parish and congregati ton. and they
lutionery atmosphere of the town becoming too
warm. many OF them went to Long Island: d., cha
Here was a shallow cavern. where the Long Island
Tories hid supplies for their brethren who still
remained n the town The cavern cannot oe fi seen
apart into mound Of loose pieces The PEOPLE
living near by believe that Nature threw down the
ment upon the Tories and their deeds one night,
storm. never 10 be forgotten The light seemed
to stream from the zenith to the horizon in every
long roar, The next morning II was found that
me rocks had nesn thp4Whh Gown, 9 sro, their
homes made several efforts, with the assistance
upon the parson whose reasonable preaching had
been so potent in ePeng them from, from their a Hae
DR.. Mathers Pensioners. surrounded the parson;
@ 1ge ana M GaPtuTea 1nd Vigorous %'o
They succeeded in getting away. however. and Or.
II was on Sunday July % l7sl that the minister
the British while at church service. The Leaders In
neig6bors and their efforts were directed toward
paving off old scores. In the course OF the night
bringing with them a number Of British soldiers.
Hey S9san sd SecffteG tnfnse'Ses s IN r
for the congregation TO assemble for morning ser
he or she dbed an thS h h TO the church Th2
we're evidently looking for some one IN particular;
slender man. OF medium stature. about sixty years
old, and young man passed along the road. Tho
former wore long, rounded Quaker coat. fastened
with row OF large shiny brass buttons; wmca
mistake. The coat, known far and wide. indicated
nat nat the nearer % was Dr Ma.heT; thT ~ man whom
the clergymans voice and the hum OF ocra-
ton were the only sounds that broke the Sabbath
silence; Still the Tories did not 10 draw the
leading patriots. whom they also wished to capt
o1S he iUC ~ 'ieiI ~ M SO
they waited. The congregation stopped at the en-
france 70 discuss the events OF the week as usual
llelr wagons nearby homes to 1artuke Of the
cold hEcheons prepared by the frugal usewives.
Again they assembled. The leaders there.
The venerable clergyman had just read from his
worn Bible the words The Lord is my rock and
my fortress. and my dclverer; my God, my
strength, in whom Will trust my bucker. and the
horn of my salvation, and my high tower l Will
call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised;
so shall ! be saved from my enemies when from
the doorway the voice Of a well known Tory neigh
bor, Captain Frost summoned the dominic and his
congregation to surrender. Small opportunity had
been left for the congregation TO escape. for the
British soldiers had been placed about the church.
CONSERVATION seized upon the people Four youths,
who had observed from their seats the door
the line Of troops drawing about the church, Ned
before the Tory leader could stop them and es-
capped. Another lad, the of the clergyman
seized his hat and made for the door. where he
encountered leveled gun. the holder OF which in
sultingly remarked, There I've got you nOv,l''
Not vet" was the lads reply. he struck down
the gun and lodged through the door. A shot fol-
lowed the fleeing youth, but he. too. escaped. The
ball wounded his heel. leaving a scar which was to
remain through his life Another man escaped with
a wound in his leg and woman who was screen
ing a boy beneath the seat wounded in the
breast by bayonet in the hands Of a Tory neigh
hor . 'e''
With derisive cheers the old pastor was called
down from the pulpit and placed in the Of the
Column OF mall members of his congregation who
had been lined up two by and tied arm TO arm