Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26
Ely AMELIA e. BARR
CHAPTER XVI.
For Freedom, Sake.

forward, that Richard and Katherine
+ Hyde came, from the idyllic peace and
beauty of their Norfolk house.
1t was an exquisite April morning
when they sailed up New York bay
once more. Joris took his daughter in
MS arms, murmuring Min Katrijntic.
min Katrijntje! Ach, min kind,
mijn kind!"
He gave Hyde both hands; he
raIled him min zoon;" he stopped,
and put the little lads arms around
his neck.
Lysbot had always admired Hyde,
and she was very proud and happy to
have him in her home and to have
hiIn call her mother" The little
Ioris took possession of her heart in
a moment.
In a few hours things had fallen
naturally and easily into place. Joris
and Bran and Hyde sat talking of the
formation of a regiment Little Joris
leaned on his grandfather's shoulder,
listening. Lysbet and Katherine were
unpacking trunks full of fineries and
pretty things.
About four o'clock. as Katherine
and Hyde were dressing, Joanna aud
Batavius and all their family arrived.
Hyde met his brother-in-law with
gentlemanly cordially, and Batavius
was soon smoking amicably with him,
as they discussed the proposed mill
tary organization. Very soon Hyde
asked Batavius, IF he were willing
to Join it,"
When such family man has"
he answered, waving his hand com.
placently toward the six children, he
must have some prudence and consid.
Grafton. 1t Is a fixed principle with
me not to NEEDLE with the business of
other people"
IF you go not yourself to the fight,
Batavius," said Joris, plenty Of young
men are there, longing to go, who
have no arms and no clothes; send in
your place one of them"
1T is my fixed principle not to
NEEDLE In the affairs of other people.
and my principles are sacred to me-"
Have you read the speeches of
Adams and Hancock and Quincy?
Have you heard what Col Washington
said in the Assembly,"
"Oh, these men are discontinued!
Something which they have not got,
they want They are troublesome and
conceited They expect the century
win be called after them. Now, |.
who punctually fulfil my obligations
as a father and a citizen, am con-
tented. | never make complaints, !
never want more liberty. You may
read in the Holy Scriptures that no
good comes OF rebellion"
Bran rose. and with a long.drawn
whistle, left the room. Jori3 said
steTniy: Enough you have spoken,
Batavius. None are SO blind as those
who will not see"
well, then, father. cen see what
is in the way of mine own business;
and it is fixed principle with me not
to NEEDLE with the business OF other
people"
And he marshaled the six children
and their two nurses in front of him,
and trotted off with Joanna upon his
arm, fully persuaded that he had done
himself great credit and acted with
uncommon wisdom.
The next morning was the Sabbath,
and It broke in a perfect splendor of
sunshine. They all walked to church
together, and Hyde thought how beau
tiful the pleasant city was that Sab.
bath morning.
Katherine and Hyde and Bran were
together; Joris and Lysbet were slow
ly following them. Suddenly the
peaceful atmosphere was troubled by
the startling clamor OF trumpet A
second blast was accompanied by the
rapid beat of a horses hoofs, and the
rider came down Broadway like one
on a message of life and death, and
! made no pause until he had very near
Lly reached Maiden Lane,
p, At that point tall, muscular man
= ,lzed the horse by the bride and
ked, What news?"
,htk Great news ..sreat news! There
- been bsttle, a massacre at Lex
ingfbn, a running fight from Concord
to Boston, Stay me mott" But, as he
shook the bride free, he threw a
handful. containing the official ac'
count of the affair at Lexington, to
the inquirer.
Who then thought of church, though
the church bells were ringing? The
crowd gathered round the man with
the handful. and in ominous silence
listened to the tidings of the massacre
at Lexington, the destruction Of stores
Ut Concord, the quick gathering of the
militia from the hills and dales around
Reading and Roxbury. the retreat of
the British under their harassing fire,
until. worn out and disorganized, they
had found a refuge in Boston.
Joris was white and stern in his
emotion; Bran stood by the reader,
with a face as bright as bride
groom's Hyde turned to the reader,
who stood with bent brows, and the
paper in his hand well, sir, what is
10 be done?" he asked.
There are FIVE hundred stand Of
arms in the City Hall; there are men
enough here to take them. Let us
60"
A loud cry of assent answered him.
The news spread, no one knew how;
but men poured out from the churches
and the houses on their route and
their force was soon nearly a thou.
sand strong. Joris could hardly en-
dure the suspense. About o'clock
as he was walking restlessly about
the house. Bran and Hyde returned
together.
''Wen?" he asked
ooh indeed, all fortune fitted us!
We went en- masse down Broadway
into Wall street. and so to the City
"~ll, where we made an entrance"
pd you got the arms2"
III, we got all We went for!