The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-22

wild Roses in North Carolina are red.
1. the earliest days there were fields OF
roses, bright and glowing, to be
from the doorstep of the hip-roofei
,.-as Of The Ashes. On a Summer morn
., i'm 1-S1 Mistress Ashe stood on the
.a,s.hod Of her home, and shading her
with slim fingers, she gazed i~ntently
>-.vaern way. In the dusk of the great
,.u hahiud Mistress Ashe showed a crowd
lark frightened faces; the slaves had
crowded to the mansion at the first re-
..,t Of the coming of the British foe.
--v..ut for these slaves Mistress Ashe and
f., sister were alone. The sister was
Ef.t Mistress Wiley Jones stores of
..fo.a charm of manner still bloom per
,,r.4I In North Carolina history and
..rg Mistress Jones was now on a visit
t-au her own home in Virginia. The
column Of dust rapidly approached. The
sound of marching feet might almost have
been heard.
Mistress Ashe turned to one of her
slaves: Go quickly" she commanded.
aPeuuest my sister to come higher with
All haste to tell me what cheer she of
ft-tA LlI5 LIZ L tdl pIIIGS
now on US his host
The slave had scarcely disappeared when
Mistress Jones, just learning of the dread
ed approach of the enemy, was fastening
to her sister.
is it, indeed, Tarleton?" cried Mistress
Jones, lis it, indeed, that Dragging
colonel? l must tell you, sister. that this
same TarletOn bears me a grudge'-
lIrcov-nu fOrhi6f' ayc1ajna5 Nf;+ro,,
Ashe. for Tarleton's wrath was to be
dreaded.
when the English under CORVALLIS
marched from Wilmington to Virginia."
pursued Mistress Jones, excitedly, while
they tarried upon the Roanoke, a party
Of officers were quartered upon us. Among
them was this Tarleton. Or tie night
on which they were to leave us this
b~raggart grew very bold in his talk of
us of the rebellion as he called Us.
Roundly he abused our noble friend. Cen
eral George Washington; more rudelv
still our dear friend ana the Generals
klnsman. Colonel William Washington
He spoke OF him as that illiterate fell
low"
"What.' cried Mistress Ashe.
True. And moreover" duoth Mistress
Jones. he said: I near this much-vaunt-
ed fellow-this VIII Neutrality-suspicious.
scarce write his own name
All" quoth Mistress Ashe Indignantly.
Then, ere pausing for prudent thought.
7 cried: But, Colonel Tarleton, you ought
10 know better than that, for you bear on
your person proof that he we'll knows how
to make his mark!''
My sister, cried Mistress hshe,
dared you to allude to that saber stroke
in the hand which the gallant Washing
ton did give this Tarleton at Covpens.'
4 had cause to regret the sWiftness Of
my tongue declared Mistress Jones, for
he s~traightway put his mark OF devasta-
ton on the sundry parts of my prop
erty.'
STAYS" cried Mistress Ashe, with a
startled gesture of remembrance. Hast
thou heard of the three-fold oath that
this Tarleton has registered, repeating it
till It's braggart echoes resound from sea
board to untouched forest?"
Tell me in all haste" urged Mistress
Jones, for they are now almost at ear
shot"
He has sworn that he will plant the
flag OF old England on every houSetop in
our and-If not on turret, then, forsooth,
on the ashes of every dwelling. He hath
sworn that he will carry our noble lead
ers. the Washingtons, in chains, to Eng
land. He hath sworn that he viii quaff
a stirrup cup, a luck drink to these horrid
accomplishments, from the Ashe punch
BOWL
Heavens defend u.s. CALCULATED Mistress
Jones.
On the instant the two beautiful sisters
presented an undaunted front to the
toes. General Leslie was in command, and
right glad were the sisters that the hot
headed Tarleton was accompanied by a
superior officer. Right g~raciously did
General Leslie request that he might
nave demanded from the defenceless wo-
men, food and drink for his men and his
officers. The shining mahogany was soon
Sl out with ample store. The Saracen's
mead peering from the hcraldic device on
every shtterlng piece of silver seemed to
oe,re now to exchange its noble motto,
Non sIoi sed alienis,' to a ringing "a
Slfong arm for us and a sword-point for
'lheFs-" But the Saracen heads kept all
10 their mxlOlable silence. Mistress Ashe
@-So held her lips silent through all Tar
N1'1S bTaggart abuse Of the forces of her
'''hllEmen, while her heart beat with
anxiety lest to a k this occasion to de.
mana a brew in the Ashe punch bowl.
'N.4aei Of the thrust in the parrying of
"ls mat Mistress Jones had dealt him
oil tot Roanoke, he was fain now to re-
Pa1 ms bit Of braggadocio, sure that
"'s'Fess Jones would now be at his mer-
iearng, as she surely would fear, to
o''ng by any bit of her tongues sharp
".7. his anger upon her sister.
mere, too, Mistress JONES' he cried
r0olE. i find friends of those ungainly
"0'"~nen, the Washingtons. Would /
m'1,t see these wonders of the Western
world, these"-
An. Colonel TarIeton," rang out Mis-
Ashes clear tones, had you put
o S'' behind you at Cowpens, when you
"G So u~nceremoniously, you could have
Aai that pleasure"
W The instant Tarleton grasped his
@''-' hit. Bitterly did Mistress Ashe
"a the instant Of the piece Of re.
o. SINCE become in line in our his