Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-06

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passage and which had actually re-
ceived his baggage sailed without him.
1t would be some days before he would
grace the court Of st. James with his
handsome person, and a long time
would elapse before he would once
more rejoice in the sight Of his be-
loved hills. When he next returned Ii
would not be with the laurels Of a
conqueror either! He was to try on
illusions once and again with the gea-
tleman he had 30 ~assiduously pursued
through the Jerseys, and this time
aye, and In the end. too-the honors
were to be with his antagonist. The
gracious and generous Britannia ma
jesty had sent over to the new Caesar.
General Howe, with 50 much lauda.
ton and SO many words Of congratula-
tton, was to have a little OF Its luster
diminished. and was destined to ap-
pear not quite o glorious as 1t had
after Long Island: In fact. is was Dol
to be seen that It was only a pyro-
technic star after all, and not in the
order of heaven! Both Of these gentle
men were to learn hat an army-al-
most any kind Of an army-is always
dangerous until II IL wiped out, and II
IL not to be considered as wiped out as
long as II has any coherent existence
at all. wen II the coherent existence
only depends upon the iron will Of one
man-which is another way Of saying
the game is never won until II Is ended.
There was mounting In hot haste In
New York. and couriers and orders
streamed over the frozen roads. and
Lord CORVALLIS himself galloped at
full speed for Princeton. The calcu-
ations of a certain number Of his mai
esty's faithful troops were to be rude
ly disturbed, and the comfortable quar-
tiers In which they had ensconced them
selves were to be vacated forthwith.
Concentration, aggregation. %synthesis,
were the words, and this time the reas-
sembled army was not to disintegrate
into winter quarters until this pestilent
Mr.. Washington was attended to, and
attended to so effectually that they
could enjoy the enforced hospitality
Of the surly but substantial Jerseymen
through the long winter nights undis-
turbed.
For his part, Mr.. Washington. having
tasted success. the first real brilliant
offensive success Of the campaign, was
quite willing to be attended to. In
fact, In a manner which in another sex
might be called coquettish, he seemed
to court attention. Having successful-
ly attacked with his frostbitten, ragged
regiments a detachment, he wac now
to demonstrate to the world that not
even the presence Of an army could
estop him.
Things were not quiet on the Penn
sylvania side Of the river either; there
were such comings and goings In New
town as that staid and conservative
village had lev before seen. Our
two friends, the sad hearted, were both
busily employed. Talbot had galloped
ver the familiar road and had electri-
fed the good people Of Philadelphia
with his news and then had FASTENED on
to Baltimore to reassure the spirits Of
the frightened congress. Honest Robert
Morris was trotting around from door
to door upon New Years morning, hat
In hand. begging for dollars to assist
his friend George Washington and the
cause of liberty and the suffering
army; and Seymour, become as 1t were
q soldier, and with Philip for esquire,