The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-01

care you getting sleepy, Johnny" asked Toby.
sesPy and watching for the British hh to get out ee
you be thinking about, Tobys I'm as bright as LARK
and-But what that9'
doorway. t'Here they at ast Listen! Don't you
hear the measured tread Of great many feet9'
And the two boys crouchng in the doorway present.
~ espied dark moving along the street IN the
starlight
~ believe the Royal Grenadiers leading, as
when they came in, Toby whispered Johnny IL Won
der if I get glimpse of Corporal Benson? I'd like
to bid him goodbye, you know He is the talleSt man IN
outside soldier. Yes, here they are!'' .
The grenadiers are not in the lead this time said
Johnny disappointedly after moments pause trust
would seeing the big grenadier for anyhing"
''They may come along yet, answered Toby.
After awhile Johnny suddenly clapped his hands .,
he cried company of tall soldiers oonsd up before
them. CHOW I shall look for Corporal Benson There
he isl There is my FRIEND the big corporal he aadea,
doorway and bounding toward the marching rank
:.Heigho! Going, yous'' cried Johnny reaching
the side of very tall soldier who marched on the out
side of the rank and next to the pavement
He took the hand of the grenader as he spoke and
VIC ssHere we are again!' laughed Corporal Benson,
the da yea We'll going aT sS;1 VIII,
was walking alongside the soldier still holding his hand
81 don't know. I'm afraid some of us will never
get baek was the reply with sigh at the end of
the evacuation. Be good boy, Master Johnny You've
made n.link many time of my little chaps in Eng
land G8d bless YOU if you are little r r ~,
'Remember Johnny Philips to your little at homo
when you get back for hope you IL go back safe if you
There silent pressure of the big, kindly hand
of the tall grenadier something gstened in his and
the following moment he and Johnny had parted forever
II almost wish hadn' watched them, - said Johnny
his way home ~ sent Corporal Benson away with a
sad heart; but hope the bullets will spare himthat
do! I will have something for my diary now-some-
thing out of the usual entry Goodnight, Toby When
we are old men, we can tell how we sa" the kings men
That night Johnny had to describe for Prudence and
her mother the evacuation of the city, as he and Toby
had and before he retired he wrote among other
things in his diary, the following: -7s
''June 17:-Ths night ye British went away. Toby
and watched them from doorstep and shook hands
with Corporal Benson, and wished him we'll Tomorrow
there will be great rejoicing among our people, and ye
city will put new airs
she longer British city by occupation. The
kings troops had vanished during the night, and few
could tell how when they went That very day some
of Washngtons light troops rode into the city, and
afterward the battle of Monmouth fought and thu
British severely punished. Colonel Monckton, of thu
Royal Grenadiers, killed, but Johnnys big corpora
escaped with slight wound the of which he carried
back to England
The year after the there to Philadelphia
by MAIL letter addressed to ''Master Johnny Phillips
and when the patriot boy opened it, he found severa
locks Of pretty hair, in the form Of heart.
ftHow beautiful!'' cried Prudence. 81 wonder WI
have sent its And from the water, too'
) The heart was doubleleaf one, and when john
opened it he read, in the handwriting of child:
tfFrom the children of Corporal Benson, of ye Roya
Grenaders, Master Phillips who reminded their fathe
often of his little at home. Father sends hi
. love- ,--..-. -
johnny often told how he the British evacuat
Philadelphia and many years afterward old ma
showed with pride to his grandchildren heart of ha
upon paper, and the inside the love Of the Of
s grenadier and the little ones.
2 FOURTH OF JULY IN WASHINGToN's LIFE.
~ -. xuv, was the Fourth day of Jul