The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

tssAe Pptia How b. came @ 90 thts 8 =
.tegy eotth telling agsin
lsaae Potts Ike many af she Friends
81 bis time remained neutral IL Bis sicws.
Iesa0w.th a bit olanrest th sneampmeui
bad pitched uear bis hame one DAY BE-
waisea b The path along Valley cfesk.
which raus back 70 Meaot 1ey. and sul
aofasa lhe asia 70 look II ihc coutnenlals
A. he came lowa 81 ths opposite side
issine The camp be aav horse lied b q
tros ~ proceeded cautiously and soon
beard sn earnest veiee he halted and
saw General Washington 90 his knees
wayiug Washington spoky lowlg. bat
vith his y hole heart seemed 60 BE- MAI
lng ! torssnt appeal faf his men tears
meantime streaming lrem his eyes. The
Quaker quietly Withdrew art rsiarned
home Mach agltased H. told bis wife
shat be hsi seen. and said iaal II fAers
was any ONE On earth that the l.o.d woald
listen ta g ~as goosge Washington -
Aiae thar BE- ieh pesenilmenl that aa
or such a semmander ghefo eonld he sol
aoahi - ehe colouies seuine shdepca
deaee and that 6od % 81. Providence
lad ailied tt - Ms uife and b. then
s-poasel tbe paiuotle eaase spealy aaa
iagilri Washington 70 asa ghelg home al
his headquarters
Never d.d accommodate face hth difl
saltlas Is d.a Washington af Valley ron,r
Ail ttH was fiir io oghe Aeeneau Bepab
he hset in ihe hesris % ihe ilp1e men
aqd1lsd niseably fhste so blesk an8
iee soaaa hillside aud valley Starvation
ani sickness aetlmaied his asinois Be-
baa 8nie s. ~ povdss. IS artillery was
paeueally useless. De- aas forced 60 deal
siih a eoaerss ethas hai arprselaiad a,
much 81 ihe Couuaeaial saurneg. uta
san and eabal RAISED rs foaomoas hoa
10 eamp. iotdgas plotted assist h.m un
der Gates. the peeple oi ,bs rsro8 ser.
lasesarm 81 apsihetic, ihe British bel,
Philadelphia, and iu overwhelming. ueit
sauippsa namber might hset destroy, &
his srny Il ans time nui bis oan hlavs
spirit never faitettd. IS ows constant
belief ia a saeesssfal auteolas never taa
"a
Tas eailook sas gIoomg and tbs iafae
black llaa Washington failed under Is,
rsesi burden Valley Forge eaali hau
been ihs sepalshsf af Amerieas hbsHy
Bat h.s roba-t besFt e esk held sfue, ans
then when al SEEMED berelrs. lepe ans
eemfar esms
Congress walked feam IL. letharsy and
81 saieieni afsef provided needed sap
plies sa8 aauitioas conspiracy aad cab
al wsft crushed. neWs eams Il the al
Iianea and hnla u ne French kiaF, Xoa
sasohen aroaehi disciplined army aai
e tbs ragrsd shd auscbooied fee.mests
he sumter moderated. aud Wlih sprios
came recruits aud revival e patriotic
enthusiasm ia the hrssts 81 the ssegls =
large sha veHe mash Impressed 81 %.
stesdfastness - Washington saA A.s meH
a VALLEY Forge
jaue esme. aud siiA 81 miidays cans
aeHs 10 Nash.ngiau that The British had
resolved % eeaeuaie phllaaeli.his TIE
eeusInentals we're full q hops and aaur
srs aaa anxious ier issf u mettle With
ihe se5aaats TIE ufisis af The gstala
iias bad passed
The men eha hsi endured the usiseries
aHi psivaiisas q valley FoFss wess s1ou
ta st oul % series q eampairns which
wsre 70 end rlaslsaslf Il th, surrender
of CeznuailIs
0n the i1lh dsy Of Jaae renasyisa
Man Pani Revere role from lhlladclrais
10 VALLEY feFre VITA she tiaings that ibe
re- we're leaving rhil4islphIs and slfik.
las aorihwari The nest dzY he lss
gians ol Washington left Valley Fafre
ani e trails behind and. ossrsaliar he
British Il Nsw tesssy faavhf the battle
- Mamm0ath.
fe#Fif I'VE HEnfa aeHHH aaisHi - tAe
afieraooa Of . lats sammsr day iu i1e6 :
farmer. sha had besn Ia Ne Continental
Army kxw = KfayshalFed. digniaed man.
accompanied bf black ssfsani, riding
toward VALLEY fofss on the aiad from
| rhilaaelpbia
The stranger dlsmaanied. greeted The
farmer cordially sad said be had spms e
sse The place snd . make sams inquiries
ahoat families Hhe had livsi 4, valley
/ feHRe
The stranger ssked many questions And
ilsted he fofmers reniiss IL . nasehook
he carried. The fsrmef. who lhoasht hiz
face familiss. azkea him she he We. Ths
qnles feply was. 's9sorTs Washington