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i9Ss, fairly satisfactory narrative OF
Ha.a's martyrlom. 1t Il kao"n that
he served with the body Of patriot sol
oiery called Knowit1n's rangers on
Long Island and Manhattan Island.
A.ter Washingtou'S defeat at the bat
TX Of Long island AID his. retreat
across the East river to the northern
put of Manhattan Island Lord Howe
| took possession Of New Yori city and
strongly intrenched himself General
Washington was sorely depressed His
forces We're weakened by losses in bat
tie and from disease ana by deaertions.
Tie knew but little of tie strength and
disposition of the British forces 1t
was highly important to learn some
hing, and accordingly ne called for q
man of intelligence to volunteer to en-
ter the enemy's lines and acquire the
information desired Young Captain
Nathan Hale. colie2, graduate and
'"'.1oltcacher, presented himself to
| Co,ouel Knowlton against the advice
Of his brother officers. He knew well
lint his capture meant his speedy
hanging as spy
i'die Iett the American army camp
| ABOVE ihf!eh heiGatS AMI proceeded
to Norwalk, Conn, where hc disguised
| hluiSeIt as a schoo.master, Then he
PASSED INTO the British lines and spent
Two weeks studying the Notifications
| ana the general disposition of forces.
MAKING drawings and jott.aG down val
| aaple data IN Latin. The drawings and
olh2f data ne concealed between the
Soies OF his shoes. lie visited the enc
| my FORCES Doth on Long Island and
| Manhattan island, in the city Of New
| YORK.
Al last he was ready to return to his
| own army and lay his information be-
| tore Inc commander in chief, At Hunt
| mEton n. Y, he was to embark in a
! sman boat 1t appears that through
| error he took passage in boat from
| Brltlsh vessel. believing ii ia the
| darkness OF the night to be the one
winch his friends We're to send for
| nm.
AT any rate, he was captured there
that night Sept. p, and was taken
! Dyer to Lord Howe's headquarters, the
Needham mansion, which was located
about where Forty-frst street and
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III u supreme representative or
American Revolutionary mar
tyrdom. The last words of the young
soldier Just before the British hanged
him as a spy have become a part of
our most sacred national Inheritance:
u only regret that l have but one
life to lose for my country"
Within fifteen years two splendid
statues and several other memorials
have been raised to the me- }Gy of
Nathan Hale, a notable play depicting
his life and death has been written
and widely produced scores of maya
zine articles on the subject have been
published, and several complete and
detailed biographies have come from
the press. Ii is a curious fact that two
biographies published the same year,
1899, bore these kindred titles: Nathan
Hale, tire Martyr Spy and Nathan
Hale, the Martyr Hero" This shows
how students of American history and
heroism vie with each other in paying
tardy tribute 10 the young Connecticut
patriot who gave up his life as sac
rifce to freedom on Sept. %, 177G,
only two and a half months after the
first glorious Fourth"
For seventy years the dust of the
young hero lay in some unidentified
spot on Manhattan Island before the
first monument to his memory was
erected In 1897 the women of his ma
tive town, Coventry, Conn, conceived
the plan of building Nathan Hale
monument. They worked for several
years in raising funds, and the memo
rial was completed and dedicated in
1916, just seventy years after the exc
tuition of the hero.
The Macmonnies statue of Hale,
which stands in City Hall park, New
York, was dedicated in 1893, with i'm
posing ceremonies, eloquent addresses
and a military and naval parade. A
few years later the alumni of Yale uni
versity, of which institution Nathan
Hale was n graduate, raised a fund for
the erection of statue of the hero on
the college grounds. There Is also a
Nathan Hale statue in Hartford, Conn.
A handsome memorial in the form Of
Il uIlHhlIlS louutulh - al oDJeCI OIL III
terest and comfort at Huntington,
n. Y. where the youth was captured
by British soldiers when he was about
to start back to the American army.
The Macmonnies statue in New York
city is said to be the finest specimen
of the sculptors art that we have in
America. 1t is bronze figure of heroic
size, mounted upon circular pedestal,
which bears the last words Of the hero
and the further inscription: Nathan
Hale, Il captain in the regular United
States army, who gave his life for his
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mast. Her complement OF guns was :.
meager half dozen-three on d side.
The two big firecrackers were pllc..li
in position at the Chesapeakes bow
and stern, and the commodore. joyfHlly
striking match. stopped down to fire
his guns.
Whack! 'Phrastus shot out into the
pond. turning a somersault ana SEA-
tering matches as ne went His Ii
of motion was directly across the c..
| apeake. Both her slender masts s.la -
ped, and the stately vessel cartcag.
till her whole armament slid Of in.n
| the water.
'Phrastus' first thought as he eme.--
| cd putting and suffering was that tls
heat had exploded the frecr;,uAcrs -.
at once. But when he got the W..
out of his eyes he saw that the 81. =
had received unexpected re-enfusc.-
ments.
King George XII, arriving uneXDect
| ed from the rear, had disposed OF tne
American commodore and now turnel
| his attention to the stars and stripes.
which he damned into the bank with
repeated blows of his woody head The
patriotic blood of 'Phrastus boiled.
Cit out of that, you old British ram
Lee my flag alone! I'll hit you with
rock, l willr'
! He dug vainly about with his fingers
in the muddy bed of the pond. but found
| nothing larger than a small pebble
Meantime King Georges pointed feet
were tramping his ammunition deep into
/ the soil. 'Phrastus lifted up his voice in
| reproach and lamentation.
You're the meanest. neanest old sheen
| that ever was. We did beat you. we did
| we did, Oh. my hag-Doo-n' E rrcraCkers
| -hoo-he's asp lin every last one! I
wish they'd bust n turn him wrong side
| oIl-ou-out!"
| The howl drew King Georges attention
| to the pond. He stood a moment with
lowered horns and then plunged threaten
! ingly forward, drawing back. however. as
his feet touched the water
! At the forward movement 'Phrastus
! turned and ran. He reached the shore as
| King George came galloping around the
] curve
Up thh nearest tree scrambled the small
/ American. 1t was not very large one
| and received blow from King Georges
| head th2t almost shook the climber loose
| before he reached d place Of safety in
me o'o'I'
t"r some time Fhrastus afterward
/ said, The null morn!u'.' but he was in
no condition 10 judse-kinS George hutted
! the tree. bringing down upon himself
/ lreSh eNp-o-,ons OF fearful wrath and all
the hF-@..-Hie branches 'Phrastus could
, reach Aiterward he nib5led about in the
( vicinity returning at intervals to renew
/ the assault and never going lar enough
4 away 70 permit the escape OF his prisoner.
Aunt 'Scil-a's dinner was late, for Uncle
Ben went to the parade, but 1t was an ex-
ceptioAaIy good one and there was a
pufiE Httle turnover at 'Phrastus' place.
aunt Se.ila rang the little bel, and In
Gle Ben rang the big bell without bring
ing any small nephew forward to eat it.
After all I've said" declared Aunt
Priscilla. her lips growing ominously thin
and tight, that boys been and gone TO
the rade.
Tain't agin nature if he has" said
( Uncle Ben When you stretch string too
! tight It II snap"
something II snap said Aunt 'Scilla.
Her eyes did I've got to train up that
boy N the way he should go, and mean
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"JuSt exactly"

"Just exactly"
81 bet I'd never pay them old British
$500 for a sheep" said 'Phrastus.
what do you know about the Brit
Ish, BubT' asked one of the men.
Il know we whipped 'em twicet-
Fourth of july" said 'Phrastus.
''Well, it seems they can beat us on
Sheep laughed the man.
81 'spect if Mr.. Turner had looked
round he'd got jest as good a one in
'Meriker for S1O!' cried 'Phrastus.
They can't beat US on anything"
Having reached the ground safely,
King George stamped his royal foot
and shook his curved horns. Then, is
Mr.. Turner entered the yard by a si!e
gate, the ram dashed forward with un-
expected quickness, KNOCKED his new
owners feet from under lin and laid
him fiat on his back.
Serves Mr.. Turner right for snc-3-
in so much money on an old British
sheep" 'Phrastus whispered to Harvey
Aunt Priscilla noticed with surprise
that 'Phrastus neither whined nor
pleaded when she reanuounced her
Fourth of July edict
You hain't been givin' him money
for frecrackers or dossyin' him IN.
have ye. Benz she inquired Of her
husband.
"NO. | amt" responded Uncle zen.
boft 81 q hoy-,s Tivi,, : r,,,,,,,,,., o,,,I -,
cbole him off on tbr Forrth' Tt.sN
we'll IFS nroo,,r cruar non h,,str
"No he Won't You lest Iot ri,,
alone. BENJAMIN ArbuckIa rs tt,.,l
he learned that c9ts and vo.h h.i,,..,
AMI ot,cr f,,,,s had s,,oa ,i,.,,ts ~, t;,a
Fourth ~ TuIv g VOL : hoJ-,"
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Won ,ir.t frol .,ff ,.,,,r. ,.,...., 49,,
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patbip, Tff so,,r5 &C - ftI To-. a..
self "
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bic"
"'rbars bod t., -,,,,r ,.....,..,
a'rcrd.."
'ph..,:+rs had c,ror,,r.. ,,+,.a:.., 49,,
t1is s,,art sroean II, ,T,...,l. ~
"Trumlr A,lrt I,riec.rr, .s,..c....r .,,,n
go long then If vo,, o. -. $780,. ....',.,l
sir ro, 1.I,ar-. ,,,,,,t ,.e,,.,, ..
"Ain't coin,
'pbrastr. sloncbad off Will, o., .,,, -.
deem sea4aI nolorcnoI,. EN- ~ ,'.g,,
was between binsoIf md ,n,. ,S,Ina.,
re,13rsofuI ewes TJarvor nad , ,,,,.
than lont his nro-1isa ana ,phnal..,,
executed the final Stems of ,,.an
dance
"Air,+ no ..ool +no,,-,.. 20, ,....
doe,s for h,rI al aa,. Iao,- u. .''''.'
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ICopyrishs 1901 by Fran,, l. Sweet!
EE@Hg ,Z1.:.-xr-... -
lay SHE says l sLan't aprni
Ns one cent for cIsir;,ers ncr
Vi torpedUes. ner % Gown 10
see the praGa. Ter any of
the boys. She says I've Ct to say
hum and keep still this Fourth.
'She says | kin take the old boss
pistle n fire it off once down behind
the barn. N l kin tie dads flag to
broomstick n wave it about all
wanter. Who wants an old broomstick
round anyway? That amt no Fourth
of July"
'Phrastus sniffed-he almost SWIVEL
ed. Harvey Harris laughed outright
Say. 'Phrast:s, what under the can
Opy did you do last Fourth that makes
Aunt 'Scilla settle down on you like
this"
"Nothiu'." said 'Phrastus sUllenly.
"Oh. pshaw. l know you, ana l
linow Aunt Priscilla She'd never cor
uer you up so close without some
reason. Honest, now, out with it, and
I'll see what can 10 for you"
"Thege WAS the cat" said 'Phrastus,
digging his toes into the ground.
Nv lat about the cat?'
she told me to give him his dinner
n | PIT n frecrdci.cr under the pan
1t dila't hurt him none, but he never
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NLW lUKk.
ing in which Nathan Hale taught
school is still preserved, though con-
siderably altered. Hale was principal
of this school when news was brought
horseback that fight had taken place
at Lexington between the British sol
diers and the minutemen. He imme-
diately enlisted in the army of indie
pendence, serving until his death at
the early age of twenty-one years and
three months
SO far as history has been able to de-
tach itself from hearsay and make
reliable chronicle, we have, neveTthe-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
The Martyrdom
OF Nathan Hale.
By WALTON WILLIAMS.

copyright, 1907. by c. n. Lurie.l
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Y this time everybody has agreed
upon Nathan Hale as the one
supreme representative OF
American Revolutionary mar.
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The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
WHY SHOULD WE?

There is a desire on the part Of
the Administration to sugar coat
the colored voters of the country
by appointing a few of their num-
Der to Office.
The Standard, in Kentucky, stat
ed a few days ago that the colored
Americans would forgive the Pres
ident and support him once more.
lust who made this editor so wise
The Bee is unable to state. There
NAV be a few oficeseekers, or 9th
erwise known as pat" hunters, that
will follow blindly the Roosevelt
Taft combination. But the sensible
colored Americans will not be IN
huenced by a few sickly jobs that
may be dished out by the President.
The friends of the President have
stated that he has made a blunder,
Why doesn't the President come
out like a man and say so, and re-
| instate those brave colored soldiers
The President did not stop; he
, did not report; because his next
step was to besmear the character
and reputation of the man who at
| tempted to defend the colored sol
diers agains the unwarrantable at
tack of the administration.
He left the Executive Mansion
and went all the way to Cleveland
Ohio. and forced man to be nom
mated for Mayor of Cleveland tc
give his prestige to defeat the
friehd of the colored Americans
who dared to stand up and oppose
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
THE COLORED VOTEa
Continued From Ist page

AGAIN THE Willy FORAKER
THIS TIME IT'S THE DEVELOP
MEET OF NEGRO ANTI-ROOSE-
VELT PLAN.
The Plan Is 10 Make the District of Co.
lambda a Center for Spreading the
Doctrine to Other Places.
From the Kansas City Times.
Washington, Sept I7.-In the cam
paign which has been planned by Negro
agitators against the Roosevelt admins
tration the District Of Columbia is to
take the lead, 1t is promised that two
and administration delegates, one Of
whom will be white and the other a
Negro, shall go to the National Conven-
ton to vote against any candidate the
Administration may indorse.
Onc of tie men already agreed upon
is w. Calvin Chase, lawyer, and editor
IF the rantankerous Negro publication,
The Bee Behind It all, Of course, IS
Joseph Benson Foraker.
Approximately there are 10000 Negro
voters in the District, one-third of the
total Republican strength. Ever since
the Brownsville order the Negro paper
has been clamoring for such action on
the part Of Afro-Americans as would
show the politicians that the race could
not be Disseminated agains with impun-
ity. It has been really hostile to the
President and his Secretary of War.
The plan now devised as keynote to
the Southern States is an early primary
and the adoption of resolutions demand
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28

The colored American must op-
en- his eyes as we'll as his ears. The
Republican party might as well
understand now that the colored
Americans don't intend to be hood
winked by any more promises.
We are told that theDemOcratic
party in power means the political
enslavement of the colored Amer
leans. They can't be any mere
enslaved than they are today un-
der Republican rule.
The Bee believes and it is con-
hdent that there are thousands OF
good Democrats in this country,
men who believe in the Constitu-
ton. who are favorable to the col
Ored Americans and will do all
in their power to enforce that in
strument. We don't mean the poor
white trash. We mean white men
and women who have hearts and
souls.
All that the colored Americans
have got to do is to make them
selves good and law-abiding citi-
gems, men who will get trades, and
women who will nla 50d wives.
The colored vote II. 1903 will be
an uncertain quantity.
The Washington bee., 1907-09-28

the President.
VIII the colored Americans then
play the coward and show them
selves to be ingrates to the man
who has championed their cause
VIII the colored voters Of Cleve-
land desert Senator Foraker If q
colored man in Cleveland has per-
mitted himself to be a sacrifice for
the President. to defeat the friend
of the colored Americans, it is the
duty Of every colored man who be
lieves in liberty to cut the entire
Republican ticket.
This is not the time to express
any sympathy for men who are in
imical to the best interest of col
ored Americans, because they calf
themselves Republicans.
1t is the duty of every colored
American to rganize at once for his
own salvation.
We are told that the Republican
party freed the Negro, and that he
has no conscience. If that be true,
the time has come for conscience
to lie still, more lives have vet to
be drained. Crowns secured by
blood must be by blood maintain
ed"