Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-12-13
a Tea Party
Episode


Annapolis, October 90 In the year 0
our Lord l77l
OH exclaimed Lucy Gerard
when the flames Ieapt up about thu
sails, ! was 50 faint that almos
fell Il was a rare sight Father
says 10 was an event Of history w
may well boast Of seeing
e couldn't 60, sighed demure
Polly Medcalf = heard the crowd
shonting Burn the Peggy Stewart
aaa then brother John came IN later
and sand the brig was burnt and that
Mr stewart himself had fred her"
Twas a monsIous shamei7 broke
I Ga another a slender maid with fash.
lng blue eyef, that poor man, to sur
Ter The loss Of bis cargo on account
Of ihougl.lcss acti The people
have gone mad J think
'li sas but right that the tea
should be burnt Anne said Emily
Gerard. the elder Of the sisters I'VE
WIN MOI suffer tile tyranny Of the
kins
perhaps yoI can explain how the
burning Of Mr. stewards tea, his own
mind YOU and he good patriot
can mean anything 70 the king, for
The king or against The king, said
Anne quickly Twas wanton
piece Of destruction by a set of mad
men 20 my mind
And instead Mistress Anne Win.
ter" spoke up Lucy Gerard. angrily.
'i!s rumored sou and your family
have tea 10 drink aplenty. when all
true patriots would scorn drop of
the stun
There's many that says more
over broke ID Emily chat your IA
ther IS none too warm for the cause
and that If hes not very careful he
may mesi mighty serious trouble
Anne Winter rose and snatched up
her scarf Ill not stay to be In
suited she cried passlonately. Chat
we have Tea Ia plenty Is true and
bought and b ID FOR IL ere ever duty was
laid 80 why should we throw Il away I
to please the within of The rabble, is I
nornut poor souls as they be- And I
as for you, Lucy and Emily Gerard.
IL must be that ye have much 70
be ashamed of In your own father
that so seek 10 hide IL by ugly words
Ton mine | have done with ye both
until ye come 20 your right senses"
So saving. she dung ont tho room
and down the street, hot tears in
Der eyes and hotter rage IN her heart
She iefked her bonnet strings into
q baw and folded her satin and fur
scarf about Der as she walked. ln-
mindful OF amazed glances from pass
,rshy
She haiied a moment In front Of
lsir drssser's window
While Anec sazed ana meditated
'n curlH ana puas. a slender, dark
ouns follow. with a manliness in his
ace Inst belled the swagger OF his
ulilcsi stopped beside her
"iil warrant lis some matter OF
anliy that holds YOU SO enthraIled.
q said IN q gay hantering voice,
And why not. Jack Fairfaxq" said
.nne, turnlne Co him. Ills quite as
ausble as going stark mad over the
"'s " wy '07ss stewart as az
~, :" 'o"N '',0" 10 nave a"ne
~ go ~ 81 ei'u'eu q moment
= n"i, dresser noiice Is hardly q
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'S' vas s'Vl sore ana y
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q, ''"'i''s ION { you pesin u
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M ,h,a. ct "'' 80 Anne' an nc l
4.3st- F '''"' your laih "
Na ' "1''s Is IL true! "a
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