The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-04
GENERAL LESLIE
N DASHE'S BOWL
An Historic Incident Of the Anne
r;cao Revolution, Showing the
Dauntless Spirit of North
Carolina Womanhood

wild roses III Null {a1dGi
W. aarliest days there were 49, ~
.. heso roses. bright and sloMin ~
eae, from the doorstep
looted house Of the Asnes: no, Mis-
on a summer mornlh6 nrasho,d of
+ress Ashe stood on the o1as with
her house, and, shadihS n+an1,v New
a1;n fingers she gazed 1htenss areat
Sl1n In the dusk OF the sleo
,-au hohjnd Mistress Ashe SLY" 10
naar,s of dark frightened 1aeeo' ~
slaves had crowded to the . ~ the
the first report Of the coI.ins slaves
british foe. Except TOT we're
na;srrass Ashe and her slsee, naa
MISTRESS ~ sister was that MISTRESS
1arolau Tones. stories OF Whose -
:" oannar still bloom perehi1",
Nortb Carolina history ana sous. ~
+ress ZONES was now on d 'H
her own home in Virginia. an
rha column of dust raplois ~
aahad The sound of marchlhs
t taat Wight almost have been healu.
Mistress Ashe turned to one u
cloves. eco quickly she colliila
ID "Request my sister - evorat
hither with all haste 70 teil nne am,
cheer she offered this Iarie'oh,
! fear brings now on US III red
The slave had scarce
..ha, Mistress Jones, just learilhs -
tba dreaded approach Of the ehe'hs'
was Fastening to her sls'ai. Nod Mis-
rs it, indeed, Tarleton!' clltu ra.g
tress Jones. is it, lndeeu' "a star
cling colonel? / must ten sou, 30
+bat his same Tarleton bears me {"
.Heaven forbid.' exclaimed Mis-
or Ashe for Tarleton's wrath was
TO be DREADED.
..yvhen the English under corn
wallis marched from Wllnlilston
Virginia. pursued Mistress JONES -. -
citedly. while they tarflea upon uore
Roanoke, a party OF olictia w."
+h;e Tarleton. On the night on when
+hev were to leave us the oras6Me
grew very bold in his talk OF US ~
the rabellion.' as he called US. Tlouio1y
he abused Il noble lrleiu e+i11
caoroe Washington; more rudety sun
our dear friend and h generals klhs-
man Colonel William. Washington. he
smoke of him as that ililterate lei
low
"What." cried Mistress Ashe,
TRUE, And MOREOVER quoth ms MIS-
tress Jones, che said: 1 near .nLs
m~uch-yaunted fellow-thls wan ASH,
ington-can scarce write MS OWN
.'Ah," auoth Mistress Ashe indig-
nantly.
Then. ere pausing for prudent
thought, [ cried: But, Colonel iaIle-
ton. you ought to know better thai
that, for you bear on your pe1sol
1roof that he well knows how to make
his mark ,o
"dared you SO allude TO tnat saper
stroke in the hand which the sallal
Washington did give the Iarieeoh .
CoWpens.'
= had cause to regret the swiftnes
Of NV tongue" declared M1stres
zones FOR he s~traightway put HI
mark of devastation on the sundr
parts of my property
"Stay." cried Mistress Ashe, with
startled gesture Of
Hast thou heard Of the three-1oI'
oath that this Tarleton has registered
repeating it till It's braggart ecnoe
resound from seaboard to untouche
forest?'
Tell me in all haste" urged Mi
tress Jones, FOR they are now aillo>
at earshot."
.sHe has sworn that he will pla1
the flag Of old England on ever
housetop in our land-if not on tu
ret, then, forsooth. on the ashes
he will carry our noble leaders, Il
Washingtons, in chains to Englan
ye hath sworn that he will QuaH
stirrup cup, a luck Drink TO the
horrid accomplishments, from t
Ashe punch BOWL"
.Heavon defend us!' calculated Nj
tress Jones.
On the instant the two beautif
sisters presented an u~ndaunted fro
to the foes.
General Leslie was IN command. a
right glad were the sisters that t
hotheaded Tarleton Was accompani
by q superior officer. Right gracio,
" did General Leslie request what
might nave demanded from the {
fenseless women. food and drink t
his man and bis omcerB.
h shining mahogany was soon
out with ample store. The Sarace
head peering from the heraidic dev
on every giitterfng piece OF sill
seemed to desire now to exchange
noble motto, Non sfbi ecd alienis."
a ringing "A strong arm for lis ane