The Washington herald., 1912-05-19


l must obey the words of my Conf
mander-in-chief We will stop the
advance and 90 home to the settle
ments where, as the war IS over, you
will be paid and disbanded"
So. with much reluctance, and ours
ing the Earl of Dunmore most round
i ly, the ragged Rangers ceased their
march, turned their faces toward the
Ohio River, and, before night. were
well on the return trip to their homes.
1t was the general belief among the Of
hcers that the Earl OF Dunmore had,
while at Wheeling, received advice
from the English government of the
probability of an approaching conflict
with the colonies in America, and that
afterwards, all his measures in regard
to the Indians had for their ultimate
object an alliance with the ferocious
Shawnee warriors and their friends, as
an aid to the mother country, should
any trouble subsequently, occur with
the Virginians. Thus his failure TO
meet Gen Lewis at the junction Of the
Ohio and Great Kanawha Rivers,
which so jeopardized the army Of the
latter, and well nigh occasioned its
total destruction, was explained, and
the conduct of his treaty with Corn
stalk shows a good understanding be-
tween himself and the Indians. Al the
time of the treaty the Indian warriors
were around his comp in force enough
to have intercepted his retreat and de-
stroyed his whole army, and thus It
may be said in his favor, that he risked
the safety of his own forces by sending
home the army under Gen. Lewis. in
which Jack and Tommy bore such a
conspicuous part.
As the Virginians neared the settle
ments, a messenger from the valley
rode into camp and had a long talk
with Gen. Lewis, and, as old Flintlock
was near by, when the conversation
took place, he had much to tell the
boys when he soon afterward joined
them upon the march
Great news, boys, from tn lower
country" he began. with a strange look
upon his face. Seems as how tharys
more trouble in store for US than we
callated on, when we git home A fell
Ter here from tn settlements tells US
that tn House NV Burgesses has drawn
up declaration NV rights, an a petit
ton to tn King NV England to right
tn unjust taxes that he's been levyin'
on tn poor colonists, an tew give them
some redress, or else that they'll rebel.
They also hev sent word to tn people
OF the Province of Quebec, an tn
twelve colonies represented in tn last
Continental Congress, askin' them to
give EN- their moral support in their
stand"
Tommy looked very much interested,
for he saw by the talk of everyone,
that trouble was brewing for the Eng
lish government and he felt that the
recent actions of Lord Dunmore would
not help matters along.
We'll, well, Mr.. F1intlock," he said,
has anything else been done to fur
Their the cause of the Virginian colo
nists"
Wall, reckon so. The House Of
Burgesses furthermore unanimously
resolved that contributions from all
the colonies for supplying the necessi-
ties and alternating tn distresses Nv our
bretherin at Boston-whar, as you
know, tn British troops hev fired on
IN people for refusin' to quarter their
troopS-ought lew be continued, in
such manner, and 50 long as their oc-
casions may require"
Jack was as much interested as
Tommy, and said, with some show of
patriotic feeling to the mother country.
Well, Mr.. Flintlock, what do you
think that good. Lord Fairfax will think
of all of this, for l feel that. If there is
to be revolution, ] should go where
he directs, as he is my guardian and a
loyal British subject"
The trapper's face grew serious.
Now, don't you do nothin' Nv tn
kind, he said with feeling, "for a boy
as old as you be must be guided by
his knowledge NV what tn right is an
what tn wrong is. Ez for myself, /
can see but one side, an that's the side
of Vaginny, for, boys, we're taxed
without representation, an taxed fer
wars in Europe in which we've not
only had no part. nor had any say in
maxim. Eff they'll give US representa-
ton, I'm for EN- strong. Ell not, I'm
out fer a fight an let tn best Teller
win, whom l strongly suspect, from
what I've seen Nv tn Kings officers,
tew be tn colonists / wuz in Brad
docks campaign myself, and again at
Ticonderoga, and, ef II hadn't been fer
tn American troops who used their
heads in hghtin' an not their bodies,
tn power Of Great Britain would hev
been wiped of'n this here continent
long ago These fellers in their red
coats may be all right in fightin' whar
tn country is open N thar be plenty
Wv houses tew sleep in nights, but in
til wilderness they fight like q lot Nv
sheep with their wool on"