The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-06
By F. A. MITCHELL

during lDe heNOluuOnaTy WuL u RuoN CT merchant yclept Jonathan sut- phen. MT. Sutphen was patriot and would gladly have fought the British who were trying to reduce the Ameri- cans to obedience had he not belonged to the sect of noncombatants. He 80 far went back on his principles as to re frain from forbitding his son to enlist in the American army, but his Son- science would not permit him to bear arms himself.
 When General Howe and his red coats held possession of Philadelphia on stated days he would send detaeh- ments out into the country to protect the farmers who desired to bring their produce into the city for market Jon athan Sutphen was too patriotic to sell anything to redcoat, and since 1t was the practice of the British commanders to avoid doing anything to irritate the people against the kings authority they gave orders that no one need sell unless he chose to do so.
 Sutphen. on being asked to sell his butter and eggs, would say:
 "Friend, I do not desire to sell thee my products. If thee take them with out my consent thee have only to do so.T
 Now, these words might be inter preted to mean, q, being Quaker, cannot oppose you in combat; there fore you have only to take what you want" or there might be reply such as has been made to men demanding the surrender of fort, "Tf you want 1t come and take it." The soldiers could rot tell which of these two interpreta- tion to put upon the old mans word and had some curiosity in the matter.
 Jonathan, having winked at bis son entering the rebel army, was left with his two daughters. They had been brought up Quakeresses, but the non combatant principle was not as solid In them as 1t was in their father One day when q British sergeant and sev- eral privates asked the old man if he didn't wish to sell his butter and eggs he received the reply, "Those products of the COW and the hen are the prop erty of my daughters" The sergeant tAen applied to Prudence, one of the daughters, who said, NO redcoat is welcome to our property even by pay ing for it."
 But suppose we take it. Surely you q Quakeress, would not resist us."
 Surely thee as soldier would not take from a woman what she would deny thee.''
 eve would take from any rebel against the authority of the sovereign what we need to sustain us in the kings service"
 With that he went to the henhouse near by and began to look for eggs, Hrying- gathered what he found there, he was passing the kitchen door when he received dOuche of scalding wa ter all over him. -
 He was too badly burned to think or anything except the pain he suffered, but the men who were with him. see inr what had been done, vowed they would duck the girl in a pond on the premises, giving her cold bath to pa! her for the hot water she had given the sergeant Rushing to the Kitchen thev were endeavoring to drag her ont when there appeared in the door ,-oy-. tba towering form of the old Quaker, her father.
 "Thou miscreantsw he said, raising q, huge walking staff he held in his hand. "Thou minions of tyrannical king, l will smite thee hip and thighF
 Down came the staff on the back Of ono of the men. Then 1t was raised and fell again on the head of another. They had left their muskets outside intending to use both hands in drag ring the girl to the pond, and were consequently without weapons. Pru- dence's sister. Mercy. seized a rolling Din and brought it down on the skull of me of the soldiers, who had stoop- nd fo avoid a blow from her father. The man. stunned, lay on the floor. Then the old man finished the other soldier with blow of his staff on the stomach, and Prudence, seizing a clothesline coiled on a nail driven into the wall. assisted her father and her sister to bind both the intruders.
 You old vilIain!" roared one of the redcoats. T thought you were Quaker and wouldn't fight"
 q have sinned in resisting thy lm- Dortunities," replied the old man, put I have been sorely tempted. l would have turned my other cheek to thee, but I could not see thee constitute thy self a judge In the case of my daugn- ter nor permit thee to smite her."
 The door was darkened, and Brit ish officer stood looking at his men bound and guarded by an old man and two girls. He asked what 1t meant and was told. He directed them to unbind the men. promising that they should not be further annoyed.
 'T am obliged to report this case to headquarters" he said. Please give me your names."
 My name is Jonathan Sutphen'"' said the old man meekly.
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