The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-02-08
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.AlAsSety HI IndepzSdsnce Day.
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settled. BY Quakers. His. name
WIS }Fofs1fviniks Johnstbn, and lie. vas
one Of the pillars Of the Society OF
Friends, whose pttntipissSwgere that sif
they Were attacked forcibly they must
not rlealist. JIG Was looked sun3 U as a
shining example Of peace and patience.
During the Revolutionary war Phil
Adelphia was occupied Tor a good deal
Of the time by the British troops.
Grandfather Johnston lived In the sub
urbs, and since he raised chickens
and garden truck, al well as working
alsddlairy, he was often plundered by the
British soldiers. who came out from
the city u, forage on tue country. He
was a strong patriot, but q u Quaker
would not resist the foragers. OF
course his nonresistant principles be-
came known among the soldiers, and
since they could rob him with less dan
ger than a fighting man they confined
their attention to him till, they had
well nigh stripped him OF everything
he possessed.
'His children were obliged to bear
all this, for none Of them. dared oppose
him, but finally there came a time
when they banded together to stop the
spluinderinks There Wefa Pardon and
Daniel, his two sons-Daniel was my
7fatherr.,ahd. Patience and Prudence,
his two daughters. The boys conspired
together that the next time. q. party OF
redcoats came on tossthe pfef1ises they
would drive them on. OF course they
could not do this with slaves; they
must use. firearms. They made loop.
holes inssthkr wooden walls Of tho barn
and gathered there's stock Of mhskets
and ammunition.
The first thing the old man knew he
heard firing in the direction, Of the
barn. Looking out through d window,
he saw half a dozen soldiers chasing
his* CHECKER about. ana 1puffs Of smoke
emanating from the. sides OF the barn.
he understood what was going on and,
steppinessputSon tosthe roof of the front
porch. scc1lle;d ont In al6ad voice Il, his
sons: 5s s$S
{. cease this'6ringl IfisSbetter
that evsfy chicken IL the, yard should
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fell, andaGk comradSssceaalsled chasing
theckicikiens ma turned their attention
to those II the barn. The tt6oplerl,ai
bihSd| s1h6rN q aifiKio II se la, fh[ Esvv
month"; ~ I'll fhav hsbsn3s
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gffoTs nv untlss md my fstiAr in tn
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aaThaeoM sentlxntan. .r1hsn he found
tfat ID. csouuId snotl ~ iii boys f1eht.
1inngr.. 1sfalksed 4st6acf and tfSorfh an !, In
norchts roof. s ssit1rrdSletffiine WITH his desire
to. enter. the fray. himself. After q
| ttp{e he went Trio the h0i1sa and
brought out his rafle.p But rot the better
ofs hisf pu,ignacity, stood the gun up
against the house and resumed his
wa1k. It was slid that his lips moved
! in3prayer To- be saved from the sin, Of
Z lighting.
zone of tie Girls. Prudence, was in
[ tho barn $ WITH her brothers, and she
HHas firing throueh a. looph6le. The
Johnstons' ammunition was running
! low. and IL not lr~eeplenished they would
! lose the fight. Prudence volunteered
to run the gantlet to the house and
! bring them more powder and lead,
, urefng upon. her: brothers that the sol
/! diers would not; shoot a woman. They
finally consented. and. emerging from
the, door. she ran like the wind to the
!! house.
.sThe old nan saw her coming and
I surmised wvhatffor. He shouted to her
I, to run fast andsat the same time, for.
getting himself. used unseemly Ian
Ruage to the. soldiers, who were firing
at her. Presently she stumbled and
6eu. Her father seized his rife and.
IeaDing from the roof. ran toward the
soldiers. Possibly he thought Il not
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