Shoshone journal., 1922-08-25

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then called Middle-Plantation, and
now Williamsburg. The cavalcade
wheeled INFO Gloucester street, and
Colones Dale pointed out to Dave the
old capitoi at one end and william
and Mary college at the other. Mr..
Henry had thundered In the old cap
itoi, the Burgesses had their council
chamber there. and In the hall there
would be ball that night. Near the
street vas great building which the
colonel pointed out as the governors s
palace, surrounded by pleasure
grounds of full three hundred acres
and planted thick with linden trees.
Ny Lord Dunmore lived there.
At this season the planters came with
their families to the capital and the
street was as brilliant as a fancy
dress parade would be to us now 1t
was filed with coaches and fours.
Maidens moved daintily along in silk
and lace, high-heeIed shoes and
clocked stockings.
The cavalcade halted before a build
ing with a leaden bust Of Sir Walter
Raleigh over the main doorway, the
old Raleigh tavern, In the Apollo room
Of which Mr.. Jefferson had rapturous-
ly danced with his Belinda, and which
was to become the Faneull hall Of
Virginia. Both coaches we're quickly
surrounded by bowling gentlemen.
young gallants. and froIicsome stu
dents. Dave, the young Kentuckian.
and Harry would be put up at the
tavern. and. for his own rea sons.
Hugh elected 10 stay with them. With
an au revofr OF white hands from the
coaches. the rest went on to the house
of relatives and friends
Inside the tavern Hugh was soon
surrounded by fellow students and
boon companions He pressed Dave
and the boy to drink with them, but
Dave langhingly declined and took the
lad up to their ROOM Below they
could hear Hugh's merriment roing
on and when he came upstairs a
while later his face was flushed. he
was in great spirits, and was full of
VfCA a nOlSt IdEt anu
cock-ight that he had arranged for
the afternoon With him came a
youth of his own age with daredevil
eyes and a suaye manner, one Dane
Grey, to whom Harry gave scant
greeting. One patronizing look from
the stranger toward the Kentucky
boy and within the latter a fire of
antagonism was instantly kindIed.
With a word after the two went out.
Harry snorted his explanation:
Tory"
In the early afternoon coach and
horsemen moved out TO an "old field
Hugh was missing from the Dale
party, and General Willoughby
when he noted his sons ab-
sence-
Then a crowd of boys gathered to
-un one hundred and twelve yards
or a hat worth twelve shillings, and
Dave nudged his young friend A
moment later Harry cried TO Bar
,ara:
Look there!r
4ICiC ~ as lA4lGG llLl- ]
ng up with the runners, his face
aim, but an eager light in his eyes.
1t the word he started off almost
until the whole crowd was
learly ten yards ahead of him, and
hen yell of astonishment rose from
he crowd The boy was skimming
he ground on wings. Past one after
mother he flew, and laughing and
ardly out of breath he bounded over
he finish, with the first of the rest
iboring with bursting lungs ten
ards behind. Hugh and Dane Grey
ad appeared arm in arm and were
loving through the crowd with great
lyety and some boisterousness. and
hen the boy appeared with his hat
rey shouted:
Good for the little savage
rskine wheeled furiously but Dave
Iught him by the arm and led him
ick 10 Harry and Barbara, who
oked so pleased that the lads Ill
lmOr passed at once.
Hugh and his friend had not ap-
cached them. for Hugh had seen
e frown on his fathers face, but
-skine saw Grey look long at Bar
ia, turn TO question Hugh, and
ain he began to burn within.
The wrestlers had now stepped
rth to battle for a pair of silver
ckles. and the boy In turn nudged
I'VE, but unavailiDgly. The wres-
ng was good and Dave watched il
IN keen interest One huge bull
rked fellow was easily the winner.
when the silver buckles were in
J hand. he boastfully challenged
ybody In the crowd. Dave shout
led through the crowd and faced
victor.
III try you once" he said, snd a
'ut Of approval rose.
he Dale party crowded close and
lords coach appeared on the out
rts aud stopped.
Backh0lts or csfch-ss-catch-canf
I'd the victor sneeringiy.