The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-07-26

trees by the roadside.
The capital had been moved from
jamestown to the spot where Bacon
had taken the oath against England
then called Ie-Plantation, and
now Williamsburg. The cavalcade
wheeled into Gloucester street, and
Colonel Dale pointed out to Dave the
oid capitol at one end and William
and Mary college at the other. Mr..
Henry had Numbered in the old cap
ltol, the Burgesses had their council
chamber there. and in the hall there
would be ball that night. Near the
street "-as great building which the
colonel pointed out as the governors
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
vas filled with coaches and fours.
Maldens moved daIntlly along In silk
and lace, high-heeled shoes and
clicked stockings.
The cavalcade halted before 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-
" danced with his Belinda, and which
was to become the Faneuil hall of
Virginia. Both coaches were quickly
surrounded by bowling gentlemen,
young gallants, and frolicsome stu
dents. Dave, the young Kentuckian,
and Harry would be put up at the
tavern, and, for his own reasons,
Hugh elected to stay with them. With
an au revoir 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 laughingly declined and took the
lad UP to their room. Below they
could hear Hugh's merriment going
d
while later his face was flushed, he
| was in great spirits, and was full of
| enthusiasm over a horse race and
| cochfight that he had arranged for
/ the afternoon. With him came
| youth Of his own age with daredevil
! 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 kindled-
/ 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
frowned when he noted his sons abb
sence.
Then a crowd Of boys gathered to
run one hundred and twelve yards
for a hat worth twelve shiIlings, and
Dave nudged his young friend. 4
moment later Harry cried to Bar
bara:
Look there.'
There was their young Indian lin
ing up with the runners. his face
calm. but an eager light in his eyes.
At the word he started off almost
leisurely, until the whole crowd was
nearly ten yards ahead of him, and
] all 90 i-hr
the crowd. The boy was skimming
the ground on wings. Past one after
another he flew, and laughing and
hardly out of breath he bounded over
the finish. with the first of the rest
laboring with bursting lungs ten
had appeared arm in arm and were
moving through the crowd with great
gayety and some boisterousness, and
when the boy appeared with his hat
Grey shouted:
Good for the little savage.
Erskine wheeled furiously but Dave
caught him by the arm and led him
back to Harry and Barbara, who
looked so pleased that the lads Ill.
humor passed at once.
Hugh and his friend had not az
preached them. for Hugh had seen
the frown on his fathers face, but
Erskine saw Grey look long at Bar
bara. turn to question Hugh, and
again he began TO burn within.
The wrestlers had now stepped
forth TO battle for pair of silver
buckles. and the boy in turn nudged
Dave, but unavailingly. The wreS
Ting was good and Dave watched ii
with keen interest. One huge bull
necked fellow was easily the winner
but when the silver buckles were in
his hand. he boastfully challenged
anybody in the crowd. Dave shout
dered through the crowd and facet
the victor.
I'll try you once" he said. and {
shout of approval rose.
The Dale party crowded close ant
my lords coach appeared on the out
skirts and stopped.
| "BackholtS or Catch-aS-catch-can!
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