The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-02


..o. tho b,,. be called to Cudio Ga
5IacL FELLOW, q pilot who was sound
The Jontb of +be water)-"Cudio!
So hey What water have you got
49, -
"y-ha4 ,rator massa what water?
,rb Iii ,ratar he sure,-sea water
oI,,:o, s.1t vrater amt he massa?"
..Sior 6I9ck rascal. knew it was
colt ,,ater. only wanted to know
how. r,I'cb vratar Won have there 2"
"uov. n,rrb ~,ratar here. massa! how
much water here, God bless me mas
sa! where l going get a quart pot for
measure him?"
This was right dowa to impotence;
and Cudio richly deserved a rope 5
end for it. but Sir Peter. a good ma
turcd man. was so tickled with the
idea of measuring the Atlantic ocean
with a Quart pot. that he broke into
a hearty laugh. and ordered Cudjo a
stiff drink of grog.
Twas the celebrated Samue. Chase,
the DemaStheneS Of Maryland, who
first taught the startled vaults of
Congress hall to re-echo the name of
Independence. After enumerating
many a glazing instance Of ministerial
violation of American rights-on all
of which George the Third, the eX-
pected father of his people. had look
ed with a most unfatherly calmness
his countenance became ike the
dark stormy cloud edg'd with light
ming: then swinging his ram in the
air, with a tremendous stamp and
voice of thunder. that made the hol-
low dome resound, he sWore-"By the
G. of Heaven he owed no allegiance
to the king of England!'
MANY in Congress trembled at
hearing such a speech; and on men
ton of Independence, felt the pang.
which nature feels when soul and
body are parting. But feeling that
'"true friendship could never grow
again. where wounds of deadly hate
had pierced 50 deep they at length
resolved t. rart. The gentlemen ap-
pointed by Congress to frame the
Declaration of independence. were
Thomas jefferson. John Adams. DR..
Franklin K. Sherman and r. r. Liv-
in~gstone. On hearing their nominal
ton to a task so high and arduous.
they met: and after some CONVERSE
ton on the subject, parted. under the
agreement that each of their number
should draft his own declaration, and
read it next day, in rotation to the
rest. At the fixed hour next day,
they met-but "who should read first"
the question. Mr.. jefferson was
fixed on, and, after much Importantly.
consented to read his form, which had
honour to give such complete
satisfaction, that none other was
read.
\ few days after this, Lord Howe
came upon the coast with a forest of
men OF war and transports, shading
and wide the frightened ocean,
and bearing nearly 10000 men, Brit
.sh, Hossians and Waldeckers. Sup
that this had inundated the
American commander, Lord Howe
wrote a letter to him directed
George Washington, ESQ" This he
refused to receive! looking on it as
IN insult to Congress, under whom he
lad the honor to bear the commission
Commander in Chief, and should
nave been addressed as such. General
then sent an officer Colonel
Patterson to converse with him on
he subject of reconciIiation-Having
heard what he had to say, Washing
replied, by what has yet appear
sir, you have no power but to
grant pardons; but we, who have com
no faults, want no pardons; for
We are only fighting for our rights as
The descendants Of Englishmen,'
The unfortunate defeat of Long
now took place on August
18th, which, though the hottest day
the year, had like to have been the
.'reezing point in the American affairs,
For on this day, the British, with an
infinite superiority of force. after
defeated the Americans with
great loss, were investigating the
slender remains of their army and had
actually broke ground within siv bnn-
lred yards Of the little redoubt hat
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