The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26
CHAPTER xvl-continued.

Inc mar mas great nedrt IN MIN
As every great man must" he wrote
to his father. 81 am beginning to love
him. can see that these thousands
In the army are going to be bound tc
him by an affection like that of son
for a father. With men like Wash
ington and Franklin to lead us, how
can we fail?'
The next night SIR Henry Clinton
got around the Americans and turned
their left flank. Smallwood's com.
mand and that of Colonel Jack Irons
were almost destroyed, twenty-five
hundred having been killed or taken.
Jack had his Left arm shot through
and escaped only by the swift and eff
fective use of his pistols and hanger,
and by good luck, his horse having
been "only slightly cut In the withers."
The American line gave way. Its I'M
seasoned troops fed into Brooklyn.
There was the end of the island. They
could go no farther without swimming.
With a British fleet in the harbor I'M
der Admiral Lord Howe, the situation
was desperate. Sir Henry had only to
follow and pen them In and unlimber
his guns. The surrender of more than
half of Washingtons army would have
to follow. At headquarters, the. most
discerning minds saw that only a mir
acle could prevent It,
The miracle arrived. Next day a
fog thicker than the darkness of
clouded night enveloped the island and
lay upon the face of the waters. Calm
ly, quickly Washington got ready to
move his troops. That night. under the
friendly cover Of the fog, they were
quietly taken across the East river.
with a regiment of Marblehead sea
dogs, under Colonel Glover, manning
the boats. Fortunately, the British
army had halted. waiting for clear
weather.
For nearly two weeks Jack was nurs-
ing his wound in Washington's army
hospital, which consisted of cabin, a
tent, number OF COW stables and an
old shed on the heights of Harlem.
Jack had lain in a stable. Toward the
end of his confinement, John Adams
came to see him.
Were you badly hurt7' the great
man asked.
Scratched a little, but I'll be back
In the service tomorrow" Jack replied
you do not look like yourself quite.
think that / will ask the commander
in chief to let you go with me to Phila-
delphia. l have some business there
and later Franklin and l are going to
Staten, Island to confer with Admiral
Lore Hcwe. We are pair of snap
pish old dogs and need a young man
like you to look after us. You would
only have to keep out of our quarrels,
attend to our luggage and make some
notes in the conference"
So II happened that Jack went to
with Mr.. Adams and, |
after two days at the house of Doctor |
Franklin. set out with the two great
men for the conference on Staten Is |
land. He went In high hope that he
was to witness the last scene of the
war.
In Amboy he sent letter to his
'ather, which said:
"Mr. Adams is a blunt, outspoken
nan. If things do not go to his lik-
ng, he is quick to tell you. Doctor
franklin Is humorous and polite. but
irm as a God-placed mountain. You
nay put your shoulder against the
and push and think 1t is
moving, but 1t isn't. He is established
lie has found his proper bearings and
s done with moving These two great
nen differ in little matters. They had
curious quarrel the other evening.
We had reached New Brunswick on
ur way north. The taverns were
rowded. | ran from one to another
rying to find entertainment for my
friends AT last ! found
small chamber with one bed in II
nd a single window. The bed nearly
lied the room. No better accommo-
alton was to be had. | had left them
tting on a bench In little grove near
ne large hotel, with the luggage near
lem. When returned they were hav- /
lg a hot argument over the origin of ,
ortheast storms. the doctor asserting
lat he had learned by experiment that {
ley began In the southwest and pro- S
seded In a northeasterly direction. | {
ad to wait ten minutes for a chance
speak to them. Mr.. Adams was hot S
iced, the doctor calm and smiling.
nrarted the news.
A'God of Israeli Mr.. Adams ex- y
aimed "Is II not enough that have
agree with you? Must I also sleep y
it'll your (
Sir, hope that you must not, but c
you rrust, l beg that you win sleep e
ore gently than you talk said Frank p
l.
81 went with them to their quarters
frying the luggage. On the way Mr.. s
dams complained that he had picked
a flea somewhere. n
a. The nea. sir, is small animal, v
t q big rsct.' said Franklin. You Il
arm me. TWO large men ana nes b
n ~ - o., r~ovwd ~x,r mn rf.re,