The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-06

went on by stage to Boston for a lsoi
at the big city.
They arrived there on the fifth o,
March little after dark. The moon
was shining. A snow furry had whit
ened the streets. The air wss still
and cold. They had their suppers al
the Ship and Anchor. While they
were eating they heard that company
of British soldiers who were encamped
near the Presbyterian Westinghouse
had beaten their drums on Sunday so
that no worsniper could hear the
preaching.
"And the worst OF II is we are COM
PEELED TO furnish them food and quar-
tiers while they insult and annoy u.s."
seid a minister who sat at the table.
After supper Jack and Solomon went
out for a walk. They heard violent
talk among people gathered at the
street corners. They soon overlook a
noisy crowd of boys and young men
carrying clubs. In front of Murray's
barracks, where the Twenty-ninth regt
ment was quartered. there was a chat
tering crowd Of men and boys. Some
of them were hooting and cursing at
two sentinels. The streets were light
ed by oil lamps and by candles in the
windows OF the houses.
In Cornhill they came upon a larger
and more violent assehblage of he
same kind. They made their way
through 1t and saw beyond a captain,
a corporal and six private soldiers
standing face TO face with the crowd.
Men were jeering at them; boys hurl-
ing abusive epithets. The boys, as
they are apt to do, reflected. with soms
exaggeration. the passions of their
elders. 1t was a crowd of rough fell
lows-mostly wharfmen and sailors.
solomon sensed the danger in the stu
alton. He and Jack moved out Of the
ieering mob. Then suddenly a thing
happened which may haze saved one
or both their lives. The captain drew
his sword and flashed a dark light
upon Solomon and called out:
Hello. Binkus What the HI do
you want?"
"Who be yer" Solomon asked.
Preston"
Preston Cats blood and gunpow-
derI What's the matter?"
Preston, an old comrade Of Solomon.
said to him:
go around to headquarters and tell
them we are cut Off by mob and in
a bad mess. I'm a little scared. l
don't want to get hurt or do any hurt
ing"
Jack and Solomon passed through
The guard and hurried on. Then there
we're misses and cries of "ToriesI
Rotten Tories |" As the two went on
hey heard missiles falling behind them
md among the soldiers.
''They's goin' to be bad trouble thar
laid Solomon. Them lads amt I'd
blame. They're only doin' as they're
It's the pesky king that
'rto be hetchelled"
They were hurrying on, as ne spoke.
md the words were scarcely out of
Ifs mouth when they heard the COM
nand to fire and a rife volley-then
oud cries of pain and shrill curses and
INNING feet. They turned and started
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heir houses, some with guns in their
ands. In a moment the street was
ull.
THE soldiers are staying people,"
IAN shouted. Men OF Boston, we
lust arm ourselves and fight"
II was q scene Of wild confusion.
hey could get no farther on Cornhill
ha 70 fr,fA |
treets. Rumors were flying about that
lany had been killed and wounded.
n hour or so later Jack and Solomon
ere seized by group of ruffians.
Here are the d-n Toriesr' one of
lem shouted.
Friends o. murderers !" was the cry ,
another Lets hang 'eml"
Solomon Immediately knocked the +,
an down who had called them Tories ,
nd seized another and tossed him so =
II in the crowd as TO give II pause. s
Il don't mind bein' hung" he shout 7
!, mot If it's done proper, but no man ,
u call me a Tory lessen my hands I
e tied without gittin' hunt. An II I
Y hands was tied I'd DO come hol-
rim. now you hear me-" Z
man back in the crowd let out I
ugh as loud as the braying of an Z
IS. Others followed his example. r
he danger was passed. Solomon +
outed: y
81 used TO know Preston when were h
scout in Amherst's army fightln' In T
MS an Frenchmen. which they's
oren twenty notches on the stock G
my rifle an fourteen on my pelt, an r.
= name is Solomon Rinkus frcm AL 6
ny, New York. an II you'll excuse r
Wen put fer hum as soon rs We /,
4 git erway convenient" r
In the morning they learned that c
rec men had been killed and five r.
lers wounded by the soldiers. Squads f
men and boys with loaded muskets d
re marching into town from the e,
lntry. a