The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-05

| guess We pciteT stay " ucf, SIT
Solomon. "She might be nervous"
do you have to stay with this stuff
all the whiler Lockwood asked.
might an day." said Solomon
Don't do to let 'er git lonesome. To
day when the lightnin' were slappin
the ground on both sides O. me,
wanted to hop down an run Off In the
bush a mile er so fer to see the ken.
try, but jest had to set an hope that
she would hold her temper an not 20
to slappin' back"
"She," as Solomon called the two
loads, was q most exacting mistress.
They never left her alone for a mo-
ment. While one was putting away
the horses tae other was on guard.
They slept near her at night
Israel Lockwood sat down for q
visit with them when he brought their
food. While they were eating, another
terrific thunderstorm arrived. In the
midst Of 1t bolt struck the barn and
rent it's roof open and set the top Of
the NOW afire- Solomon jumped to
the rear wheel of one of the wagons
while Jack seized the tongue. In a
second it was rolling down the barn
bridge and away. The barn had filed
with smoka and cinders but these
dauntless men rolled out the second
wagon.
Rain was falling. Solomon OBJ
served a wisp of smoke coming ous
from under the roof of this wagon.
He jumped in and found live cinder
which had burned through the cover
and fallen ON one of the barrels. II
was eating into the wood. Solomon
tossed II out In the rain and smoth.
cred 'the live spot" He examined the
barrels and the wagon floor and was
satisfied. In speaking of that Incl
dent next day he said to Jack:
IF / hadn't "a had purity good con
troll o. my legs. 1 guess they'd "a run
erway with me. / had 70 put the
whip on 'em to git 'em to step in
under that wagon roof-you hear to
me-"
While Solomon was engaged with
this trying duty, Lockwood had led
the horses out of the stable below and
rescued the harness. A heavy shower
was falling. The flames had burst
through the roof and In spite of the
rain, the structure was soon de-
stroyed.
'The wind was favorable and we all
stood watching the fire, safe but help
less to do anything for our host" Jack
wrote in letter. Fortunately there
was another house near and took the
horses to its barn for the night. We
slept In a woodshed close to the
wagons. We slipped out of trouble by
being on hand when 1t started. II we
had gone into the house for supper,
I'm inclined to think that the British
would not have been driven out Of
Boston.
1--WE passed many companies of
marching riflemen. In front Of one Of
these, the fife and drum corps play
ing behind him, was a young Tory, |
who had insulted the company, and
was, therefore, made to carry a gray |
goose in his arms with this maxim of |
Poor Richard on his back: Not every
goose has feathers on him.
ION the twentieth we reported to |
General Washington In Cambridge
This was the first time saw him In
he uniform of a general. He wore a
blue coat with buff facingf and bun
small sword, Sch epau-
cts, black cockade in his .hree-cor-
lered hat, and blue sash nnder his
,oat. His hair was done np In a
lueue. He was In boots asa spurs.
lie received us politely, directing a
Toung officer to go with us 10 the
,owder house. There we saw q large
lumber of barrels.
"'All full of sand the officer wtis-
'ered. We keep 'em here to fool the
nemy.'
mot far from the powder house l
verheard this little dialogue between
captain and private:
Bill, go get pail o. water said
be captain.
AZ shan't do It, 'Tain't my turn
he private answered"
The men and officers were under
any kinds of shelter in the big camp.
here were tents and marques and
ude structures built of boards and
Dughly hewn timber, and of stone and
lrf and brick and brush. Some had
oors and windows wrought out of
'ithes knit together in the fashion of
basket. There we're handsome
Dung men whose thighs had never
lit the touch Of steel; elderly men In
Ided, moth-eaten uniforms and wigs
This great body Of men which had
,me to besiege Boston was able II
loot and dig. That Is about all they
new of the art of war. Training had
sgun in earnest. The sergeants were
orking with squads; Generals Lee
I'D Ward and Green and Putnam and
Illivan with companies and req.
ents from daylight to dark.
Jack was particularly interested In
ltnam-a short, rugged. fat, white {
Tired farmer from Connecticut, OF !
uff manners and nasal twang and of
eat animation for one Of his years
was then f1fty-seven- He wac {