The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-10-24
cHAPTER xxI-contInued.

the camp of the army under Putnam
There they heard the first note of dis
content with the work of their beloved
Washington. 1t came from the lips
of one Colonel Burnley Of a Connecticut
regiment. The commander in CHIEF
had lost Newport, New York and Phil
adelphia and been defeated on Long
Island and in two pitched battles on
ground of his own choosing at Brandy
wine and Germantown.
The two scouts were angry.
Ii had been a cold, wet afternoon
and they, with others, were drying
themselves around big, open fire OF
logs in front of the camp post office.
Solomon was quick 10 answer the
complaint of hurley.
Hes allus been fightin' bigger
force o. well-trained, well-paid men
that had plenty to eat an drink an
wear. An he's fit 'em with jest shoe
string o. an army. When 1t come TO
him, ii didn't know nothin' but how to
shoot an dig hole In the ground.
The men wouldn't enlist fer more'n six
months an as soon as they'd learnt
suthin,' they put fer hum. An with
that kind o. an army, he druv the Brit
ish out O. Boston. With leetle bunch
O. 5000 unpaid, barefoot, ragged-backed
DEVILS he druv the British out o. Jer-
sey an they had 1900 men In that
neighborhood. He's had to dodge
Ground an has KEEP his army from
bein' ct up. hide, horns an taller. by
the power o. his brain. Hes managed
to take keer o. himself down thar in
Jersey an Pennsylvaney with the Brit
ish on all sides o. him, while the best
fighters he had come up here to help
Gates. l don't see how he could "a
done it--d--n If do-without the help
o. God"
"Gates is a real general" Burley
said. washington don amount to
hill o. beans"
Solomon turned quickly and adj
vanced upon Burnley.
IL didn't 'spect to find an enemy O.
my kentry in this ere camp he said
In quiet tone. eye gor to take that
back, mister. an do 1t prompt, er ye're
goin' to be all mussed up"
"Ye could see the ha'r begin to
brustle under his coat" Solomon was
wont to say of Burley. in speaking of
that moment. HE stepped up clus
an growled an showed his teeth an
then he begun to git rooned"
Burley had kept a public house for
sailors at New Haven and had had the
of being a bad man in a
quarrel. OF just what happened there /
is a full account In little army jour |
nal of that time called the Camp Ca
Eette. Burnley aimed blow at Solo |
mon with his fist. Then as Solomon |
used 10 pus It, the water bust through /
the dam" 1t was his way of describing
the swift and decisive action which
was crowded into the next minute. He
seized Burley and hurled him to the
ground. With one hand on the nape
Of his neck and the other on the seat
OF his trousers, Solomon lifted his
enemy above his head and quoted him
over the tent top.
Burley picked himself up and hav-
ng lost his head drew his hanger, and.
ike a mad bull. rushed at solomon.
Suddenly he found mis- way barred by
lack.
Would you try to run a man through
,efore he can drawn the latter asked
Solomon's old sword flashed out of
Is scabb0rd
Let him come on" he shouted. "Tm {
more to hum with "a hanger than | be
With good vittles"
OF all the words on record from the
ps OF this man. these are the most
but ii should be remem- J
cred that when he spoke them his I
!ood was hot. {
JACK gave way and the two came 1
,getner with clash of steel l
rowd had gathered about them and }
as Increasing rapidly. They had
cen fighting for half a moment around {
ne IRE when Solomon broke the blade 3
his adversary. The latter drew his r
istol Before he could raise il Solo /
iOn had a-ed his own weapon Bur-
Us pistol dropped on the ground In
antly its owner reeled and fell be- r
De it. The battle which bad lasted 4
o more than a minute had come TO q
5 end. There had been three kinds
fighting in that lively duel. 5
Solomons voice trembled when he c
lied out: {
AIRY man who says word ag'i7' [
re Great Father Is goln' to git mussed q
p" Il
He pushed his way through the h
-owd which had gathered around the
oun9ed man n
''Let me bind his ARM he said
But a surgeon had stood In the
'owd. He was then doing what he
'uid for the shattered member Of the
ot-beaded Colonel Buriey. Jack was
slping him. Some men arrived with h
litter and the unfortunate officer was n
lickiy on bis way to the hospital. v
lack ana Solomon sci out for head