Evening star., 1933-07-02


other hand, discipline could be relaxed
on occasion. An ofacial order.of WASH
ington's on the occasion Of the celebra-
ton Of st. Patrick's day praises the Irish
soldiery and calls for the broaching Of
hogshead Of rum, closing with q
fatherly admonition which warns the
celebrants to practice moderation in
their observance.
The old Tempe Wick house" viii be
one Of the show spots OF the new ma
tional park. Much Of the land occupied
by the army In Jockey Hollow was
owned by Henry Wick, a patriotic farmer
whose old farm house still stands and
il occupied today. Miss Temperance
Wick, the 17-year-old daughter Of the
landowner, seems to have been spir-
tied young lady, who rode back and forth
between the farm and Morristown with
out fear of the soldiery.
Miss Tempe's horse-a beautiful white
animal, according to local tradition
proved too much of temptation for
group of soldiers who met the rider in
lonely spot in the road. The bride reins
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dismount and dedicate her horse to the
cause of the Revolution. Tempe could
not see matters that way. With depth
of guile hardly to be looked for in one
so young, she pretended to accede to
the request. AL she asked was that her
horse be well taken care of and returned
at the end of the war
THE soldiers were completely taken in
by Tempe Vandal hands were
looSed from the reins. Selling the ad-
vantage Of the instant, she flicked her
horse with her whip and darted away.
On reaching the Wick farm, instead of
stabling her horse in its stall, Tempe
led her pet into her own bed room. Here
she kept the animal for three days, until
the search had been abandoned. In the
collection of relics at Washington's
headquarters is red cloak which Tempe
is said to have worn at the time of this
adventure.
Washington's stay in Morristown dur
ing the Revolution totaled more than a
year. During that time Morristown was
literally "the military capital Of the
colonies" The most distinguished men
of the day came to confer with the COM
mander of the Army on affairs of great
moment to the Nation. And, as one
writer has deftly put it, Benedict Arnold
came also" Arnold, during the Winter
of 1880 was tried by court-martial on
several charges involving conduct unbe-
coming an officer. The old Norris tavern,
scene of the Arnold trial, was in Norris
town, midway on the road between
Jockey Hollow and Washington's head
quarters.
The Jockey Hollow cantonment site
would have been lost If it had not been
for the patriotic action of Mr.. Lloyd w.
Smith, who has collected at his BoxwoOd
Farm valuable lot of Washington
manuscripts and data. About 1000 acres
of the Jockey Hollow property had come
into possession of real estate company.
Proposed Development was halted on
account of adverse business conditions.
Mr. Smith bought the entire property,
which he is now turning over to the Gov
eminent at q cost to himself of approxi-
mately $3.50, 700.
THE move for the creation of the ma
tional park was started by Mr.. Clyde
Potts, mayor Of Morristown; Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Grey Higbie, executive secretary
of the Morristown Chamber of Com
merce, only few months ago. Although
at first they were met with the nat
declaration that there was no chance
of creating new national park, oppo-
sition vanished as soon as the plan was
clearly set before Congress. Mr.. Albright,
director Of national parks, was enthusi-
astic about the project from the first.