The Coolidge examiner., 1933-07-21

sick in bed. l canont move until
she is out Of the straw"
The cannonading increased. King
arose from the table to go out-of-
doors. Suddenly cannon bali
bounded through a window and
against the leg of Sergeant Sapp,
breaking it and crashing through
door.
my Cdr said Sapp. IF 1t was
a battle / wouldn't mind, but l hate
to lose a leg eating breakfast"
Colin helped King TO set the
bone and put splints on the leg of
the wounded man. That done he
mounted his mare and set out for
the fort. Soon he came upon st.
Clair's little army in retreat. Con-
gress had failed to provision them.
They would have been starving
within a week. SO they had to quit
the fort.
Colin set out for Stark's camp
with a heavy heart. He wrote his
dispatch when he halted to give his
mare an hour OF rest that evening
and rode on until he came to a log
inn at midnight. He was up and
off at daylight. Before he had put
his horse to hay at Stark's camp an
express rider was gathering down
the road with his dispatch toward
the first relay twenty miles beyond
So the disenheartening news went
to Washington. Soon John Adams
was saying: I'VE shall never sue
ceed until we hang a few generals"
1t was hasty remark. He would
better have threatened the necks Of
a few politicians.
A few days later an address to
the troops came from General
Washington. II was posted at head
quarters and read to officers AMI
men on Sunday by Parson Allen.
"Our situation before has been un
promising and has changed for the
better" 1t said. IF new difficulties
arise we must keep our courage and
put forth new exertions."
THUS the unconquerable spirit Of
our great Commander has come up
TO US through the hills and valleys"
said Allen. at has gone out to
all his embattled hosts. Do ye not
feel his God-given patience? Get
IL n x-ar Dncn1vn n Afn Fn~
necessary and the British will never
pass US. We must all die soon or
late. | shall be glad TO die not OF
weakness. but OF courage when my
hands are strong and life is dear
to me, undefeated, proud that |
have given it for a thing far better
than L"
The British did not pass. They
made thrust at Bennington and
were turned back with heavy loss
and the parson fought like a VOL
VERNE"
Colonel Cabot and his regiment
had no part in the battle. Long be-
fore 1t was fought they were sent
to Albany TO report TO Arnold for
duty In his campaign against ST.
Leger coming down from the north
west. So they moved southwark TO
strengthen the little army soon to
engage in a big undertaking.
Colin was warmly received by
General Benedict Arnold-a born
rebel who had run away from home
when a stripping in quest OF adven-
ture. In later life as a partner Of
Elijah Woodbridge-Nancy's IA
ther-he had prospered shipping
horses and mules TO the West In
dies. Unlike the Commander In
Chief, he had no patience with 1.-The
pOt-bellied mouth fighters in con
gress." He was an arrogant. high
( handed man lacking in dignity and
politeness. Still he had the IN
conquerable spirit" His courage
and valor had been proved Dark
skinned and black bearded his blue
gray eyes often glowed with anger.
In his strong athletic body was the
! energy of wildcats. and the snarl of
them was often in his mouth.
Stung by ingratitude. his was the
Spirit of Protest now abroad In the
land. Congress, for some reason,
had promoted every brigadier save
himself. He had suffered inde-
scribable hardships going to Que
bee, and was wounded there in a
desperate assault. With a fleet in
Lake Champlain, he had delayed
the advance of the British for a
year, yet the Sim Bottses in con-
/ gress, under some hidden influence,
had thus expressed their apprecia-
ton. General Washington had
mildly rebuked this sighting of an
able officer. His sympathy had
kept Arnold in the service, and his
sending the best Massachusetts reg
iment to be an arrow in the culver
Of "the Black General" signalized
the special interest of the Chief in
this member Of his staff.
Colin had not been a day in the
Albany camp, when he received a
note from Mrs. Bowlby.
81 heard from a friend of Gen.
orol Arnold thaf vou wara ta ha