White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-25


The lackwit's coat was hung on q
bush while Arnold tore 1t with bullets.
Young Cuyler put it on and hurried
away, his brain filled with the seed Of
panic. A rich harvest came of it.
Many Indians broke away from st.
guns on the British. The camp was
| quickly demoralized. When Arnold's
force appeared, guns and knapsacks
were thrown away and the tracks of
| the white men were four feet apart
on the German flats as they ran to
many men, guns and stores were cap
| tured. The victory and the "scamper-
ing" set Colin to thinking Of the star
reader. Was it all coming true and
were his troubles soon to end?
That night dispatch bearer reached
their camp bringing orders to Arnold
from the Commander in Chief and a
letter to Colin from the Lady Wash
ington, then at Mount Vernon. She
wrote:
"My dear boy: I am almost took
poorly thinking Of my husbands enc
mics. Howe has been stopped. He
will not attempt the river passage to
the north. Burgoyne will not be able
either to get back or forward. He is
certain to be defeated. Gates is a
good politician. pray God that you
may live through it. The General
says little in his letters about the
war. One may pry and pry and never
get an opinion. But I know a lot
more than he thinks l do Of what is
going on in that head of his When
Burgoyne surrenders the British can
have no hope of winning the war.
They may keep on fighting and make
a lot Of trouble but it can only end
in their defeat. get a thrill in my
spine thinking that you and Pat will
soon be near each other. If you get
together don't you dare get married
without letting me see it done. Don't
try to rob me of the privilege of see
ing that it is we'll done. I've suffered
enough looking forward to your mar
riage to have share in your happi-
ness. I reckon l ought to be the first
one to kiss the bride and groom.
When you meet go and find the Cen
eral and tell him that you must have
at least two months for your honey
moon. If l am not with him you hire
maid for the girl If necessary and
point for Mount Vernon. | will pay
all the expenses going and coming and
we can have grand and glorious
good time in this big house. AS Amos
used to say you hear to me-
"Affectionately yours,
Martha washington"
With Burgoyne encompassed in a
hopeless pocket and Howe held below
the Highlands, in the south, by the
strategy of Washington, General Gates
arrived in Albany. The harvest was
ripe and aided by his influence in
congress, Gates was to be the reaper.
The blond, handsome, polite Schuyler,
whom he had displaced, offered him
what assistance he could render, but
was not invited to his council.
Early in September Arnold's force
began a silent, logged march north
ward to join Gates army on the up
per Hudson. They passed through
half-burned ruined villages with many
houses partly torn down for firewood.
Colin now enjoyed the confidence
and friendship of Arnold. The dark
skinned fighting man showed the
young colonel a dispatch from Wash
ington. In it were these words
eff l can keep Howe below the
Highlands l think their schemes will
be entirely baffled."
1--WE don't have to worry about
Howe" said Arnold. '"The old Mas
ter has got him hog tied. Well break
the back of the British. With the
Highlands, the rivers and Lake Cham
plain in our possession Canada is shut
off. The French will come to help us.
can see no hope for the British when
Rurgoyne is beaten"
Colin saw clearly that the crisis of
the war and of his own personal his
tory was now in the near future.
In his account of the journey Colin
speaks of slim handsome youth who
rode magnificent bay stallion at Ar
nold's side. "He has slight red
mustache and red hair dubbed and
tied with ribbons. The general calls
him Joe Brown. He wears coat of
brown velvet, buff waistcoat and
white breeches. His hands are al
ways gloved. He is splendid horse
man. He must be a person of i'm
portance, for he has an armed groom
for his horse and small tent of his
own. Every night the groom sleeps
on his blanket in front of the tent.
The young man never speaks. No one
has heard his voice. / wondered at
that until the general told me that he
is deaf and dumb-the son of rich
man who Is paying Arnolds salary.
"'The boy wishes to see what war
Is like said the general.
"a serene faith has come to me that