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By Irving Bac heller i Copyright 1?<?. by Irvine BachUlw WOT Sarvle* s 9HAPTER V?Continued Colin had been ordered to escort ao engineer with a squad of his regiment to the neighborhood of Dorchester lleights. A. in os Farnsworth was a member of tho squad. They reached the lines of General Ward on Dor Chester neck. There wag a big un fortified hill on the line. Colin aud Amos climbed to Its top with the en gineer and a young lieutenant from Ward's headquarters. They surveyed with a spy-glass the long stretch of tihore no part of which was more than a mile away. A ship had been beached by a recent storm and was lying with tilted masts In shallow water almost directly north of them. "That hill near the shore south of the ship Is occupied by a British bat tery," said Colin. In the ^foreground three British marines were driving a snmll herd of cattle toward Nook's hill. Colin, was quick to understand the situation. The cattle were from the stranded ship. They would be driven around Nook's Near the End of January the Com. mander in Chief Sent for Colin. hill and ferried over to Boston neck. Tiiey were not half a mile away and there was a good cover of scrub oaks for a part of the Journey. "Amos, we can get those cattle Jn ? quick dash," he said. "Come on." They ran down the -hill and mount ing their horses galloped to Ward's headquarters where In these words Colin announced his plan: "General, a few marines are driving a herd of cattle across the peninsula not five minutes from here. I'll cap ture them with my squad if you'll cover ua coming back." "Go ahead," said the general. In half a minute Colin and his ten horsemen, with Amos in the lead on bla fast roan gelding, were speeding toward the British line. The marines saw them coming and flod. The raid ing squad headed the cattle westward. There was lively sklrroishlng ahead between the troops of Ward and the redcoats. The raiders were In among the trees when a British battery on the flats in the east, began to fire at them. The herd and the horsemen were near the limit of cannon range. The balls crashed Into the trees be hind them and did no damnge. General Ward had sent out two regiments to cover the return of the raiders. A force approaching from Boston neck, was quickly put to flight. So the two captains came into the right wing of the army with oleven head of cattle In good condition. CHAPTER VI Which Presents a Historic Love- Letter and Gives an Account of the Moving of the Guns of Ticonderoga by Ox Train to Dorchester Heights. . Until winter came, the time and en ergy of many officers were largely spent in marching men to their homes and In bringing fresh companies to camp. The process taxed the slender resources of the paymaster. The new men were of better motal than those who had left Revere and his friends had built a mill for the making of saltpeter and some lucky captures had been made off the coast by American gunboats. Powder was in better , mipply. (?.. The army at Cambridge had now a ' reslddum of devoted men trained for real service. News of the dofent at Que bec and the death of Montgomery and the capture of the wounded Arnold had not dampened their ardor. Stories of the Incredible hardships endured by Arnold's men In their long march through the wilderness? -of dog-meat rations and mired hordes and sick men and abandoned guns? were told at every eampflrsi ? Tha Rider of the White Horse had a solemn face as he went about the camp. Ha passed when the two cap tions wore in front of their regimental headquarters with a squad of men rolling bullets, "That man is worried," Colin said to Amos. (**Hls days are 'shadowed with peril. It flavors his food, dome night* ho sleeps In his breeches with a sword bejlde him and a saddle horse at the door. This army is like the young David and the Brlttrfh are Go liath with a staff Ilka a weaver's beam" aYon hear to me, boy, 01* GoU* will ?t?y in his tent," said Amos. 14 Why do you say that?" > "There's hills In his way an' his legs is tired." "What hills?" _ ^Bunker Hill an' Breed's pill, by Q ? d (beggln' His pardon). If you'd 'a' seen what I seen an' heered what I heered, the Lord God knows yer talk wouldn't altwus be so ca'm an' proper which thar ain't no decent Chrlstlnn words that fit the case? none what ever at all. Ye hear to me, boy. I've lived forty-four year* an' one hell bellerln' night that splits It's deviltry Into my sleep ever since an* wakes me up a yellln'. We'd fit the British all day an* that night we wrastled with Death an' Satan over the spylt men, which I can Smell blood when I think on It. Some on 'em looked like a tree hit by Ughtnln' ? heads broke an' lopped over, faces tore ragged, bellies ripped open, lungs leakln', legs hacked. Every one strapped down. Surgeons sewln' 'em up an' sawln' off legs an' arms. Somo o' the hurt men was numb an' half dead, which they didn't make np more noise than a bush when ye. cut off a sprout. Some Jest clenched ' their teeth an' grunted. Too proud to holler! Most on 'em yelled like a pis when ye shove the knife in him. Some prayed to God fer help an' mercy. Thnr was two boys nigh me that sobbed like whipped younguns. Some cursed an' swore like they was mad to the hone. Goda'mlghty ! The 8ufferln' was enough to wither yer ears which, sir, an' God he my wit ness, thar was them that heered It a mile away. Them boys was In the fix o' a man chained to a hot griddle. It was hell fer us hut It was hell an' wildcats fer the British. Honest ! ? like I was speakln' to God! ? thar was lead enough put In them poor lobsters to sink a ship. Ye hear to me, boy, they don't like our way o'shootln'. When they think on it the.v git kind o* sick to their stummlcks. They drother wait hopln* we'll starve an' break up." . | "These tortures In the hospital are a part of the wickedness of kingcraft," said Colin. "I have read of battles, but never until now have I realized what comes at the end of them." "Oh, I've only told ye a part on It. When the wownd begins to rot an' turn blue, ye got to go under the straps an' be sawed an' slashed ag'ln, which yer heart is likely to give up like a sick ox an' lay down an' it kicks a little while an' stops." "There ought to bo some way to ease the pnlny" said Colin, who had learned something of the dawning science of chemistry. "All we poor devils can do Is give our bodies to be burned fer liberty, as our fathers done. Wine, ain't much to give. It's humly ns an ol' log house, which my hands Is rocks an' my cords I Is Iron. Have ye the Idee that God Is a-helpln' of us?" j "I'm afraid not." "Well, sir, I have. To me It's sure as shootln'." "What are your reasons?" "Thar's four. Breed's Hill an* Bun ker Hill! They've kep* the British off our backs. Next the Bible. Ye know Jesus went on without no scrip In his purse which He tol* ub to leave father an*, mother an' wife an' lands an*' money. Next Washington. The army would 'a' broke up an' gone hum long ago with any other man whatsoever, which I'll tell ye why. The men all put him next to God. They'd 'a' back 1 slid on the Bible but he puts a brake on em. We look ..up to him like he was our father. He's got us con quered which thnr ain't a man here that wouldn't die for him, an' ye know It as well as I do. I'd < die fer him In a minute. Uh huh ! I would. One day they had a man tied up In our rlgament an' was a-floggtn' of him fer desertion. The Man on the^Vhlte Horse come along an' stopped It an* give the colonel hell. < " 'Thnr'll bo no more floggln' In this army,' says he. 'We'll hang de serters If I think It's nes'sary, but any officer who orders a floggln' will be punished.' "The men cheered an* throwed up their caps. Which ye hear to me, he's a big he-man ? a chose man. "Reaaon number four is the Lady Washington ? uh hu ! Thar ain't no doubt o' that. She's n grand woman which thnr ain't no mistake. She's a reg'lar mother to the army. Uh huh I Ay, uh! She Is ? a reg'lar mother." "A noble woman!" Colin exclnlmed. "The personality of the Chief has won the faith of every man In ramp, and she helps him to keep It There are no more desertions. If you read your Bible, you'll learn that faith Is a big thing." "Which I know It well an' God be praised."' That antumn Amos speculated In cider and chestnuts and shared his earnings with certain men of the regl mont whose families woro In need of help. It was an anxious time of train Ing and preparation for troubles that did not come. Snow fell early In the new year. While It covered the ground, the Vir ginia boys and those of Massachu setts and Rhode Island engaged In a snowball bnttle. The air wns white with th6. flying missiles, It began In , good-natured rivalry, but with damp snow such * contest was sure to re sult In sundry casualties. They aroused a degree of feeling which had grown to outspoken, emotional Inten sity when Washington rode Into the battle on his white horse. He dis mounted and gave two Virginians a shaking. This ended the quarrel. The inen begnn to scatter. Those remain ing on the field were severely re buked and the colonels of the regi ments engaged were sent for and 8Um" moned to general headquarters. There was no more sectional disturbance. Every day the army was ready for a spring at the enemy and why an at tack was not mude is perhups the greatest mystery of the whole cam paign. Winter had come and the Brit ish army had enough to do to keep Itself alive In the bitter winds. It had wrecked many houses and pulled down the old North church for fuel. Raft ers which had supported the first roofs In Boston, doors and floors aud sills which bad felt the hands and feet of the old fathers were now the firewood of their enemies. Near the end of January the Commander in Chief sent for Colin. The young man got a hearty welcome from the rider of the white horse. When they were alone In the office General Washington sut down at his desk, saying: "Captain, of late we hnve seen \too little of you. My good wife complnJns of It and I confess that I have mlssW , your pleasant face and your enliven1" Ing conversation. At a suitable time, which I hope may come soon, I shall send you on a mission. Until then I trust you may find it agreeable to make my house your home and give me help with the growing correspond ence. I have here a letter which, I am sure, you will be ghul to receive. It cume by the hand of ReveVe this after noon. You may retire with It to the library, where Mrs. Washington will presently join you, as enger for news of the young lady, I venture to say, as you are yourself." The last sentence was spoken with a good-natured, smiling amusement that was near to laughter. Colin went to the library and sat down alone with his letter. It was from Pat and this is the letter: "My beloved One: You are only four miles away, but they .are like the miles on Jacob's ladder. The war goes on and no passes are allowed. I am a selfish creature not as much In love with 'future generations' as you are. I have nothing to say against them, but I hate to have them rob me with taxes worse than those of the king, for mind you, they take our hap plness. Winter weather is here and I have only a memory to keep me warm. Love and none of Its emolu ments! Think of that. You have work and its excitement. I have noth ing to do but think, nothing to eat but codfish, nothing to hear but praise of the king and abuse of Washington. I am a lonely Island In a sea of trouble and I. feel In need of being discovered. My mother tells me that I do nothing but babble of love and you. I shall not fill this letter with It, but I am eager to know If you have any plan for getting Helen out of Troy. "There is a fat old woman with lpng gray hairs on her chin who sells apples In the British army. She comes through the lines eveVy day or two. In my most romantic moments 1 plan to dress myself like this woman and go through the lines and I design to bribe her to help me. So I may come and try to sell y,on an apple some day. If so, I hope you may be | as obliging as Adam was to Eve. Did you ever read that book entitled 'Home Life In the American Colonies'? It reads like a glowing account of Para dise. I could write a book on 'Home Life' that would amuse you. There are days when we hnve nothing to eat but smoked flBh and onions. When I tell my father that our sufferings are for the benefit of future generations ' he swenrs ? poor soul I ? and declares that the rebels will ruin him. Mother weeps. I occupy the middle ^round. Our last beef and mutton came from England. Father calls It 'musty' and baser flattery I have never heard. Often It squirms. "My father says that the British nrm.v In In a bad way. He .describes its plan of financing as chaos with 'overlapping powers.' Mercenaries, Impressed men and high officers who are political fnvorltes, give this army a better liking for enso and comfort Hjan for nctlon. He Is displeased. "I found a word In the dictionary to dny that applies to us. It Is 'peevish.' Wo aro locked In here, cloyed with codfish and swaggering army talk nyd never a sign of pence. Help! My Aunt Betsy says that the comforting affections of the right man would make a woman of me. Hnve you any 'com forting affections' In you? If so, I would like to see how they look and feel. At least let me read about them fcs soon ns possible. And do not fall to give my love to dear Lady Wash ington and the grand General. Now If I have not mnde you feel the hun ger and thirst In me, I nm n poor letter writer. "Pnt." Colin had finished n second rending of the letter when Lady Washington entered the room. She kissed the ' SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS . At BMJib, !# July, 1778, Colin Cabot, irdtnt young lover of llh*rtv hld< ?nn,l ?? hto awatthaart P.tWo "Pat" F.r?tw^tH*r, OTlot but b^iaW a IU .*r'T>y A* ^mhr,d?#' ?"?* '? ???? tba company of C?pt. Am*. Famawortb. Colin Waahlnfton, and ho maboa him hi* Informal Mcr*Urr, with the iff m rat tatto Colin aha to to ytoH frton* ouUI<to tba American llnaa, Mtrf^Mbiha to mao< ber. Ho aat* out. Laarnln* at ? BrHtaK plot to capture Colin, to tba roactta. A BrltUb patrol, tod by Harry C**?, CoUn'a ?*tr" " " * with i - ~ -!WtaB?w.-B5s gg&rfss young man and sat down, checking hi* compliment* with a serious look and the command, "Stop. Don't say a word until you have told me all about Pat She dropped her knitting on her lap while he read the letter aldud to her. Now and then she Interrupted him, laughing with amusement as she said, "Read' that sentence again/' When the reading;' ended she ex claimed: "I want to know! Did you ever see the like of thnt girl? ? the wit snapper! Site writes as she talks. It's a kind of playing. When one Is as young as Pat and I are. love Is the great thing. The wisdom of fiod has made it so, and that is not to he overlooked. How about your own heart? Are yoil getting more in love" or less?" Well she knew what the answer would he, hut the dear Lady was every inch a woman. Intently she lis tened while the young man thrilled her with a passionate account of his growing fervor, adding, "You know Bacon has said that perpetual hyper hole may he excused only hi young J lovers. Thnt Is my defense." There was the look of reflection in her eyes as she rested her head upon hor hand and gazed at ttye Are, say ing : "Oh. yes! It Is the bread and meat of young lovers, and old lovers like it. I want to see you two happily mar ried. We must 'get Helen out of yTrny.' The General may have an idoa. His vvistlom has put us In tills predica ment. Ho ought to help us." "I was In full agreement with him," said Colin as he arose to go. "I sup pose that we shall all auree in the end that he was riuht." He went to his company lodge and, opening his chest, put on his best uni form and packed his bag and repaired to his fumlllar quarters In the big mansion. Isrnel Putnam ? the brave Old Put of army gossip ? was at the fireside that evening with General and Mrs. Washington and some members of the staff and their wives. The hero of Hunker Hill was In high spirit. He told amusing stories of adventure and sang an old strephonade entitled "Mag gie Laudvr." Snow and colder weather came tlmt night. In the morning, Billy was at Colln's door before daylight announc ing that the Chief wished to see him In the ofllee as soon as possible. Gen eral Washington was working at his desk by candle light. Having closed the door, he said to the young man, "I entrust to you secret Information to be carefully kept and guarded. The guns of TIronderoga are now on their way to this front. Ox teams are hauling them on sledges ovor the snow In the western highlands. I think that there will soon be snow enough to help them along through the lower country. Two engineers will bo setting out In ft sleigh with levers and shovels Im mediately after breakfast. They will travel westward as speedily as horse endurance will allow until they meet the caravan coming down from the northwest to Fltch'fc and then glvo it all possible furtherance. You know the roads and the topography of that country. I wish you to go with them mounted nnd to act as paymaster nnd guide. You will please hire what local help may he needed ? men nnd teams to keep the guns moving. I commit to you this purse, which con tains. I think, as much money as you will require. There Is no man on whose honor, Judgment nnd energy I Can rely with greater confidence." ' Colin forQsaw in these orders a bom bardment of Boston. Coming down with his packed saddle-bags to leave "My Boy, You Look at If You W?r? Golnu to a Funeral." the house, he mot Mrs, Washington. She gave him two pairs of stockings knit by Iter oWn hands, saying, "My hoy, you look as If you were going to a funeral. Don't he worried. Mny Ood bless and keep yon !" With Pat Ih Itoston, the prospect of a bombardment of the elty wns not to bin liking, hut he wan sworn to do his best for the flreat Cause. There poi.'d be no turning aside. So ho rode on ahead of the sleigh and when as night was falling he drew rein at a tavern and the hostler took his mare, they were thlrty>flve miles out on the road to the west. Driving snow In the air and deep snow In the road delaye# them bo that nearly a week had passed before they met the caravan tolling over the hlghf hlllg. There were fifty ox teams and as many stout slodges In the train. 'The heavy gun* word roped on the sledges. Colin and 'his comrades faced about and gave their attention to the problems of the labor* Ing ox-traln. A blizzard overtook them that day, and before nightfall the caravan ramped In a deep ?-avln# sheltered by '/the primeval forest 'TO MC CONTINUED.) IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I ' : - chool Lesson (By nEV. P. B. FITZW ATBIt, D. D., Mem. ber of Faculty, Moody Hlbl* , institute of Chicago.) O. 1933, Western Newspaper Union* Lesson for March 19 THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLIO DRINKS LESSON TEXT ? Proverbs 13:20-31; Isaiah 28:1-4; Daniel G : 1 - 4. UOLDKN TEXT? At the last It blt eth llko a serpent, and stingoth Ilka an adder. Proverbs 23:35. PRIMARY TOPIC? The House Live In. JUNIOR TOPIC ? A Boy Who Ruled Himself. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? A Dangerous Enemy. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? The Curse of Intemperance. I. The Effect of Alcohol Upon the Individual (Pro v. 23:29-32). 1. Woes of those who Indulge In wine (w, 21). 30). No more graphic description of the evils of the wlne bihher has ever been given. It por trays in the uiost Impressive manner the miseries that mark the drunkard's life. There are six of them. a. Awful pain, causing them to cry ouL h. Hitter remorse. Many are the expressions of hitter regret upon the lips of the drunkard. c. Strife and quarreling. The drunk en man Is always ready for a flght. He takes oft'enso as well as gives it. d. Complaining. The wlneblbher complains of everything, ill luck, bro ken fortune, ruined health, loss of friends, and even of God. e. Wounds without cause. He has many wounds which might have been avoided ? from lights in which a sober man would not have been engaged and from accidents which result from intoxication. f. Redness of eyes, the bloodshot eyes of the tippler. 2. The drunkard's bitter end (vv. i 32-:iro. a. Acute miseries (v. 32.) "It blteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." Strong drink, like the poison of the serpent, permeates the whole being, causing suffering and death. b. Perversion of the moral senses (v. 33.) This excitement causes the eyes to behold strange things, fantas tic linages which are produced on the brain of the drunkard. The heart also utters perverse tilings. c. lie is insensible to danger. The drunkard is foolhardy in his acts. d. He Is Insensible to pain (v. 3ft). He has many bruises and wounds for which he cannot account. e. He is In abject bondage (v. 35). He Is a bond slave to the ways of sin. f. Hell at lust, for no drunkard shatl enter the kingdom of heaven (I Cor. 6:10). 3. The attitude enjoined (v. 31). Jt Is "look not at It." Total abstinence Is the only safe attitude toward strong drink. II. Effect of Alcohol Upon the Na. tlon (Isa. 28:1-4). Just as Indulgence In Intoxicating drinks ? brings* ruin to the Individual, | so It destroy the nation. God pro nounced judgment upon Israel because I ft the sin of drunkenness (v. 1). Samarln was the capital city, there fore stands for the nation. Drunken ness seems to have been a natlonnl sin at this time (Isa. 5:11, 12; 7:5; Amos 2:0, 8, 12; 4:1; 0:0). Samaria's position was an enviable one; the whole nation was proud of her. The crown of pride whose beauty had been so marked was now fading through the blighting effects of drunkenness. Kveri as ruin came upon Israel, so will Oed visit. Judgment upon America for Its drunkenness. The Instrument by which the punishment of Israel was effected was the Assyrian (v. 2). The Imagery of this versa shows that destruction wns sudden, swift, ami Ir resistible. III. The Effect of Alcohol Upon Na tional Rulers (Daniel 5:1-4), Helshh7.7,ar's Impious feast Is an outstanding example of the effect of alcohol npon rulers. Note ? 1. The nttendnnts at the feast (vv. 1, 2). There were present Helshaz7.ar the king, his wife and concubines, and a thousand of his lords. 2. Their behavior (vv. 3, 4). n. They drank wine. h. They committed sacrilege. They drank wlno out of sacred vessels which had been taken out of the Tem ple, the house of (lod at Jerusalem. e. They worshiped Idols. They prnyed to gods of (fold and sliver, of brass, or Iron, wood, and stone, and chal lenged the rule of the living Ontl. With the repeal of the eighteenth amendment will come not only natlon nl disgrace but the loss of that high standard which has as a rulo charac terized Amerlcnn rnlersblp front the President to the humblest civil oflleer. One shrinks from the contemplation of what awaits our nation In Its de termination to legalise the Intoxlcab Ing cup. WORDS OF WISDOM The greatest firmness In the greatest /nercy. ? Longfellow. We cannot be Just unless we are kind-hearted.? Vnuvensrgues. O heaven 1 were man htit constant, | he w??re perfect. ? Shakespeare. How few. like Daniel, have Ood nnd gold together. ? George Vllllers. Trust reposed In noble natures obliges them the more. ? Dryden. Kernel It Is the ilower of a day, that dies when the next sun rlsGs. ? Oulda. KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF Separate tho things you know from the thinfcs you believe, ami pile them in two hein>9. 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