Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . e deepest despair. Hisfeelings can be easily imagined as he approached the vicinity ofthat home which he had never expected again to behold. Whenthe packet arrived opposite the house, the crew gave three long,loud, and hearty cheers, and fired guns from the deck in token ofjoy, which led his family to anticipate his return. On landing, hefound that his funeral sermon had been preached, and he had therare privilege of seeing his own w
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . e deepest despair. Hisfeelings can be easily imagined as he approached the vicinity ofthat home which he had never expected again to behold. Whenthe packet arrived opposite the house, the crew gave three long,loud, and hearty cheers, and fired guns from the deck in token ofjoy, which led his family to anticipate his return. On landing, hefound that his funeral sermon had been preached, and he had therare privilege of seeing his own widow, clothed in the habilimentsof deep mourning. 62 THE MYSTERY AT LANCASTER. THE MYSTERY AT LANCASTER. The American authorities found much difficulty in disposing oftheir prisoners. They had no posts regularly fitted for the purpose ;and they could suggest no better means for securing them, than toplace them under guard in a thickly settled part of the country,where the inhabitants were most decidedly hostile to the town of Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, was one of those selectedfor this purpose. The prisoners were confined in barracks, enclosed. THE MILITARY BARRACKS AT LANCASTER. with a stockade, and vigilantly guarded. But in spite of all pre-cautions, they often disappeared in an unaccountable manner, andnothing was heard of them till they had resumed their places in theEnglish array. Many and various were the conjectures as to themeans of their escape ; the officers inquired and investigated in vain ;the country was explored to no purpose; the soldiers shook their THE MYSTERY AT LANCASTER. 63 heads, and told of fortune-tellers, pedlars, and such characterswho had been seen at intervals ; and sundry of the more credulouscould think of nothing but supernatural agency; but whether manor spirit was the conspirator, the mystery was unbroken. When this became known to Washington, he sent General Hazento take this responsible charge. This energetic officer, after ex-ha
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