. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . JACK STOOD AT THE FOOT OF THESTAIRCASE. WITH THE SAGE OF MONTICELLU 119 What were the Americans doing all this time ? asked Jack. Wherewere our soldiers ? With Washington, Uncle Tom replied. Virginia was stripped offighting men at the time of Cornwalliss raid. She was almost bare of re-sources, too, so lavishly had she contributed to the support of the Americanarmy. When the State was invaded by the British,— first by Arnold thetraitor and next by Cornwallis and Tarleton,— Jefferson, who was t
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . JACK STOOD AT THE FOOT OF THESTAIRCASE. WITH THE SAGE OF MONTICELLU 119 What were the Americans doing all this time ? asked Jack. Wherewere our soldiers ? With Washington, Uncle Tom replied. Virginia was stripped offighting men at the time of Cornwalliss raid. She was almost bare of re-sources, too, so lavishly had she contributed to the support of the Americanarmy. When the State was invaded by the British,— first by Arnold thetraitor and next by Cornwallis and Tarleton,— Jefferson, who was then gov-ernor, would not call on Congress or the army for aid, lest Washingtons. BACK FROM THE RAID. The governor just managed to give them the slip. forces should be weakened. He himself was no soldier; the militia hesummoned were worse than useless; the legislature fled from Richmondto this town of Charlottesville ; and along came Cornwallis and Tarletonto bag the whole rebel brood. The militia made themselves scarce ; thefugitive legislature followed suit; and Jefferson, making for shelter hereat Monticello, had just five minutes warning, brought by a sort of Vir-ginia Paul Revere, who came tearing up this road to give the alarm. Hewas just in time, for, as Jefferson galloped down the mountain on one side,he saw the redcoats climbing up the other. He got off, you see, just in thenick of time. 120 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS How frightened they must I should say so ! exclaimed Roger. Were his family here? asked Christine,have been ! They had already hidden their valuables and had been hurried to asafe place, Uncle Tom explained. Jefferson had then six a
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