St Nicholas [serial] . THE BRITISH OFFICERS IN COUNCIL. LYDIA DARRAH OVERHEARS THE PLAN. 335 336 HOW A WOMAN SAVED AN ARMY. [Feb. and would remain late. The adjutant-generaladded that the officers would send for her to letthem out and to extinguish the fire and WE MARCHED BACK LIKE A PARCEL OF FOOLS ! SAID THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.(SEE NEXT PAGE.) Now, as the officer was so particular, Lydiasuspected that some expedition against thepatriot army was to be arranged. She sent all the family to bed, and, takingoff her shoes, crept softly back and listened atthe door. By this piece of eavesdr
St Nicholas [serial] . THE BRITISH OFFICERS IN COUNCIL. LYDIA DARRAH OVERHEARS THE PLAN. 335 336 HOW A WOMAN SAVED AN ARMY. [Feb. and would remain late. The adjutant-generaladded that the officers would send for her to letthem out and to extinguish the fire and WE MARCHED BACK LIKE A PARCEL OF FOOLS ! SAID THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.(SEE NEXT PAGE.) Now, as the officer was so particular, Lydiasuspected that some expedition against thepatriot army was to be arranged. She sent all the family to bed, and, takingoff her shoes, crept softly back and listened atthe door. By this piece of eavesdropping,which the zealous woman no doubt felt wasentirely justified as a war expedient, she learnedit was decided to issue an order that all theBritish troops should march out, late on thefourth of December, to surprise General Wash-ington and his army. Having learned this important decision, retired to her room, and, lying down, feigned to be asleep. When one of the officersknocked at the door, she did not reply untilthe summons had been several times repeated. After the departureof the officers shehardly knew what todo, in order to getword of the intendedsurprise to knew it lay in herpower to save the livesof thousands of hercountrymen.
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