The Cedarville Herald, Volume 13, Numbers 1-21

'H E .following > Wsg written tot the occa- Dionof Washington's Inauguration by Samuel Low nml sung; by aboatliteqpf tome tvonty^flve ladies ami gonttemefi Ourlngths passage o f the presidential party from the New Jersey shore to NVu- York city; '■Hall', bright auspicious (lay! ■Long shall America Thy praise resound. t Joy to our native land! ' ■Let every heart expand, For Washington's at hapd } With glory crown'd! "Columl^*^<4i$^i,'l^Ql4 Behold.tenwerttofealo!!«* %r ft %l Your, chieftain oomes! ’ The matbhlfesa hero's high, Now raise your plaudits high; : Wlthtrumj And uai r “ Illustrious Oft did th; O'erho; ■Como, aud fresh laurels claim; Still dourer make thy name, ’• Long as Immortal,fame: " Thrice wClcoriiato this shore,.... Our leader nownomoro, Butter t h o u . ? , Oh; trulygooddudgreat! Long-live to.gladour state, n ' Where countlessjhonors wait '} To deckthy.tirow.; *- ' " “ Hush’d be the dinof arms: Henceforth the olive's charms Shail war preclude. '■TheseBhoressa head shall own Unsullied by a throne— Ourmuchlpvid.Washingtom The veatjptHe gtjodt” r*„ 'HTPt' day thereh rain around which dungiifoa^ a short where the Antef?1 George Washing Hope Ho fen j HE winterOf 1779 wia approaching spring, Hnt it was still dismal­ ly cold, and nit driftdrip of ohlHF WS?. ftarmbouto JeweybMeide, from Morristown, ariuy underGen. Ww*encamped. • tful-faoed lltr ina plain, by the bedside Of t, and strove ihyalid’s Htiad o#tas fromthe ithar,” she said, [tie girl of/eliffe: !homespnn goWn, her feeble ' ip earnestly to-direr from the noises? j kitchendowzjfc&ii “Never mind, gfandfa comfortingly. . “^ttiey are American soldiers, and wfll-not harm us, if tody .are rude. If Gen. Washington only knew how they lire behaving, I ,know he would sen# them away. There, don’t mind—pleia* dotftl” shepleaded, bendingover the uervooe anfferer and strobing the gray lories away from the sgedfsce, A hoarse voted sang a fragment of m i army song; boisterous obeers followed; then the exchange of jokes wee re* snmed hr the troopers seated around the kitchen fire. These sounds all penetrated to the chamberabove, disturbing thepeaoeof the sickman and awakening fresh ap­ prehensions la Hope’s young heart Twice that afternoon she had crept timidly downstairs and had asked the men if they wouldn't please be mote quiet tot hersick grandfather's sake. It is due those poldfars to say that they respected the' little girl’s request sad tried to obey her. Hat imamhard, aider they had found In the sellar a rough kind of merriment ee would have vastly surprised themselves in their sober moments. “As if it weeu.net laid unmwh in ,**■ restmy brave eon on suspicion of hie being a traitor,” moaned the Old tomb as his grandchild tried to soothe him, ‘•they must Suspect na of bring toriea aed guatdoftrborne eae H Wef Kvdr* id actual league with the enemy. It is dreadful to bead” “Vest graid&ihftr* It t# Said thechildi “hat please try not to worry. Fnthe*1« notai teidbof/>*u#4>he.: •Mat some elent/ftJtH ehm#b* d *. riired Hope, with: f.lpeh ,* f b «r eyas. ' ■ * ” ‘‘liesven bless JUm, Hopei” replied, A & S i f f i H E t i S r e will p**v i m th« vfadiuattow of your fsttnw':) ,go«i Mi n m t * , Gen toa plwoU'M h M c In w t ■Mug,* . .. MNo, no, grandfather!” assured the Uttlo girL “ He' will not” It required no light.effort for Hope to keep up a semblance of cheerfulness before the invalid, for her own heart Whs Sorely weighed down, with trou­ bles, Only that day had the unpleasant news been brought them that brave Albert Howell, the old man’s son and Hope’s fathir, hdd been arrested on the serious charge of purposing to re­ veal the plans of the American army to the enemy. He had proved a valiant soldier, had gained the respect of his officers, and had jost been mentioned for promo­ tion. . , t-f H<Mjvel|| indignantly N denied the charge, hut armysterious paper found on lifa p#aod made it look verydark for b$*n. ^However, he insisted that he knew nothing about the paper, declar­ ing,,Mi .must: nave been planed in his pocket while be slept ' But his word was not sufficient to en­ able him to escape imprisonment,' and the trialswhich he, would .have to un< dergo inchest idaf. A few troopers under a sub-officer had been sent to watch the house of the hpuse,as they had done,but the inclem­ ent weather pierced to.their very mar- row^juad made thprbig.fireplace- An:fhe< wide rid km ^ qto^nyltiPg to rridstpt? had Men ie^PiaKjr «Vr-t6', the pi&on|r.: at Mtg^istou|| i%ptwW 5 y rsad Hope and the old grandfather. The presence of the troopers, who had tahen possesslon of the .house be-, StonS, and it was hot until long in the llight tb it their rudojollity cetaed and thd-Uervous sufferer bebame tomeWhat quiet. • ;i Tbep Hepb ^ h g to hlib t o ff and lbw, iaaa taother over a iiicfe child. It was not long before shehad thesatisfaction of seeing the wisari? eyelids ciojsa’ pvcr the sunken"' eyes.' "But 'she did not cease her low singing until the regular breathing tojkthcr thither grandfather s ie% v/ ; S rjor? ‘‘i mnst.go,’’ 8he; aaidr rescdutely.-to herself.'^ “ i f 1 can bnt see tlen? Wash­ ington I am snre he w;ill not, let my father die a traitor’s death. He is too good to let such a wrong be done, and he must believe mfe that my father Would never b e Ifnilfy of playing false to his own country. , ' “ Grandfather,will be likely thhleep" while l am gone,” she went on, her brown eyes 'filling with tears as she looka l « k the aged : sleeper. “ It Whuld hill .hm if father were con­ demned to die, and then I should die, too.” * • ■■■ " Wrapping s little faded cloak arpund her shoulders, Hope let herself out of the chamber. quietly seenred the door, then descended the dark stairway. A «' she stole csntlously along the hall, her heart In a tumult of emo­ tions.'she saw, through;, the half-open doorleading kito the: kitchen, that the rors to poor little Hope; but, summon* ing all her courage, she sped along the lonely path which led across the fields towards Morristown. Bbe bod gone almost a mile from her home when aha came to « stream swollen into a black torrent by the late rains. She ran along the marshy bank until she found the place where two long planks were made to serve as a bridge for the country folks, who wished to shorten the distance to town, Hope started across the planks span­ ning the stream. Every moment the turbid, ice*cold waters, rushing riverwurd, threatened to sweep away the supports under the plunks. v». y j . r But the little girl,, ffiled with great purpose, went!dduntlessly for­ ward. ! . . Sho had reached; the middle of the stream '^n safety, ’when, a water*fowl arose from almost beneath her, and flew away over her very head, with wild, frightened cries. Bo unexpected and sudden was its appearance that Hope started bock, nervously. The planks were becoming icy where the rain* was freezing on them, and before she could save her- self. hcr fCet slipped Shdiihe realized sthat^he, lyfef alfihtf s'*^f ?"f «fJ ; But she caught the edges of the plank and held on firmly, while trying to draw herself up from the dark, gurg* limgC!P*ri>t into whl^|®||rr]f9e| of. aV oM friii^ ibirif '.frohiitbe^ible cIoud(%nw diinly ed the scene, revealing the white-faced, terror-stricken child clinging to the icy planks;^ x-J...;-;;. m ^ *• , . . 'One moment she Jung Ina^Vfol peril, then a tall figure stepped*but on the planks,,aud she waaJlifted by a palr o f “atinjng aj^a. »^|cs|^^iS^fi|ly,.te, the; opposite bank. •; There,was a atrength and gentleness in -thb. man’s touch }WhlehTistrangely thrilled and reassured Hope. htmkimr.up, half shyly;:as thet xnooh 'qofi'tibhea to.fend her feeble' light,' Hope’s clear eyes scanned her rescuer. He was tall, veyy erect, and wrapped ^n a gray cloak.v-Thcge wj|s fK>mcttm>g majestic about the man, and as Hope Tobked atthe half-concealed face, child though she was, she was impressed with its gentle dignity and unuaaaL force. ’ “My child,” -r-ahd th| tall ;|Bgnr<^beht over her kindtyrr',*‘t 1* h dark, cold night for you to be abirbacL ; Where do yog live?” *' "V 3 i/''’ \ $ f \ “Back there on the hlil,” answered Hope, pointing across,the stream. “ Had you Blurted homo?” hbeques- tloned her, gently. “ No, sir, I was going to Morris­ town.,” ' ' ' ''i'y -1' ' . “ Have yon friends there, whom you wish to see?" ■ •“ No—yes, sir—th »ti»—“ * t Hope stopped in confusion. Perhaps she was saying too much to a stranger. The man evidently understood her, for he.said, reassuringly: “ Do not mind telling me. I am yoiir friend.” “ •a, von Know u k v j t v ia l .trooftibiiiretn eighbr a sk i# mrh tirify dozing. This was as she wished it, for the/ would not know of her absence from thw ismfabriHi.'' Aa^qnietljf ai.poilfi* bis she opened and shutthe outerdoor, lettingherSelf out into the night and arid. Then, never pausing to see If, her Bight had beendiscoveredby theguard, sherito liken frightened few,n.under the trees dowq the hillside. <*fb*ai* r id growing keener every moment, and the raindrops, whichnow* and then fell from the somber old trsto on Hope's face or hands, were like lot, wadmade her sklvet anddraw her cloak more ifttWhd lier "JTmfto%ht Ufa* -grimt, dbnss rionda of blackness were scud­ ding across the sky. The merest frag* meat o f a n*w moo#, well JMm the waatem sky, wHh * fa # faint stars, mrugglsd vaialy to be seqgwtod to rw -liaimtheiiatln^m The night wmw iia and ITOof me* WABninoTon?!' i toe One glance into 'clear eyes, bent upon her so kindly, told Hope that She might trust him Implicitly* , y “ 1 have started to the Atherionat Camp,” she skid, simply. “ What takqs yod them so late?” >“My troubles.” * ■,* And there was a pathetic tremor lb her voice, which caused the man to place a hand compassionately on bar damp, dark curls. - “ And whom dH. 7 ion. -.hopeto. mk » “ Gen. Washington.1! : ;i ,< “ Gen. Washington 11hOhtti the habit o f receiving visits from little girls, at anch' late' hours,” he replied, with a smile in the clear, gray j/.V ■ *Glti* She exclaimed, pathetically, a aense of her Impropriety suddenly dawningupon her. T “ Well, never mind, desr. Trust me with your troubles. I have great In* ffaenoe with the commander in chief, and may h# able to help tom” “Oh, (jg|yon know GamWeshiugton, sir?” she cried, brightening and catch* ing pne of his hands, hopefully. “ Yes, my dear child, I know him w e ll” “ And will you tell him my troubles, and help me?’ she cried, eagerly. “ 1 will help you. Now tell me, deaf child; what has driven you forth this disagreeable night to seek Gen. Wash*. ington at his headquarters.” And he tqdk her little, chilled handa and held them! sympathetically In hta warm, shapely ones. Thus urged,, Hope told b®r story of liow news had reached the. farmhouse of her father’s arrest on the .charge of Ills being a traitor, how It had affected the feeble, old grandfather, and how the troopers had come to guard their house, terrifying them with their rudw behavior. “ WhatIs your name, little one?” her listener asked, when she hud finished briefly outlining her troubles. “ Hope Howell,” she answered “ And your father is—” “Albert Hpw.ell” . , “ Do not worry any longer, Hope, I give you ray promise that Geh. Wash-' ington wilt do all he can .for your father,” ■ • ■■. y.-> . . , ,"Qh,r tliank you, sir! Gc»d will be good.'' to y ° ‘i. " Save my father, tor tiibre is ho braver'soldier, no truer American, in, all .thc csplouleik, Not one!” she said, with 'earnest', dilating eyca • * ^ « p-*“£S»o father of srich a, daughter can- PhtJIte very bad; no matter how dayk te toe suspicion cast 'upon, him," 're­ marked the man, more to himself than to Hope. “ Thera jnuat- be some mis* take. The case muBt receive careful attention, and wlthbqt delay.” ..Taking her up in his strong arms,‘he carried Hope safcly .oyer ,toe stream ftnd led;hey back’to toe farmhouse. ; On the -threshold he paused, saying,' tn his cheery way: * “ Now, Hope, do yon run up to your grahdfather and tellhhn he need fear toe;troopers no .longer?" This is hot a tory hduisehold, ” ; , Hbpe hastened , to do his bidding, while her gray-cloaked friend’ called toe sub-officer o f thetroopers to him', ’ This troopers besGrred themselves before the cozy old fireplace, ,ea­ changftd startled glances, White there was a vain attempt to put a auspicious- looking jug aud several .mugs out of tugbt.; ' Thhconference in toe hall between tlti; fall Sgure in toe long cloak Snd ttif f suteofficer was short, and the trooper sooti returned to his fellows. ’ —Woare ordered back to heodquajters at onoe.” he announced. “ This farm­ house needs to he guarded no longer. ” The tall figure stood majesttcally aside, while the‘ men- filed out Into the darkness and away toward the American camp. He seemcdlostln thought as hdgazed after too retreating forms of the sol­ diers, as if his surroundings were en- titoly forgotten. Presently there were light stepshar­ rying down the stairs, and a little hand touched his arm softly.. “ Did you send them away?” “ Yes. Hope. How is your grand­ father?” he asked, coming hack from his reverie. “ He seemed much better when I told him of your kindness to mo atid what yott’had said.” “ There is no cause for further fear, my child.” “ Yon make me very glad, sir,” she said, returning the pressure of his hand. “I f you will only tell Gen. Washington about my father, I know he muht fifld him innocent 1will love him always if he saves my father.” “He will do all he can for him, and I assure yon the promise of a love such as little Hope Howell’s will cheer the heart o f Gen. Washington through many dark hours and nights of gloom and suffering, before we have seen the last of our enemy and complete peace and liberty are ours. God keep yon, little Hope,” and he stooped and 1m* printed a tender kiss upon too child’s white brow. Then he crosied the threshold, said: “Good night” and was gone like a tall, gray phantom down the hillside. As Hope fastened the door, she said to herself, with sodden regret: “ Isn’t he kind? And I forgot to ask his name, and now he’a gone!” The next day. j u Hope was trying to interest her n|gd in some simple household duties, a trooper rode np to the door and placed a tetter in her hands. Bunnlag upstairs to her grandfather, she cried, joyfully: “ Listen, grandfather!” And in a happy voioe she read the folloWingii otei “ It was Gen. Washington himself. who promised yon last night to do all k * #cndAfor your father. His case has bete Investigated, aud I am pleased to hiformyou that ha Is innoosnt. The real traitor in. camp,, jealous of the chanee o f promotion which hod come to Albert Howell. has been dlsoorerAd. I t was this fellow, who concealed the •aspicious paper on your father’s per­ son, and cunningly connived to bring about his arrest. Of your father’s pro­ motion, which H now sure, l will nq| speak, for be will be with yon soon and will tell yon r iL " May the. grant blessing of peaaa and joy rest npon the Howell farmhouse nod its dear in­ mates ' G korok WAsttiKQtoM.” ; ’.‘Isn’t he good, grandfather?” . ' “Noble!” stroking th# nut-brown curia .. . , . . . . . . No Amerimin ever revered the mem­ ory of Georg# Washington more than little Hope Howell, nqr with better cause.—A. H Gibson, fat Golden .D sft HOUSEHOLD BREVITIES. —For creams and custards, eggs should never be beaten in tin, but 01* ways in stone or earthen ware, as toero la some chemical influence about tin which prevents their attaining that crsamy-lightness so desirable. —Orange Jelly.—Dissolve four ounces of gelatine, add to two quartsof water, squeeze in toe juice of nine oranges and three lemons, sweeten- with a pound of sugar, let come to a boil, take off the fire, stir In the beaten whites of three eggs, strain, pour in a jelly mold apd set on ice.—Home. —Lentil and Parsnip Soup.—Cook to­ gether one pint of lentils and one-hulf a small parsnip, sliced, until tender in a small quantity of boiling water, When done, rnb through a colander, and add boiling water to make a soup of the proper consistency. Season with salt, and if desired, a Uttle.cream- —Good Health. —Amber Pudding.—Four eggs, their weight in sugar, butter, and flour, juice of’ one lemon, and grated rinds o f t.wo. Beat the butter with your hand to a 'cream, then add” the flour; sugar, and . beaten egg by degrees, then the juice and gratedtrinds of the lemons Butter a mold, and, when all is well mixed, fill it quite full; plaep P buttered white paperjQVerrthe top and tie well over with a cloth; "pat in a kettle o f boiling water andboil for about four hours.— Detroit Free Press. —Marshmallows. — Dissolve half a pound, .of white,gnmarabie in one pint of tvater, strain ana add half a pqpnd Of :flnersugar, und place over the fire, stirring constantlr until 'the sirup Is dissolved, and all is of theoonaistsnoy of honey* Add gradually Ihe whltoBpt foul1eggS’well bekteh. Stir the mix­ tures until, it becomes thin and does tiot'adhere to the finger. Then pour fnto: it' tin slightly dusted with pow­ dered starch or corn flour, and whan, cpol divide off Into small squares.— BostonHerald? —*Stewed Eump^teakWithOystars.— One,.pound of steak, eighteen oysters, one,onion, one carrot, one, stick of cel* ery, some seasoning, a little parsley, thyme, whittle roux, a blade of macs, one ounce of butter, two pints of stocky and apinch of mustard; choptoe carrot, onion and celery very fine, put them in. astew-pan with the butter,, lay in; the steak, .add some seasoniug, parsley, thyme, maco and the liquid from the oysters and let simmer for one and a half hours. Take out the afeak, thicken the gravy with a little roux, strain in a stew-pan; put back toe steak, put in toe oysters, simmer six minutes, add a pinch of mustard and serve—Home. SCARFS FOR THE BED. Not For Warmth. Bat For Show-Cofw- ; Jugs For the Bolster. Scarfs for laying across the bed over: the silk down.quilts now so much used are made about eighteen inches wide, and.long enough to hang well over the Bides of the bed. They may be of darned netting, of drawn work, of linen sprayed with Dresden china de­ signs in Wash silk or embroidered in a border like the one from which onr.de­ tail of work Is shown. The quilt fa o f pale blue china silk, and toe scarf of white Belton sheeting embroidered with a border of chestnut blossoms worked in short and long stitch in a pale shado of rose, with leaves wrought in the same way in bronze greens and browns, and the background to the en­ tire depth of the pattern darned ini two shades of blue. The pattern fa com­ pleted before the darnlag ia com­ menced, and the latter fa done in long stitches in the upper side, with very abort ones below, all in wash silks. The bolster may be civerei with the Bolton shewing or linen wrought on each end in the same stylo, and the scarf thrown across’ the bed well toward the foo l The pattern fa very effective also as a horde.- for towels or for the blue denim purtteres so well used. The darned background on the blue fa more effective in red or gold heavy silk floss—N. Y. Son. T e s tin g F in e r, Although flour fa ia daily use in near- tv every family la toe Unite# States, comparatively few cooks or housekeep­ ers know' anything about the quality of different brands of flonr; or can tell whether, they are usingflow o f a choloe or of an inferior grade. There are various methods of testing flour but this fa one of the simplest: Take some flour in the left hand, add a little wa­ ter, and with the right forefinger mix a rather stiff dongh In the hand. Let It stand a few mlnntee, then knead and work in the hand. I f tha flonr fa good the dongh will become stiffer anddryer With working, and have 4tt elastic, rub­ bery feeling. I f it is of inferior quality the dongh w ill become soft and sticky under protracted working. Floor that fa o f a chalky or bluish white shade, or that feels eoft and saivy, and when balled together in the hand remains In a lttmpfshould bn avoided.— Braun P. Ewing, in the Chautauqnan. ’ TOliinOmiU. Do not u t tt. night If ycmAvould . study to the best advantage. It you whnt to fill your brain, do not fill you* etomaeh atth# eotee thbe. Best yout headMidexetofae yonr huieriee gently for anhour or two after eating before settling down to you# hooka * Then when study hours ore over, take s walk in the open ..air* then a quieb ppoage bath sind go to bed with yon* -ItofaMketeptF-H you wontd eeektW* fireridigfrieop t*fi| yon lev tbottientel emrriiee -of anofcbe* day Of etndy.— From a lecture Igf-lta i. f t i& ltfgg