AN INCIDENT OF THE REvOLU-


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In the summer of l779. during one of The dark
est periods ofour revolutionary struggle. in the
then small village OF S.. (though it now
bears a more digni6ed tiule,) in this State, lived
Judge v, one of the finest and truest patriots
within the limits of the "Old Thirteen, and
deep in the confidence OF Washington. Like
most men of his times and substance. he had fur
nished himself with arms and ammunition. sufti-
cient to the males of his household I hey con-
sisted of himself three sons, and about twenty
five negroes The female part Of his family con-
sisted OF his wife, and daughter Caiharine, about
years of age, the heroine Of our tale. and sew
eral slaves in the second story OF his dwelling
house, Immediately over the front door. was
small room. called the "armory," in which the
arms were deposited, and always kept ready for
immediate use. Aboutthe time at which we IN
troduce our story, the neIghborhood was much
annoyed by the nocturnal prowling and deoreda-
tons of numerous Tories


1t was on calm, bright Sabbath afternoon of
the said summer. when Judge V. and his family
with the exception Of his daughter Catharine and
an old indsposed female slave, were attending
service in the village church Not breath dis
turbed the serenity Of the aImosphere--no sound
profanpd the sacredness of the-day; the times
were dangerous: and Catharine had locked her
self and the old slave in the house, until the re-
turn of the family from church. A rap was
heard at the front door. Surely" said Catha-
arine to the slave, 'rhe'famiiy have not yet come
home, church cannot be dismissed" The rap
was repeated. 81 will see hat it il" said Cath
arine, as she ran up stairs into The armory On
opening the window and looking down she saw
six men, standing at the front door and on the
opposite side of the street. three Of whom were
Tories, who formerly resided in that village
Their names were Van Zand., Finley, and Shell