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Title: With Washington at Monmouth. A story of three Philadelphia boys
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Otis, James, 1848-1912
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Publisher: New York, A. L. Burt
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rs, and claims to have beensent by Grimshaw. Where is Grimshaw ? On the pillory, so the boy says. He was cap-tured this morning by some of the QueensRangers. He is like to have a sore back when he showsup here again. We will send them one in return, CaptainJordan replied, pointing to Seth. It wont be abad idea to show Howe that we can swing the whipas well as his redcoats, and if ever a cub deserveda flogging it is this one. Weve got nothing else to do, so lets try ourhand on him, some one cried, and Seth lookedaround terrified. If these men decided to treat him as a Tory hewould be powerless against them, and there seemedlittle chance he could convince the troopers of thetruth of his statement. Two of the soldiers began cutting birchen switches,as if believing the suggestion would be carried intoeffect immediately, and Seths face grew verywhite. Well dress him down to your liking captain,if you give the word, one of the men who bad be-gun the preparations for the punishment cried, as
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YOU SEEM TO BE AFRAID A FELLOW WILL GET AWAY, SETH SAID BITTERLY. Washington at Monmouth, p. 3 WITH WASHINGTON AT MONMOUTH. 25 if eager to be at the work. Its time we commencedto show the Britishers that the floggings are not tobe all on one side. Captain Jordan, although the first to make sucha suggestion, was not prepared to give the order,knowing full well that he would be exceeding hisauthority should he do so, and replied with alaugh: We shant lose anything by waiting, so theresno need of being in a hurry. Look out for theprisoner, Hubbard, and see to it that he dont es-cape you. The trooper thus commanded seized Seth roughlyby the shoulder, and half-dragging, half-leadinghim to a tree on one side of the clearing, proceededto fetter the boy by tying him securely. You seem to be afraid a fellow will get away,Seth said bitterly. Fifteen or twenty men shouldbe enough to guard one boy. Yery likely they are, lad ; but we dont intendto give ourselves any more trouble than is necessary.

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