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Full Title	The Boys of New York : a paper for young Americans, v. I, no. 36, April 24, 1876, [Incomplete].
Contributor	Harrigan and Hart.
Date Added	1 December 2022
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1876-04-24
Publisher	New York : Norman L. Munro & Co.
Source	Dime Novels and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	Slippery Ben; or, The boy spy of the Revolution / by Harrigan and Hart. Boy spy of the Revolution
Topic	Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals. Dime novels > Specimens. Children's literature, American > Periodicals.
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OCR Entered according to Act of Onagress, in the year 1876, by NORMAN L. MUNRO £ C9, id 0 Ofte of the Librarian af Congress, at Washington, D.C. VOL. Il NORMAN L. MUNRO & CO., } 74 Beekman Street. The Bells, * BY THOMAS 1, CLAXTON. Mow solemn sounds the vesper bell, evening's clove, ies moty to sleep, Disturbing not Te How merrily sound the sleigh-bells, With thelr alzery tinkliug nolee Reminding w Siutted Tor our joys. How dreadful sounds the fire-bell, What terror all How awhil seems the tidiogs, When tirst is heard the sound, And, so along, through ilfe's career, fr destiny w: And speak i oud and clearer tones ‘Than the tolling of the beil, ° SLIPPERY BEN; on, The Boy Spy of the Revolution. BY HARRIGAN AND HART, CHAPTER VIIL IN THE JAWS OF A DEADLY PERIL. Mason AcKLAND was one of the bravest and best officers n the king's army, but he wus.also a severe ieiplinarian, ght before him, and he an and it may not be, on their ve tr fe Tubs Take off your clothing,” satd Ite. Tet Uda command Ben hesitated aud turned a trite pales a for Pete, lo was hall ‘igitcned out of Mik ws a turn pale avy more: thun mie ‘ul ‘The mayor eved them closely. Bosou Tolune? he asked. at length, “We be poor, honest farmer lads, come in to sell loud of straw, your houor.”” Strip them, soldiers, We will see If what they sa, "Tne soldiers at ence sprang to obey the order. AR vor Pete al the strippiug. In. tie world adc would nit NEW YORK, APRIL 24, 1876. A ee ae noe Md Cap: atid’ alter he had been js hide, they found nothing but a couil- with Ren, howerer, for in his hurry and excivement ar the House of uls aunt, he had neplect: is ol of Zt = nue the sligt gosh” Chong Pete. ta fo bela’ white ta you are a traitorous rascal and a sald Major Ackland. "You are mistaken, Major,” replied Ben, calmly. Cfreummtuncen are ayuiuet your Take niin away. Piace them both under guard, and nave them hang what @ bo; rage; Pete,” whispered “Away with thera” “Will you aut anquire into the eare, major 1” ask- ed Hen, as the guard setzed them: 3; your is, dress and manners give the le ‘o alt ou, have said. Remove them re muurched sone, distance from the tent placed in e barn that was De- ‘usedt / ny weno happened that there were only three or four others in there at tue Une, aud they were yr drunkenness, and ‘Were asleep on nome wor what dey hab, done wid de old horse?” Pete, after they had been, left alo raven only knOWS. Hark! there is the noise sald he, bing tow ofack in le Boar ol the Dara, Yar bye t leaden’ ole Boue: niga up de. goer! ‘Hen took @ look through the crack and saw what Pete had described. «Whoa a ey, heard the soldier, say, « whoa, you [guess you can't stir until Arhips you" the hore to & ral of s fence, and then converwation with the meu if back and forth before “Wha? ar dey gwine fo" ter do whl us, Marser ny as at lenj «N-n-0, Mure’ Bah whut would Farmer -F Filley’s Dinah say, if she thought you showed the white leather?” “No, by Osh, fwonts Al fait Keep cook”, kee I will Marser Ben. | ed io deat mused ‘en, MWe shall never be able to die ina better cause, if Tlive Hrousand years,” Then why should I marmurt Bat ‘my: the cause of American Independenc the mutt not be ye hindered. Banish sell; let me be as Boodt brave, and disinterested as Washington is.” Pele haa beuted Hinwelf upon the beam, und was renting his head fa his epee these fellows, leep; go around the barn, anit by looking t witout the crucks in the board. Ing, Hee how the lan “So 1 will Marser en “Nerve yoursell for ua escape, for that I am bound to, eect fom v nury ch his movements, They are all strangers here of course, having only been on the eon a hours, and by close watching \ we can ular with matters as the int With andl Bete set themselves a "the task of noting their surroun linge thFO ong Hie cracs in the ig OUL Into burn, this being ‘heir ouly ou rroundiigs. iy this, means they were € make sure “et SID orks From his comrade, he grunted and began his dreary | up aud dowi before the barn-doors. after his enming old Bones, as Pete ealted his horee, beget round and to marilest his resco bs & most uumistakable wa ‘The nfst was, he was vot + pleased ie betng war. | nessed to the lumbering old wagon auer standing there for witie’ he got restless concluded erty. The sary who. badne is until then, him bayonet, sup. Posing thal some human being there. Pevhatishere he dewanded, but of course there | 0 answer. "Hones had laid down pon the ‘shafts and broken Bens them fromm und Was now engaged bi | shaking. Tete cea of them, t know! chat yeanyw ‘Tue only answer was vicious’ kick or two and | an angty cry. which caused the guard to stand bac pecthit distan | ick yourself to death, then, and T don't think | “ Tknow, ni beast | What's the matter with | out of the ie openin Toot * e “Tr we could only et at ole Bones “That's x0. re is Whe Hole ‘on KY ngs. “ wmhes ‘let of a sentry. h, yal} Hut 1" Fisk it for your sake, Marser | he n | time to wares sa he, delzing the fuxk und taking “And Dinah ght nut Blazes,” he added, turu- aah ” at ‘ther fuithful fellow ‘crawled | ing to Pet still ou his hands and kuees, | 57 ie Ae “ Catt you reach the horse? « Wait a bit,” sald h 6 being pu Bat we have got to fight our way out | ofits Lhe bent way we cut Come, lasy, Marve pushes ‘aaide the board Watt til tdeoten him,” catch something e, and giviug a peculiar ‘chir- | a er annum, in advance. 50 for six months. “Perhaps she has some rum,” suggested one of the men. * Have you any rum, woman?” deuanded the first “rhe thought that the few mom: it would take for them to drink it would be wort mue! en to the fleeing eples, determined er at ouce to treat thei she produced a small jug filed with the o edi beverti, and each one of the at it. “Al!” We will take this along with us,” covet- ook @ generous aid the ‘Come! leader, JE will Keep ont. the chilly dete, Forward their horses they gullope: But Fen aint Pete had by this time secured head: ¥ enough to put them outskde of all unger, and although fen was s0 weak lose of Ulood ‘that he courd. hanuly ait upright ‘in. hls sale, ye {alchful and sagaclous Bhizes planged onwan Take TOW fro! jon took him within ine American lines Ofcourse he wus Iustantly challenged, out having the password, he was admitted with scarcely & | question. Pete rode up at this juncture, lve the word,” suid the sen| Pete gave it after a tasition, | butit would sea da ve pussed hud he not beet in tae company of lero “What has happened you?” asked the guant. wid Pete, indig- Si Heen stot; don't you see” 6 nant m.? *"Lhave none, sat ‘the sent “Nice slogers, yous be, not to “Stow me te stortect way to rue a nveral Gates," said Ben, fain ‘Take thane here od Fie unth you see the al then any Pete mn campfires, and the ne Will lireet you."” Ka. Come, « Miglity lce slogeryoa be mot to hab sone rum fo a wounded comrade,” growled Pete, ax he fol lower Blazes seemed to kuow what had befatten bis mas. ter, und away he few like the wind, yet ever care- fultopick out the sinoutest way. A ride of Afteen minutes brought him to the head- It This tine tito o'clock Inthe morn ing, andthe whole anny was asleep, With the ex: prion of the sentrie ick! ‘General Gates 17 sald he, as he rode al i's vent had been holden untll tweive st His aunt ran ont to Interview them, “ He hab been shot,” sald Pete, as he assisted him 88, Aunt Tienes Ruth, ing from’ this i here But lo eooe mae 0 fn." la the else.” tan "Here, Ben, quick. | Het, me dress your wound. “Give mé rum Aunt. Ruth)” for rood lady new back to Jong dra “Bring o own. ‘shot “Ben, are, you hurt?” whe asked, tos But T have bles I my shutter, aed an ‘ist ane fuint. nyo have any ram.” the house, ned with. a flask of Tun Throw off that oN frock and I have “ Mere is your own coat, Ben : put it on.” } Bay, KoOd aunt, sa t Buuse reach tl American army ae once OFT the old wmock-frock on Hix own coat. ich he threw isd Was OM the point of put ee he aunt insisted, and by the time his horse se wil be much of loss,” suid the guard, turning | rup, he crouched down and waited eventa, was to the spot, she hd bandaged his way. Hones had become greatly attached to the negro | shoulder quite skiltal n “Nien had not been idle daring thie time, and hav- |boy, Pete, because he had ted hin kunlly, aud hud he sald, faintly, patting ing secu Towbar, he worked tin between the |alsé provided him with h provender that he hd been the hofse on his rls and the sill of the barn, and whenever Bones | entirely Mt to up tg that time, and heaving the | Hlazes: whinnied aa though he understood all would mak cket, he irom te het until at | familiar call, the. ol rack-a-bobes ae once pricked | about it, and, with an effort, Ben vaulted into the length he forced ings i his eur and walked In the direction whence it | saddle. large enough for hrougl me. taste more of the rum, Ben,” said his to pass ‘unti he managed: to free himself | just a Bones, whoa !"” said Pete, loud enough t0) aunt, ibang Him the tusk, Bones kept at it “ Whoa, from the old wagon ana hen, with a portion of the jmake the horve hear. harness still a tached 1m, he sauntered out into sagucious creature pricked up his ears ana| re ike ane sald, the Held a to me even close im iremh Ben and ana we tore Teta were: watching curetully. every | mo we aut was made on uilsidess As for the guard, appeared to be more pleased than otherwise No, that Me old horde had escaped, and paid no further jyeu at a By ntion to him for several n proached the wagon, “What Is der?” he mused, as he be- gen rummaging in the straw rhtiers ow momenta? search he ‘drew forth ‘the uE. “Ail sab he, sna he pulled ont the, minutes. Then he ap- ‘Sow. then, mount, "said Ben. You fas’, Marser Knows you b back tomy unele' What w: in that" aint hear ha “Hark” and Acer listening a moment Ben caught | never» tu uc Pete's hand und bounded astride of the horse. wi ht. aim moon ven, Head him as near as | {o"swallows ob ft, suid te, pl 8.” gosh, Cwill” said he, leaping upon the back | Ruth,”” shld Ben. j ofthe waiting bea os! Dis. My appetite "but, guena'y can get away “Now, then, We must’ away. well. God leas and keep you. ‘ur 1 The a0 It) his ns Was Tost in the davies taking the ing 1t to his mouth. ure aunt spurs to to: his aunt, aud the next moment of his aunt, raised It to tls nose. ‘Now, wait a moment. Ah! this is the way, T rum. Well met, Iw iter itt our fo, get | know ith mp of pines.” Goon for after being drank Ta 0° dat pointy APTER IX. aiwaya tick, and as chere ea briht Ucelliowd ota | | oF EARANO sharp buttle to-morrow. 1h | whould be nde | Pete noke to Bones and away he ‘went at a fast - : ative thinking If got drank ayn lord to-night, Hop in the direction of where they had been over, Manory ad Slippery Ben und his boy, Pete Sun- that: vappea dog tomorrow, ue by the iast ney tool flower, fairly escaped from the howe aua'tinie excape | hone scape Yankee lets.” would naturally lay between that, andthe When four mounted solliers rode uj | Glancing aroun: ire that he was not ob- | ground covered by the sentry, whose round lay next Where have you secreted the sites st ‘lemanidea | served, pe Ufted the ue to Bis is and drank as beyond. ope foremont,wito ate up to the door and broke it lon; could hold his Ure dnece falrly under way, both Ren and Pete beat the | Open with the butt of i naket, ‘vas watching fim through a crack with the |siles of he old horse’and urge on to his), o Why am I moles us?” asked .the lone atmont Interest, while Pete was trying to compass | utmost 5 as But they ‘nt ni the movement of hestraggled about the icaiculated, and instead of going | weTwO apies have been tracked here. Where are value your demanded ough the darkness «lid not Hed in seaven ot clover. between had calculuted, | fhey,,nowt Auswer quickly, as you “The guari'wax not content with one pull at the | they rove at full speed Pigheupon the t Tra for after tat ning a moment and gazing around | An am inatant there ‘came a chahenge. | 1) How shouta L know # to nake sure, that no one was looking, he took |» Who goes there We helleve you 10 knoe ; nother awig, long and dee | The onty. response Was another welt on the sides | Send you to Kingilom come ! Piha presen Wonderfl,” ced It back among | of ll Bor Pistol to Nerhead y \e straw. siranything wou tempt me to slese t, | moment the report of two muskets rang re they mnointed she asked, ie woul be this Yankee F Ha | oat Nipon the aif: and two oullees whizzed pat ten Mw ween them?” uly way back and forth upon his [in uncomforiabté eloxenens to thelr heuds. men not. long ago rode up and Then e'scemed to.be. taken” with the genius of ||" On " ationted Ren | Water for thetr horse, . son, and he vegan, low at frst” and thea louder, Two more shots followed the drat. ‘Tee men on one horse?” until al last he drowned his own senses, «Good God 1” exelain ii Pbetieve “ieyou hit, Marver Hen? usked Pete, pulling at One black. and the other white “Oh, he that w ars a regimental suit, the bridle ax though he would stop the wilt fight of |, mig ttt be, 80, altho Off poor asa raw recrult, the horse. it to me.” Bur what ofthat! The garis wii follow at the kound or the drum To view the tassel or the waving plume— | "Phat falls around his hat. Huzza, huzza, huzra | ars aud cognac Hurrar husza, I Witli these We'll bivouac ! chorusappeared to have particular charms tor i" hee house bled to wey tM, was ony one Ruan standing watch Over the barn, und at twelve o'clock they saw him ex- change his place with another who came re- Nef. “Yes, Lam hit; old hag to his Very best, aud ride to my uncle's | house,” “Gosh darn them yer Britishers 1 but not muel een his clenched tee jorse. | Don't mind me. Ifwe can and 1 ean eth, as he larrupped the old n only reach the tarm- | OP! git astride of Blazes, I wiil defy "Aud they Sbtained water?” “ “And then rode away T guess, Spur the | said Pete, | «Whine em In this way, posite direction to tn “You think, Do you not kuo “How should I wait Bones was performing wonders in the way of | Ne! him, for he kept on repeating It a8 he paced back | spit the fae that ni Were they soliiers tndtorth, ‘untdline bechine very imaddied and. mx: trope aoe oe see enedl to underatand thet ie ee | te jemmone he seemed “ani “ina they went this way then, Pete! Follow me, and don't surren- | "'Panting and fecking with foam, he brought them | . ‘74 hin ger an ess "you wish to ae iy tote fame, wal Ben, WheD NS gait thonglit the way was clea! Pet nrew himself from the saddle and stood co rebel, and when she sav’ they went of , I think,” said ste, pointing in the they had take ow? good gentlemen, for they fright- mradies, this woman is evidently is way, We Guten to approach i But he didn ° oF nave to wait ong, for with tie tremendous anxiety Testing upon inh, the gen Had but tie inclination toed fener his 7? he avk ‘ede as he came from big tent’ ar the summonson one of his body uur, “Dis yer am Marser Ben Parkliust,” suid Pete, Ma ne hab unded | Gu nit from his horse and bring hin tony tent, ‘iten suinmone a surgeon and call General Arnold ‘Tue com iid wax instantly obeyed, @ placed on a ca Tovirews his woun ut he hud by tls time become unconsetous, and lay tke one dea, ptain Parkhust,”” said Gates, as Gen- eral Arnold came Into the tent, iy, Wounded” asked the dasiiing soldier, anxious. een badly shot at.” Ben was ‘and the surgeon at once proceeded rani tt stangerous, Mr. Mites?” asked Gates, addressing the surg je hax as AUCCUIUDEd to a loss Of blood, It is an uly. nes wound, that's 1 «Where have you been‘ he axked of Pete. Right inter dle Britisiers camp, sab.” “ thle 2 “Stim as wax, Marver 6 “Restore hint as qulckiy as possible, surgeon, for he must have weighty ues {rHle will be better soon, said the stooping over ia, rho) ste sit?” tein w minutes before daybreak. at Is the latest mews that our scouts lave punter. Nothing has been learned defluitely, general, verstiiing appears to be quiet within the eue- nes." oubtiess their moves have all been made and positions taken a1 DUE his ee le suspense,” sald Gat the fone only Knew the position of Si Jor Ne I shoud have teat sa At dor kta’ hat +f," is wh cred ters me, It is ince Adum, and if men wei and 80 ‘ents were shaped in this ay 01 mht, we! allould al be miaatrn ol Ra liane the destinies of, the nd times,” and the general walked Impatient z aud down his tent, wiule the surgeon was eude: Nor ing to revive Ben. | ener Arn 10 few feet awa gazing with Jook of admiration upon the pale youth, while the faithful Pete knelt by ished Tnournfully wates. ed the operation of the surgeo At eng ed is rh be drew a hewy wy sigh and slowly open- he amn’t dead!” exclaimed Pete, le vi 8 fi tet “How Is It; doctor?” asked Gates, quickly. * He is doi well, patient 18 Tuind wandered, jarser Hen!” sald he, springing. towards him. The surgeon waved him back. ‘ive hin spurs and strap! They areafter us lies e ts out of his head.” auld Gutes, sul es general, he wil be weteersoou.® “There, {Here low is {t with you now? asked {the survon, ws he opetied his eyes aguin and looked ound Inquiringly, he Where am 17" "he asked, after a moment's si- With friends,” suid Arnold, Where mp of the American army.” oc Ahi where ds Bet You are Bah “Yes, Murser Ben. « And General Gates? “Here, my brave lad,” sald the general stooping him. And Arnotd, my—m re," replied tat ‘ni otticer, approuch- ing wath ‘asmile. hen T have escaped—t have succeeded.” “An witont o orig Fourie, whieh be ihe best of It,” said Arnold, chee well eno rfily. ough now to tell usall that you eyo ed What time is it” “Three are ‘Thisnew guard ai tobe etther tired, sta-| "Hy goan, Marner ben, if we only hed our wee-| | read to assist his brave comrade to aligit, but be | Wil goin wearch the | rascals in the opposite. Pld, or wieepy, and ier receiving the couuténgn pout,” whispered Pete. ‘was weak from loss of blood, _ + Com O'clock, und already the godof day has Il magne 7 \ t ~e a >. atm, =

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