New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1918, Page 5

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MILLS 80 West Main St. New Britain, We wish to announce that w sanitary baking plant in the cif tended to the citizens of New Br at any time. sell all We also TEL, Schneider & 111 WHOLESALI AND L ] Conn. ¢ have the most up-to-date and y. A cordial invitation is ex- itain to call and Inspect this plant brands of Flour at wholesale and retail. 628, Rubenstein HARTFORD AVE., RETAIL BAKERS CHAPTER 11} (Copyright, 1218, by William [ox) E IR present souri town the about the little of Laclede the M was of Confederacy Pershing, mother of the futurc could this be ripes eral, not bear to see unable Nowhere such a flag—not Bars could be t obtained su of these Confederate em and from it, with he own nds, she fashioned the Star Stripes. Her husband 2 pole in front of the house and flur the new flag to the breeze as an an- swer to the warning of the bust whackers. That and to fly the Sta ’! | V \ | | i for miles was there the and Mrs. P tiously ¢ blem hing repti ne fternoon the one of of the | “Uncle Billy”, approz Billy cocked an eve up at made Union emblem 1 see you-all got a flag Yes,” was the reply, flag “Well. the boys hereabouts don't like that flag., They don't. mean .no trouble, but' they’say - thati flag. thas got to come down: soq if yoyrall-den't take it down they're coming around tonight and take it down them- selves.” “Well,” was _the answer, mighty kind of vou to let me know; but you tell those boys that if they come they had better bring their cof fins with ’‘em.” Preparation For Attack. The old man hurried away d Pershing went into the store and called his two assistants. He thought they were loyal to both himself and the Union, but he had to be sure. He put the question plainly to them— told them that very likely there would. be a raid that very night. “Of course we'll stand by you," they answered; after leaving in- structions with them, he hastened up to the house, where his wife and the younger children, who had witnessed his talk with Uncle Billy, were anx- iously waiting. Mrs. Pershing refused to leave her young store- the disreputable region, known ching the up. that is it €0, LIFE OF GENERAL PERSHING | called a { of their and | erected z 1 | the | | i i Nothing else really matters as | that he, Uncle | home- | husband’s 1d prepared the Little John, old, was out the s together they house for a si now in the children nearly four years village square of the town in zreat armies that were i x in the nearby states. Live < the was showi that imitatio the qualities of leade: ship afterward made him fam ous The hoofs drill “The raiders campered to the on the There was and aw a lond ery the children shelter homes Little Jack Pe alone; but, having speak of the raiders, to e y the His 1ther rehing Toft his parents hurried away was heard he men were he ran in already at The shut hoyse whe ters bel put have in the father's way when he insisted upon having his little gun might shoot. His mother were been up too, nearly broke his heart when him and his brother and bestowed them in one of closets for safe keeping ter the and dark an Ali-Night Siege The raiders tering rode up with a scat- volle; leader, a od the to take down Pershing replied killed the captain Discretion heing upon his flag with a shot that the better part of valor, the raiders retired to the shad- of cottonwond trees iy fire the windows the ow corne At and doors house All night tained The began 2 and shuttered upon of long the siege was main- other inhabitants of consideration and kept fearfully to their homes Toward morning the raiders ing to take the defenders off guard, prepared gtorm the It was the intense rkness just fore dawn ot ad been fired for hour, and each raider, lying in deepest shadow he could find, awaited the signal. Just at this time the lo piercing whistle of a train on the Hannibal think- house. be- to Not @ an the nearly We will win this war— until we do! future general | road | may | she took | Captain Holtzclaw, the | storekeeper | Taeclede | believed their own safety was the first | their | | & 8t. Joseph road awoks the echoes. If the reader knows how every dweller in a remote village looks for- | ward to the arrival of a train, how they set their watches by it, and are greatly concerned by its non-arrival; | how an expected train causes great | wonderment and speculation—he can | lize the bewilderment that this | unexpected train whistle caused in the litile town of Laclede nearly 60 | | vears ago. Trains ran seldom at| best, and a train at this time of the ing was a thing unheard of. en the raiders stopped in their tracks and listened. Tho Pershings, their eyes intent on the movement of a shadow, wondered whether this had anything to do with their present predicament. Whether it had or mnot. it aroused the raiders. who, with a wild rebel yell, rushed the house. A stout fence rail in the { hands of several men was fast bat- ‘lifflna in the door. Relief in the Nick of Time. ! mor: Pershing knew it would only be a they would be hand to hand with the foe | the terrific clamor at the door ceased. The little household | heard new cries on the road and the nofse of their late antagonists hurry. | ing away to the accompaniment of a heavy volley. Knowing that relief had come, they took down the bars at the doors and hastened out. It was a glad sight that awaited them, for the first thing that met | their eves was the Stars and Stripes in the hands of an officer in the long | | unfamiliar uniform of the Union | forces Before matter of minutes when Suddenl; Pershing could express his | thank to the commander, form pushed past him and was sa- luting the captain in the way he had been taught. It was little John Pershing, who had escaped from the dark closet. The little voice piped “Are vou a 'merican officer?” The officer with a smile returned | his salute and assured him that his | assumption was right. “Well, I'm going to be one, too, when T grow up," sasserted the youngster. | His mother attempted to take him, but Jack clung to the captain until the latter departed with his men. This troop was the vanguard of that Ugjon army which was to wipe | | out the' bushwhackgrs and restore | ' order in the State of Missouri. They | had arrived in La little | upon a train of the shots of the vestigated and re This incident of only one of its Laclede was to Civil war. b Indian The memok the strife threatened. can be but | Pershing ever on fate of th the impre; the flag f01 spent his scious 1 45 o ma been only % when fig The & (S | when the vited outbi SDon't envy those compl.exzons w ood Resinol heals unsightly eruptions A bad complexion need not cause discouragement, for Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment are proving daily that they heal sick skins, and preserve well ones. They have been used for yearstorelieveitching, remove pimples, and to overcome roughness and rashes. Help to rid yourself of skin trouble, and keep your complexion attractive by using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. For sale by all druggists. Resinol Shaving Stich eives & froe roothing lather. 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