Deborah Moses, or Pen Pictures of Colonial Life in New England (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Deborah Moses, or Pen Pictures of Colonial Life in New England

When all was in readiness, the major gave directions as to where each one should be stationed when the attack should begin. Then leaving the captain on guard, he told him to awaken him in two hours. The captain made arrangements to secrete the wounded girl in the subcellar, where, with the aid of his good wife, he soon carried her, and, making her as comfortable as possible, they hid the trapdoor as directed, and returned to the kitchen.

The firearms having been loaded and leaned against the wall in convenient places, the captain requested Deborah and her mother to lie down and sleep, prom ising to awaken them at the first indication of danger. In a few moments, hearing a soft tapping at the door, he gave the accustomed challenge and, receiving the as surance that the comers were friends, he Opened the door and welcomed four armed men from the valley. They Said they had seen the smoke from the burning fagots, and, having collected as many Of the people in the valley as they could into the garrison house at the foot of the mountain, they had come up to see if they could assist the people at the outpost of the settlement.

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