Front matter
Reading edition
“DID THEE PUT THY NAME ON IT?”
PEGGY OWEN
AT YORKTOWN
BY
Lucy Foster Madison
Author of
“Peggy Owen”
“Peggy Owen Patriot”
“Peggy Owen and Liberty”
Illustrated by H. J. Peck
The Penn Publishing Company
PHILADELPHIA MCMXVII
“Oh, who can gaze upon the relics here, And not their sacred memories revere? Who can behold the figures of our sires, And not be touched with Freedom’s hallowed fires?”
Introduction
The members of the Society of Friends, or “Quakers,” residing in the American colonies, were sadly tried during the struggle by those colonies against King George. The Quaker principles forbade warfare, but the Quaker hearts were often as loyal to their country as any about them. Some of these found a way to reconcile principles with patriotism and, entering the American army, were known as “fighting Quakers.” David Owen, Peggy’s father, was one of these, and the first book of this series, “Peggy Owen,” told of some dangers that his brave little daughter underwent to serve the cause she loved. In “Peggy Owen Patriot” is the story of a winter in New Jersey at Washington’s camp, Peggy’s capture, her unwilling stay in New York, and her final escape from her British captors in the Carolinas. Her pony, “Star,” who appears again in this story, shared many of her dangers. “Peggy Owen and Liberty” completes the series.
Contents
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I.A Loyal Subject of His Majesty, George Third, Makes a Shirt11
II.Harriet Makes a Present25
III.A Glimpse of Clifford38
IV.A Strange Presentiment52
V.A Day of Note60
VI.A Message of Indignation73
VII.Harriet Takes Matters in Hand90
VIII.Hospitality Betrayed103
IX.The Dictates of Humanity115
X.Farewell to Home127
XI.On the Road139
XII.The Home of Washington149
XIII.The Appearance of the Enemy164
XIV.The Journey’s End174
XV.Peggy is Troubled186
XVI.The Tables Turned200
XVII.An Unwelcome Encounter211
XVIII.Under the Lindens220
XIX.Harriet at Last234
XX.Vindicated244
XXI.A Rash Resolve254
XXII.For Love of Country266
XXIII.A Question of Courage280
XXIV.An Unexpected Encounter289
XXV.Her Nearest Relative301
XXVI.Tide-Water Again310
XXVII.Peggy Receives a Shock321
XXVIII.Verified Suspicions333
XXIX.“I Shall Not Say Good-bye”347
XXX.What the Night Brought362
XXXI.The Dawn of the Morning376
XXXII.“Lights Out”395
Illustrations
“Did Thee Put Thy Name On It?”Frontispiece
“Thee Must be John Paul Jones”70
“I Have Heard Nothing”119
“Why Have You Come?”183
“Benedict Arnold Forces His Presence Upon No One”216
“Draw and Defend Yourself!”298
She Stepped Into the Room355