R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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SECTION B. SS. CLA YEAR OND SEC E TH J I CV! x.f

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THE BLACK AND GOLD p27 A Stnrg nf C9121 Salem OR several. days stragglingvbands of militia had been passing through the little village of Salem. Q 97 f . . . . lt was during that period of the Revolutionary X gA'b '!ax lYar when Greene. closely pursued by Corn- wallis. was making his famous retreat across our State. Karl, look down the hill! There comes another band of Red Coats. said a young lad, appearing around the corner of the single Brethren 's House. There the two boys stood with wide-opened eyes, gazing longingly at the band approaching until the call of Herr Schmidt summoned them lr-ack to their work. Just at that moment, the news was brought that lf'ornwallis had crossed the Yadkin and was nearing Salem. However, this stirred but little emo- tion in the breasts of the Moravian boys, since they were accustomed to take everything quietly. The little village itself seemed to speak peace and comfort. Vtlhile the other settlers in the country around were suf- fering hardship in their pioneer homes. the Moravians were enjoying the comforts of the old country. Their life Cen- tered around thelr church. lt was for their church. they held their lands, plowed their fields, wrought at all kinds of trades. lt was according to the customs of their church that they brought up their young people, placing the boys at an early age in the Single l3rethren's House that they might be taught some trade. and the girls in the Single Sisters' House. The young girls and boys of the village were allowed no social intercourse. Vllhen the girls walked out, they might not pass by the Single Brethren 's house. while the Single Brethren were not allowed even to look at the girls. Believing that it was wrong to light, the Moravians took no actual part in the Revolutionary War. Thus, it was

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 29 that the inost stirring ambition of the young 1llEIl1,S life-to do deeds of valor for his country-was denied Karl and the other young inen of the Brethren's House. File by Hle the Red Coats inarehed into Salem. A little past noon, Cornwallis and his staff drove up the cobble- stoned streets, and halting before the quaint. tile-roofed honie of the Single Sisters, they were about to take posses- sion, when in great consternation, Herr Marshall and the head of the church caine tlying across the square. Your Lordshipf' they said in their inost courtly fashion, it will never do, the Single Brethren 's House inust be your headquarters. So to the Single Brethren 's House they departed. Have your best supper served, was Herr Marshall's orders. So to the kitchen, Herr Schmidt, the head of the house, went with a smile on his round face, and began nani- ing to the cook various good things which he thought would please his Lordship. Suddenly he stopped, arrested by the look on the eook's face, a look of unutterable scorn. Ile in- quired what was the inatter. and was told that if anybody thought he was going to cook supper for those Red Coats they were sadly inistaken. He couldn't fight thein, but he certainly wasn't going to cook for thein. lt was in Vain that Herr Schmidt reinonstrated with hiin, inildly at first, but soundly, as the eook reinained stubborn. Finally, in low spirit he sought out Herr Marshall and told hiin the state of affairs. But Herr Marshall received no better results in talking with the cook. so he and Herr Schmidt, after a hur- ried consultation in the hall, decided that some one inust go over to the Sisters, House and see if they would not prepare supper for their distinguished guest. Now of all the girls in the Sisters, House, there were none who could cook so beautifully as Anne Henrietta and Gretchen, so when it was found that supper was to be pre-