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

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 33 earry out his plans, said Karl, Uwe eould save his whole army . Oh said Johan, 'tl have a plan. I know of a short eut to Greene's army. Last summer when we were bringing the store supplies from Cross Creek, Herr Bagge showed it to us. Even if the Red floats get an hour or two start of us. we ean beat them after all. The boys hid until the great eloek in the Brethren 's House struck nine. They knew then the llouse was elosed for the night. Perhaps that 's the last stroke of the eloek we shall ever hear. said Johan soberly. lt would have taken but little persuasion to have kept him from the adventure. But Karl was of stouter heart. Now's our time. whispered he, we had as well die serving our eountry as doing anything else. And so he led his friend out of the little town, down past the Sisters' House into the great woods beyond. As they passed by the Sisters' House, they thought they saw a slight figure at one of the windows. Karl erept up to the window . A eobbler may serve his eountryf' he said softly. He waited a. moment. Then easting a last lingering glanee at the little window, he swiftly joined his comrade. The next day found the boys in Greene is eamp and when the Red Coats eame up. hoping to surprise the brave Ameri- cans in their eamps, they found, to their disgust, the very dinners on the fire but the soldiers gone. At the close of the war. Johan and Karl returned to Salem, and not a. person in the whole town but was glad to Weleome them baek. There were two, espeeially, who were glad to see them, the two shy maidens who had helped them

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 35 in their adventure and had patiently watched for their return. Today their children proudly say that the success of the Americans in part rested on their great grand-fathers and grand-mothers. -lllary Horton, 'l2. -Ernestine Lott, 712. -Mamie XYall, '12. Elma iliaha anh the Zlnhiana A Story of Colonial Days vjfv O Duid my son I tan't ht that go llly hefu misgives me when Inthmk of the long eold way, ...I In-ml Ni fl the danger that awaits thee, the Indians. Pshaw, mother, dost thou think thy boy a coward ? Thou knowest thy mother hast no such thought, David, replied the mother, quickly, a soft Hush overspreading her pale face. t'Then, mother, let me go, said David impulsively. Then seeing the look of pain in the dear eyes, he said more gently, 'tltls for our sakes, mother, for the sake of baby John, for Esther and Mary, for myself, your first born, that thou must get strong and well. ' f'And the good Moravian doctor ean cure thee so quickly, mother, Esther's soft voice added to her brotherls. 'tJust say David can go and we'll have him off and back again before thou knowest it. The mother wearily Closed her eyes. She knew that day