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Anty begged and prayed of her for to come and live at Dunmore House for good and all; but no; she says she'll never live in any one's house that isn't her own." "I'm not so, any way," said Jane; "I'd be glad enough to live in another person's house av I liked it." "I'll go bail you would, my dear," said Matilda; "willing enough especially John Dolan's."
On the following morning, while the Burgesses were engaged in animated debate, they were summoned to attend Lord Dunmore in the council chamber, where he made them the following laconic speech: "Mr.
In reply the Virginia press warned the negroes against British perfidy; and the revolutionary government, while announcing the penalties for servile revolt, promised freedom to such as would promptly desert the British standard. Some hundreds of negroes appear to have joined Dunmore, but they did not save him from being driven away.
At the same time, Dunmore despatched a pointed letter to Oconostota, Atta-kulla-kulla, Judge's Friend, and other Cherokee chieftains, notifying them that the sale of the great tract of land below the Kentucky was illegal and threatening them with the king's displeasure if they did not repudiate the sale.
Yet was there a sigh in the midst of it all, for the absent and sinning one: Worlds like to this Mingle sorrow and bliss. Mrs. Dunmore and Jennie were busy in talking over the past, and forming plans for the future, when Mr. Colbert was announced. "I trust you will excuse my early call," said he, as they arose to greet him.
Of course, they know about the collection being for sale, and Rivers's offering to buy it." "They do?" Dunmore asked sharply. "Did you tell them that?" "Naturally. I had to account for my presence at Rivers's shop, this morning," Rand replied.
The Virginians had got rid of their governor and his British troops without a fight. This ends the story of the gunpowder, but there were things that followed worth the telling. Virginia was not done with Lord Dunmore. Sailing in the "Magdalen" to Chesapeake Bay, he found there some other war-vessels, and proceeded with this squadron to Norfolk, of which he took possession.
Claverhouse's own regiment was disbanded early in the following year. Dalziel died in 1685, and was succeeded in the command by Dunmore. Napier gives the muster-roll of Claverhouse's regiment for May, 1685.
"By Jove!" said Dunmore, "perhaps she was a Spanish galleon, and we shall come across her treasure. Won't that be a find, eh, old fellow?"
All further dialogue was cut short by the wild shout that rose from the crowd, the delusive cry of "A sail, a sail!" and Dunmore rushed with the rest to descry its myth-like form, if possible. It was some moments before hope again died down to a flat level of despair.
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