CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.—[Two queer men meet]1
II.—[The jolly farmer of Windham Hills and his flock of sheep]20
III.—[The first of patriots at home]30
IV.—[“Out you go”]44
V.—[The war office in the cedars—An Indian tale—Incidents]58
VI.—[The decisive day of Brother Jonathan’s life]79
VII.—[Washington speaks a name which names the republic]104
VIII.—[Peter Nimble and Dennis in the alarm-post]123
IX.—[A man with a cane—“Off with your hat”]135
X.—[Beacons]156
XI.—[The secret of Lafayette]170
XII.—[Lafayette tells his secret]187
XIII.—[The bugles blow]199
XIV.—[A daughter of the Pilgrims]215
XV.—[“Cornwallis is taken!”]237