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was formed right in the heart of the estate of which Thomas Tough was 

 Steward. I'hese fellows would meet together Saturday Evenings at 

 Josh Badshades where they boarded and there they would discuss the 

 measures of the Steward— call him a surly old fool for not doing as 

 they did in the United States, & drink success to the Yankee constitution 

 & darnation to king Geo. At these meetings as it may be supposed 

 Billy and Badshade were great oracles being understrappers to old 

 Bilge — History leaves us in the dark as to whether old Bilge coun- 

 tenanced these proceedings or not, but one thing is certain they were 

 kept a profound secret from Tlubmas Tough for they wdl knew if 

 he found them out that he would curse and swear and blow them 

 all td Darnation, for they heard how he had used to some of the " Sco- 

 harrie line " a long time before during the war when they began to 

 tamper with his Malitia. 



It happened one fourth of July whilst all the industrious and loyal 

 Tenantry were on their farms busy at work that a flag was displayed 

 i;rom the chimney top of Josh Badshades house — and it by accident 

 leaked out that the Yankees were that day going to celebrate their Inde- 

 pendence, l^ow there were Eipstavers and Gallbursters in those days 

 as well as at the present — and these latter Gentlemen taking it in great 

 dudgeon that such an insult should be offered to their loyal feelings by 

 a parcel of Yankee interlopers who had no right whatever to be among 

 them, began to assemble together which had the effect for that time of 

 making the Yankees desist from any publick manifestations of rejoicing 

 — but they could not be quiet and on the following 4th of July a similar 

 attempt at rejoicing was again made — Early in the morning the same 

 signs were manifest — and history records the rema,rkable fact that al- 

 though it was towards the end of the week every Yankee in the Village 

 had got on him a clean shirt — Upon hearing of this up came the Eip- 

 stavers from down street; and down came the Gallbursters from up 

 street determined to teach the Yankees a lesson if they should attempt 

 to shew their teeth that day. 



'The Historick muse burns with indignation when she discovers 

 that the records are lost which should transmit to fame and immortality, 

 the names of those generous Youths who jealous of their Country's 

 fame indignantly resented, and punished with summary justice the first 

 attempt at "Liberalism" upon record in the History of the Estate. 

 Tradition says that the Yankees were soundly drubbed and completely 

 " shut up," the sons of Captain Heducki (decendants no doubt of the 

 celebrated man who swam round the world) were active in treading down 



1 Captain Richard Drake. 



