OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 303 



tions under clouds of night, wishing to meet such enemies, like Ajax, in 

 the face of day. 



" Though the distance to the Delaware was not great, they had now 

 been twelve days on the road, and such was the vigilance and suspicion 

 prevailing throughout the country, that they almost despaired of effecting 

 their object. The conductor grew impatient, and Lee's companions, at 

 least one of them, became ferocious. There was, as we have said, some- • 

 thing unpleasant to him in the glances of this fellow towards him, which 

 became more and more fierce as they went on; but it did not appear 

 whether it was owing to circumstances or actual suspicion. It so hap- 

 [lened that on the twelfth night, Lee was placed in a barn, while the rest 

 of the party sheltered themselves in the cellar of a little stone church, 

 where they could talk and act with more freedom, both because the soli- 

 tude of the church was not often disturbed even on the Sabbath — and 

 because even the proprietors did not know that illegal hands had added 

 a cellar to the conveniences of the building. 



"The party was seated here as the day broke, and the light, which 

 struggled in through the crevices, opened for the purpose, showed a low 

 room about twelve feet square, with a damp floor and large patches of 

 white mould upon the walls. Finding, probably, that the pavement 

 affording no accommodations for sleeping, the worthies were seated each 

 upon a little cask, which seemed like those used for gunpowder. Here 

 they were smoking pipes with great diligence, and, at intervals not distant, 

 applying a huge canteen to their mouths, from which they drank with 

 upturned faces, expressive of solemn satisfaction. While they were thus 

 engaged, the short soldier asked them in a careless way, if they knew 

 whom they had in their party ? The others started, and took their pipes 

 from their mouths to ask him what he meant. ' I mean,' said he, ' that 

 we are honored with the company of Captain Lee, of the rebel army. 

 The rascal once punished me, and I never mistook my man when I had 

 a debt of that kind to pay. Now, I shall have my revenge.' 



"The others hastened to express their disgust at his ferocity, saying, 

 that if, as he said, their companion was an American officer, all they had 

 to do was to watch him closely. They said that, as he had come among 

 them uninvited, he must go with them to New York, and take the con- 

 sequences; but meantime, it was their interest not to seem to suspect him, 

 otherwise he might give an alarm, whereas it was evidently his intention 

 to go with them till they were ready to embark for New York. The 

 other person persisted in saying that he would have his revenge with his 

 own hand, upon which the conductor, drawing a pistol, declared to him 

 that if he saw the least attempt to injure Captain Lee, or any conduct 

 which would lead him to suspect that his disguise was discovered, he 

 would that moment shoot him throusrh the head. The soldier put his 



