Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1877 — A Brave Little Yankee. [ARTICLE]

A Brave Little Yankee.

It happened in 1776 that the garden of a widow, which lay between the American and British camps, in the neighborhood of New York, was frequently robbed at night. Her son, a mere boy, and small for his age, having obtained his mother’s permission to find out and secure the thief, in case he should return, concealed himself with a gun among the weeds. A strapping Highlander, belonging to the British grenadiers, came, and, having filled a large bag, threw it over his shoulder The troy then left his covert, went softly behind him, cocked his gun and called out to the fellow: ‘•You are my prisoner; if you attempt to put your bag down, I will shoot you. Go forward in the road." The boy kept close behind him, threatening ana was constantly prepared to execute his threats. Thut the boy drove him into the American camp, where he was secured. jYhen the grenadier was at liberty to throw down his bag, and saw who had made him prisoner, he was extremely mortified, and exclaimed: “ A British grenadier made prisoner by such a brat—by such a brat!” The American officers were highly entertained by the adventure, made a collection tor the boy. and gave him several pounds. He returned fully satisfied for the losses his mother sustained. The soldier had side arms, but they were of do use, as he could not get rid of the bag -rFctttA’s Cowuroaton.