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I HK DEBT WE OW I TO FR%NCE
\\y llorothoa Woolley
The winter of 1777 was the dai ;
est period of the war for \\ ashington.
Most of his troops were in a condition
almost beyond description. "I heir uni
forms, called so only by courtesy, wire
tell-tale features of hardship. Their;
shoes were worn out, and on t ic
ground one could see their bloody foot
prints. They were huddled together
at Valley Forge. The winter was se
verely eold ami they had an insulli
cient supply of blankets; they "’ere
ill-fed: moaning and cries of despair
were heard in camp, and the echo fell
like lead on the heart of Washington.
C ongress, in a way, deserted him: the
people were unsympathetic. Samuel
Adams, impatient at the many re
verses. withheld his confidence, and a
plan was on foot to remove M ashing
ton from command. The army had
and Philadelphia were lost.
The P.ritish however felt very dif-|
ferently. all was rejoicing in their
camp. This was more discouraging
than all the rest put together.
In the midst of this darkness, like
a ray of sunshine into a dungeon,
flashed the news that France was pro
paring to help us in our struggle.
First of all to come was the great i
French nobleman, the Marquis do La
fayette. then a boy of nineteen. He
first heard of American independence* i
at a dinner given by the governor of
the garrison at which he was sta
tioned. The idea of a people fighting
against oppression stirred his imag
ination. and before the evening was
over, he had fully resolved in his own
mind to go to America and offer him
self to the people who were fighting
for freedom. Put unfortunately bad
news came from America. White
Plains and Long Islam! ha<t fallen, and
the Knglish were being re-inforced by
regiments of Hessians. 1 his news de
stroyed all the credit the colonies had
in France. Xo one had any hope for j
them, and on one could be found who
would consider the fitting out of a
vessel for Lafayette. The American
envoys thought it no more than right
to tell this to Lafayette and to try to
dissuade him from going to America.
The cleverness t>f Lafayette, however,
saw the opportunity to turn this dark
disaster to a point of advantage. He
received the news with calm and de
liberate attention, and thanking Mr. I
Deane for his kindness said; * t util
now, sir, you have only seen my ar
dor in your cause; 1 may now prove'
to be really useful. 1 shall myself j
purchase a ship. We must show our]
confidence in the future of the cause,
and it is especially in the hour of dan-:
ger that 1 wish to share your for
tune.
This reply cast a new light on the
circumstances. The plan was pressed
forward, and preparations were made
to rind a vessel and tit it out. All this]
had to he done in secret, and the eag- i
erness of Lafayette called for haste.
His ships were soon ready and onj
April 20. 1777, he sailed forth on hlsj
voyage.
After being seven weeks on his jour
ney Lafayette arrived at Charlestown,
and was soon making preparations for
the long journey to Philadelphia.
Thirty days of discouraging travel
brought them to their destination,
where they received a somewhat cold
reception, owing to the fact that Con
gress had received many offers from
other foreigners demanding high rank
in the American army, and Lafayette
and his officers were allowed to trail
from office to office presenting their
credentials to inattentive ears.
Lafayette, determined to gain a
hearing, wrote a letter to congress in
which he said: “After the sacrifices
that 1 have made in this cause, I have
the right to ask two favors at your
hands; one is that 1 may serve with
out pay. at my own expense; and the|
other is that I may be allowed to serve1
at first as a volunteer.
Congress recognized in this letter a
far different spirit from that of other
foreigners, and on July *»1, l<7i, they
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bestowed on hini the rank of major
in the army of the United States.
Lafayette on joining the army :it
Washington's headquarters, was very
much surprised by what he saw. In
stead of a well-equipped and disci
plined army, with feather-trimmed
hats and bright colored facings, as
those of European encampments, with
marching and counter-marching with
the exactness and grace of a minuet,
he saw a small army of eleven thou
sand men, poorly clad, and woefully
lacking in knowledge of military tat
ties. Hut Lafayette saw only the
bright side of things. The pitiful con
dition awakened only sympathy in Ids!
heart, and from his thorough training
he could see that they had in them the
makings of line soldiers, and that they
were being led by zealous oflicers. |
When lieneral Washington took occa
sion to speak rather apologetically cd'
the deficiencies of his army, saying)
that Lafayette must feel the* differ
ence between these untrained soldiers
and those at home, Lafayette court •
ously replied that he had come to
America to learn not to teach. Thu
answer pleased Washington and L i
fayette became a favorite with the
whole army.
The* “Battle* of Brandywine''’was the*
first battle in which Lafayette took
part. It was the* most disastrous de
feat of the* Revolution. Hearing that
a large and finely equipped English
army had landed at the head of the
Chesapeake* bay, Washington place el
his forces in form to receive the at
tack at the Birmingham meeting
house* near Chad’s ford on Brandy
wine creek. Seeing that the* retreat
was rapidly becoming a panic, Lafa
yette leaped from his horse and rush
eel among the* frantic men, endeavor
ing to reorganize them and make a
stand, but the odds were too great and
it was impossible. At the height e>t
the confusion a musket bn 11 struck
Lafayette’s left leg just below the
km*e. He was helped to remount his
horse and insisted on remaining with
the troops until the loss of blood made
him too weak to go further. Finally,
Washington came up and insisted on
Lafayette giving himself into the
hands of the surgeons. At midnight
Washington wrote a elttcr to congress,
in which he praised the bravery of the
young French soldier.
Lafayette might now have return
ed to France with honors, hut to doi
so would have been deserting our,
cause, and he profei red to stay and
share whatever fate might befall the
rest at Valley Forge.
While here the good news came that |
a treaty of commerce and alliance had
been signed between France and the
United States of America. Along with
this France loaned us $15,000,000, sent
six ships and 6,000 men of the regu
lar infantry. This caused a joy be
yond description to fill the hearts of!
the Colonists, because it assured the
permanence of the United States as a.
Nation. The war with England would
still be continued, but France was our
ally now and that inspired our sol
diers greatly. A national salute of
thirteen cannon was given, thanks
giving sermon was preached, and a
fine dinner was given to the officers.
Lafayette took part with great hon
or in the battles of Monmouth and
York town. Three days after the sur
render of Cornwallis Lafayette left lot
home, where the hero of the new world
became a hero of the old. Balls were
given in his honor; he was presented
with a crown of laurels at the opera,
and the king made him a Field Mar
, shal.
I In 1784 Lafayette visited America.
j This gave the people a chance to show
; their gratitude to one who had freely
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given his services to them in the hour
of need. In his journey Lafayette
went as far North as Portsmouth and
as far South as York town. The States
I vied with each other in giving his
name to their towns and villages. A
bust of Lafayette was placed in Rich
mond, the capital of Virginia. Mary
land, Connecticut, and Virginia, be
stowed on him the right of citizenship
for himself and his children, and so he
became an American citizen in form as
well as spirit. This shows how his
friends of that day worshipped him,
and why we of today should as a na-!
tion help France in her struggle. The|
American flag is once more flying be
side that of France, and has been car
ried to the front. Thus wo are trying
to repay the debt that we owe to
Franco.
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SCHOOL MOWS
Mr. Lester I). Henderson, Commis
sioner of education for Alaska, passed
through Seward on the Alameda on
his way to Anchorage to visit thej
school there. We expect him to visit
our school on the return of the Alas
ka.
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.Joe Bradshaw is getting along very
well, considering his size and sur
roundings. Since Robert Mullen left,
Joe is the only hoy in his class.
We miss Maxine MacDonald, espe
cially in the Caesar class. She writes!
fr* m Anchorage that she has entered
s< e.i)l there.
lie total enrollment of our school
.ip to date is *.)!».
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The first of the eighth grade grad
uation essays will appear in this issue
of the “School News." One will be
printed each week until all have ap
peared.
Several new pictures have been
framed and hung during the past
week, and our walls look much more
cheerful.
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We wish to inform our friend who
is so worried about how Daniel Web
ster would feel if he could see some
of our simplified spelling, that it
wouldn’t bother him at all, as it was
not Daniel Webster who wrote the dic
tionary, but Noah Webster. As to the
word “thru,” this is the spelling
recommended by the Washington
State Board of Education, in the
State course of study. Come again.
We enjoyed the visit.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. George John Zinn, Minister in
Charge
Services Sunday Oct. 28, 1017.
11:00 A. M.—Morning Service and
Sermon.
4:00 1*. M.—Evening Service and
Sermon.
METHODIST CHURCH
11:00 A. M.—Special service in ac
cordance with President Wilson’s
proclamation that, prayers be offered
for the success of our armies.
12:15 P. M.—Sunday School.
7:2,0 P. M.—Theme—“Sacrifice in
Christian Service.”
The Ladies’ Aid will meet with Mrs.
J. J. Patton Thursday afternoon at|
2:30 o’clock. •
The public is cordially invited to the |
services of the church.
J. J. PATTON, Pastor.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
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THE PRINCE OF ITALY!
ATHENS, Oct. 27.—Prince Ypsilan-j
ti, master of horse for the former |
King Constantine, is one of the first j
of the royal household against whom
proceedings have been begun in the (
courts. The mayor of Athens under;
the former Venizelos regime, M. Be
nachi, was one of the worst sufferers
during the attacks on the \enizelist
last December, and he has made the.
complaint against Prince Ypsilanti.
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