Chapter I: Front Matter

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PEGGY OWEN
AT YORKTOWN

BY

Lucy Foster Madison

Author of

"Peggy Owen"
"Peggy Owen Patriot"
"Peggy Owen and Liberty"

Illustrated by H. J. Peck

The Penn Publishing Company
PHILADELPHIA MCMXVII

COPYRIGHT 1911 BY
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

"Oh, who can gaze upon the relics here,
And not their sacred memories revere?
Who can behold the figures of our sires,
And not be touched with Freedom's hallowed fires?"

Introduction

The members of the Society of Friends, or "Quakers," residing in the American colonies, were sadly tried during the struggle by those colonies against King George. The Quaker principles forbade warfare, but the Quaker hearts were often as loyal to their country as any about them. Some of these found a way to reconcile principles with patriotism and, entering the American army, were known as "fighting Quakers." David Owen, Peggy's father, was one of these, and the first book of this series, "Peggy Owen," told of some dangers that his brave little daughter underwent to serve the cause she loved. In "Peggy Owen Patriot" is the story of a winter in New Jersey at Washington's camp, Peggy's capture, her unwilling stay in New York, and her final escape from her British captors in the Carolinas. Her pony, "Star," who appears again in this story, shared many of her dangers. "Peggy Owen and Liberty" completes the series.

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Loyal Subject of His Majesty,
George Third, Makes a Shirt 11
II. Harriet Makes a Present 25
III. A Glimpse of Clifford 38
IV. A Strange Presentiment 52
V. A Day of Note 60
VI. A Message of Indignation 73
VII. Harriet Takes Matters in Hand 90
VIII. Hospitality Betrayed 103
IX. The Dictates of Humanity 115
X. Farewell to Home 127
XI. On the Road 139
XII. The Home of Washington 149
XIII. The Appearance of the Enemy 164
XIV. The Journey's End 174
XV. Peggy is Troubled 186
XVI. The Tables Turned 200
XVII. An Unwelcome Encounter 211
XVIII. Under the Lindens 220
XIX. Harriet at Last 234
XX. Vindicated 244
XXI. A Rash Resolve 254
XXII. For Love of Country 266
XXIII. A Question of Courage 280
XXIV. An Unexpected Encounter 289
XXV. Her Nearest Relative 301
XXVI. Tide-Water Again 310
XXVII. Peggy Receives a Shock 321
XXVIII. Verified Suspicions 333
XXIX. "I Shall Not Say Good-bye" 347
XXX. What the Night Brought 362
XXXI. The Dawn of the Morning 376
XXXII. "Lights Out" 395

Illustrations

"Did Thee Put Thy Name On It?" Frontispiece
"Thee Must be John Paul Jones" 70
"I Have Heard Nothing" 119
"Why Have You Come?" 183
"Benedict Arnold Forces His Presence Upon No One" 216
"Draw and Defend Yourself!" 298
She Stepped Into the Room 355

PEGGY OWEN AT YORKTOWN