We had hoped you were the forerunners of his band when you appeared.

But in these troublous times who can tell whether the messenger ever reached his destination ?" "But if we are not Rogers' men, we are Rangers of the forest," cried Stark, who was leader of the party.

"We can fight; we are trained to the exercise of arms.

We will push on to this Colonel Armstrong, and what aid so small a band can give him that we will give." "He will welcome any help from bold men willing to fight," was the answer they got.

"Pray Heaven you be successful; for we all go in terror of our lives from the cruelty of Captain Jacobs.