The house was quickly cleared of every soul except Johnson and his lieutenant,
one Lunda, who both trembled like aspen leaves, expecting a severe drubbing.

"Captain Johnson," said I, "don't tremble; you have nothing to fear from me.
A man who can act as you have done, is not an object of anger, but CONTEMPT.
Go! and learn the spirit that becomes a gentleman and an American soldier."

I should have observed, that as we advanced to charge Johnson's poltroons,
one of the party, a resolute fellow, presented his gun to my breast
and drew the trigger. Happily, in the very instant of its firing,
lieutenant Jossilin knocked it up with his sword; and the ball
grazing my shoulder, bursted through the side of the house.

As we rode off, some of Johnson's fugitives had the audacity to bawl out,
though from a very prudent distance, threatening us that
they would yet rescue the prisoners before we got to the bluff.
But they wisely took care not to make good their word, for they were only
a pack of poor ignorant tories, who did nothing on principle,
and were therefore ready to quit their purpose the moment they saw danger
in the way.

Our success at vagrant hunting was marvellous. I hardly think we could,
in the same time, have caught as many raccoons in any swamp on Pedee.
On counting noses, we found, that in our three week's course,
we had seized and sent off to Charleston, upwards of fifty.
With the last haul, I returned myself to the city, where I received
the thanks of general Howe, for "the handsome addition,"
as he was pleased to term it, "which I had made to the regiment."

But on trial, it was found that such vermin were not worthy of thanks,