{"product_id":"2940148818854","title":"Harper's Young People, November 9, 1880 (Illustrated)","description":"An Illustrated Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVol. II.—No. 54. Published by HARPER \u0026amp; BROTHERS, New York. Price Four Cents.\u003cbr\u003eTuesday, November 9, 1880. \u003cbr\u003e$1.50 per Year, in Advance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJACK-O'-LANTERN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBY MARY E. FOLSOM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is this nabob come to town,\u003cbr\u003eAfter a long vacation?\u003cbr\u003eHe seems to have a host of friends,\u003cbr\u003eAnd makes a great sensation.\u003cbr\u003eHe stalks about these frosty nights,\u003cbr\u003eWhile troops of boys run after\u003cbr\u003eTo welcome him with merry jests\u003cbr\u003eAnd ringing shouts of laughter.\u003cbr\u003e'Tis Mr. Jack-o'-Lantern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe towers above the noisy group\u003cbr\u003eAs though he were a grandee,\u003cbr\u003eAnd struts about upon his stilts\u003cbr\u003eAs agile as a dandy.\u003cbr\u003eYou might think him an Eastern prince,\u003cbr\u003eBecause his skin's so yellow;\u003cbr\u003eBut spite of all his airs, he is\u003cbr\u003eA common sort of fellow,\u003cbr\u003eThis Mr. Jack-o'-Lantern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll summer long upon the ground\u003cbr\u003eHe lay forlorn, dejected;\u003cbr\u003eNo one in all the country round\u003cbr\u003eWas quite so much neglected.\u003cbr\u003eBut see him now! with head aloft,\u003cbr\u003eHe shines with regal splendor,\u003cbr\u003eAnd loyal subjects by the score\u003cbr\u003eAdmiring homage render.\u003cbr\u003eHow proud is Jack-o'-Lantern!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow give three cheers for Jack, my lads—\u003cbr\u003eThree rousing cheers, and hearty;\u003cbr\u003eFor is he not the brightest one\u003cbr\u003eIn all your jolly party?\u003cbr\u003eAnd though his is an empty head,\u003cbr\u003eHe can with satisfaction\u003cbr\u003eAmuse a crowd, and make himself\u003cbr\u003eThe centre of attraction.\u003cbr\u003eHurrah for Jack-o'-Lantern!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Begun in Harper's Young People No. 53, November 2.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BOY-GENERAL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBY EDWARD CARY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was shortly after his reaching Philadelphia that Lafayette met Washington for the first time. \"Though surrounded by officers and citizens,\" writes the young Frenchman, \"his majestic face and form could not be mistaken, while his kind and noble manners were not less unmistakable.\" The veteran commander and the boyish lover of liberty and adventure were instantly drawn to each other. Washington invited Lafayette to join him at a review of the American army—\"eleven thousand men, only fairly armed, and worse clothed, their best clothing the gray hunting shirts of the Carolinas.\" \"We can not but feel a little abashed,\" remarked Washington, \"in the presence of an officer who comes to us from the army of France.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"It is to learn, not to teach, that I am here,\" was the modest reply. \"This way of talking,\" adds Lafayette, \"made a good impression, for it was not common among the Europeans.\"\u003cbr\u003eOn the 11th of September, 1777, Lafayette saw his first battle. The English had landed at the Capes of the Delaware, and marched on Philadelphia. Washington was deceived by bad scouts, and before he knew it the British had got past his army; and though the Americans fought bravely, they were obliged to give way. In trying to rally them, Lafayette was badly wounded by a musket-ball in the leg. For some time, in his zeal, he did not notice the wound, until an aide-de-camp saw the blood, which had filled his boot, and was running over the top. Hastily dismounting to have the wound bandaged, Lafayette instantly took to his saddle again; and it was only at midnight, a dozen miles from the battle-field, and when a stand had at last been made, that he consented to give up and be properly cared for. For six weeks he was kept in bed; and it was not until the latter part of November that he again entered active service, which he did before his wound was fully healed. On the 25th of that month, at the head of three hundred and fifty men, he was making a \"reconnoissance,\" i. e., trying to find where the enemy were, and how many there were of them, when he suddenly came upon the British advance guard, strongly placed, with cannon. With a daring joined with prudence which was very rare in one so young, he attacked the enemy with such spirit that they thought he must have a large force with him, and retreated. Lafayette, who knew he might soon be surrounded with his little band, withdrew rapidly to a place of safety. \"My experiment would have cost me dear,\" he writes, \"if those who might have destroyed me had not counted too much on those who ought to have captured me.\"","brand":"Lost Leaf Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067931246832,"sku":"2940148818854","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148818854_p0.jpg?v=1763709124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148818854","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}