AT VALLEY^ FORGE. AI.l.K V Forge i» • rough piece of ground on the bank* of tba Schuylkill, twenty one mile from Phil adelphia and six from the naareat large town. Aa mere land, it la ot worth much. But If the Paaa of Ther mopylae la ciaaatc ground, Valley Forge la ctaaaic. If there la one *pot on this continent more fit than any otbar for a final and aufllclent monument to the m. n .mt to the men of the American Revolution, It le Valley Forge. I do not referjnerely 10 the hunger, thlrat and cold endured there by eleven tbou aand aoldldra, after an exhausting cam paign In the field. The worat of all that misery was over In alx weeka. The Buffering waa acute while It laated, but It waa followed *oon by comparative abundance; then by the cheering new* of the French alliance; then by the flight of the enemy from Philadelphia, and the awift pursuit of them by Gen. Washington. What the troop* endured there wotfld alone make the place for ever Hfcgreatlng to posterity. But Val ley Forfe means more than that. It witnessed tyomc of the moat important and striking scenes In the war. It was there, tin, through the constancy and tireless eoergy of the commander-ln chlef, that the cause was saved and final victory made possible. The selection of the ground was Itself a piece of no table generalship, aa daring aa It watt wise. The occupation of Philadelphia by the British had filled every other town of Pennsylvania with refugee*. The middle ot December had passed before the army had repulsed the last demonstration of the Brltlah, and af forded the American commander breathing time to consider the ques tion of his winter quarters. Then he said. In substance, to the troops: Blnce there l« no town for us to retire to. VJUXKY KOHUB TO-DAY. lot us wonla « toou for our»**lvm, ti«r« uIinm to tba anauty, Untiling bla ran*.’ . ttrtalllng bla auppllna, protnetlni Pennsylvania amt holding uitraalvai randy to raaunia tba aggreaalv# aa aoot aa ba ahandoua Hie Mty. In which hi Will ba by na i»r«. tl. all> l.. »t. «.d it. .tboaa Valloy Porga a daop Mi in . lofty mil. with a alraam at tba button of it ampiying Into tbo ihbuylhlH Thar* waa nothin* in tbla vallay fui human una aau*|M Iba prlmotral fares that dauaat) auvarad It and tba slraau.i „f a alar that Hutted by and tbruugt II tlul Washington blmaotf «al ,ntll.nl |g wuoJnafl .nutmauds.l sul glar* moat of whom bad built or latioh I let |ug .abina Whan ba told thru Ibat log bulo could ba gobbty mad. •arm and dry. b* «•*** *b*l «*»*» al baao la ba imm> lla also aura pro «la*ly obsi «*a nammaory fur lbs .on airurltoo of tba hula. *bal looii oan * aaadotl ggd obai malar lata Ida or Agp of (loaombor l« im, inUMfoima lbs obol* arm) »•** • mbM-bnUdiai ha*i Baory mao bad bla plw* **< duty, from i»te major generals to the drummers. All the tool* were fairly divided; each regiment bad It* ground a*signed ic; the street* and Interval* were marked out, and when the work wax begun the valley was alive with i *y builders. Kuold. bleak hlU. and steep un der float and enow without • lot has W i uls n kata'* t his dispatch la the prsetdaul of can I gresa a boon da la f«w«# and pal baa, and I thaw a baa much better a writer lie I | author was than sat man wha erei | wrote tor him. If I were asked to men tion the fluent exhibition that a com mander has ever given of great quali ties, both of heart and mind, I should answer: Washington at Valley Forge. One unexpected consolation that he en Joyed at this period waa tbo affection ate enthusiasm of Lafayette, then Just ' recovering from his wound received at Brandywine. The young and ardent Frenchman, In hla letters to his wife and family, gives the warmest nxpres slon to his love and admiration. He speak* of Washington as a man ex pressly "mad# for" the work be was doing, he alone having the patience j and tact to conciliate the discordant elements, "Every day," wrote the marqula, "I admire more the beauty of his charsc- | ter and of hi* soul. Jealous Intriguers wish to tarnish his reputation, but his name will be revered In all ages by every one wbo love# liberty and bu- | manlty." Many such passages, written in on* of the log-cabins of Valley Forge, I notice in the family letters of th< youthful enthusiast. In such clrcum stances, the American army was recon structed, reinforced, becomingly clad well drilled, and at last abundantly supplied, while the English were elr cumscrlbed so closely that It required two regiments to escort a foraging par ty, If It went more than two miles Into the country. Valley Forge It was that rendered the possession of Philadelphia a trap Instead of a capture. June 18. 1778, tlen. Washington received Infor mation that the British had secretly and suddenly evacuated Philadelphia He wh In such perfect readiness for the news, that, within an hour, six brigades were on the march for the Delaware river. The next day, he him- ' self Joined the advance. Ten day* after the first troops left their cabin* ' In Pennsylvania, he fought the battle of Monmouth, which turned their re- ' treat Into a flight and shut them up In | New York. 'If neither congress nor Pennsylvania shows an Inclination to 1 posses* the scene of so many memorable events, then let some patriotic capital- ! 1st convert It Into a summer re*ort. M AHIIINtlTUN’H HKAlXjl AKTKItH AT VAI.I.KY KOROl cntolully teaUrrlug Ul« old camp road*, marking all the alt** nod making the pluc« tin obJe«nIuni,mi*« partuiu* ItperatlcMM Waablngtuu Inhrrllwl Mmnil Vermin In 1759 from III* hat ('brother, laiwieme Waehlngton, who tlle<| In I?&T Thl* lirolher had a daughter Mwah who waa lielrea* lo the eatme, but the died IWo year* later and the property then rr i varied lo tlrorge, wbo wa* then ju*t HI j year* old The relate then eoioprleei) lee* than J.twb acre*, but amm alter ha i came Into pooaeaelon be added I,mm airee by pureha**. whnh gat* him tea mllee ol rltO (tuoi Then began th* • tern uf Ittiproveiuenia aad cnlMva* lion which *ube*i|uetilly Hind* Mount Vemiiii the urns* rntt»v*ile lauded p«up *riy la Vlrglata II* dralaed (be Und w b<-rv ter needed, be rotated crupa got ih* boat farm implement* then In eetat erne, built attd repaired leluee. bad hie grl*4 wilt, hi* owa diet tilery, had hla oaa emit by for repairing luni*. hla own carpealer ahop, btbme and ho butll More* oI huueaa aad cabin* lor hi* elate* Ilia •«* larrna tanged Itom l.tHW iw J.umu HIM each, and each larm had It* ateteaof and Ha altolwwal #t H eg root aad elm k I f I (CIIArTKR IX.-Coimi'VtD). ; There wm ao algnature. Nona wm needed. Ralph Trenbolin* wae deapar ataly angry. Ha chafed Ilka a caged lion. Tbla woman whom ha did not lova, whom ha married eolaly to plaaae an other, wm diehonoring hie proud name, and making him merely a tool to play upon with her eubtle wit, at her own pleaeiire. He ehut hie hand like a vlee. Time would ha cruah her power to die grace him further, he eald, hoareely. When ehe did return, ehe ahould give an account to him for theee myeterloue abeencea, or he would make her a prla- , oner to tha Roek. On the night of the third day he found her eewlng quietly In her little private anting room. She looked up coolly m he entered. "It la a fine evening, Mr, Tren bolme," ehe remarked, Indifferently, He laid a heavy band on her ahoulder and bent hie dark, fiery eyee upon here. She met the gfi/.<- wlthoul flinching. "Madam, where bMve you been?" he aeked. In a voice lioaree with anger. She ahook hereeif looee from hie graep. "You hurt my ahoulder," eh* eald, quietly, "I oak you, where you have been?" “And I don't chooee to tell you." "You muat tell me, 1 will take no cold i.i.talnnul 'T..II nr t.V t H hl mad am, I will not h**ttato to " [by cl Am "Hush!" she Mid, quickly; "the very air baa ears. Do not coma If you need j mora. Writ* to me. You know the place where letter* reach me. Take tbla, and v>:’ Hhe put something Into bla hand. Kalph pressed forward, and peered | through the buehee, but It waa so dark , he could discern nothing beyond th* outline* of a tall, dark figure, heavily bearded and wrapped In an Immense shawl. For a moment be was tempted to rush forth and annihilate them both on the spot,' hut prudence held him back. He would watt and watch. Ho he stood quietly In the shaduw, while Imo gen* returned to the bouse, and her companion went down the path lead ing to the shore. Kalph Trenholme ground his teeth In rage. He was a proud man, and lie did not love this woman who was hi* wife lie had no love to wound, hut she hurt his pride, lie could not bear a dishonored name, CHAPTER X T THK close of a j boisterous day In March, a traveling | carriage stopped j before Trenholme house, and a little | figure wrapped In ' furs alighted, Hhe : Inquired for Mias Trenbolmeand Ag nea went down to find Helen Fulton waiting In the parlor. The girls em braced cordially. "Hometblug sent me here, Agnes!”