Looks like a piece o' rope.

SOLDIER

A halter! Look, Corporal!

CORPORAL

Yep. A halter. Well, no use stoppin' him. Lie low. We want to get one o'
them Hessians. By George, though, I'd like to have that whip.

SOLDIER

What for?

CORPORAL

To use on the Hessians we're goin' to git!

SOLDIER

You bet. Them mercenaries ought to be whipped out o' the country!
Shootin's too good for 'em--we'd ought to--

CORPORAL

Sh! He's gettin' closer.

SOLDIER

Say! I know that fellow.

CORPORAL

Yah? What about it? Keep quiet, I said!

SOLDIER

No! Listen, Corporal, we got to capture him.

CORPORAL

Why?

SOLDIER

The General issued orders about him.

CORPORAL

Who is he?

SOLDIER

Honeyman!

CORPORAL

Honeyman the Tory?

SOLDIER

That's who it is. Let's grab him.

CORPORAL

Men! (_several voices respond_) We're going to take this fellow. All
right now--lie low--and when I give the signal, jump!

HONEYMAN (_off, coming in_)

So-o-o, boss--where's that dang critter gone to? I cal'ate mebbe--

CORPORAL

Halt! Get him boys!

HONEYMAN

Say! What's the matter--what ye doin'!

ALL

Come on! Grab him! Get hold of him there! Down with him! (_etc._)

HONEYMAN (_at same time_)

Hey, you scoundrels! Git off me! Leave me be! I'm a peaceable man, ye
ain't got no right to do this to me--git off me--git off--I say--hey,
leave go my halter!

SOLDIERS

Well, ain't this nice, boys. He's brought along a rope for us to tie him
up with, now ain't that thoughtful--here--leave go the rope.

HONEYMAN

Let me up--don't ye tie me up! I'm jest a farmer--out huntin' a stray
cow!

CORPORAL

Stray cow, eh? Well, we was huntin' a stray coward! (_laughter_) Here
give me that whip!

SOLDIER

Here ye are, Corporal! Well boys, take a look at him--this here's
Honeyman the Tory. (_all comment_)

CORPORAL

All right, throw him into the boat! General Washington'll be right
pleased to see ye, Mister Honeyman! Come along--oh, ye won't go,
eh--well, fetch him, boys.

HONEYMAN

Leave me be! Stop it! The King's men'll make ye pay fer this.

ALL

Hey shut up--grab him Tom--stop that kickin', fetch him along. (_etc._)

ANNOUNCER

Protesting and struggling, Honeyman was thrown into the boat and carried
to the Pennsylvania shore of the Delaware. In the meantime, on that very
afternoon of December 22, 1776, Washington was holding a council of war
with his staff.

WASHINGTON

Gentleme