The Visitors

Just to the west of Waretown, an ancient farmhouse stands.
It was owned by settler, Camburn, as were most adjoining lands.
And there's a story passed down, how six soldiers rode one day,
from Trenton, to deliver secret papers to Cape May.

The horsemen, as they rode, suspected they were being chased
by Hessians, when they spied the farmhouse, they pulled up in haste.
If the owner would oblige them, they might get a safer start.
Camburn was a patriot and proud to do his part.
They'd seen Hessians up in Trenton; it was more than just a whim
that the Hessians followed after, to surprise and ambush them.

He stabled all the horses down within the dining space;
as for the men, he found for each a secret hiding place.
They listened 'til they heard the sound of horses racing past,
remaining hidden 'til they knew that they were safe at last.
Then, with refreshment, Camburn saw them safely on their way,
to continue with their duty to their contact at Cape May.

Camburn often thought about the soldiers he'd befriended,
and I am certain that he wondered how the mission ended.
Camburn's story fell on many interested ears
when townsmen met to tell adventures of those early wartime years.

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