. Bill Nye's history of the United States. THE CRITICAL PERIOD. recklessness, although the steps had just beencleaned with ammonia and wiped off with achamois-skin. It was a day long to be remem-bered, and one that made George III. wish thathe had reconsidered his birth. In the steeple of the old State-House was abell which had fortunately upon it the line Pro-claim liberty throughout all the land unto all theinhabitants thereof It was rung by the old manin charge, though he had lacked faith up to thatmoment in Congress. He believed that Con-gress would not pass the resolution and adoptthe Dec
. Bill Nye's history of the United States. THE CRITICAL PERIOD. recklessness, although the steps had just beencleaned with ammonia and wiped off with achamois-skin. It was a day long to be remem-bered, and one that made George III. wish thathe had reconsidered his birth. In the steeple of the old State-House was abell which had fortunately upon it the line Pro-claim liberty throughout all the land unto all theinhabitants thereof It was rung by the old manin charge, though he had lacked faith up to thatmoment in Congress. He believed that Con-gress would not pass the resolution and adoptthe Declaration till after election. Thus was the era of good feeling ina,uguratedboth North and South. There was noNorth then, no South, no East, no West;just one common country, with Washing-ton actino- as father of same. Oh, hownice it must have been ! Washington was one of thesweetest men in the United gave his hand in marriage to awidow woman who had two childrenand a dark red farm in Virginia. IS. RINGING THE LIBERTY BELL. T CHAPTER XVII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END. HE British army now numbered thirty thou-sand troops, while Washingtons entirecommand was not over seven thousandstroncr. The Howes, one a g-eneral and the otheran admiral, now turned their attention to NewYork. Washington, however, was on the groundbeforehand. Howes idea was to first capture Brooklyn, sothat he could have a place in which to sleep atnights while engaged in taking New York. The battle was brief. Howe attacked the littlearmy in front, while General Clinton got aroundby a circuitous route to the rear of the Colonialtroops and cut them off The Americans lost onethousand men by death or capture. The prison-ers were confined in the old sugar-house on Lib-erty Street, where they suffered the most miserableand indescribable deaths. The army of the Americans fortunately escapedby Fulton Ferry in a fog, otherwise it would havebeen obliterated. Washington now fortified Har-lem Heights, and later withdr
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