. Camps and firesides of the revolution . eat man departed,we are assured he paid us this compliment: Since 150 F?~ench and Indian Wars [ it was my misfortune to be discomfited, and mortallywounded, it is a great consolation to me to be van-quished by so brave and generous an enemy. After our late worthy General Wolfe, of renownedmemory, was carried off wounded to the rear of thefront line, he desired those who were about him tolay him down. Being asked if he would have a sur-geon, he replied, It is needless : it is all over withme. One of them then cried out, They run, seehow they run !
. Camps and firesides of the revolution . eat man departed,we are assured he paid us this compliment: Since 150 F?~ench and Indian Wars [ it was my misfortune to be discomfited, and mortallywounded, it is a great consolation to me to be van-quished by so brave and generous an enemy. After our late worthy General Wolfe, of renownedmemory, was carried off wounded to the rear of thefront line, he desired those who were about him tolay him down. Being asked if he would have a sur-geon, he replied, It is needless : it is all over withme. One of them then cried out, They run, seehow they run ! Who runs? demanded our herowith great earnestness, like a person roused from asleep. The officer answered: The enemy, , they give way everywhere. Thereupon the general rejoined : Go, one of you,my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march withall speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreatof the fugitives from the bridge. Then, turning onhis side, he added, Now, God be praised, I will diein peace ! and thus THE MINUTE MAN. PART V GETTING READY FOR THEREVOLUTION 45. A Furious Mob By Thomas Hutchinson (1765) Boston, Aug. 30, came from my house at Milton, on the 26th in the it was sup-morning. After dinner it was whispered in town there P°sed that & 1 Governor would be a mob at night, and that the custom-house Hutchinsonand admiralty officers houses would be attacked ; but had asked J . _ . the British my friends assured me that the rabble were satisfied governrnen1 with the insult I had received and that I was become to levy a . stamp dutv: rather popular. it was for that In the evening, whilst I was at supper and my chil- reason that dren round me, somebody ran in and said the mob were 1S °fep. coming. I directed my children to fly to a secure in reality place, and shut up my house as I had done before, in- Hutchinson11. was opposed tending not to quit it; but my eldest daughter repented to the duty. her leaving me, hastened back
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