. Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex. account we have of Colonel Morgans appearancedescribes him as stout and active, six feet in height, not toomuch encumbered with flesh, and exactly fitted for the pompand toils of war. The features of his face were strong andmauly, and his brow thoughtful. His manuers plain and THE CONTINENTAL TRENCHES. 91 decorous, neither insinuating nor repulsive. His conversationgrave, sententious, and considerate, unadorned and uncapti-vating. Mount Benedict is associated with an event which has noparallel, we believe, in the history of our country, namely, thed
. Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex. account we have of Colonel Morgans appearancedescribes him as stout and active, six feet in height, not toomuch encumbered with flesh, and exactly fitted for the pompand toils of war. The features of his face were strong andmauly, and his brow thoughtful. His manuers plain and THE CONTINENTAL TRENCHES. 91 decorous, neither insinuating nor repulsive. His conversationgrave, sententious, and considerate, unadorned and uncapti-vating. Mount Benedict is associated with an event which has noparallel, we believe, in the history of our country, namely, thedestruction of a religious institution by a mob. The ruins ofthe Convent of St. Ursula still remain an evidence of whatpopular rage, directed by superstition and lawlessness, has beenable to accomplish in a community of high average ruins have for nearly forty years been a constant re-minder of the signal violation of that religious liberty guaran-teed by the fathers of the republic. They belong rather to1G34 than to rUF III^ILINL CONMM IN RL[N- It must be admitted that the Jesuit fathers who planted themissions of their order in every available spot in the NewWorld possessed an unerring instinct for choosing fine situa-tions. Wherever their establishments have been reared civili-zation has followed, uutil towns and cities have grown up and 92 HISTORIC FIELDS AND MANSIONS OF MIDDLESEX. environed their primitive cliapels. Whatever may be said ofthe order, it has left the finest specimens of ancient architec-ture existing on the American continent. We need only citeQuebec, Mexico, and Panama to support this assertion. The choice of Mount Benedict, therefore, for the site of aconvent is only another instance of the good judgment of theCatholics. The situation, though bleak in winter, commands asuperb view of the meadows through which the Mystic winds,and of the towns which extend themselves along the oppositeshores. Beyond these are seen the gray, rocky ri
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