. The New England magazine. dicated appropriately toSamuel Appleton. Two of its dozenand more chapters are devoted to theRevolution, and very vivid picturesthey give us of those times that triedmens souls. Here is a graphic of a sudden alarm. The people rapidlyassembled, and in less than two hours agreat proportion of the male populationmet on the little common in front of themeeting-house. After a short consultationwith the oldest and most experienced, itwas decided to prepare as many as possibleand march for Concord. The towns stockof powder and lead was taken from themagazine, then situated
. The New England magazine. dicated appropriately toSamuel Appleton. Two of its dozenand more chapters are devoted to theRevolution, and very vivid picturesthey give us of those times that triedmens souls. Here is a graphic of a sudden alarm. The people rapidlyassembled, and in less than two hours agreat proportion of the male populationmet on the little common in front of themeeting-house. After a short consultationwith the oldest and most experienced, itwas decided to prepare as many as possibleand march for Concord. The towns stockof powder and lead was taken from themagazine, then situated on the beams ofthe meeting-house, and distributed to suchas had not a supply, a careful account ofit being taken by the selectmen. In themean time the alarm was extendingthrough the remote parts of the town,and some of the men who were at workin the woods or distant fields did not reachthe usual training ground till sunset; andas provisions had to be collected, so muchtime was consumed that probably but few no NEW SISTER KATHERINE. commenced their march before dark. Sev-eral parties proceeded as far as CaptainHealds, where they took a few hours re-pose; and others spent most of the nightin and near the middle of the town, buttook up their march before daylight; andbefore the sun rose the next morning notless than a hundred and fifty men, the verybone and muscle of the town, were press-ing forward, some on foot and some onhorseback, towards Concord. Provisionswere collected and forwarded in carts,under the direction of the Committee ofSafety. Deacon Appleton, like Cincin-natus, had left his plough in the furrow atthe moment of the alarm, and soon aftermounted his horse and carried the newsto Peterborough. The next morning acompany from that patriotic town, with Captain Wilson inthrough New Ips-wich, then nearlydeserted by themen, the deaconhastening on withthem, not evenstopping to takeleave of his family,though he passednear his own door. Then follow pas-sages no les
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