The patriot schoolmaster; or, The adventures of the two Boston cannon, the ''Adams'' and ''Hancock''A tale of the minute men and the sons of liberty . ehad a plan in mind that the dog might disturb. There were low muttering sounds within the grew louder. Dr. Oliver stopped to listen. Theyoung men and boys stood motionless. Queue growled. I will have you arrested, sir, the officer was heard toexclaim, suddenly, in a loud voice. Do you mean totell me, a British officer, that you will not allow my mento search this shop? Blingos voice rose loud. Do you see that? Queuegrowled again. The
The patriot schoolmaster; or, The adventures of the two Boston cannon, the ''Adams'' and ''Hancock''A tale of the minute men and the sons of liberty . ehad a plan in mind that the dog might disturb. There were low muttering sounds within the grew louder. Dr. Oliver stopped to listen. Theyoung men and boys stood motionless. Queue growled. I will have you arrested, sir, the officer was heard toexclaim, suddenly, in a loud voice. Do you mean totell me, a British officer, that you will not allow my mento search this shop? Blingos voice rose loud. Do you see that? Queuegrowled again. There was a flash of fire above the door. Then therewere shuffling sounds, and low words by Blingo, and growlsby the dog, and silence. Suddenly the door opened, and an amazing sight metthe eyes of all. Two men seemed to rush out of the door,one as if carried upon the others shoulders. The boots ofthe man who looked as though he were being carried pro-truded horizontally out of a great coat called in those daysa pea jacket, which seemed to be thrown over his tall hat was tipped back, and his head seemed to beupturned, as in great Snd\fLf! csiii/c Il a I 111 WHS _:,?///. DR. OLIVER SEES A GHOST. 139 It was a dusky night, and as the door opened the ap-pearance of one man carrying another was very distinctas a rough, dark outHne. Here he is! uttered a gurgling voice. Whose? Dr. OHver, with hfted cane, stood as one petrified. Thesoldiers stood with open mouths, and the men and boyswere wonderstruck. It is Blingo carrying off the officer, said PhilipFayreweather. It is the officer carrying off Blingo, said Andrew. But where is the uniform? asked another. The strange apparition as of two men, one carried awayon the shoulders of the other, mounted the hill, whensuddenly the two figures were transformed or sunk intoone man, who ran over the hill and disappeared. Thebeholders stood for some moments in silence. Was thesentinels story of the disappearance of the guns true?
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