. New England; a human interest geographical reader. aused his friends to hastilypull him out, much to the detriment of his clothesand person. But he at once called for his gun, andback he went. As soon as he was near enough to seethe wolf distinctly he took aim and fired. The con-cussion and the smoke almost overpowered him, butthe crowd outside hauled him forth into the open air,where he quickly revived. Then for a third time heentered the cave. He found the wolf dead, seized her by the ears,kicked therope, and outhe was draggedwith the wolfin his wake. News of theBattle of Lex-ington reache
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. aused his friends to hastilypull him out, much to the detriment of his clothesand person. But he at once called for his gun, andback he went. As soon as he was near enough to seethe wolf distinctly he took aim and fired. The con-cussion and the smoke almost overpowered him, butthe crowd outside hauled him forth into the open air,where he quickly revived. Then for a third time heentered the cave. He found the wolf dead, seized her by the ears,kicked therope, and outhe was draggedwith the wolfin his wake. News of theBattle of Lex-ington reachedPutnam whilehe was ploughing in an outlying field, two milesfrom the village. When the mounted courier camealong beating a drum at intervals and calHng out thenews to such persons as he saw. Old Put unhitchedhis oxen from the plough, and bade one of hisboys, who was with him, to go home and tell that he had gone to fight the he mounted his horse, on which he had riddento the field that morning, and dashed away General Putnams plough Connecticut Places and People 207 He was noted for his energy and courage. Thescene of one of his most daring exploits was the oldtown of Greenwich in the extreme southwesterncorner of the state. A peninsula which reaches outon the west side of Greenwich harbor was used as a pas-ture for horses in the early days, and a settlement whichgrew up in its vicinity was called Horseneck. On thesummit of a steep hill there, a httle church was was in this region with a small force in Feb-ruary 1779 when a British foraying party of over twothousand cavalry and foot soldiers was discoveredapproaching. To oppose them Putnam had only one hundred andfifty men and two pieces of artillery. He stationedhis force on the brow of the steep rocky hill near thechurch, and when the enemy drew near received themwith several well-directed volleys. They prepared tocharge, and Putnam ordered his men to retire. Hehimself ling
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