The young continentals at Bunker Hill . OUNG CONTINENTALS debate. The dim light of the lanterns held bythe boys lit up the earnest faces of the officersas they talked. ** The orders for us to occupy Bunker Hillare most explicit, said Prescott after a time.^ And yet it would seem to me He paused and his bold gaze went towardthe hill nearest Boston, which bulked upwardin a dense swell through the night. The nearer the enemy, the quicker wecome to hard gripes with him, declared therough and ready Putnam. The other officers were for the most partsilent; those who did speak were non-com-mittal. It
The young continentals at Bunker Hill . OUNG CONTINENTALS debate. The dim light of the lanterns held bythe boys lit up the earnest faces of the officersas they talked. ** The orders for us to occupy Bunker Hillare most explicit, said Prescott after a time.^ And yet it would seem to me He paused and his bold gaze went towardthe hill nearest Boston, which bulked upwardin a dense swell through the night. The nearer the enemy, the quicker wecome to hard gripes with him, declared therough and ready Putnam. The other officers were for the most partsilent; those who did speak were non-com-mittal. It was plain to be seen that they hadno desire to go contrary to General Wardsorders unless some one else assumed the re-sponsibility. If we had a map of the section, spokePrescott, I think I could show you all theweak points in our orders. In a moment Ezra Prentiss stood forwardand saluted. Prescott signed to him to speak. ** Mr. Scarlett has such a map, he said. I saw it only to-day. Instantly the drawing was demanded. WITH PRESCOTT 231. 232 THE YOUNG CONTINENTALS Scarlett stepped within the circle, coolly tookit from his pocket, and proceeded to explainits design. The officers listened with great at-tention and examined the map closely. Orders to a soldier, stated Scarlett wisely,* should be as the breath to his nostrils. But,and he elevated his brows, * plans made in thecamp are sometimes necessarily modified inthe field. Putnam looked at Prescott and that gentle-man smiled. ^^That Breeds Hill, continued Scarlettpointing to his map, is nearest the enemy isthe point of view of a fighting more things are to be considered in itsfavor. Occupy it and you face your foe as hecomes up the slope from the water; also by sodoing you deprive him of a point where hecan plant his batteries. Putnam threw back his head and laughed. ** Could anything be better said? de-manded he. The gentleman makes it allpoint. There is nothing else to do that I cansee, with an inquiring look at
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