. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . erefighting for their lives; others wallowing in blood ; the OF THE PAST. 29 house on fire over our heads and the bloody heathens readyto knock us on the head if we stirred out. I took mv chil-dren to go forth but the Indians shot so thick that the bulletsrattled against the house as if one had thrown a handful ofstones. We had six stout dogs but not one of them wouldstir. The bullets Hying thick, one went through my sideand through my poor child in my arms. The brutalities ofan Indian massacre followed. Mrs. Rowlandson was takencaptiv
. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . erefighting for their lives; others wallowing in blood ; the OF THE PAST. 29 house on fire over our heads and the bloody heathens readyto knock us on the head if we stirred out. I took mv chil-dren to go forth but the Indians shot so thick that the bulletsrattled against the house as if one had thrown a handful ofstones. We had six stout dogs but not one of them wouldstir. The bullets Hying thick, one went through my sideand through my poor child in my arms. The brutalities ofan Indian massacre followed. Mrs. Rowlandson was takencaptive with one poor, wounded babe. She adds, Down Imust sit in the snow, with my sick child, the picture of death,in my arms. Not the least crumb of refreshment camewithin either of our mouths from Wednesday night to Satur-day night, except a little cold water. How little do the mothers ot the present day, surroundedby the comforts and blessings of civilization, know of thesorrows of the women of a former generation. CHAPTER III. CITY The administration of municipalaffairs is committed to the hands ofa Mayor, Board of Aldermen, andCommon Council. The annualelection is held on the first Tuesdayin December and the city govern-ment is formally organized on thefirst Monday of the following Janu-ary. Six Aldermen—one from eachward—compose the Board, and the Common Council consistsof eighteen members—three from each ward. Meetings of the city government are held on the first andthird Tuesdays of each month. The officers of the city for the present year are as follows :Mayor: Frederick Fosdick. Aldermen : Ward i—Frank A. Wood ; Ward 2—DavidM. Dillon : Ward 3—John Parkhill; Ward 4—James F. ; Ward 5—Henry M. Choate ; Ward 6—Horace Clerk of the Board of Aldermen: Walter Common Councilmen: Ward 1—Michael D. Crimmins,Frederick Ryan, Joseph A. Fuller; Ward 2—George , James Hanna, Francis A. McCauliff; Ward 3—William H
Size: 1576px × 1586px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidfitchburgmas, bookyear1887
