. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . CHAPTER III. A GLORIOUS BONFIRE. Pomp, youre a hero ! shouted a group ofyoung men on the Park in the city of NewYork, who were surrounding a poor colored manknown as Pompey Ducklegs. Capital, Pomp ! Youre a hero, Pomp ! tellus some more of your adventures. Pompey was a great favorite with the citizens. His peculiar cognomen of Ducklegs was given him because he had lost the lower part of both his legs, which compelled him to waddle along, at a slow pace, upon his knees. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and wit, and as he had be
. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . CHAPTER III. A GLORIOUS BONFIRE. Pomp, youre a hero ! shouted a group ofyoung men on the Park in the city of NewYork, who were surrounding a poor colored manknown as Pompey Ducklegs. Capital, Pomp ! Youre a hero, Pomp ! tellus some more of your adventures. Pompey was a great favorite with the citizens. His peculiar cognomen of Ducklegs was given him because he had lost the lower part of both his legs, which compelled him to waddle along, at a slow pace, upon his knees. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and wit, and as he had been in a number of engagements in(20) SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS. 21 the war, his descriptions of scenes he had wit-nessed were always interesting to the he chose to talk he never wanted forlisteners. When I was took from de West Injys, wharde kidnappers leff me, said Pompey, I cometo Rhode Island, an stayed dar till de war brokeout. I was dar when de ole Gaspee was burnt,an I had a hand in it. Good. You shared in the glory, did you? aske
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