America first; one hundred stories from our own history . rest upon or any dry place to sleep. Sometimesthe water was ankle-deep, then knee-deep, andthen waist-deep. Still, they went on, knowingthey must plunge ahead or go back. At last, they came within four miles of the water was waist-deep and very cold. Wadein, cried Clark, and follow me! Seizing adrummer-boy, he placed him on his shoulders andtold him to beat his drum. Then the brave leaderplunged into the ice-cold water. With a shout,the men followed him. After a few hours hardriding, they crossed the flood, and were before thef
America first; one hundred stories from our own history . rest upon or any dry place to sleep. Sometimesthe water was ankle-deep, then knee-deep, andthen waist-deep. Still, they went on, knowingthey must plunge ahead or go back. At last, they came within four miles of the water was waist-deep and very cold. Wadein, cried Clark, and follow me! Seizing adrummer-boy, he placed him on his shoulders andtold him to beat his drum. Then the brave leaderplunged into the ice-cold water. With a shout,the men followed him. After a few hours hardriding, they crossed the flood, and were before thefort of Vincennes. Colonel Hamilton was amazed when he sawClark and his men at his very door. They aremad, or else they had wings to cross at such atime, he said. But he resolved to defend his fort,and the fight began. For hours the Kentucky and Virginia riflemen,with their unerring aim, poured shot into the loop-holes of the fort. They were deadly riflemen, andevery shot told. At the end of the day, Hamiltonsurrendered, and the flag of England was again. Wade in, cried Clark, and follow me! STORIES OF OUR OWN HISTORY 221 hauled down. In this way did all that greatNorthwest Territory pass into possession of theAmericans. Out of it the great states of Ohio, In-diana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part ofMinnesota were afterwards formed. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Benjamin Franklin was the youngest member ofa family of seventeen children. His father was apoor man, who made his living by boiling soapand making candles. He went to school barelytwo years, though all his life he was a hard stu-dent. There was never a boy more fond of booksthan he; he borrowed them from anybody whowould lend them to him, and, oftentimes, sat upall night reading. In this way, he became one ofthe most learned men in the country. He began life by working for his brother in aprinting office, where he soon became an experttjpe-setter. He read all the articles printed in hisbrothers paper, and decided he could w
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