St Nicholas [serial] . THE INN-KEEPER AND HIS FAMILY. And out upon the highway — the strangest sight, I ween ! —A throng of frightened village folk a-march from Durley Green,Equipped with ancient musketry — equipped from toe to crown —To battle for their neighbors at beleaguered Durley Town. And they shouted as they hastened by, eachwith a right good will:The soldiers are upon us, and they ve firedDurley Mill!And lastly came the cannon, with the beadle on before ;And he shouted, Haste and help us,for there s going to be a war!. A THRONG OF FRIGHTENED VILLAGE FOLK. THE BATTLE OF DURLEY. 295 So
St Nicholas [serial] . THE INN-KEEPER AND HIS FAMILY. And out upon the highway — the strangest sight, I ween ! —A throng of frightened village folk a-march from Durley Green,Equipped with ancient musketry — equipped from toe to crown —To battle for their neighbors at beleaguered Durley Town. And they shouted as they hastened by, eachwith a right good will:The soldiers are upon us, and they ve firedDurley Mill!And lastly came the cannon, with the beadle on before ;And he shouted, Haste and help us,for there s going to be a war!. A THRONG OF FRIGHTENED VILLAGE FOLK. THE BATTLE OF DURLEY. 295 So away went Master Merrivein, and followed them all downTo fight for suffering neighbors at beleaguered Durley lo! what sight did meet his eyes as he drove round the hill?All peacefully against the skies stood good old Durley Mill!
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