Ghost of the glacier and other tales . able to awaken a spark fora seemingly dying cause,Christmas day was closeat hand, but the anni-versary of Himwho had diedfor the sal-\- a t i o no f m e ngave noglimmer Copyria:ht, 1900, netroit Photographic Co. of hope for the liberty of a people. Here, under these cir-cumstances, developed the character of the Revolution. OnChristmas night this character began to make itself apparent. There was no holiday cheer upon the western bank ofthe Delaware. Instead commanders were moving amongthe heroes of Bunker Hill, of Long Island, of HarlemHeights and White
Ghost of the glacier and other tales . able to awaken a spark fora seemingly dying cause,Christmas day was closeat hand, but the anni-versary of Himwho had diedfor the sal-\- a t i o no f m e ngave noglimmer Copyria:ht, 1900, netroit Photographic Co. of hope for the liberty of a people. Here, under these cir-cumstances, developed the character of the Revolution. OnChristmas night this character began to make itself apparent. There was no holiday cheer upon the western bank ofthe Delaware. Instead commanders were moving amongthe heroes of Bunker Hill, of Long Island, of HarlemHeights and White Plains bidding them prepare for a nightof peril. On the eastern shore hilarity reigned. Rahl, with a partyof congenial friends, drank deep and often to the glory ofthe British arms. His men, comfortably quartered, sang ofChristmas cheer in merrie England and the faderland. Out-posts considered it unnecessary to watch carefully a foe thatwas isolated by a raging river running full with gigantic cakesof ice. WE LOVENEW JERSEYMOUNTAINS !. MAKING A REVOLUTION, Through all that terrible night the troop of freedomlabored ceaselessly in the river. Story, poem, song haverehearsed it through more than a century, and will to theend of time. The fall of Trenton is the climax. Four days later Washington was again on Jersey soil withhis still jaded troops. Cornwallis was hastening back fromNew York to blot out the disgrace of Trenton. Britishforces were gathering at Princeton to aid in his effort. Seventhousand men opposed the little army which had crossed theDelaware. Libertys spark seemed about to be snuffed out. On the eastern shore of the Delaware the character of theRevolution continued to develop. Washington and hisgenerals were in consultation and the genius of warfarepresided. After the conference the American army stole silently bythe British while the redcoated sentinels watched flamingcampfires that were supposed to be warming a sleepingenemy. A single regiment fed these beacon l
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