Manchester Historic Association collections . snow-shoe men from Dunstable,Now two hundred years ago. With faces turned to the Northward, Leaving homes without a sigh,Ready to act for their loved ones— Ready ever to do and die. THE SNOW-SHOE MEN They had left their hearthfires burning,And those they held most dear; But honor and valor went with them,Though the way was long and drear. Up the River of Broken Waters,In silence wended their way. For their feet were clad with stout of heart were they. You have read how they met the enemy- The tedious march was done,Which gave to us o
Manchester Historic Association collections . snow-shoe men from Dunstable,Now two hundred years ago. With faces turned to the Northward, Leaving homes without a sigh,Ready to act for their loved ones— Ready ever to do and die. THE SNOW-SHOE MEN They had left their hearthfires burning,And those they held most dear; But honor and valor went with them,Though the way was long and drear. Up the River of Broken Waters,In silence wended their way. For their feet were clad with stout of heart were they. You have read how they met the enemy- The tedious march was done,Which gave to us our home-rights. Their well-earned victory won. Who shall say they were not the years have flown apace? Who can say they are not worthyIn our hearts to hold a place? They have left with us their record—The fight and hardships shared— Let us keep alive their memory,Remember the men who dared. When at last lifes chain is broken. Let this ever be our prayer;That their deeds shall be recorded, And their names be written Cfje ^noto=^J)oe ^couts^ An Address Delivered by George Waldo Browne Before theManchester Historic Association Upon the Two Hun-dredth Anniversary of the Winter Scout of Tyng and His Snow-Shoe Men. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: aT is my purpose this evening to speak of that httleband of men whose names have become enrolled onthe historic pages of early New England as TheSnow-Shoe Scouts; the men who were foremost amongthe pioneers in breaking the New Hampshire wilderness;the men whose log cabins were the homes of the firstactual settlers within the populous section of our city; themen whose clearings were the windows in the primevalforest to first let in the sunlight of these northern skiesupon this paradise of the red men; the men whose rough-walled meeting house reared on one of the pine-templedhills near by, was the first to declare to the coming gene-rations that their ancestors were a God-fearing people. Sitting he
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