. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... had thirteen gorgeous stripes, of redand white, to represent the thirteen the British union-jack was takenfrom the corner, and thirteen stars on a blueground put in its place. We add a new starfor every new State, and our banner is now al-most as thick with stars as the milky our flag (which we are proud to thinkthe handsomest in the world) has grown to its ^ The Stars and Stripes. present beauty. In April, Washington c
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... had thirteen gorgeous stripes, of redand white, to represent the thirteen the British union-jack was takenfrom the corner, and thirteen stars on a blueground put in its place. We add a new starfor every new State, and our banner is now al-most as thick with stars as the milky our flag (which we are proud to thinkthe handsomest in the world) has grown to its ^ The Stars and Stripes. present beauty. In April, Washington concluded to leave a sufficient number oftroops in Boston to protect the town, and remove witli the mainpart of his army to New York. He accordingly did so, and madehis head-quarters in a handsome house on Richmond Hill, twomiles from the city. To-day the site of the once handsome countrymansion is the corner of Varick and Charlton Streets, one of thedingiest and most crowded thoroughfares of the great metropolis. General Putnam also took up his quarters near the Battery. Thisbluff old soldier had brought his wife and daughters, and with him. 220 STORY OF OUR COUNTRY. they were busy spinning flax, day after day, providing linen tomake shirts for the army. Mrs. Washington was also in New was a rich woman, with great estates in Virginia, but she wasnever idle, and in her leisure moments kept her knitting-work athand. Ah! these are women worth reading about, who were readyto aid the cause of liberty both with heart and hand. The British army was now pouring troops into America. Gen-eral Cornwallis and Sir Peter Parker had been sent from Englandwith a large body of men. A brother of General Howe was madelord admiral of the English fleet. Sir Henry Clinton had beensent to South Carolina with ten ships. An army of 17,000 Ger-mans from Hesse-Cassel, under command of General De Hiester hadbeen hired by the English to help do their American fighting. Allthese new recruits, added
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