Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . ParsonTrumbull, of North Haven, was there mounted on his horse, thatcould stand fire as well as he, for both had been under it apparently had at the last moment backed out; the goodProfessor of Divinity could talk bravely, but when it came to smell-ing gunpowder it made a difference. But while they were marching along, a cloud of dust was seen torise along the road toward New Haven, and soon a solitary horse-man appeare
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . ParsonTrumbull, of North Haven, was there mounted on his horse, thatcould stand fire as well as he, for both had been under it apparently had at the last moment backed out; the goodProfessor of Divinity could talk bravely, but when it came to smell-ing gunpowder it made a difference. But while they were marching along, a cloud of dust was seen torise along the road toward New Haven, and soon a solitary horse-man appeared in view, gallopingfiercely forward. They at firstthought it wassome messengersent to overtakethem; but whenthe rider drew near,they beheld to theirsurprise. PresidentDagget on his old black mare, with a the parson in for the fight. long fowling piece in his hand. The faithful animal had oftenjogged around the streets of New Haven, and along the countryroads, bearing her dignified master at a dignified rate of speed, andwas astonislied to find herself tearing like a racer along the volunteers, supposing that he was going to join them and make. THE FIGHTING PAIISON. 121 good his word, received him with loud cheers. With ParsonTrumbull and President Dagget to show them how to fight, theyfelt they could easily do their duty. To their surprise, however, hedid not stop to join them, but, turning neither to the right nor theleft, pushed straight on toward the enemy. Concluding he washastening forward to reconnoitre, they gave him a parting cicrr,and pressed on after him. Dagget, after advancing some distance, tnrii-d from the mainroad,7nd ascended an eminence crowned with a grove, where hehalted, and took a survey of the surrounding country. The littleband of volunteers, keeping more to the south, swept round thebase of the hill, and soon came upon the advance-guard of the themselves behind a fence, they poured in a destructivevolley, which brought it to a
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