. New England; a human interest geographical reader. ns, and these sons allbecame preachers. The most famous of the seven,Henry Ward Beecher, was born at Litchfield. As aboy he had little aptitude for study and wanted to goto sea. Instead, he continued his education andgraduated at Amherst won no laurels in the routinecollege lessons, but displayedmarked abihty in writing anddebating. For most of his lifehe was pastor of PlymouthChurch in Brooklyn, where hiscongregation was one of thelargest in the United States. His sister, Harriet BeecherStowe, the novelist, was alsoborn at Litchf
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. ns, and these sons allbecame preachers. The most famous of the seven,Henry Ward Beecher, was born at Litchfield. As aboy he had little aptitude for study and wanted to goto sea. Instead, he continued his education andgraduated at Amherst won no laurels in the routinecollege lessons, but displayedmarked abihty in writing anddebating. For most of his lifehe was pastor of PlymouthChurch in Brooklyn, where hiscongregation was one of thelargest in the United States. His sister, Harriet BeecherStowe, the novelist, was alsoborn at Litchfield. She for atime taught school in Hartford,and in 1864 became a permanentresident of that city. An entertaining incident in Litchfields history oc-curred on a pleasant September morning in 1780 whenGeneral Washington passed through the place. Oneof the local residents was Appleton Kilbourne, amethodical farmer, who probably never went ten milesfrom home in his life. On the morning mentioned hemounted Dobbin and started for the mill with a couple. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Toms Cabin 204 New England of bags of grain. He was passing a tavern at a cornerwhen a friend called out, Hi, Uncle App, youre alittle too late! Too late for what? Uncle App asked. Why, General Washington and his escort havejust left here, was the reply. Look to the west-ward — there they go. Uncle App at once urged Dobbin in that direction,at full speed, the bags flopping with every boundof the horse, and the riders coattails streamingout behind. He passed the military procession,then suddenly wheeled his horse, and confronted thechieftain. Are you General Washington? he inquired. I am, sir, Washington replied. God Almighty bless you! Uncle App exclaimedwaving his hat in the air. Then he quietly pursuedhis way to the mill. One of Connecticuts heroes of the Revolution was Old Put, as General Israel Putman was affectionatelycalled. He came as a young man, shortly after hismarriage, to the
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