Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . y. THE WHITE HORSEMAK. The bell of the meeting-house at Lexington, rang out loud andshrill on that clear frosty morning in April, 1775, startling from hisslumbers the hardy yoeman, who, as he leaped from his pallet and en-deavored to rouse his dormant faculties, was not long in conjec-turing the meaning of those untimely sounds. Ding, dong, ding,dong; how they thrilled along the nerves of the half-awakenedsleeper, as he tried to peer
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . y. THE WHITE HORSEMAK. The bell of the meeting-house at Lexington, rang out loud andshrill on that clear frosty morning in April, 1775, startling from hisslumbers the hardy yoeman, who, as he leaped from his pallet and en-deavored to rouse his dormant faculties, was not long in conjec-turing the meaning of those untimely sounds. Ding, dong, ding,dong; how they thrilled along the nerves of the half-awakenedsleeper, as he tried to peer from his window into the gloom of theincipient day. And as those soul-stirring sounds echoed and rever-berated through the chilling atmosphere, one and another householdwas awakened, and soon glow-worm tapers might be seen flitting toand fro, until every house within reach of those reverberations gavetoken of wakefulness and activity. 172 THE WHITE HORSEMAN. Anon, as the first gray of the coming morning stole over the pic-ture, groups and squads of armed and unarmed men appeared, all hur-rying toward the point whence came the warning voice of the old bell. DEATH 0\ THE PALE HORSE. as it continued itscall to arms. Therewas no hesitation, nohalting in the step of those who gathered around the person of , to learn the import of those thrilling clarion notes. Everyman capable of bearing arms had been enrolled in the bands of the* minute men, and the presence of one hundred men about thedoors of that old church, gave token how well they deserved thetitle. Whats the matter, Capn? whats the matter? was thequery of each as he arrived on the ground, and all were answeredalike; The British are on the way to Concord to capture the stores,and we must lot em know that they aint going to have em withouta brush. There was, to the Americans, something cruel in the idea of beingdeprived, by force, of the very humble means of defense which theyhad been able after great exertions to c
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