. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . d recall the sac-rifices of that natures nobleman, and think ofthat hour when the dissatisfied army around him,in their poverty, were threatening to march to thecapital and demand justice of Congress. See theworn and wearied hero as he rises to read his patri-otic appeal to those men. He pauses before he pro-ceeds, to adjust his glasses, and utters the touchingwords : These eyes, my friends, have grown dim,and these locks white in the service, yet I neverdoubted the justice of my country. Happy forus if, in our brighte
. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . d recall the sac-rifices of that natures nobleman, and think ofthat hour when the dissatisfied army around him,in their poverty, were threatening to march to thecapital and demand justice of Congress. See theworn and wearied hero as he rises to read his patri-otic appeal to those men. He pauses before he pro-ceeds, to adjust his glasses, and utters the touchingwords : These eyes, my friends, have grown dim,and these locks white in the service, yet I neverdoubted the justice of my country. Happy forus if, in our brighter days, we can catch some- 416 KEMINISCEJSrCES AND MEMORIALS. thing of his noble unselfishness, his unwaveringsense of duty. Happy for us, whether presentor absent on that closing day of these centennialobservances, if we try to do something that shallquicken in our generation, — and leave, as our bestlegacy to those who come after us—a love of coun-try, sincere and deep, nourished in their childhood,pure and active in their manliest years, and stead-fast to the DIAGRAM OF CONCORD VILLAGE. INDEX OF NAMES. A. Abbot, John, 317. Joseph, family, 8, 9, 54, 140,173. Abigail, 64. Charles Francis, 52, 66. Elizabeth, 72. Henry, 65, 70. John, 13, 45-52, 54, 59-64, 66-70,75, 76, 89, 93, 162,189, 237, 282,286, 400, 401. John Quincy, 9, 48, 52-55, 57, 58,62, 64, 66, 67, 80, 93, 94, 216, 283. Mrs. John, 62, 85. Rev. Mr., 391. Samuel, 13, 30, 68-72, 75, 76, 162,189, 282, 310, 367, , Miss, 175, , Jonathan, 296, , Sarah, the Great, , Ethan, 396, , Washington, , Marv, 25. Samuel,, Fisher, 30, , 199. Andros, Gov. Edmund, , Col. George, , Benedict, 193, 211, 244, 354, 412, , a British writer, 198. B. Bacon, Mercy, , Ebenezer, , Commodore, , Joseph, , Captain, 195. George, , John N., , Commodore, 2
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