. The New England magazine. es anddeeds were likely soon to be looking over the town records of theperiod of the Revolution he could not butadmire the firm and bold resolves of thecitizens, their clear views of republicanprinciples and constitutional liberty, andtheir self-sacrificing patriotism. He de-sired that some one should chronicle thehistory of the town, before the loss of rec-ords or the death of the remaining few passage describing- the things whichimmediately followed the Concordfight: By preconcerted arrangements theCommittees of Safety in the various townsspread the n
. The New England magazine. es anddeeds were likely soon to be looking over the town records of theperiod of the Revolution he could not butadmire the firm and bold resolves of thecitizens, their clear views of republicanprinciples and constitutional liberty, andtheir self-sacrificing patriotism. He de-sired that some one should chronicle thehistory of the town, before the loss of rec-ords or the death of the remaining few passage describing- the things whichimmediately followed the Concordfight: By preconcerted arrangements theCommittees of Safety in the various townsspread the news in all directions; and sorapidly had messengers sped from town totown, that before nightfall not a placewithin, a hundred miles but had heard thenews, and in many instances with almostevery kind of exaggeration. The intelli-gence reached this town about two oclockin the afternoon; the Committee of Safetyimmediately assembled on the commonand fired three guns in quick succession,the signal that had been agreed on in case. THE HOMESTEAD INN. whose memory extended back to earlytimes should render it too late. After un-availing efforts to prevail on some one toundertake the task, he concluded to at-tempt it himself. As one turns the pages of a booklike this, one realizes anew how muchof the real flavor of New England his-tory and life is preserved in suchlocal works. This history of NewIpswich is dedicated appropriately toSamuel Appleton. Two of its dozenand more chapters are devoted to theRevolution, and very vivid picturesthey give us of those times that triedmens souls. Here is a graphic of a sudden alarm. The people rapidlyassembled, and in less than two hours agreat proportion of the male populationmet on the little common in front of themeeting-house. After a short consultationwith the oldest and most experienced, itwas decided to prepare as many as possibleand march for Concord. The towns stockof powder and lead was taken from themagazine, then situated on the beams ofth
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