This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... DINNEB OF THE ANCIENTS. At 3 o'clock the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company proceeded to the tent, under which an excellent dinner was spread by J. B. Smith. Four hundred plates were laid, and they were all occupied. The Divine blessing was invoked by Rev. Dr. George E. Ellis, of Boston, after ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... DINNEB OF THE ANCIENTS. At 3 o'clock the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company proceeded to the tent, under which an excellent dinner was spread by J. B. Smith. Four hundred plates were laid, and they were all occupied. The Divine blessing was invoked by Rev. Dr. George E. Ellis, of Boston, after which half an hour was devoted to a discussion of the ample and elegant repast provided by the caterer. This being accomplished, Capt. Wyman called his command to order, and addressed them as follows: -- Speech Of Capt. Wyman. Gentlemen of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company: -- Through the kind invitation of the Standish Monument Association, we are here to-day to join with them in laying the corner-stone of a monument that shall commemorate the valor and sagacity of the first military commander of Massachusetts -- Captain Myles Standish. Our hero seems to have been born and bred for the very position he was to occupy. In early life he was trained to the hardships and trials of war, having been commissioned at the age of twenty, a lieutenant in the army, serving in the Low Countries against the armies of the Inquisition. During the years 1619 and 1620, we find him with the refugees, at Leyden, and joining with them in their expedition to the New World. His military education and ability were at once recognized, and he was made the first military commander of the Plymouth Colony. His courage knew no bounds; he was ready to meet danger in any form. He was often sent on expeditions to reduce white men, as well as Indians, to subjection. His mode of warfare was effective and decisive. *It is appropriate that the first military commander of the colony from which Massachusetts and New England sprung should be recognized. The people of his...
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