This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ... his careering steed; in the other he bears a trumpet, whose blast arouses the people, followed by his shout, " Washington is coming! Washington is coming!" The parish bell is rung; the schoolmaster ejaculates " school's dismissed," and away rush the delighted children to see the hero and his train. An escort of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ... his careering steed; in the other he bears a trumpet, whose blast arouses the people, followed by his shout, " Washington is coming! Washington is coming!" The parish bell is rung; the schoolmaster ejaculates " school's dismissed," and away rush the delighted children to see the hero and his train. An escort of horsemen are at once in line, and the first men of the town proceed to welcome the idol of the people. Sometimes, as when he visited the large town of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Washington, in a drab surtout and wearing a military hat, is mounted on an elegant horse; his tall, erect form and majestic bearing give him an air of unsurpassed dignity, as he moves onward in what he calls "the pleasantest village I have passed through." This ride is made immortal by the pen of Whittier: --And he stood up in his stirrups, Looking up and looking down On tho hills of gold and silver, Rimming round the little town. And he said, the landscape sweeping Slowly with his ungloved hand: "I have seen no prospect fairer In this goodly eastern land." Then the bugles of his escort Stirred to life the cavalcade; And that head, so bare and stately, Vanished down the depths of shade. KNOX FAMILY. Henry Knox deserves a prominent place in any mention of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was, by his early suggestion of it and his earnest labors for its organization, essentially its founder. Born July 25, 1750, he died October 25, 1806. From his boyhood he took an interest in the affairs of his country, and at every stage of his life was devoted to the cause of freedom, and dedicated all his powers of body and mind to its advancement. He was fond of reading, and at the age of twentyone he opened a bookstore opposite Williams's Court in Co...
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