The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-04-30
for the gittle folks.
CONVERSATIONS ON AMER.
'lCAN HISTORY.
BY +. KENNEDY.


Boston, think Iwould have great
deal 10 see.
Papa. A great deal, my son.
T. think that. first ard fore
most, should get into boat, and
90 over the Charles River 10 visit
Bunker's Hill.
P. o, no, Tommy, not a boat
no need of that; you may pass over
BY any one of the several bridges
which cross that same Charles River
IA river so noted in American his
tory. You will find free passage
across hut as you 60 10 visit "Old
Bunker's lonely height" would by
all means recommend you to choose
the "Warren bridge" for your pill
grimage upon such an interesting oc-
casion. You know whom it was
named. for!
L. 9, yes; General Warren.who
was killed in the battle. | remem-
her reading about that. ! wonder
if people know Of the spot where he
fell when that cruel British soldier
aimed his musket, and deliberately
sho; him
p. believe so. Perhaps the
monument stands somewhat near
the spo,-it may be upon the very
spot where he fell. II is some fif-
teen years or more since ! was in
Boston, and at that time the trench
which the Americans had Dig. and
the bank of earth behind which they
stood as protection during the bat
,le,was al plainly visible; very much
leveIled down it is true, but there
was bank, and there was hollow;
and the green grass had grown ov-
err it all, and cattle were browsing
abont where the ihickest Of the bat
tie had ragged. believe there has
been some alteration in the grounds,
bv way of .improvement," within
the last few years; but hope they
have not disturbed the sod which
shows the outline of the entrench-
ment which the brave boys under
Col. Prescott, threw up on the night
of the 10Th of June, IT'S. For my
part, | love these old battle grounds,
and love TO see them in all their
native simplicity and originality
Improvements" According to my
taste, only serve to destroy the chain
of association which endears them
to my very heart. When was up
on Bunker's Hill, in years gone by
could stand upon the Identical spo
where the "Provincials" stood shoul
der tc shoulder in that newly dug
trench, each man with his g@a vel
loaded and well aimed, awaiting thu
closer approach OF that body OF Bri
fish red coats coming up the hill
not venturing 10 pull a trigger un
til, as the word Of command, "the,
could see the whites of their eyes.
And when the FIVE hundred muskei
or more sent their deadly loads int
the breasts of those advancing sold
iers, o, could imagine what con
sternation was there! Icould fame
could see them turning and fleein
and retreating, whilst lost of ga
LIANT fellows, their comrades, la
stretched there upon the hillside
never to rise again! Do you remem
Der the words of that beautiful bat,l
song
ssNew England's dead. New England's dead.
On every hill they lie:-'
On every field Of strife, made red
By bloody victory,
The land is holy where they fought,
And holy where they fell,
For by their blood that land was bought,
The land they loved 30 vel"
T. But Iwould want 10 see Far
ieul He'll, too.
P. o. yes; "Old Funnel Hall,
as Job Pray used to call it. In mak
ing your researches about Boston
YOU should get Cooper's novel {
"Lionel Lincoln" and read it i
connection with the stirring event
of our early Revolutionary story
You will find there the whole deta
Of the Bunker Hill business; and 20
will find the half.foolish Job Pray
very good companion TO guide 70
either TO Cops Hill, TO the oil
South Church, to "Funnel Hail." @
cup to Breeds, where the peopl
will teach 'em TO law"
T. Fanieul Hall-why that wa
where they made the speeches I
stir up men to resist the British
wasn't il!
p. Yes; its walls have often re
sounded 10 the fiery eloquence of tn
patriots Of those days-such men a
James Otis and John Adams, an
that same Joseph Warren. who wa
killed as one of the victims an
whose blood was the earliest TO wa
the tree oil liberty. Do 90 TO Fam
eul Hall, whatever you do.
T. That is when 60 to Boston
should like TO 60 TO Cambridge
too, where Washington's army wa:
and 10 Dorchester Heights. Why