Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-23
from the n Y. Evening Post.
THE 18th ATs4sEL, 1875.

The hanging of the lanterns from
the tower Of Christ Church. IN Sslem
| street, Boston. as signal TO Pau! Re
we're OF The movements Of The British
army on the night OF april Is, 1875,
will be duly celebrated there to-mor-
row evening. The lanterns will be
hung out by Mfr. Samuel Haskell
Newman, ii son OF the old srx'on who
hung them out hundred years ago.
A public meeting will be held IN the
church Ut ha!f-past o'ciock, which
will be attended by the Governor of
Massachusetts, the Mayor OF Boston
and a dele savOn from the Maesachu-
sets Charitable 1lechanic AS oc;atiuu,
Of which PRni Revere was the first
| president. There will be singing by
! It ch Dir Of more than seventy voices.
| fne church viii be d corated with
flowers, and tue bells (the oldest chime
ii tnis country will be ruug at litter
vais during lie day and evening. We
reprint III this connection Mr.. Long
| fellows spirited poem,
PAUL KRvERE's RIDE.
Listen, G,y children, and yea shah hear
of the midnight ride Of Paul R~yere,
On the ei-5teeuth II s?r IL. Seventy five;
!iare.y a man is no> alive
| ~ 10 RENE HI per, hat furious day and wear
lie said 10 his freud, IT The British inarcn
is lad or SEA :;on tie tow, 10 Ii hi.
| IL Il = a lantern i or ~ the b,isay arch
| Of he North Church tower As i signal
| Oar, If by land, and tego, if by sea
| And i on the opposite shore vii. he.
| h-ads to rife and Hpr'asi tie alirm
| Thruei. every Mi,:..lesex VI 20 ana farm.
| Fer The country fox "a he IL, ard 10 ann.
Then hA said, Coed night ;" AID will
! n;iilies: car
silently rowe, t. th" ftariyS:"w,, shore.
! t,:St as IL muu:a Fuse OVER tie bay.
! " here 81 inging V Iie at her mo0rins Law
| T., SOmei st. British matte f-u al;
| a pha;t"!i. ship, y Ii .a@iI ii. AID spar
! tr'n<s the nCnr like q pfisou bar,
| ADD Il hinge black hale, thai Wa magni!l d
| BY its oa;I reiiectipn III tie t;le.
/ Meanwhile. his friend, through the ale,
| ANA street,
! Nant'.:s ana A@iches with eager ears,
/ Ill ia III. silence ar"Il;. ii'Gt lie hears
! III. muster Of men ut the aaGracii door.
! tie s,IIUd Of arms, aF.i he tramp Il feet.
| Aud TIE Iirazslre,i read # Tie gl,.:l3Gi,.r.,
tsllN VA ~ - ~ Lf'!t L''HtN % ttIt
Then }!e Ci5n. "a - H. tower # IL rhur !.
| Lp;i.~ w","'o@ .,I9s, ":tl stcalthy :r,ad,
| 20 IL. elf ~-,-j,. rbCT ovnrileast,
| I'D s,dri.1 ~ r'.o:..o tro.n ;hetr perch
! D. tIis. s,Ii!j.r>; raiiets. ,isat rnund bin.
/ made
! Masses and moving s',aFcs q shade
! o :.,-- FIeu.b...l.: ,.,:s., S5ret, AMI II,
! 10 tin: :.i-.i,s,7J ainIn,v IL TIE waH,
! Where ne psus,,i 20 !.a.s.n eli innk 5inwI,
! \ mon ent on tli, ROOF, f IA" town,
! All the moonlight iiu, iI.g over ali.
Bareash. i'll the cLurc5yard, lay the dead,
! IL Their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1ii the IiII.
| * pped in silence 81 ';c. p and sill
| :i.sL lie co,:ju sl"a-, iika d >entiuels trcai,
| IL Aatoittul eight as il went
! Creeping along fam ;c:.t 10 1e:.t,
! ..f..i set,.is}- "a wifs,se.r, 'AIf Is well -
! \ trt,Ilcnt Cl.ly Il IL, j. the spell
II li.s: lace al The hour, aild the secret
ira!
! OfIh" leEelg heifty and Tie lead:
ror suddenly ali tIi> !,n,;g!r.z are bent
| % Il Iiu-.S something lar aHay>
= ~. i e cyCr j., - l., meet Tile. hay
:. i.:.e f black ittt bends and fira'5
o.; the risj:.g tile. Ike d bridge Of beats.
Meanwhile, impatient to mount aud rio.
Booted ana si"r.'-t, @itil i Heavy strite
On tie opposite >hOr- w:.lAt-,; i'ai!l Revere.
y "a E...,r,-.. III, LOS si.ie.
Nos az :. al IT, .ttr,.-caiy,. far aud near.
Them. iupc;j!..Gis. stsusptd III earth,
AID iurF.e,: AM ctgi,te,,ed his saddle-air h;
btI, III sly liz Watched WIKI eager Search
he b-!f:s -to'ser nf The oil: North CuI.reiI,
As it rose above the graves ,'n th= hill,
Lone. AID ,pac;r,l AMI s,.mfr,. and stiu
{ ; L.. hot
! s,Iirut.ar az! !4.... q clean, +, f Iipin
H.. s,,ri,.ls to the sa,7;.i,, the t7ri.]Ie he
turns.
But fingers and RAGS. til FIJI on His sicbt
A seco,Id jat,,r H. the nifty bi,r,,s,
: hurry OF hcafs in a village street.
\ shane in III. mooulinut. 4 hnlk in ,I,a
dark
And h,.ue 9Th. from, the Tal,.,jes in t.nssi.,,r
spark
s,tr..cl< out by A stepd FIXING fearless and
fleet !:
Thai VAS al, And yef. throrch lie ..l,.,5,,
and H., light,
an! tfl. spa5k strl;ck out bf that seed. II.
his fl iii,
njrt;lfd Tie I:,.,d into flame with its lea
IL has In rl,.. Village and mounted IN.
seen.
And beneath i'm. TRANQUIL and broad ai.,i
deep.
Is Tie Nj ,s:i,, meeting the ocean ti,es
And under the ai,iers. tina. skirt its cage.
Now soft On tie sand, nov loud on Tie
Is heard the tramp Of his sIeed as lie rides.
1t as twelve by he VILLAGE clock
Wien he crossed the bridge IIiio Mpdfofd
town.
He heard tic growing # the cock,
And the bark If the farmers dog,
Ali,l telt tile, damp of the river f.,g
t. a rises fer the sun goes down.
When hc calloped into Lexington
He saw tin" gilteI weatiercoca
Swim in tbs, nlOuAlIIhr as lie p3ss.d
Al ;IIr maetino-hnusa EiIi,!ows. tiaLk