The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19

on every side signal guns flashed ana ecnoed.
Inc watch dogs parked, the cocks crew. stop the
news stop tue suntlsei Inc murnuring night
irembed with the summons 20 earnestly ex.
prcted. so dreaded, 50 desired. tnd ~ lUng ago
the voice rang out AZ midnight along The syril a
shore, wailng tnat greai Pan vas dead but IN
the same moment the chUrng angels whispered,
GLORY 10 God IN the nghest. Tor CnIlsf is boru,'
50 n me s'ern alarm q tnatA April nlgnt seemed Q
many a wistfu and loyal neart to portend the
passing glory BTitis1 omiulon and tnH fraplcal
cnance 81 war. il whispered 10 them win ufo.
pneuc Inspiration Good VIII 70 men: America
is born ~
mere is tradition that long before the troops
reached Lexington an unknown nOrsem4n tnun-
dered al the door o. G. tam Jcseph konDlns ~
Acton, waxing every maa anl woman and tue
0aDc IN the cradle, shoaiing tnat the egulats
we're marching 70 ConcoIa and ha' me rendez.
vous las tue old North Britge. Captain KOo1lns'
son, a DIV oi ten years, nearI the summons Ia the
garrett where ne lay, anu - CIV minutes was ~
his latAeris Ola mare, Young gaul Revere. gal
Looping along the ro4a rouse Captain Isaac DAVIS.
WHO commanded the minute men 81 acton. lie
was young inan o. tnlrty. 4uasmltn Oy trade,
brave aud tho I'M, and tend~iy Oud Oi DIS
VIE ana lour cAil 3ren. Ihs company assembled
H. his suop. formed anc marcaed q htfle
way. when ne nailed tnem anu returned
lot moment t. his mouse. IL sal0 70 MS wne,
Take good care Of the chidreu.m kissed her,
turned 10 uls men. gave the order q murcI, anu
saw Els home TO more. such was me history or
tsose men and women 0f MlgGlescx mignt break,
but they could not waNer. lAeY had Counted toe
cus;. iAey knew hat ana NhU.n they served
anu as tue nidniEht summons came tney started
UP ana answe ed "nete am lN
MeanNnuc the British bagonefa. listening In
tue NOON, moved steaduy aiOng ne road Colonel
Sml.n ieard and saw tuat ire country vas
aroused, aud sent back 10 Boston fOr reinforce
insnts, ordering MAJOR Pitcairn Win six cUmpa-
MES TO hastcl Onward an4 seize the bridges az
Concord Paul Revere and Dor MO reached lex.
ington Dy midnignt ana hau 1lyen TIE alarm.
lie men Of Lexington lnstan ~ mustered
on the green Dut as mere Was no siga ul the
enemy tAey we're dismissed u await bis coming.
lie was close az nand. Ricaru swi fly atvrnced.
seizlng every man w ii tae roai, anu was not
discovered until hHispast lYar N Ina morning,
witnln mic Or fwO 81 Lexington meeting mouse.
drums Oeat. guns nred anu SKY Or seventy u
tue Lexington militia ere drawn % III Inc upon
the greeD. captain J0au Parker fheI mead.
Inc BRUSH Uayonrts, glsteulh9 IN the dawn,
moved rapidly toward thelA. fltc Urn rode up
ala angrliy ordered the ml.tll ~ sulre1der aud
gtsaerse. But they nela thelTgr0u Iae troops
Iheu deadly v0ilet llIzea rom Tie ErIllsu line,
AID eiunt OF tie Americans elt dead and ten
wounded ~ tue door u iEer homes anl IN sgn
Oi tnelr kindred. Captain fdfker seems mas IL
was massacre not Dttue, ordered us men 90
dlsperse. lney nbcyed sOmc nriDE upOn the
enemy. The British troops. VINO nad snnered
ntlie win luud hulza u vie DRY, pushed on
toward Concord, SIX mue- Dey0Gu.
-Four hours before Pau Revere and Ebeuezer
DOrr nad LETT LeNington 10 rouse Concord. and
we're soon overtaken ~ Dr camuei nc scott Of
mat tOwu, no had Deen 10 Lexington upon a
tenGer erfanC. BRUSH Iatfoi captured Revere
and d lrr. bur Prescott ieaped stone waA aud
dashed on 20 concord BE weel one aud $50
O'Clock IN The morning Amos Melvin tue sentinel
al tue Court House, rang III. ueIl 8Ud t0used the
town. lfe sprin9 o heroic sf0cs one. ~ ms
family thirty yaarS before aIN comma i'd 4 com,
whl 2 our pTOtn III III fne .Nue aMil} aertea III
the late war, ana fBe hln0tcA HaHl.a III tae tnree
WHO peuslc0 ere carved tp3a our soldiers mon
um2lt. Mucn the DeA rang fue irSl mao fAal
appeared Niliau smcfs ID. the minister,
wlta nis gun IN his band it was As laitH
thai the scnoar SHOULD u the minute man