The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
IN HISTORIC SPOTS.
A Seattleite Moves Amid Scenes
Of the Revolution.
MEMORIES CT LOYAL AMERICANS
Prof. babeoek's Visit to Lexington,
Concord, Buak~r Hill and the
sOfd North Church


rnatr. ard a source e regret She1 hs
earns that many valuable ones have f-eri
destroyed. Probably ,Iaa Centennial ex-
Ises@1ts8n 81 Phila6esp hla had most 70 60
villa creating N he minds = Americans
q desire 20 preserve al tns @xlsse2S rec
oras O. nat grs-zt str1Egie fer ia1epere-
euee. Follox.ag closely 90 TIRE csntszl-
Ma y-sg came TIE orgsnlzataor of pa
tFiotse hersdttary societies. AID they, &C.
gethsr with TIE otaer and oi3er historical
societies. have done rnuca - press rye y hat
remains % Historical buildings ana rec-
orsss.
K was my good fortune 20 meet CAPT
". ". Slower. gentleman Who mas
spent considerable tine in studying Bo@-
ton and vicinity from an historical point
o. vssAr. and together ws spent the great
sr part or three dayx IN Tanma<1ng soout
the older parts OF town. and IL short
wheel trips into the country.
The Old state house wstA TIE Hon and
the unicorn stN over he front Faaeail
ball. and the old South church sIiu he'd
tneir own. The Old soagh came very
near being torn down tao years ago 70
MAKE MAY for business block, Bat n
storm o. Indignation from the historical
societies and the daily press saved the
building. Most visitors see these build
.nxs bur fewer notice Christ church. bet
ter known a. the old North church. IN
less they make an especial trip. a. x
stands sway from The business portion
toward the extreme north end OF The city
~ the time o. ITS building. IN III. il
stood IN the aristocratfe part Of town.
bat for blocks either way from j; TOW one
goes through narrow streets 1lled VIII
dirty children R'ho bear upon their faces
and n their voices he unmlstakaole stgns
az their Latin pzreataze.
We passed Pau Re*eT<'s house. which
Is owned By an Italian, bat upon The
house has been placed 2 tablet ~ the
Daughters 81 The Revolution
Tie Old North" is stil Used for church
service sur has been closed for the sum
nlef- We gained adusistance ard spent
about two hours n the building. the in
terror % which has been iIstls changed
since the Revolution. The same square
box peHs remain. and the Gre Used by
Washington when re was II Boston i
stu pointed out Two books attract con-
siderable attention. the old Bible and
prayer book. They we're presented ny
King George II. In i733. The Bible Is 4
large and very valuable copy Of ar ed
tlon celebrated or account % an error n
the printing. In the title a. the top Of a
page on which a portion 90 the twentieth
chapter 81 Luke IS printed. occur the fol-
loving words: The parable OF the vine
gar" Instead Of The parable Of she Vlne-
yard" OF account Of which error this has
been termed the Vinegar B.e,e" one Of
the prayer books has been changed by
having slips Of paper pasted over prayers
for the king. with words written upon
them TO meet the ncce ssary change, fer
after the tyranny or ths king tn3 the re-
he.lion 81 the colonies. the latter could
not permit tiga former - b. prayed for
bg their ministers. Nos Of the clergy
had been educated ia England ard were
rather disposed 20 70 ioyai 70 tHe crown
and these alfe~a lions were mate ins the
prayer hook that there might be no ex-
cuse for a mistake. for the Church ~
England had become the Protestant
Episcopal church of America"
You may know that the church Was as
soc1afsA principally = our minds with the
famous ride os Paul Revere. and though
our main intN-est ceu;Frea in Il climb -
the o.d belfry. yct We STOPPED long enough
70 hook AZ the cd oFgAs. ne first pipe or
gan in America. and the old clock Wateh
has heen q cl,ng OF the seconds in is
present position since i7sq
The old church tower dId its part for
American liberty on tne night - April r.
us. and We followed IN the footsteps
~ Robert Newman who more than -
vars before had climbed
ZIP the wooden stairs wtrh sfealthy tread
To the heiEvy chamber overhead
Ard sfertle~i the pigeons from their perch
On the soEnber raftess That round him
made
Masses % moving shapes and shade
Up the Tight ladder slender ard an
To he highest window "a the wa.l"
she who.c scene appeared before us in
Imagination. and not 30 Revere afone. but
- "a tr.o OF patriots do we g.ve he cred p
~ preventing the British surprising 5ha
Aue-ictns on April y.
Tho British troops v@~. quar- red in
corps HiI cemetery. iast lH fno1t % TIE