Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-13

ing accursed acquisitions of their at the point of the
baonet shooting down your and brothers
they wild beasts exercising but the rights which
and nature have given them look like this
and lift hand your rights no blow avenge the cold
boodd murder of your at Lexington? Great God
forbid! No no brave mounaneers you born
be crngng slaves Your bold hearts and newy
made to be stess and idle time like this! Come, them
on follow whose heart aborng and leapng for the work
vengeance whose need and aching for the blow
low and will lead you deeds which shall the Green
Mountain Boys with mpeshabe glory and make their the
watchword of liberty while rant shall remain to disgrace the
image of his God polute the earth with his presence
During delivery this brief and exciting appeal the
expectant silent and motoness
group Before the speaker had proceeded through
however the whole had noseesy risen
in their Places where they stood pebound in their tracks,
head eagerly bent forward and cleaning with the
kndlng fire Within ved upon their dozed leader catch the
bold and nsptng thoughts that fell burning from his lips
with looks of fire and and with the ntonatons of un
der And he went rising and power at
flash brighter and brighter with Indignation
excited and overlooking feeling gush many rough
check many brawny
in response the hearstng words of the speaker And
he Ethan Allen forever Ethan Allen forever
in loud convulsive shout to heaven.
All being ripe action and many loudly demanding the
object which might Immediately require their services Allen laid
before them the project of marching upon the British
Tcondeoga and Crown Point with the object surprising
capturing these important though weakly garrisoned
The settlers being in general well appraised the
leaders respecting the importance and feasibility of the
plan the made call volunteers, Immediately
commenced enrolment of which, when completed
found the JOY and surprise Allen and his colleagues
than hreefourhs the asscmbage present.
while the expressed wish aid enterprise
far could be done without leaving the neghborood Of their
homes where their demanded All
preparatory the expedition regarded
raised in this section of the Grants then discussed settled
sufficient number of selected guard
by which information OF the contemplated could be
the enemy These ordered upon
the day; while the body equip
prepare themselves the best the
admit assemble Caseton the fourth day
After these completed Allen ordered
be brought the door, and announced his
departing that night for the south part the settlement supern
tend the mastering of the forces ensng enlisted that quarter
WELL my brave boys said the Colonel mounting
while his devoted followers CrOwdng around him.
to Cason the Sh Captain Warrington Lieu
goes Wnoo River raise what force he there
in Join the lake AS myself tomorrow
sunset be Holy Hill" And my fellows 90
home and prepare yourselves without letting left hands
your rights doing and may the Lord bless you till
you again..
SO saying and putting spurs his horse he rushed
road to the south and disappeared.
arpeatOn which Ethan Allen the calling Bennington