Evening star., 1904-02-27

had better look out for their noses"
Ihey had been at war for over a year.
Neither side had won.
The king said: Il must win this war;
so he sent over Il larger army
The Americans did not know what to do.
they did not want to fight forever
NJ, 90 tney had a big meeting al Philadelphia.
Men from all the colonies met there
Ihey said: Shall We let England rule
us?'' ~
No. nor cried the men.
Shall we be friends and LET the king t.x
No. no." cried the men.
..WeH' SAID they. shall we be freer'
Yes, yest' they all cried
SO the men set to work They wrote ON. ,
paper 1t said America is free. and an En1-
i iish KING could not rule in America any
ms paper was called the ''Declarat;o, n,
independence." All of the mon of a. 1oI @ :, o'
ihS wrote their names on the paper Tbfs
was ON the Fourth of July. Renia,nin
Az IIhiln I'm heiped to write this paper.
Al the people were so hapuy Tbav r.,c
PeiIs and fired guns Flags were fying and
pands were playing. Men and bows march-
eu up and down the street. IN
They cried: ".Hurrahi Uurr,b, W.
1ree! We are Americans 0
.t nat was the first Fourth of July
NO" every year We celebrate the day
nv, ne Hhieiicans said: Now we are free
we we must not use the English flag" So thew
made a flag of their own. If was rcd ~. LIZ
at atiu pine. There were thirteen little whita
stars. They were up in a corner which 80
Tbev nit nen mere We're thirteen stripes
nes were red and white
Vow the king thought he did not h.,a
and hired some ~ "erhiahy
one time those soldiers were oanr..a H.,
the Delaware river Wasbinpton I'll S'u .t py
other side. Washington wantad 20 s,re .ile
tnose soldiers. So his army crosso, 9t
pinl. III III httie boats. 1t was Christmas
usht, The snow was falling thick and fast
me + ne river was full of great blocks NJ ice
t, ne poats hit against the ice. They ali
thought they would be lost aii
t. Dy anu oy' they reached the other sida
~ was very dark. and the wind bIaw Tba
snow fell faster and faster Rig dron. ne ne
nan ieii on the poor tired soldiers n MS
so coid that two of the men were frozen TO 70
washington and his men marched VARY
quietly. i iiiarched very
~, Ihey soon found the German so,d;ers
They were all fast asleep 'oi"ieis.
washington and his men 70, ,,x.. A.,
ne noise made the soldiers Wiz ~. LIN. Ts
M sI1eu 10 get away. But Washington and bis
men men pointed their guns at them wash;r.' MS
Will shoot YOU" UT we
Ihey cried: Don't shoot. We will ssvs
IT, Washlngton took them all prisoners.
neh ne crossed the river with tbam
washington had a hard time that z,,,
vel II was SO long and cold The moor me-,
,T,e Msie ragged Their shoes were worn ont
10y ny put cioth around their feet to keen
,rhs, aS!liistoh !ni was always kind to his men.
my nl! trled TO do their best for him.
MS iong war lasted for eight vearS p,.
Ee,iiut II was over America was free. An
i-11G WI nsh king could not rule here any longer
washington said: Now I am thronoh
Hghtlng II. will go home" So he went back
o % Mount Vernon But the people wanted a
aeS sa1d; We must have the best man
III America Who shall it be?''
washington! Washington cried tho
people, 81 'iieu the
90 ne left his home and went to the his,
Gity or New York. There he was msde
rreslaent. He rode in a fine carriage. It
Was was ura"n oy six white horses. The peopIe
cneered as he rode along
saaar Lite C ehiidren sang songs and threw
EVefy one was so happy
washington was President twice
, Ihen he went back to Mount Vernon III.
hved only two years longer Then he died
Every one loved him. He made America
Iree and was our first President
lie is called the Father of our Country
tThe end.)