The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-25
INTERESTING
DESCRIPTIVE LETTER
How Some Harvard Students Observed
Patroits Day By George
N. Fuller.

"This car for Lexingtonl nl" shouted
voice at the waiting-room on Har-
ward Square, Cambridge, at eight
o. clock on the morning of April 49,.
At that moment squad OF some
half dozen fellows dashed out OF the
college yard into the Square, delin-
quents OF a party OF students who
were going over to Lexington and
Concord to celebrate Patroit's Day.
| A bantering cheer went up from
the little group on the back end OF
the car as the late corners came in
view. In the van was long-legged
Doc" Scroggs, measuring space
gloriously. Big Fatty" Thomp-
son was bringing up the rear. He
was blowing and pulling. guide book
in hand and camera dangling, a
picture of heroic effort.
Wake up! Get in the gam e!
Slide!' shouted the crowd OF by
ISLANDERS, which doubtless he ped
Fatty" to vivid mental picture.
The conductor found it in bis heart
to hold the car, and dozen arms
fairly dragged Toney's big frame on
board. Amid whirr OF pleasantly
the car rolled off up Massachusetts,
avenue.
The nineteenth OF April is state
holiday in Massachusetts,. To help
keep the memory Of the deeds of that
day warm in the heart ] venture it
would be hard to find anything equal
to bunch OF college fellows. No
where is more closely combined the
spirit OF fun making and serious
mindedness, which makes both the
sublime and the ridiculous appeal.
And so IT happened that what start
ed out to be a glorious lark that day
became in large measure serious
visit to shrines. One could not be
long among the scenes OF old Lex
ington aud Concord, sacred to heroes,
without catching the spirit OF the
old days and taking up into ones
life materials for stronger manhood
and citizenship.
Patriots Day is a double holiday
for Harvard students for "the pow
ers that be" always manage to work
the spring recess SO as to cover
April nineteenth. The Harvard
Lampoon purports to have discover
ed the following recently in the
Dean diary:
hate to give vacation,
But what would the students
say?
All! I'll include in that vacation
Two Sundays and holiday.
Thisyear it came on Friday, and
will long be remembered by at least
a few.
At Lexington and Concord it is q
gala day. These little old sleepy
towns wake up on Patriots Day IL
never again throughout the year 1t
was just one hundred and thirty-two
years ago that morning that Paul
Revere woke Lexington with news =
trifle startling. Our way lay partly
along the same old historic route
over which he gailoped into Lexing.
ton.
TO Lexington by trollyl Paul Re-
we're got 10 at one O'Clock in the
morning, II remember. 1t was 8:4t
when we reached there. Paul wns
there waiting-to our surprise. II
could he no mistake. We all knew
him 10 an instant, even the horse. /,
was Just like the picture. We watch
ed him gallop up the street on his
J fine black steed. the knee breeches
the three-cornered hat, and queue
streaming behind, it was certainl,
Paul. There was nothing to do bu'
give nine ''Rahs" and o tiger fol
Paul Revere. You can imagine th,
J boys did IL right-no concern abou
the possibility OF straining thei
voices, or shatteripg the neighborin,
plate-glass fronts.
/ wonder Paul was not scarce
! when he looked our way. He say
at least half dozen Of US taking
deadly aim-with cameras.
He stood the fire mantdlly.
The "Sons Of Liberty" made q in
show lined up slong one side Of III