Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-12

And the midnight message Of Paul
Revere.
r is 10 bc reg1ttted that Longfellow,
when ne wrote Paul Revere's
Ride did not know more about
the happenings ~ that historic
night I'm 1875. Il is picturesque to paint
Revere. booted and spurred on the op-
posite shore. waiting and watching for
tho lanthorn lights in the belfry Of the
OId North church but the fact Is that
Revere was not ON the opposite shore
waiting for the signal To ride. He was
In Boston town, and 10 was by his di-
rcctiou that the lights were displayed.
u was after tho signal was set that he
crossed tho Charles river 20 begin his
famous ride. And he was not the only
messenger who rode that night Half
au hour before Or Warren sent for him
90 carry the Hateful news 20 Lexington
and Concord that the British Troops
were moving. another rider-Wlllam
Dawcs-had been dispatched by the
long road over Boston Neck. Fearful
that Dawes would not get through. DIT
Warren commissioned Revere To- go by
tho shorter route across the river.
To get through by the neck route
Dawes had 90 run the gauntlet Of the
British scntriosi Co get across the river
Revere had Go oyadc the watchers on
the British frigate Somerset for the
ruylliats were guarding road and river
60 prevent any ucws of their move
meuts getting out OF the city but
Dawes and Revere eluded tho seutinels
a. camp and ship once safely across
the river Revere procured 20 horse and
went dashlng through the night carry
ing the word Of warming. Dawes trav-
cling by the longer road, rode just as
| buyoly and just as hard Hair an
| hour after Revere had reached LeXing-
ton poor Dawes arrived No poet has
SUNG his praise
NOT on MESSENGERS ALONE.
but, as % matter OF fact 10 neither
| Revere nor Dawes had ridden that
] night tho nrWs of the movement OF
| tho British troops would have reached
/ Lexington and Concord Just the same
Th. MON directing tho Affairs of the
. continental cause waro too clever 20
/ depend 90 -H.h H critical period on mes
-nugors getting OUT of Boston. Three
days n.f0r. tho historic ride Paul
ItDyUr. HBU carried % myssI g. from DIT
MNrrDu tu John Hancock and samuel
| Adams telling them tine British troops
were preparing 90 move. Fearing the
| British intended tn seize the military
supplies stored It Concord the commit
! tuH of aifat" had th. supplies dlstrIbu-
| ted. sudbury. Stow, Leicester Meuduu,
GrutOu. StUusht1uhAm. Worcester and
Lancaster each getting part Then 30
WINS arranged that when the British
troops We're ordered Co move tho frt
should be- agnalcd by lantern light
from the belfry of the old North church
-oue light Or tho troops went by land
Ground the neck. two III by sea across
the mouth of the Charles river 20
Chlrlestowu
The world always win Wow Revere
| as tho messenger of the Revolution.
The imagery of the poet has thrown
about his mIdnight ride a glamour that
VIII stir tho hearts of Americans so
long as the nation ondures. but Paul
Revere made several other rides that
We're of moro material consequence.
even NJ thoy were lC.< picturesque.
] than was the one 90 Lexington. The
| ride to Lexington catches the poets
| fancy. thrills tho patriots soul
| because 10 was tho curtain raiser
/ To- the nations glorious drama but no
| particular attention ever was given to
| Royero's ride % Portsmouth in "a or
/ his ride 10 Philadelphia lu November
] 20. yet his ride to Portsmouth had
/ direct bearing upon the success OF the
| battle of Bunker lin. and had IL not