The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-06-07
Keeping Things Stirred U.

+ Keeping Things Stirred Up.
J No opportunity was missed either TO-
disturb the British or to get what the
army needed: and the ministers at,
home, as we'll ~ the commanders in,
Boston, grew uneasy and apprehensive,
ln the presence Of 80 active and watch,
tul an opponent
He was playing the game boldly,
bven bit desperately at times. More
Than once, as the slow months Of siege
dragged by, he would have hazarded
surprise and sought to take the city
by storm, had not the counsel of his,
smcers persistently restrained him.
Fighting In the North.
Only in the north was there such
lighting as he wished to see.
Montgomery had pushed through tho
forests and taken Montreal (Novem-
Der 18th, 1775). At the same time
Washington had sent force of some
twelve hundred men, under Benedict
Arnold. to see what could be done
against the little garrison at Quebec.
The journey had cost Arnold four hun.
dred men; but with what he had left
ae had climbed straight to the
Heights of Abraham and summoned
the British at their gates.
When they would neither surrender
nor fight, he had sat down to wait for
Montgomery: and when he came, with
barely five hundred men, had stormed
the stout defenses, in driving snow
storm, In the black darkness that
came just before the morning on the
last day of the year. Had Montgom-
cry not been killed in the assault, the
surprise would have succeeded; and
Arnold had no cause to be ashamed of
the gallant affair.
Failure though 1t was, it heartened
the troops before Boston to think what
might be done under such officers.
Mrs. Warrington Visits Camp.
The monotony Of the long, anxious
season was broken at Cambridge by
touch now and again of such pleas
ares as spoke of home and gracious
peace. In midwinter Mrs. WASHINGTON
had driven into camp, come all the
way from Virginia, with proper escort
In her coach and four, her horses be-
stridden by black positions in their
livery of scarlet and white; and she
had seemed to bring with her to the
homely place not only the cere-
monious habit, but the genial and hos
pitable air of Virginia as we'll.
Many quiet entertainment at head.
quarters coaxed a little ease of mind
out Of the midst of even that grim and
trying winters work while. she was
=: Warrington Ready 10 Strike: =.
With the first month Of spring
Washington determined to cut inaction
short and make decisive stroke. =:
He had been long enough with the
army now to presume upon it's conf
dence and obedience, though he fol-
lowed his counsels. Siege can
non had been dragged through the
unwilling forests all the way from
Fconderoga; the supplies and the
time had come; and on the morning of
the 9Th Of March, 1776, the British
stared to see ramparts and cannon on
Dorchester Heights.
1T was like the work Of the GENT
Of. Aladdin's wonderful lamp" declared
one Of their astonished officers.
80 Occupies Dorchester Heights.
Why they had themselves neglected
to occupy the hills Of Dorchester, and
had waited SO patiently till Washing.
ton should have time and such guns as
he needed, was question much press.
ed at home in England; and their stu
ptdity was rewarded now.
They had suffered themselves to be
amused all night by furious cannon.
aiding out of Roxbury, Somerville, and