The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-04-17

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snowshoes and by stage, finding the
bitterness of the people growing more
intense as they proceeded. They found
many women using thorns instead OF
pins and knitting one pair of stockings
with the Rawlings Of another. They
were also Tossing out their silk gowns
and spinning the floss into gloves with
cotton. All this was to avoid buying
goods sent over from Great Britain.
The meeting over. Jack and Solomon
went on by stage to Boston for a look
at the big city.
They arrived there on the fifth Of
March a little after dark. The moon
was shining. A snow furry had whit
ened the streets. The air was still
and cold. They had their suppers at
the Ship and Anchor. While they
were eating they heard that a company
of British soldiers who were encamped
near the Presbyterian Westinghouse
had beaten their drums on Sunday so
that no worshiper could hear the
preaching.
And the worst Of 1t is we are COM
PEELED TO furnish them food and quar-
ters while they insult and annoy u.s."
said q minister who sat at the table.
After supper Jack and Solomon went
out for a walk. They heard violent
talk among people gathered at the
street They soon overlook q
noisy crowd of boys and young men
carrying clubs. In front of Murray's
barracks, where the Twenty-ninth regi-
ment was quartered, there was a chat
tering crowd of men and boys. Some
of them were hooting and cursing at
two sentinels. The streets were light
ed by oil lamps and by candles In the
windows of the houses.
In Cornhill they anne upon a larger
and more violent assemblage of The
same kind. They made their way
through it and saw beyond a captain,
a corporal and six private soldiers
standing face to face with the crowd.
Men were jeering at them; boys hurl-
ing abusive epithets. The boys, as
they are apt to do, reflected, with some
exaggeration, the passions of their
elders. 1t was a crowd of rough fell
lows-mostly wharfmen and sailors.
Solomon sensed the danger in the stu
alton. He and Jack moved out Of the
jeering mob. Then suddenly a thing
happened which may have saved one
or both their lives. The captain drew
his sword and flashed a dark light
upon Solomon and called out:
"Hello, Binkusl What the HI do
you wantT
"Who be yer Solomon asked.
"Preston."
"Prestonl Cats blood and gunpow-
derl What's the matterF"
Preston, an old comrade of Solomon,
said to him:
go around to headquarters and tell
them we are cut off by a mob and in
q bad mess. I'm a little scared. /
don't want to get hurt or do any hurt
Jack and Solomon passed through
the guard and hurried On. Then there
were Kisses and cries Of "Toriesl
Tories" AS the W went on
they heard missiles falling behind them
and among the soldiers.
''They's goin' to be bad trouble thar"
said Solomon. "Them lads amt to
blame. They're only dom as they're
commanded. It's the pesky king that
orto be hetchelled."
They were hurrying on, as he spoke,
and the words were scarcely out of
his mouth when they heard the COM
to IRE and a rifle volley-then
loud cries Of pain and shrill curses and
running feet. They turned and started
back. People were rushing out of
their houses, some with guns in their
hands. In a moment the street was
full.
1.-THE soldiers are Staying people," a
man shouted. Men Of Boston, re
must arm ourselves and fight"
1t was a scene OF wild confusion.
They could get no farther on COrnhill.
The crowd began to pour into side
Rumors were flying about that
many had been killed and wounded.
An hour or so later Jack and Solomon
were seized by a group of ruffians.
Here are the d-n Toriesl" one Of