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Identifier: minuteboysofbost00otis (find matches)
Title: The minute boys of Boston
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Otis, James, 1848-1912
Subjects: United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Juvenile fiction
Publisher: Boston : Dana Estes & Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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watch, and with thema squad of six lobster backs. Now, as of course you know, we had no lawfulright to be abroad in the streets at that hour withouta pass; but it would have been useless for us whocalled ourselves rebels to have applied for any suchpermission to wander about for, as a rule, none saveTories were so favored. Since General Gage hadbegun to hold us the same as prisoners, I and all myfriends had taken the chances of venturing out evenafter nine of the clock, and because thus far we hadnot gotten ourselves into trouble, I was grownbolder than a prudent lad should have been. When we came upon the watch, reinforced by thelobster backs, however, I realized on the instant howdangerous was the situation. Without passes, andknown to be sons of those \vho favored the Cause,there was no question but what we would be com-mitted to prison, and at some time, meaning whenGovernor Gage or his understrappers saw fit,brought up for examination. Therefore it was that my thoughts turned to
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I LEAPED THE FENCE. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC UBRAH/ •OM>> r-, v T>TQ _ i — 1 THE WAR BEGUN 61 flight, and stepping back a pace to check HiramGriffins advance, I whispered hurriedly: Get over to the ship-yard and hide under theold wharf! However dull and heavy Hiram may have ap-peared, he surely was quick-witted, needing not akick to emphasize a hint, for the words were nosooner out of my mouth than he was off like a deer,taking the precaution to run in a zig-zag course lestthe lobster backs should send a shower of bulletsafter him. I followed his example, so far as taking refugein flight was concerned; but instead of continuing onby the street, I leaped the fence of Parson Reedsyard, making my way across his garden with butlittle heed to the damage that might be done theyoung plants. On the instant came shouts from the watch andfrom the soldiers for us to halt, and a few secondslater the crackle of musketry telling that they hadopened fire, most like on Hirarn Griffin, for by

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