Identifier: ourgreatercountr00nort (find matches)
Title: Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National pub co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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upon Baum by a furiousrain-storm, which also delayed the march ofBreyman and Warner. During the night ofthe fifteenth of August Stark was joined bythe militia from Berkshire, MassachusettsThey were anxious to engage the enemy atonce, and were impatient at the delay causedby the storm. One of their number, ParsonAllen, approached Stark. General, saidhe, the people of Berkshire have oftenbeen called out to no purpose ; if you dontgive them a chance to fight now tiiey villnever turn out again. Stark remarked hisearnestness, and said, with a smile, You ■would not tiPin out now, while it is darkand raining, would you ? Not just now,answered the parson. Well, said Stark, if the Lord should once more give us sun-shine, and I dont give you fighting enough,Ill never ask you to turn out again. i The morning of the sixteenth came brightand clear, and Stark at once began hisadvance upon the enemy. Arriving in sightof the British works, he pointed them out tohis men. There are the red coats! We
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