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toric scenes closely connected with the struggle for Inde- 

 pendence. 



But Revere was not wholly satisfied with leading a life Beginning of 



/. • . -J. XT 1 T /• , - ^ .,. his Military 



of quiet prosperity. He longed for a ttiste of military life, career 

 and obtained his desire by joining the second expedition 

 against Crown Point — serving through the campaign as a 

 lieutenant of artillery. On his return to civil life he mar- 

 ried Miss Sarah Orne and settled down to his trade. 

 From thence on he devoted considerable of his time to en- 

 graving, and his art was immensely popular during the 

 years preceding the Revolution. His bold attempts at Popular as a 



, , . , , Caricaturist 



copperplate engraving are rude enough to be sure ; but 

 they were considered good at the time, and were vastly 

 better than nothing. His keen sense of humour found con- 

 genial employment in the caricatures of political events 

 which issued from his shop and obtained a wide popular- 

 ity. His art was always used in favour of the people, of 

 the masses ; he was quick at perceiving the striking 

 features of the hour ; and his ready genius to portray 

 them made him the "offhand artist of many caricatures 

 intended to bring ridicule upon the enemy, and the author 

 of various sketches of interesting scenes of which he was 

 an eye-witness." 



Revere' s patriotic services began in 1765, when he be- 

 came one of the first members of the famous " Sons of sons of 

 Liberty"— an organization which soon became famous ^'^'^'^^ '^65 

 for its intimidation of the stamp -distributors and its keen 

 opposition to any enforcement of the hated Stamp Act. 

 He was likewise an active member of "Long Room 

 Club" and the "North End Caucus"— the latter being 

 the association which gave birth to "The Boston Tea- Boston Tea 

 Party." Revere became the confidential messenger of ^^'*^ 

 the patriots and travelled thousands of miles on horseback, 

 during troublous times, when railroads and steamboats 

 were unknown. During all these years he had a large 

 family to support ; yet he was so constituted as to find Ardent Patriot 

 sufiacient leisure to interest himself in all the matters 



