Ill 



Oowper were peculiarly applicable : 



" There stands the Biossonger of truth : there stands 

 The legate of the skies ! whose heart is warm, 

 Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life 

 Coincident, exhibit lucid proofs, 

 That he is honest in a sacred cause." 



Mr. Barnard was accompanied by his intimate friend and 

 parishioner, Mr. Jonathan Gavett. They had left the yard of 

 Mr. Gavett's house together as the troops marched up North 

 street. His companion being of rather a social nature, had 

 been quite intimate with many of the soldiers in Colonel Ham- 

 ilton's regiment, which the summer before was stationed at 

 Tort William, on Winter Island, and he was now curious to 

 ascertain if he could recognize any of his old acquaintances 

 among the present troops. This desire led him to scan their 

 faces with such nice scrutiny as to give ofience. and ho was 

 treated as a prying, inquisitive fellow, and jostled and assailed 

 with language anything but complimentary. The people who 

 had preceded the troops had mostly collected on the north side 

 of the river, and now calmly awaited their approach, ready 

 to brave a danger which their daring spirits led them to 

 undervalue. The compressed lip, the fixed determined look, 

 the sober thoughtful demeanor of the inhabitants indicated 

 their suppressed indignation, and presaged some fearful tragedy. 

 But not a lip was blanched — not a nerve Avas paralyzed ;— all 

 felt that the hour for action had indeed come— that something 

 serious was about to be enacted, and that firmness could alone 

 secure success. Prompted by the genius of liberty, and smart- 

 ing under the tyranny of their oppressors, they were about to 

 peril their lives in a contest with well disciplined and veteran 

 soldiers, convinced that not one drop of blood spilled in such a 

 cause would be lost, but would invigorate the soil and stimulate 

 the growth of freedom throughout the land, " till the tiny seed 

 became the giant oak." The only arms seen in the hands of any 

 one was a brace of pistols peeping out from under the cloak of 



unfavorably of me, and grant me a place in their esteem." These recan- 

 tations were considered of so grave a nature, as to be submitted to the 

 " Committee of Safety," to obtain from them a certificate that the 

 same was satisfactory, and that they recommended such persons to_ the 

 favor of the people. These incidents, " s^ow //je very age and body of 

 the time, his form and 'pressure.''^ 



