  CHRIST AND THE LITTLE CHILDREN LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN AMONG YOU ONE OF TEN LEPERS CURED IS GRATEFUL JESUS, MARTHA, MARY, AND LAZARUS JESUS BLESSETH LITTLE CHILDREN THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS, FOUR DAYS DEAD CONVERSION OF ZACCHAEUS, A PUBLICAN JESUS RESTORETH SIGHT TO BARTIMAEUS CHRIST'S TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM CHRIST AVOUCHETH HIS AUTHORITY AT NIGHT, JESUS ABODE ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES JESUS WASHETH HIS DISCIPLES' FEET THE BETRAYAL FORETOLD AT THE SUPPER JESUS IS THRICE DENIED BY PETER Title: The Old Bell Of Independence; Or, Philadelphia In 1776 Author: Henry C. Watson Language: English Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, jayam and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. [Illustration: The Old State House Bell] THE YOUNG AMERICAN'S LIBRARY.THE OLD BELL OF INDEPENDENCE;OR,PHILADELPHIA IN 1776.BY HENRY C. WATSON,AUTHOR OF "THE CAMP-FIRES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION," "THE YANKEE TEA-PARTY, OR BOSTON IN 1773," ETC. ETC.With Illustrations. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by LINDSAY AND PREFACE.To awaken in the minds of all Americans that veneration of the patriots and heroes of the War of Independence, and that emulation of their noble example which is so necessary to the maintenance of our liberties, are the objects of this little work. Every day's developments illustrate the importance of these objects. In the enjoyment of the freedom and prosperity of our country, we are apt to under-rate the means by which that enjoyment was secured to us, and to forget the men who worked for that end. A knowledge of the toils and sufferings of the noble-hearted fathers of the Revolution is the best preventative, or curative, for this "falling off." War, clothed as it is, with horrors, is to be condemned, and the spirit which leads to it should be driven from the breasts of men. But generous devotion, strength of resolution, and far-reaching skill, are things to be commended and imitated wherever displayed. In these pages, will be found stories of the chief men of the Revolution, so connected, by the manner in which they are narrated, as to give a general interest to them—"The Old Bell of Independence" being the rallying point of the veteran story-tellers. CONTENTS.INTRODUCTIONSTORY OF GENERAL WASHINGTONTHE SPY'S FATESTORY OF THE SERMONSTORY OF THE PRAYERSTORY OF LYDIA DARRAGHTHE DEAD MAN'S LAKETHE HALF-BREEDDEATH OF COLONEL LOVELACEMURDER OF MISS McCREA DEFENCE OF SHELL'S BLOCK-HOUSEBATES'S REVENGESTORY OF GENERAL WAYNETHE OUTLAW OF THE PINESTHE TORY'S CONVERSIONTHE TIMELY RESCUETHE BATTLE OF GERMANTOWNTHE BATTLE OF THE KEGSARNOLD'S TREASONCAPTURE OF GENERAL PRESCOTTJONATHAN RILEY AND FRANK LILLYMASSACRE OF WYOMINGSTORY OF THE DAUPHIN'S BIRTHDAY |
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