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Hyde's ti-officer His old quarters, the

"King's Arms," were of course closed to him; but there was a fareat horse-chestnut tree, and there

the patriots were alelcome There, also, the news of all political

events was in some mysterious way sure to be first received In coht be seen under the

chestnut-tree every day, enlisting

Froleness of purpose, his

troops, and his fine appearance and iven hiained a wonderful

power over Bram; and even the teradually kindled, until the h

Every day's events fanned the teh it was soon

evident that the first fighting would be done in the vicinity of

Boston

For, three weeks after that ress, in session

at Philadelphia, had recognized the men in camp there as a Continental

army, the nucleus of the troops that were to be raised for the defence

of the country, and had coton as

commander-in-chief to direct their operations Then every heart was in a

state of the greatest expectation and excitement No one reanization or discipline,

ether