 We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we could. We told the captain of this, and he laughed at us. Yesterday our works were destroyed the third time, and we will bear it no longer.  Bacon's Dictionary of Boston - Page 54by Edwin Monroe Bacon - 1886 - 469 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - United States - 1844 - 378 pages
...us, sir," answered the boy, while his cheek reddened and his eye flashed. " We have never injured or insulted your troops ; but they have trodden down our snow-hills, and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we... | |
 | John Frost - Conduct of life - 1846 - 330 pages
...replied the speaker, while his cheek reddened, and his dark eye flashed : " we have never injured or insulted your troops ; but they have trodden down our snowhills, and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves, if we... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - America - 1850 - 282 pages
...your troops ; but they have trodden down our snow hills, and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called us young rebels, and...told us to help ourselves if we could. We told the captain of this, and he laughed at us. Yesterday our works were destroyed for a third time ; and, sir,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1851 - 606 pages
...while his eyes flashed and cheek reddened at the imputation of rebellion ; '' we have never injured or insulted your troops, but they have trodden down our snow-hills and broken the ice on our skating-grounds. We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1851 - 594 pages
...his eyes flashed and cheek reddened at the imputation of rebellion ; •' we have never injured or insulted your troops', but they have trodden down our snow-hills and broken the ice on our skating-grounds. Wo complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we... | |
 | Mrs. Lovechild - Children's stories - 1856 - 110 pages
...your troops ; but they have trodden down our snow hills, and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called us young rebels, and...told us to help ourselves if we could. We told the captain of this, and he laughed at us. Yesterday our- works were a third time destroyed, and now we... | |
 | Education - 1856 - 594 pages
...' ' Nobody sent us, sir,' answered the boy, while his check reddened and his eye Hashed ; ' we have never injured nor insulted your troops ; but they have trodden down our snow hills, and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called us young rebels,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - America - 1857 - 388 pages
...trodden down our snow hills, and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called 1!3 young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we could. We told the captain of this, and he laughed at us. Yesterday our works were destroyed the third time, and we will... | |
 | Augusta Blanche Berard - United States - 1859 - 232 pages
...Gage. boy, while his eyes flashed and his cheek reddened at being accused of rebellion ; " we have never injured nor insulted your troops, but they have...trodden down our snow-hills, and broken the ice on our skating-grounds. We complained, and they called us young rebels, and told us to help ourselves if we... | |
 | William Draper Swan - History - 1859 - 220 pages
..." Nobody sent us, sir," answered the boy, while his cheek reddened and his eye flashed ; " we have never injured nor insulted your troops ; but they have trodden down our snow hills and broken the ice on our skating ground. We complained, and they called us young rebels,... | |
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