Another history story from the book. After British soldiers set up headquarters in Boston, the soldiers were treating the American boys cruelly, knocking down their snow forts and breaking up the ice on the pond so they couldnt skate. The boys took the complaint to the British General Gage. Now quoting “After they had laid their wrongs before him, he said “Have your father been teaching you too to rebel and did they send you here to show their teachings?” “Nobody sent us sir” answered their leader “but your soldiers have insulted us thrown down our forts broken the ice on our pond spoiled our coasts and we will not stand it.” Genreal Gage could not help laughing at the earnetsness of these plucky little fellows. He promised that the soldiers should not bother them any more; then turning to an officer near by he said “even the children here draw in the love of liberty with the very air they breathe” My prayer is that we all teach our children to do the same! I fear I will be up all night reading this book. Oh why oh why oh why did I read this posting before bedtime LOL!
From what I have read and seen, Gage was not a bad man. At the time, his loyalties had tobe with the King. It was all he knew. Thank God King George was stupid enough to think the locals were too scattered and too loyal (Sound like Obama to anyone) to band together against 3,000 British Troops.
Very inspiring. I have to get that book!