The Minute Boys of Long Island; a Story of New York in 1776 As Told By Ephraim Lyttle
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" We had no difficulty in distinguishing that which he pointed out. I could see no less than a dozen huge craft made of roughly hewn logs, on which soldiers were yet working, and I wondered greatly what could be the meaning of such work until Abe suddenly cried: " They are gettin' ready to cross the Narrows, an' the scows are to transport the men an' heavy guns! It musi; be they count on landin' here- abouts! I reckon we've got somethin' to tell Gen- eral Putnam now ! " " But it stands to reaso...n he knows it already," Sam objected. " Our people at Red Hook can see what is goin' on, as well as we." " We are to make a report every night," I in- terrupted, " an' if one is to be made 'twixt now an' sunrise, it seems as though it should be about the scows, for I can see nothin' else that would be of interest." " But if he knows about them already ? " 146 THE MINUTE BOYS OF LONG ISLAND. " It is not for us to guess what he may know ; but simply to tell him what we have seen. He said there were others nearabout on the same er- rand as ours, an' I reckon he wants to hear from three or four, in order to make certain that the information is correct.
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