Beadle's Dime Novels No. 115: The Sons of Liberty — page 13: what you’re looking at

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DO YOU KNOW, ETO, 18 z have you heard what these hot-heads are doing in the town” ake Yes,” said the old man, calmly. | “You know what they are doing. You Lave heard thit five hundred Connecticut farmers came into Weathersfield and made Jared Ingersoll, the stamp-officer, resign his office, and then take off his hat and give three cheers for ‘ Liberty, Property, and no Stamps? Do you know that the effigies of the English ministry were hung upon the liberty-tree at Bos- ton? Do you know that Congress has dared to draw up a - Declaration of Rights and send a memorial to both Houses of - Parliament and to the king? Have you lieard this?” “Certainly. Who has not ?” / ‘Do you know, father, that a ship with stamps on board _ has entered New York harbor, and that these thrice-accursed Sons of Liberty have posted placards all about the town, threatening those who dared to use them? Cobden said he was resolved to have the stamps distributed. ‘ Let us see er will dare to put the act into execution !’ say the Sons of iberty, And they have the best of it so far. Oliver, Secre- tary of the Colony of Massachusetts, has been compelled to resign. The mobs have attacked the houses of men in au- thority. All the Governors, with the exception of the Goy- ernor of Rhode Island, took the oath to carry the act into exe- cution. What of that? There is not a stamp to be seen. They have been destroyed, or the officers dare not bring them out. I myself was knocked down to-day, in the street before the Royal George, while attempting to arrest one of the Sons of Liberty.” . . “Did you see the boys while there ?” asked Mr. Connor, eagerly. “Yes, They stood by and saw me knocked down like a dog. If I had waited long enough, I might have had the pleasure of being beaten by my own brother, the worthy Dick. But this is not what I came about. I wish to knuw how you feel on the subject of the stamps.” | “T shall say nothing. I shall not use the stamps, since ail my neighbors are against it. Whether it is right or not, I have nothing to-say. I am an old man, and shall not join in the quarrel, if a quarrel there must be. I hope the ministry ee COMME OOOKSsCOKN