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They accomplished their purpose, after dispersing with musketry a squad of farmers at Lexington, but were hunted back to Boston by many times their number of excited "minute men," who from behind fences and at every crossroad harassed their retreat. A reinforcement of 1500 men enabled the raiding party to escape, but they lost over 800 men, and inflicted a total loss of only 90 in their flight.
Then, in his swift flight along the road he pauses at every house to shout: "Up and arm! Up and arm! The regulars are out! The regulars are out!" Families are roused. Lights gleam from the windows. Doors open and close. Minutemen are mustering. When Lexington is reached, it is just midnight. Eight minutemen are guarding the house where Adams and Hancock are sleeping. "Make less noise!
We get great reports of the Transylvania University, of the bar of Lexington, of the civilization that I foresaw would spring up in Kentucky; and I send John to you with the wish that he hear lectures and afterward go into the office of some one whom I shall name, and finally marry and settle there for life. You recall this as the wish of my own; through John shall be done what I could not do.
Kentucky no doubt will cooperate, and through her legislature make the most judicious selection of a line. The northern terminus must connect with some existing railroad, and whether the route shall be from Lexington or Nicholasville to the Cumberland Gap, or from Lebanon to the Tennessee line, in the direction of Knoxville, or on some still different line, can easily be determined.
"Perhaps," slyly remarked the granddaughter of Colonel Joliffe, whose high spirit had been stung by many taunts against New England, "perhaps we are to have a mask of allegorical figures. Victory, with trophies from Lexington and Bunker Hill Plenty, with her overflowing horn, to typify the present abundance in this good town and Glory, with a wreath for his Excellency's brow."
"An Angel's heart, an angel's mouth, Not Homer's, could alone for me Hymn well the great Confederate South Virginia first, and LEE. His letter of thanks, and the one which he wrote later, when he heard of the ill health of Mr. Worsley both of which I give here show very plainly how much he was pleased: "Lexington, Virginia, February 10, 1866. "Mr. P. S. Worsley.
I hope you are now in Norfolk, and that the fish and oysters will fatten you and cure your feet!... But get strong and keep well, and do not wear yourself out in the pursuit of pleasure. I hope you will soon join us, and that Lexington may prove to you a happy home. Your mother is a great sufferer, but is as quiet and uncomplaining as ever.
Before he died he reached the deep water, and the swift current bore his body away. Other Feats of Personal Prowess About this time a hunter named McConnell was captured near Lexington by five Indians.
Walker, wife of the former Secretary of War in the Confederacy, is here with her son, whom she says she is anxious to place in the college, and wishes to visit Lexington with that view. I have offered my escort and invited her to stay with us. I do not know whether she will go with me. The girls will have to prepare my room for some of the visitors, and put me anywhere.
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