far as Sandown, and the greatest alarm prevailed; each man inspected his small stock of ammunition and prepared for resistance. Even on the Sabbath morning, the farmer shouldered his trusty firelock as he went to the house of God.

Said Theodore Frelinghuysen in a sermon delivered in Albany at the camp of the New England forces, in the time of French War, "Ye people of Albany, the time was when forces came up to us on a shadowy expedition, not having the fear of God before their eyes. Ye now hear the sacred songs of Zion sung in their camp, instead of blaspheming and profane dis course ye see and hear now a religious conversation." This was in some respects the character of the New England soldier, but the camp contaminated even him: The congregation of our ancestors, armed and ready for an alarm, was a sight to be remembered. What stillness reigns in that house of worship, all save the voice of the man of God. How every eye is turned on him, the occupant of that high carved pulpit. The stern puritan demeanor of the fathers, the silent and half frightened gravity of the children, and-unwontthe fire-arms, the Yan

ed sight in this peaceful place kee bayonets, disposed here and there, make a scene worthy of description. That startled glance of woman's eye towards the door, as some passing gust stirs the stout timbers above her head, tells volumes. Undefined fears of evil to come, of sudden surprise, of terrible

disaster to her loved ones, will not let her hear the sermon quietly, and when she steps out into the sunlight, every distant hill conceals a column of British, or still worse, each wood gives covert to the dreaded Indian. Ah, my enduring mother, daughter, sister of the Revolution, what courage when the trial came was yours. You made the home for which our fathers fought worth fighting for. This plain, hardy and vigorous race had no rights to be trifled away and relished not courtly jesting.

For the dress of those times, the men wore trowsers of tow and linen, made from the looms of their industrious wives, with a coat of the same material. This garment, which was made loose and rather short, might in Roman times have been dignified with the classic name of tunic. There was probably some difference in the pattern, but in the plain language of Candia it was called a "long short," and, say those who tell of olden times, the corners of the coat were sometimes tied together, forming a sack around the body of the wearer. In this was placed the Sunday dinner, often in summer consisting of rye and indian bread and cucumbers, which fare was leisurely discussed during the hot noon, in the pleasant shade of the surrounding chestnut trees. To be sure there was occasionally seen the three cornered hat, the long vest, long tailed coat and black silk stockings, with the breeches and knee buckles of the gentleman, but the above described was the more common

dress. The dress of the ladies was woven of linen, sometimes striped with a figure of blue; over this and extending about half way down its length, was worn a loose gown of some other material, not unlike the sack of the present day. A gentleman and lady of our homespun olden time, might startle a modern congregation half out of its propriety.

January 1778, a committee was chosen to procure our quota of men for the army, and money was voted for that purpose. The General Congress had drawn up articles of confederation, which were presented to the States for their approval. Our Fathers in Candia took especial pains to investigate and form their opinions intelligently in regard to whatever was to affect their own or the future interests of the country. Such marks as these are good indices of the fitness of a people for free government, and such we suppose to have been the course of all citizens generally. That year, Moses Baker was chosen representative to the Provincial Assembly. Following is a copy of the instructions given him by the parish, and in connection with it, those articles in the old form of confederation which seemed to them objectionable, with the exception of the 9th, which is too long for insertion here, and which relates chiefly to the powers of Congress in war, and so forth, and to the mode of settling differences between the several states:

It is the voice of the people of said Candia that the Eighth article in the Confederation agreement is not ex

pressed so plain to our understanding as that it should not admit of an exception we think that the States ought to be taxed according in some measure at least to their real and personal Estate and number of Polls and not particularly by lands and Buildings; as to the Ninth and tenth articles we think there ought be a proviso that one or more of the New England States be of the nine mentioned, as to the other things we have no exception that appear to us so material but that we approve of the same.

And Likewise it is the voice of the People of S Candia, that you use your influence in the General assembly at the Next Sessions to appoint and Call a full and free representation of all the people of this State to meet in Convention at Some time and place as Shall be thought proper by Said assembly for the Sole purpose of framing and laying a plan or System for the future government of this State that it may be handed Down to posterity inviolate.

All charges of war

Art. 8th of the Confederation. and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or equal welfare and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states in proportion to the value of all lands within each state granted to or surveyed for any person as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated, According to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled shall from time to time direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within

the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.

Art. 10th. The committee of the states or any nine of them shall be authorized to execute in the recess of Congress, such of the powers of Congress as the United States in Congress assembled, by the conseat of nine states shall from time to time think expedient to vest them with, provided that no power be delegated to the said committee for the exercise of which, by the articles of confederation the voice of nine states in the Congress of the United States assembled is requisite.

It is perhaps not necessary for me to say that this committee referred to in Art. 10, was during the recess of Congress, the only executive power, the first government not vesting that authority in any one person as chief. Want and destitution now prevailed to some extent over the land, and many families of those soldiers. who were fighting the battles of their country, were in consequence unable to provide for themselves. Here, as in other places they were relieved at the public expense, and a committee of three were chosen "To take in consideration and make inquiries, into the families of those men, commissioners and private soldiers, as have engaged in the Constitutional service, for the Parish for three years, or during the war, and supply them with the necessaries of life as the law directs." In August 1779, the following vote was taken, "That we will adopt measures similar to the town of Portsmouth, and use the utmost of our power in reducing the prices of