Show ri independence n d e p e nd e i bell A poem that has been read for bearr ws that Is worth reading heading again who wrote it J when it become became certain that the declaration independence dependence woul I 1 be adopted and con 0 of fIn the he delegates in the th fi fir ned n ed b by the res of t 1 it was determined n e d t to announce C continental coria congress ee diol bouss i S stale t I 1 houna the event b by ninh the ol 01 t fk t the 1 inscription abi p ael bell h bore sc nd the old fa lc he 1 andl to tt ichi inhabitants t thereof and the door of the lh hlo his grandson sit at pouted bellman oell nian of oath the doorkeeper hall to tc await it the instruction awal word that the docu when hen to ring at the vent had been signed the little patriot saon lon icat rushed out and n airing fling lna up hla his hands shouted ih brinit rin elnel I 1 RINO in the city there was it a tumult in tho the quaint old quaker town and the atre streets ets were rife with people pacing restless up and down people gathering at corners where they whispered each to each and the sweat stood on their temples with the earnestness of speech As aa the ba bleak eak atlantic currents lash the wild newfoundland adland bhore so they beat against the state house S so a they surged against the door and the mingling of their voices mado made a harmony profound till the quiet street of chestnuts WM was all turbulent with sound will they do it I 1 dare they do it who is speaking what a the news what of adams what of sherman ohl god grant they wont won t refuse I 1 make some way there I 1 let me nearer I 1 1 I am siti tin fling I 1 stifle then when a nations life s at hazard weve no time to think of men I 1 so 80 they beat against the portal men and women maid and child i and the tha july sun in heaven on the scene looked down and amileth the same sama sun that saw the spartan shed his patriot blood in vain now beheld the soul in freedom all unconquered rise again so they surged against the state house while all solemnly inside sat the continental congress truth and reason for their guide 0 er a simple scroll debating which though simple it might be yet should shake the cliffs of angland with the thunders of the free at the portal of the state house like some beacon in a storm round hi h waves aves are wildly beating stood a boyish slender form with his eyes fixed on the steeple I 1 and his hib ears agape with greed to catch the first announcement of the signing of the deed aloft in that high steeple sat the bellman old and gray lie he A as weary of the tyrant and his iron sa so he be sat with one hand ready on the clapper of the bell 1 14 P when his eye ee should catch the signal the happy news to tell y see I 1 see seel I 1 the dense crowd quivers through all its lengthy line As the boy beside the portal looks forth to give the sign I 1 with his small hands upward lifted breezes dallying with his hair harki hark with deep clear intonation breaks his young voice on the air hushed the peoples swelling murmur list the boy s strong joyous cry I 1 ring he be shouted ring I 1 I 1 grandpas Grandpa 1 ringi ring I 1 ofil oh I 1 ring I 1 for liberty and straightway at the signal the old bellman lifts his band and sends the good news making iron music through the land how they shouted I 1 what rejoicing I 1 how the old bell shook the air till the clang of freedom ruffled muffled the calm gliding delaware I 1 how the he bo bonfires and the he torches oches illumined the nights repose and from the flames like phoenix fair liberty arose the old bell now is silent and hushed its iron tongue but the spirit it awakened still lives forever young and while we greet the sunlight on the fourth of each july we 11 ne er forget the bellman who twixt the earth and baky rung out OUR independence which please god shall never de ac |