Great Clues for "A Night on Lebanon Green"!!!!!
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A Night on Lebanon Green
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Started on 2000-11-13
A Night on Lebanon Green
From: Carolyn Stearns (cstearns@neca.com) |
Date: 2000-11-13 06:55:36 UTC-05:00
Rated : Medium
Sponsor: Cock-A-Doodle-Moo 4-H Club
Time 1- 1 1/2 hours ( 2 miles )
Bring a flashlight to guide your feet, the path
is smooth and secrets of the night deep.
A Night on Lebanon Green
Park at the Brick church on
the side of the church where the shadow of the steeple falls ,2 with wheels plus
10.
Stand so a lit Betsy is on your far right , a dark Betsy near
right and the barn where George Washington's horse slept on your
left.
Leave the church behind, head into the darkness on a path
smooth and stony.The moon is behind you and a great many stars line the
dome overhead.
" There's a call for troops sir" They've
started a war at some place outside of Boston , called Bunker Hill!"
" Gather the militia on the green we will
muster there before dawn tommorow."
Pass by five stately trees who in their infancy may of
heard such words uttered beneath their branches.
" Sir, General Washington requests provisions for
the troops gathered east of the great river."
" We will meet at the usual place,
send a rider see if Mr. Huntington will join us."
" This office will see
many a meeting before George and his taxes are history."
Pass the evergreens spaced on the
right.
Stay on this path toward a beacon in the
street.
" Psst, I hear a carriage approaching, get up..."
" Halt! Who goes there? "
" Evening boys, it is only I ,Dr. Bixby, a late
night and a new patriot to show for it. I'll be heading on
home now, only a little sleep before I meet with the Govenor
for breakfast , he'll be heading back to Hartford tommorow. " " You
may pass sir. "
The street beacon draws closer and now the fascade of the
Lebanon Baptist Church comes into view far in the distance.
" General Washinton, how do you think the troops will do
this coming winter?"
" The winter will test our
resolve for freedom from tyranny, it will be with courage and good
provisions that we pass through with the strength to defeat the
Brittish. Their camps grow in number and the ships bring more Hessians and
provisions each day. Pray now for a great many beasts will be sacrificed
to feed the soldiers gathered in the name of Liberty."
" Saint Francis , we
see your guiding light, hear General Washinton and provide for these
men, Amen. "
" A rider comes sir!"
" I hear the hoofbeats, the horse is tired
and straining, the ride has been long."
" Sir , Greetings from General Rochambeau of
the French Army, he sends you word that his troops are now camped at a place
called Bolton near the great notch in the rocks. They will march with haste
toward Windham tommorow. He will ride on ahead to meet with you at dawn, he
presumes that Mr. Huntington has been sent for. "
" Great news , thank-you, set a camp for yourself
by that windbreak to the right , pines and decidous trees will take the bite out
of this chill wind."
"Two small gaurds stand to the left, you may pass them at
will."
The beacon is in the distance ,one passed another comes, but
we will not reach it.
March by the ten great ones in a row then two babies .
Now the path is darkest, dim light from
windows on the left, if anyone is home , must be quiet here for they stand
gaurd over all you hold dear.
Now to the right and hidden in the core of Johnny's
legacy your goal!
Take it to your car to stamp, up the way you came or around
the greens tip and up the other side. With luck you will see a shooting star as
I did. Or maybe hear the voices of the past echo down the
green.
After you stamp drive down the green, stop your car, put
a signal on, hop out and replant the treasure as you found it. Be sure it is
covered with natures blanket.
"Sir , I hear they voted General Washinton as
President."
" Yes that's right he proved a great leader in the war
and will lead us well as a nation. Many a time he came here to
meet and plan for our safety. How long will these freedoms stand, what
will time remember of the deeds of these great men who gathered here, only
time will tell, only time will tell......."
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A Night on Lebanon Green
From: (twograysquirrels@aol.com) |
Date: 2000-11-14 08:50:37 UTC-05:00