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night signs of civilization began to appear;the heavy; continuous roar of 

water was heard; and; presently emerging from the forest; he saw a great 

river dashing in white foam down precipitous rocks; and on its bank the 

gray  walls   of   a   huge   stone  building;   with   flankers;   palisades;   and   moat; 

over which the British flag was flying。              This was the famous Saco Fort; 

built by Governor Phips;(1) two years before; just below the falls of the 

Saco River。       The soldiers of the garrison gave the poor fellows a kindly 

welcome。       Joseph; who was scarcely alive; lay for a long time sick in the 

fort;   but   Isaac   soon   regained   his   strength;   and   set   out   for   his   home   in 

Haverhill; which he had the good fortune to arrive at in safety。 

     (1)   An   interesting    account    of  Sir   William   Phips     will  be   found   in 

Parkman's   *Frontenac   and   New   France   under   Louis   XIV。*            Hawthorne 

also tells his romantic story in *Fanshawe and Other Pieces。* 

     Amidst the stirring excitements of the present day; when every thrill of 

the    electric   wire   conveys     a  new    subject    for  thought    or   action   to  a 

generation as eager as the ancient Athenians for some new thing; simple 



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                     The Boy Captives An Incident of the Indian War of 1695 



legends of the past like that which we have transcribed have undoubtedly 

lost in a great degree their interest。           The lore of the fireside is becoming 

obsolete;   and   with   the   octogenarian   few   who   still   linger   among   us   will 

perish the unwritten history of border life in New England。 



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