nting Fame and Liberty. Under them is the motto, "For
these we strive." Some verses written many years ago say of this flag:--

"For these we strive; what brighter name
Can man achieve or beauty see,
Than worth to share his country's FAME,
Or perish for her LIBERTY?"

It is a precious relic for its associations, and still more precious
because the canton is made of thirteen stripes, blue and silver
alternating. Apparently these stand for the thirteen colonies, and so
far as is known, this was the first time that the colonies were
represented, as on our flag of to-day, by thirteen stripes.

Before Washington and his escort reached New York, couriers reported
the battle of Bunker Hill. Washington pushed on, and July 2, he had
his first glimpse of his forces. It must have been a discouraging
glimpse. A few wore uniforms, but most of the men had come in "what
they had." The men of a few companies were provided with tents, others
slept in the halls of Harvard College, in the pews of the Episcopal
Church, or in private houses. Still others had built their own huts,
of boards, turf, sailcloth, stones, or brush. Powder and artillery
were scanty, and the commander-in-chief had been furnished with no
money. Perhaps this was not so remarkable, however, for the members of
the Continental Congress had no power to collect taxes, and in reality
had no control over any money except what was in their own pockets.
Officers and men chatted together as freely as if in their own homes;
and if an order did not impress a man as being wise, he sometimes
stopped and patiently explained to the officer why he thought another
course was better.

Twelve of the most independent companies, and yet the most vigilant
and best disciplined of all, were composed of backwoodsmen who had
come on foot from four to eight hundred miles. A little later, five
Indians came to Cambridge to help fight for liberty. They were
welcomed cordially and entered the service. It is probable that every
little company marched to Cambridge under its own colors, but of
course there was no flag representing the colonies as a whole.

Immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill, Major-General Israel
Putnam took up his stand on Prospect Hill. One month later he called
together all the troops under his command, and read them the statement
issued by the Continental Congress which declared just why the
colonies had had recourse to arms. The chaplain made an a