THE MIDNIGHT RIDER
Jul 01, 2019
3 minutes
BY VIRGINIA STEVENS
THE KING’S HIGHWAY was dark and dangerous on the night of July 1, 1776 as a lone rider on horseback, wearing his hat low and a scarf to cover part of his face, galloped through the darkened countryside. Guided only by flashes of lightning, the rider and horse raced across slippery bridges, through rain-swollen streams, and sleeping towns. The rider feared that the sound of the horse’s hoofs on the cobblestone streets would awaken someone, but loud claps of thunder covered the noise, and not even a watchdog noticed them. Though
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