R is for Revolution
1:00 AM
John Hancock set down
the plate and we began walking once again. “Tell me, how are we viewed in
England?”
This was one question
that I was eager to answer. Perhaps the rebels would realize their mistake when
they discovered what was in jeopardy. “Half of them want Britain to withdraw
her support to leave us to the savages. The other half think the king has been
lenient for too long, that he should crush this rebellion once and for all.”
“Since you have been
so good as to explain England’s sentiments, allow me to explain those of your
countrymen.” Hancock stopped and turned toward me. “They are tired of being treated
like wayward children in need of a good whipping in order to correct their bad
behavior. These colonies are no longer babes-in-arms; we have been growing and
standing upright on our own feet for more than one-hundred years now. We are of
age, but Britain still refuses us the rights of adulthood that belong to
Englishmen.”
I did not know how to
respond to this. For the first time, a rebel had said something that struck a
chord deep within me. I had often felt my father scolded me like I was still
George’s age. Sometimes, all I wanted was to hear my father speak to me like an
equal. Could this be how the rebels felt? This I would have to puzzle on before
making a judgment.
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