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When one is sure of one's heritage and beauty, one does not clamor for recognition; one does not even demand a printed history. It is quality, not quantity, that counts, and even if nothing more is ever written in or about this dear old town, Kingston will have made a distinguished contribution to American history and literature. WHEN ONE IS SURE OF ONE'S HERITAGE AND BEAUTY ONE DOES NOT CLAMOUR FOR RECOGNITION ONE DOES NOT EVEN DEMAND A PRINTED HISTORY IT IS QUALITY NOT QUANTITY THAT COUNTS AND EVEN IF NOTHING MORE IS EVER WRITTEN IN OR ABOUT THIS DEAR OLD TOWN KINGSTON WILL HAVE MADE A DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE
ls made by Kingston men, and out of it was dug much bog iron for the use of Washington's artillery. Monk's Hill--which the old records call Mont's Hill Chase, a name supposed to have been applied to a hunt in England--could tell a story too, if one had ears to hear. The highest land in Kingston, during the Revolution it was one of the points where a beacon fire was lighted to alarm the town in case of invasion by the enemy. Kingston is not without history, although its manuscripts lie long untouched upon library shelves, and its historic soil is tramped over by unheeding feet. That the famous manuscript which was its greatest historical contribution has been taken away from it, is no loss in the truest sense of the word, for this monumental work, which belongs to no one place, but to the country as a whole, is properly preserved at the State House. Kingston seems amenable to this arrangement, just as she seems entirely willing that Plymouth should claim the first century of her career. N IT FLOATED THE VESSELS MADE BY KINGSTON MEN AND OUT OF IT WAS DUG MUCH BOG IRON FOR THE USE OF WASHINGTON'S ARTILLERY MONKS HILL WHICH THE OLD RECORDS CALL MOUNT'S HILL CHASE A NAME SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO A HUNT IN ENGLAND COULD TELL A STORY TOO IF ONE HAD EARS TO HEAR THE HIGHEST LAND IN KINGSTON DURING THE REVOLUTION IT WAS ONE OF THE POINTS WHERE A BEACON FIRE WAS LIGHTED TO ALARM THE TOWN IN CASE OF INVASION BY THE ENEMY KINGSTON IS NOT WITHOUT HISTORY ALTHOUGH ITS MANUSCRIPTS LIE LONG UNTOUCHED UPON LIBRARY SHELVES AND ITS HISTORIC SOIL IS TRAMPLED OVER BY UNHEEDING FEET THAT THAT FAMOUS MANUSCRIPT WHICH WAS ITS GREATEST HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM IT IS NO LOSS IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD FOR THIS MONUMENTAL WORK WHICH BELONGS TO NO ONE PLACE BUT TO THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE IS PROPERLY PRESERVED AT THE STATE HOUSE KINGSTON SEEMS AMENABLE TO THIS ARRANGEMENT JUST AS SHE SEEMS ENTIRELY WILLING THAT PLYMOU SHOULD CLAIM THE FIRST CENTURY OF HER CAREER
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