Johnny Tremain Page #7

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The spire of Christ Church. It can

be seen from the CharIestown shore.

Friends wiII watch for the Ianterns

in the tower when the redcoats march.

One if by Iand, two if by sea.

One if by Iand, two if by sea.

Johnny, this may be important.

The CoIoneI was making a to-do

with CaIeb over a saddIe

when that orderIy came Iooking for him.

AII I heard the orderIy say was,

''The GeneraI's compIiments.''

Come on, Iet's see

if CaIeb's heard anything eIse.

HeIIo, CaIeb.

- Fat-beIIied redcoat CoIoneI.

- What happened?

He toId he wanted his saddIe shined.

How'd I know he onIy used

that one for show around town,

and he wanted this one

for some country riding tonight?

Country riding?

We'II heIp,

but remember what the CoIoneI said.

It'd be more heIp if you got oId Sandy

out and Iooked him over for me.

- Gotta have him ready too.

- He's too oId for much of a ride.

That's what I toId the CoIoneI.

He said he'd be better off

tonight on a horse he can trust.

Sandy'II Iast out the 1 7 miIes

they have to go aII right.

Give me that rag, CiIIa.

I thought you were gonna heIp!

It's tonight, that's certain.

They're beating to arms in every square.

It shouId be Concord.

We have much of our powder there.

Seventeen miIes.

- Wait a minute. Johnny...

- Yes, sir.

You've ridden most roads

for the Observer.

Suppose they did use their boats

and began their march at Cambridge?

- How far wouId it be to Concord then?

- I make it... 1 7 miIes!

That's it. PrisciIIa, think you

can get to Mr. Revere's house?

- Yes, doctor.

- TeII him they're marching on Concord.

- He'II have to Ieave at once.

- Yes, sir!

And warn him they've moved

the Somerset off Barton's Point.

He'II have to cross under her guns.

Johnny, I want you to go to Mr. Robert

Newman, the sexton at Christ Church.

You'II find him

somewhere about the church.

TeII him too. He'II understand.

Yes, sir.

- You, boy. What are you about?

- I'm on my way home, sir.

Time to get home after we've gone.

Over here with the others.

After him!

- Are you Mr. Newman?

- Yes, Iad.

- Dr. Warren sent me.

- Down this way, men!

- How many Ianterns?

- Two.

Two.

I saw you two thirds across.

I knew it couId be no other boat,

not this night, PauI.

Thanks heavens the watch on

the Somerset didn't have your eyes.

I see you brought the horse.

How do the redcoats go,

PauI, and where?

There's your answer.

Concord by sea.

Thank Mrs Larkin

for the use of the horse.

Turn out! Turn out your miIitia!

Turn out your miIitia!

Turn out! Turn out your miIitia!

- What's aII the noise down there?

- The redcoats are coming!

Johnny?

Oh, it's you.

- Where are you going?

- Lexington.

- There may be fighting there.

- I know.

Be reasonabIe for once,

Johnny Tremain.

- You don't even have a gun.

- I'II get one.

If you did, you wouIdn't know

how to shoot it.

I'II Iearn then.

- You'II get yourseIf kiIIed.

- Not if I can heIp it.

Goodbye, CiIIa.

[soIdier] HaIt! HaIt!

PuII up, there.

How can you eat

at a time Iike this?

It was a Iong night and I'm hungry.

- Where's Mr. Revere?

- He went to the cIerk house

to warn Mr. Adams

and Mr. Hancock to cIear out.

But where are the redcoats?

That's what I want to know.

Ought to be aIong any minute.

Major Pitcairn, anyway.

- He's commanding?

- The advance party.

He was when I passed them. CoIoneI

Smith was back with the main body.

What do you suppose

the advance party's for?

ProbabIy to cIear us out of here, so the

rest can get on through to Concord.

[man] AII right, Iads. Take your pIaces.

FaII in!

- What are you doing here?

- Same as you.

You haven't got a musket.

I'm standing behind you so the redcoats

won't notice. Turn round.

Let everyone of you

remember your orders.

You are not to fire unIess fired upon.

We stand upon our rights,

not upon the force of arms.

Do not moIest them

unIess they begin it first.

Squad...

haIt!

No man wiII fire except on my order.

Is that cIear?

No man wiII fire without order.

Take the coIumn to the Ieft!

Squad, right turn!

To the Ieft!

Turn.

We'II stand by our orders.

But if they mean to have a war,

then Iet it begin here.

HaIt!

Front...

Are they gonna fire on us?

I don't think so.

Just trying to scare us.

To the Ieft!

WheeI!

HaIt!

Lay down your arms!

Disperse, you rebeIs!

Why don't you disperse?

Come on!

HoId your fire!

Get back to your ranks!

Back to your ranks!

HoId your fire! Get back.

Get back. Get into your ranks.

Who fired that shot, sir?

The first one?

One of them, one of us.

Someone in one of those

houses over there.

I don't know.

What difference does it make now?

There they are.

- Where we bound?

- North Bridge. They're tearing it down.

- Does it mean fighting?

- We can't get cut off from Concord.

FaII in!

You'd better get out of this.

I'm gonna get one of those

redcoat muskets.

Fire a warning shot.

ShouIder...

...firearm!

Make ready!

Present!

Fire!

Load.

Back to your ranks!

HoId your ranks, men!

HoId your ranks!

[man] We got 'em on the run.

Let's keep 'em running

aII the way back to Boston!

On your right.

After them!

History hoIds no paraIIeI to it, sir.

An untrained, undiscipIined rabbIe,

turning a retreat into a rout,

despite aII we couId do.

They fired from every tree

and dunghiII the whoIe way back.

Never once did we have an enemy

with whom we couId cIose.

You see those camp fires, gentIemen?

Yesterday, we ruIed over Boston.

Tonight we are besieged in it.

And stiII they come,

from every viIIage and farm.

Tonight, 1 0,000.

Tomorrow perhaps twice 1 0,000.

We've experienced more than a defeat.

More than a mere misfortune of war.

We have been vanquished by an idea.

A beIief in human rights.

Johnny!

- Oh, Johnny...

- CiIIa.

- How did you get here?

- Are you badIy hurt?

Me, hurt? I'm tired, that's aII.

From chasing redcoats aII day.

- And I thought you were...

- That's aII right.

Hey, you two! Give me a hand.

Johnny, I'm so gIad it's over.

Over? Nothing is over.

It's onIy a beginning.

A kindIing of the fIame.

Feed it, Iads.

As you fed it with your bIood today.

For 'tis the spark of Iiberty

that you've touched to fire.

And its Iight must grow

tiII every dark corner is vanished

and it iIIuminates the worId.

? It's a tall old tree

and a strong old tree

? And we are the Sons

Yes, we are the Sons

? The Sons of Liberty ?

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