. Histoire des jeunes de la guerre civile . Mais prompt comme les marins Ay, ay, monsieur ! quand ses capinorders l'aloft dans une tempête, il est venu la réponse généreuse des quarante-deux mille hommes, en personne aussi, qui n'était que de la douzaine de promesses. La chute de Sumter a enflammé un feu de patriotisme du Maine à la Californie. L'enthousiasme ne connaissait aucune limite. À l'époque, on estimait qu'à la fin du mois d'avril, trois centièmes cinquante mille hommes étaient prêts à entrer dans le service du Gouvernement, que ce soit sur terre ou en mer. Les lads étaient impatients de s'enrôler, et ont supplié d'être autorisé toserve comme drumm.er-boys quand th

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. Young folks' history of the civil war . But prompt as the sailors Ay, ay, sir ! when his captainorders him aloft in a storm, there came the hearty answer ofthe forty-two thousand men, in person too, which was wortha dozen promises. The fall of Sumter kindled a blaze of patriotism fromMaine to California. Enthusiasm knew no bounds. It wasestimated at the time, that, by the end of April, three hundredand fifty thousand men stood ready and willing to enter theservice of the Government, either on land or on sea. Lads were eager to enlist, and begged to be allowed toserve as drumm.er-boys when they were too young to beaccepted for the ranks. Old men forgot their stiff joints, and offered themselves to their country. 64 Young Folks History of the Civil War. [1861. A story is told of Mr. Bates, of Indiana, who enlisted, andwent into camp with his regiment at Indianapolis. Whenasked his age, he unwillingly confessed that he was ninety-two years old; but he said that he wished to show youngmen that old men were not afraid to fight.. SPIRIT OF THE NORTH. In Boston, New York, and Chicago, mass meetings wereheld daily and nightly, where speeches were made, and im-mense sums of money subscribed, for the support of theGovernment. From old Trinity Church, in the city of NewYork, an immense flag floated, two hundred and forty feetfrom the ground. The chimes played Yankee Doodle, and The Red, White, and Blue; while the cheers fromthe throng on the street were almost deafening. The ladiesof New York held a meeting at the Cooper Institute, to or-ganize a society to provide care for the sick and woundedof the army. This really looked like war. To make plansfor the care of the wounded, showed that battles were already i86i.] TJie Nations Ajiswcr. 65 tliought of; and yet the war was but one week old. TheAmerican Express Company paid one-half his salary, dur-ing his whole term of service, to every man in its employwho volunteered; and it transported free all supplies forhospitals. The tea

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