h shore of Boston. The ship H.M.S. Somerset was anchored in the bay as Revere snuck past it on his way to his horse. While he was rowing across Boston Bay, he saw two lanterns hanging in the steeple of the Old North Church--the British were arriving by sea. Once he saw the signal, he mounted his horse and started his journey. His journey would take him to Monotony (now Arlington), and then to Lexington, and finally to Concord. The regulars, or British soldiers, were out and were surely heading for the country roads of Concord. Two well-traveled roads ran to Concord. The first path, the shorter of the two, ran through Charlestown, Medford, Menotomy, and Lexington. The other road swung around Boston Neck near Roxbury to Cambridge and then to Menotomy where it joined the first path. Paul Revere, choosing the first path, attempted to take a shortcut near Medford but was almost captured by a British patrol squad. He escaped by hard riding and would reach Lexington around midnight. During his ride he stopped only briefly to knock on a few doors and throw gravel at a few windows. After each stop, Revere knew it was safe to proceed because the people he awoke would get the word moving, as this was the prearranged plan. Also during his ride, he roused militiamen in Medford and Menotomy and awoke as many sleepers as he could between Menotomy and Lexington. Revere made good time. Once Revere arrived in Lexington, he went to the household of Reverend Jonas Clark and got Sam Adams and John Hancock out of bed. The three of them sat down to wait for Dawes, who rode into Lexington a half an hour later. This was, in all truth, the end of Paul Reveres legendary ride. When Paul Revere arrived at the Clark house, he was stopped by the guards and was told that the family had just retired and did not want any noise. Revere responded, "Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!" Once he had made ...
