"Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga," answered Sam Adams. The cheering broke out again, but this time it was for the Green Mountain leader. Again and again did the walls re-echo with the plaudits. Then Sam Adams called Ethan Allen to the chairman's desk, and John Hancock warmly congratulated the hero. A resolution of thanks was passed, and Allen was asked to introduce his friends. Seth Warner and Remember Baker were welcomed as able coadjutors, and Allen took care to say that they were typical of all the Mountain Boys, and that what they had done was only a foretaste of what they would do if necessary. Eben Pike was called up, and the boy bashfully wriggled--no one could call it walking--up to John Hancock's desk. When Allen told of the bravery of the young scout and of the way in which he had so recently saved his friends from falling into the hands of the English, Hancock rose from his seat and called for three hearty cheers for the young hero. Then the Congress settled down to work and appointed officers to assist Washington. What a brave lot of men! Their names cannot be too often repeated. The major-generals were Artemus Ward, Charles Lee, Phillip Schuyler and Israel Putnam--the famous wolf-den Putnam. Then the brigadier-generals comprised Richard Montgomery, Seth Pomeroy, David Wooster, William Heath, Joseph Spencer, John Thomas and Nathaniel Greene. The adjutant-general was Horatio Gates. Allen overheard Gen. Schuyler speak of Canada and of its importance. Allen made his acquaintance and asked him to allow him to tell of the plan New York had rejected. Schuyler was delighted, and thanked the Vermonter warmly. "If ever you are in command of such an army of invasion," said Allen, "I shall ask to be allowed to join as a volunteer." "My dear Allen, there is not a man in all Philadelphia at the present moment I would rather have," answered the general. Alas! what suffering was to follow that conversation! CHAPTER XXII. EBEN'S ADVENTURES. Among the men who were to lead the colonial armies Allen had his attention attracted to Richard Montgomery, who was to share with Schuyler the responsibility of the invasion of Canada. Montgomery was one of the most fascinating men who rallied to the standard of the colonies. He was an Irishman, the son of a member of the British parliament, and was educated in Trinity College, Dublin. In 1754 he obtained a commission in the army, and with his regiment came to this country, and, although only eighteen years old, he distinguished himself for personal bravery in many an action. In 1760 he was with Gen. Wolfe, and became the adjutant of the regiment. After distinguishing himself in the expedition against Havana and Martinique, he returned to England and stayed there nine years. But he yearned for America, and so sold his commission and came to New York, where he married and took a leading part with the sturdy men who refused to bow the knee to English tyranny.