He wanted to serve his country in any way that he could.
One day a friend of his who lived in Boston came to see him. He had to sneak into the camp very quietly and secretly so the soldiers wouldn't notice him.
"I have something to tell you," he said to young Paul. "Some of the king's soldiers are going to Concord to get the powder we stored there, and they are getting ready to start this very night."
"Indeed!" said Paul Revere. "They shall get no powder, if I can help it. I will stir up all the farmers between here and Concord, and those soldiers will have a difficult time getting anything at all. But I can't do it alone; you must help me stop them."
"I will do all that I can," said his friend.
"Well, then," said Paul Revere, "you must go back to Boston and watch the soldiers.
