A Subaltern in America Comprising the Narrative of the Campaigns of the British
A Subaltern in America Comprising the Narrative of the Campaigns of the British
Gleig, G. R. (George Robert), 1796-1888
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To add to our miseries, both the officers' cloaks and the men's blankets, having been kept behind, we were denied the means of keeping ourselves ordinarily warm ; whilst it was not without much difficulty that we succeeded in getting a fire to blaze. The wood within our reach was all green the rain of last night had completely soaked it and it more than once occur- 152 A SUBALTERN IN AMERICA. red that the sheets of water which poured down from the clouds, extinguished in a moment the spark whic...h we had wasted a full quarter of an hour in coaxing into life. At last, however, our patience received its reward, and a couple of fires, roaring and crackling beneath the green wood, had the double effect of increasing our bo- dily ease, and elevating our spirits. About a couple of hundred yards in front of our vi- dettes, stood a mansion of considerable size, and gen- teel exterior, upon which we cast many a longing look, without venturing for some time to approach it. That a place so neat in all its arrangements, and so well sup- plied with out-houses of every description, could be wholly devoid of the necessaries and comforts of life, was a matter which we were very unwilling to believe.
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