Part 11 (1/2)

And so here were two continental colonels of us, just started on a journey of several hundred old, ere rich in faith Burning patriots ourselves, we had counted on it as a certainty, that every body we met, out of reach of the British, were as fiery as we, and that the first sight of our unifor countenances, and hot suppers, and downy beds, andthat our hearts could wish But, alas and alack thes the road as the charinned at as if we had been horse thieves

In place of being hailed with benedictions, ere frequently in danger from the brick bats; and in lieu of hot dinners and suppers, ere actually on the point of starving, both we and our horses!

For in consequence of candidly telling the publicans that, ”we had nothing to pay,” they as candidly declared, ”they had nothing to give,”

and that ”those that had no th we ca about our poverty, but, after getting such things as anted, to give our 'due bills'

In this we felt ourselves perfectly warranted; for we had, both of us, thank God, very sufficient estates; and besides, turning out, as we did, to fight for our country, we thought we had, even by sacred precept, a very fair claim on that country for a little food

I re, after dark, we reached a tavern, the owner of which at first seehted wood torch had given hian to hehty fine tavern'

about five ed hiht, and also very rainy, and as dark as pitch

”Oh!” quoth he, ”the road is hty plain; you can't ers”

”Oh! I never liked strangers in all my life”

”But, sir, we are your countryht your battles”

”Oh! I wants nobody to fight h forwithout a mouthful for ourselves or horses”

To this also the brute was preparing soenteel wohters, ran out and declared that ”take us in he could, and should, that he should; and that he ht as well consent at first, for they would not be said nay”

Even against all this, he stood out for soh the British were carrying every thing before theton was still in the field, and the issue of the war unknown; and that at any rate it was good to have a friend at court

On this he cath reluctantly drawled out, ”Well -- I suppose -- you must -- come -- in”

I have related this story, partly to shohat a savage ood wife

Observing that et and cold, this ahters soon had kindled up for us a fine sparkling fire, to which their oeetly save tenfold cheerfulness and co about the house, silent and surly as an ill-natured slave, the ladies displayed towards us the ht out from her closet a bottle of nice fairls presented basins of water and towels, that we ue

And all these seasonable hospitalities they did, not with that ungracious silence and reserve, which so often depress the traveller's spirits, but with the char every thing with shtly chat as almost made us feel ourselves at hoht, I compared our present happy condition with that a few hted, wet and weary, I could not help exclai so many labors which poor mortals take under the sun, they do not labor more for that which alone deserves their care

I mean that LOVE, which at once diffuses and enjoys all the happiness both of earth and heaven”

At supper, the poor creature of a husband strove very hard to draw Marion into a dispute, about what he was pleased to call our ”REBELLION”

I expected to have heard him lashed very severely for such brutality; for few men ever excelled Marion in the 'retort abrupt' But every time the subject was introduced, he contrived very handsomely to waive it, by some pretty turn to the ladies, which happily relieved their terrors, and gave a fresh spring to general and sprightly conversation

As our excellent hostess and her fair daughters were about to retire, we bade the the To this they stoutly objected, urging that, froht to pass a day or tith them, and refresh ourselves But if we could not do this, we ive them the pleasure of our company at breakfast

When we retired to our chaiven that brute, our landlord, a proper set down

”I am surprised at you, Horry,” he replied; ”when you see that your fellow ive him quarter?

You must have observed, ever since we darkened his door, that with spleen and toryisentleman is in the condition of him in the parable, as possessed of seven devils Since we have not the power to cast them out, let us not torment him before his time