Part 21 (1/2)
”I suppose,” replied Marion, ”it is not equal to their style of dining”
”No, indeed,” quoth the officer; ”and this, I iine, is one of your accidental lent dinners; a sort of a 'ban yan'
In general, no doubt, you live a great deal better”
”Rather worse,” answered the general: ”for often we don't get enough of this”
”Heavens!” rejoined the officer ”But probably, what you lose in h stinted in provisions, you draw noble pay?”
”Not a cent, sir,” said Marion, ”not a cent”
”Heavens and earth! then you eneral, how you can stand it”
”Why, sir,” replied Marion, with a s”
The Englishman said, he ”did not believe that it would be an easy eneral Marion's ter and no pay! and no provisions but potatoes!”
”Why, sir,” answered the general, ”the heart is all; and, when that isMany a youth would think it hard to indent himself a slave for fourteen years But let him be over head and ears in love, and with such a beauteous sweetheart as Rachael, and he will think noJacob did
Well, now, this is exactly my case I am in love; and my sweetheart is LIBERTY Be that heavenly nymph my companion, and these wilds and woods shall have charms beyond London and Paris in slavery
To have no proud ilt coaches; nor his host of excise- loriously preservingmillions of brothers all around me, equally free and happy asfor”
The officer replied, that both as a man and a Briton, he s
”Happy!” quoth Marion; ”yes, happy indeed! and I had rather fight for such blessings for h ing in all the luxuries of Soloave ht that I am not unworthy of it I look upon these venerable trees around me, and feel that I do not dishonor thehts, and rejoice that I have not basely deserted thelory in the thought that I aenerations laddensfor their freedos”
I looked at Marion as he uttered these sentiments, and fancied I felt as when I heard the last words of the brave De Kalb The Englishht, as if he had seen the upbraiding ghosts of his illustrious countryetown, he was asked by colonel Watson, why he looked so serious?
”I have cause, sir,” said he, ”to look serious”
”What! has general Marion refused to treat?”
”No, sir”
”Well, then, has old Washi+ngton defeated sir Henry Clinton, and broke up our army?”
”No, sir, not that neither; but WORSE”
”Ah! what can be worse?”
”Why, sir, I have seen an Aeneral and his officers, without pay, and al water; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such ed to hi officer was so struck with Marion's sentiments, that he never rested until he threw up his commission, and retired from the service
Chapter 19
”Ah brandy! brandy! bane of life, Spring of tumult -- source of strife: Could I but half thy curses tell, The ould wish thee safe at hell”