"
Captain Hall at once entered James's name as a volunteer on the roll of
his company.
"Do you know of anyone who has a good horse for sale?" Washington
asked.
"Yes," the captain replied, "at least, there was a farmer here half an
hour ago with a good-looking horse which he wants to sell. I have no
doubt he is in the camp, still."
Captain Hall went to the door of the tent, and told two of the men
there to find the farmer, and tell him he had a purchaser for his
horse.
Ten minutes later the farmer came up, and James bought the horse,
Captain Hall doing the bargaining for him.
"Now," Washington said, "we will go round to the storekeeper I spoke
of, and deposit the best part of your money with him. I should only
take a pound or two, if I were you, for you will find no means of
spending money when you once set forward, and, should anything happen
to you, the Indians would not appreciate the value of those English
notes of yours. You will want a brace of pistols and a sword, a
blanket, and cooking pot--that is about the extent of your camp
equipment."
Chapter 9: The Defeat Of Braddock.
England and France were, at this time, at peace in Europe, although the
troops of both nations were about to engage in conflict, in the forests
of America.
Pages:
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210