The Pine-tree coast . had faith in his destiny, and hisown private interests were as much at stake as anymans in the province. So he buckled on his yetundrawn sword, raised his now historic standard, opened his purse liberally,and went and took Louisburg in defiance alike of all military maxims andprecedent, as of the predictions of the wiseacres of his time. Good luck andaudacity fought with him, and he Avon. I had almost forgotten that audacityis the first of military maxims. It is quite safe to say, however, that if Pep-perell had foreseen the difficulties that lay in his path, he would hav
The Pine-tree coast . had faith in his destiny, and hisown private interests were as much at stake as anymans in the province. So he buckled on his yetundrawn sword, raised his now historic standard, opened his purse liberally,and went and took Louisburg in defiance alike of all military maxims andprecedent, as of the predictions of the wiseacres of his time. Good luck andaudacity fought with him, and he Avon. I had almost forgotten that audacityis the first of military maxims. It is quite safe to say, however, that if Pep-perell had foreseen the difficulties that lay in his path, he would have thoughttwice before undertaking the task cut out for him. When Sir William came home from England, with his honors thick uponhim, he adopted a style of living more befitting his station. He set up acoach, had a barge manned by black oarsmen in livery, increased the numberof his household servants, and kept open house for all who claimed itshospitality: It was then that he set about those schemes for beautifying his. WHITEFIELD AT TWENTY-NINE. KITTKKY AND THE PISCA1 AQ1 A. 25 estate, of which, unfortunately, bo few traces remain to-day. So much forrevolutions. Maine has thus had the honor of producing two men of very dissimilar char-acter who received especial marks of distinction at the hands of royalty. Thedifference between them is that Sir William Phips boughl his title with Spanishgold, while sir William PeppereU won his in the trenches of Louisburg. Just a word more about the expedition itself. When the Duke of Newcastle, the incompetent minister of George wasappealed to by Governor Shirley to defend Nova Scotia, he broke out with, < )h ; —yes —yes — to be sure — Annapolis must be defended — troops mustbe sent to Annapolis, Bray, where is Annapolis? — Cape Breton an : Show it me on the map — so it is. sure enough. (To the bearerof the dispatch), My dear sir, you always bring us good news. I must go tellthe king that Cape Breton is an
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