. Lost Lenore; or, The adventures of a rolling stone . hem. Should I go? This question troubled me for some time; but in theend it was settled. I did not go. Many will say that I neglected a sacred duty; butperhaps they have never been placed in circumstancessimilar to mine. They have never been in a foreigncountry, at the age of seventeen, in a city like New was at this time a great commotion in the fife and drum were continually heard in the streets ;and flags were flying from houses in different parts of thecity—indicating the localities of recruiting-stations. The U
. Lost Lenore; or, The adventures of a rolling stone . hem. Should I go? This question troubled me for some time; but in theend it was settled. I did not go. Many will say that I neglected a sacred duty; butperhaps they have never been placed in circumstancessimilar to mine. They have never been in a foreigncountry, at the age of seventeen, in a city like New was at this time a great commotion in the fife and drum were continually heard in the streets ;and flags were flying from houses in different parts of thecity—indicating the localities of recruiting-stations. The United States had declared war against Mexico;and volunteers were invited to join the other idlers, I enrolled was probably a very unwise act; but many thousandshave done the same thing; and I claim an equal rightwith others to act foolishly, if so inclined. We are allguilty of wise and foolish actions, or more properly speak-ng, of good and bad ones; and often, when desirousof doing the one, it ends by our committing the
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