The dealings of God, man, and the devil : as exemplified in the life, experience, and travels of Lorenzo Dow, in a period of over half a century : together with his polemic and miscellaneous writings, complete : to which is added The vicissitudes of life, by Peggy Dow . rge amountsof stores of various kinds, that had been issued to my regiment,and expended in the service. I did not know how to accountfor every dead mans gun and equipments, or camp equipagethat had been abandoned when no means for carrying it wasunder my control; but I learned on inquiry that the rigidity ofthe Government was a
The dealings of God, man, and the devil : as exemplified in the life, experience, and travels of Lorenzo Dow, in a period of over half a century : together with his polemic and miscellaneous writings, complete : to which is added The vicissitudes of life, by Peggy Dow . rge amountsof stores of various kinds, that had been issued to my regiment,and expended in the service. I did not know how to accountfor every dead mans gun and equipments, or camp equipagethat had been abandoned when no means for carrying it wasunder my control; but I learned on inquiry that the rigidity ofthe Government was as to form rather than substance. TheDepartment must have papers that seemed to cover all expendi-ture or deficit, and there I fear the matter often ended. At anyrate, I consulted counsel, who prepared for me a consolidatedapproximate return, covering all shortages, and I presented it,had it ap])roved, received my pay, and returned to Massachu-setts, reaching home about the 2()th of October. The 36th, under command of Lieutenant-colonel Barker,my successor, remained in tlie field till tlie close of tlie war,taking part in the successful assault on Petersburg A{)ril 2,1865,and in the pursuit of Lees army, which culminated in his sur-render April Dtli, my 11 TTiE NEW LIBRARY CHAPTER XIII BUSINESS LIFE The next twenty years of my life were much more common-place than those that immediately preceded or followed covered the time of establishment in business, of the birthand preliminary education of a family, and of acquiring acompetence. They have their substantial counterpart in thelives of many business men who are what is termed successful,with variations, of course, dependent upon circumstances andthe personal factors. For me they were a time of hard work,close economy, and devotion to detail. The first three years ofthe time I was an employee, and after this a junior partner in agrowing business. During these twenty years my time was engrossed, d
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