. Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young . means of living,I again went to New York. But business ofevery kind was greatly depressed, and find-ing nothing to do, I turned my attention tothe seat of war, along the line that divides THE RIFLEMEN. 165 the United States from Canada. Settingout on foot, I soon made my way to FortNiagara, near the great falls, and afterwardsto Cleveland on the southern border of LakeErie. About this time, a company of riflemen wasraised, to fight chiefly against the Indians, whowere very troublesomealong the borders of thelake In
. Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young . means of living,I again went to New York. But business ofevery kind was greatly depressed, and find-ing nothing to do, I turned my attention tothe seat of war, along the line that divides THE RIFLEMEN. 165 the United States from Canada. Settingout on foot, I soon made my way to FortNiagara, near the great falls, and afterwardsto Cleveland on the southern border of LakeErie. About this time, a company of riflemen wasraised, to fight chiefly against the Indians, whowere very troublesomealong the borders of thelake In this I enlisted,and we were soon march-ed into the quarter whereour services were we joined a smalldetachment of Americantroops, and set out withthem to march north-ward to join the armyof General Winchester,then in the vicinity of the river Raizin. Our route lay through a country consistingalternately of prairies and forests; and as wewere passing through one of the latter, wewere suddenly attacked by a party of smart engagement followed, and several. 166 WIT BOUGHT. of our party were killed. I was myselfwounded in the knee, by a bullet, and fallingto the earth, fainted from loss of blood andthe anguish of the wound. When I reco-
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