. Home-making and its philosophy . A CAVALRY SOLDIER BOYWilliam Charles Archibald at Twenty-one. /&£€- M. M. 225 £2 1 »<1 CHAPTER ITHE CIVIL WAR IT was in September, 1863, I was twenty-one yearsof age. We boys rushed the work along, for we hadplans we long had talked of. Back at the littlewoods we were to plow about four acres of rough landfor oats next year. George was not quite stout enoughat thirteen to hold the plough, but he could drive the team,while I could hold the plough. When this was finishedI was to leave for Portland, Maine, upon the steamer Em-press, embarking at Windsor. Dear
. Home-making and its philosophy . A CAVALRY SOLDIER BOYWilliam Charles Archibald at Twenty-one. /&£€- M. M. 225 £2 1 »<1 CHAPTER ITHE CIVIL WAR IT was in September, 1863, I was twenty-one yearsof age. We boys rushed the work along, for we hadplans we long had talked of. Back at the littlewoods we were to plow about four acres of rough landfor oats next year. George was not quite stout enoughat thirteen to hold the plough, but he could drive the team,while I could hold the plough. When this was finishedI was to leave for Portland, Maine, upon the steamer Em-press, embarking at Windsor. Dear mother went withme to the station but was to drive home alone. She was filled with hopes and fears for her boy, and sowas I in a lighter way, going for the first time from hometo be among strangers. It seems strange to me now thatI remember so little of this drive with her. In her firstletter to me she said she was very lonely on her way homeand afterwards. I reached the Empress by train, andwas soon on board with my valise and the steamer storm was brewing and before we w
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