. Narrative of the life and suffering of William B. Lighton. (minister of the gospel.) Who was a soldier, bound for life in the British army and in which is contained an account of its character, and the barbarous method practised in punishing their soldiers; with an interesting account of his escape from his regiment, his capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and from the British dominions. had crossed the St. Fawrence, whichdistance was about nine miles on the ice, Ithought I should have perished ; my dress be-ing
. Narrative of the life and suffering of William B. Lighton. (minister of the gospel.) Who was a soldier, bound for life in the British army and in which is contained an account of its character, and the barbarous method practised in punishing their soldiers; with an interesting account of his escape from his regiment, his capture, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to death; his subsequent sufferings, and final escape from captivity, and from the British dominions. had crossed the St. Fawrence, whichdistance was about nine miles on the ice, Ithought I should have perished ; my dress be-ing altogether unfit for my circumstances, beingcomposed of a pair of woolen regimental pan-taloons, woolen vest, a light fustian jacket, hat,and a light pair of calfskin shoes. My suffer-ings increased beyond description ; I becamechilled almost to death, and those parts of mybody most exposed, became frozen and stiff inspite of all my exertions. Sometimes I would ♦Notwithstanding I had not accomplished my design, yet Ihi! carried my plan too far to be desisied from 1 had evi-dently ^iven the most decisive proof of my intention. To haveremained without making any further exertion would soon havebrought me into confinement, and to the dreadful torture of thewhip, or some other severe punishment. Therefore, withoutthe least hesitancy, 1 resolved to try my escape forthwith, per-chance I might succeed in gaining my liberty from a life ofsuch insufferable tyranny !. LIFE OF W. B- LIGHTON. 107 put my hands (for I had no mittens) betweenthe saddle and the horses back, and my feetclose to his sides ; at other times I took to myfeet and run ; but all was in vain. I actuallythought I should freeze to death : my hands,feet, and ears were past all feeling, and not-withstanding I thrashed and rubbed the affect-ed parts, they still grew worse, and worse, andglad indeed, should 1 have been to have takenshelter for the night ; but so great was my fearof detection, that I dared not hazard mysel
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