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 of Foot, as a Cadet; and tho’ upon all Actions, he behaved herelf with a great deal of Bravery, yet he could not get a Commiion, they being generally bought and old; therefore he quitted the Service, and took on in a Regiment of Hore; he behaved o well in everal Engagements, that he got the Eteem of all her Officers; but her Comrade who was a Fleming, happening to be a handome young Fellow, he falls in Love with him, and from that Time, grew a little more negligent in her Duty, o that, it eems, Mars and Venus could not be erved at the ame Time; her Arms and Accoutrements which were always kept in the bet Order, were quite neglected: ’tis true, when her Comrade was ordered out upon a Party, he ued to go without being commanded, and frequently run herelf into Danger, where he had no Buines, only to be near him; the ret of the Troopers little upecting the ecret Caue which moved her to this Behaviour, fancied her to be mad, and her Comrade himelf could not account for this trange Alteration in her, but Love is ingenious, and as they lay in the ame Tent, and were contantly together, he found a Way of letting him dicover her Sex, without appearing that it was done with Deign.

He was much urprized at what he found out, and not a little pleaed, taking it for granted, that he hould have a Mitres olely to himelf, which is an unuual Thing in a Camp, ince there is carce one of thoe Campaign Ladies, that is ever true to a Troop or Company; o that he thought of nothing but gratifying his Paions with very little Ceremony; but he found himelf trangely mitaken, for he proved very reerved and modet, and reited all his Temptations, and at the ame Time was o obliging and ininuating in her Carriage, that he quite changed his Purpoe, o far from