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every night. Alice was married to a tobacconist at Hexam. Edward was made the Colonel's gamekeeper, and had a present of a fine gold-mounted gun given him. His master afterwards procured him a commission in a regiment of foot, where he suffered many misfortunes and disappointments. He was shot through the shoulder at the battle of Fontenoy, but recovered, and retiring on half-pay, took a small farm on the Scottish side. His character was that of a brave, but rash officer; kind, generous, and open hearted in all situations. I have often stood at his knee and listened with wonder and amasement to his stories of battles and seiges, but none of them ever pleased me better than that of the LONG PACK. Alas! his fate is fast approaching to us all! he hath, many years ago, submitted to the conqueror of all mankind. His brave heart is now a clod of the valley, and his gray hairs recline in peace on that pillow from which his head shall be raised only when time shall be no more.

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