ABSTRACT
Thesethreedayswasaveryhardmarchforwewereendofdayverywetand camesoandlatetoourquarters,lyingtwonight...havingonlythepanoplyof heaventocoverus.Thisputmymettletoafullproofandalmostmademestagger. OnenightIhadnothingtokeepmefromthecoldwetgroundbutalittlebundleof wetdriedflax...andsowithmybootsfullofwaterandwrappedupinmywet cloakIlayasroundasahedgehogandatpeepofdaylookedlikeadrownedrat.I hadnotyetcometoknowthevirtue65oftobaccobutinthishardmarchwaswished totakesome.Itriedbutcouldbynomeanslikeitforitmademesickandillallday. Everymorningtherewentfellowsaboutcrying,'Brandywine,tobacco.'Imade choiceofthebrandy,whichdidmemuchkindness.
