der life a blessing,
But did our cup with plenty crown,
Nor let us feel what was distressing.

Yes, dearest Sally, thou wert fair,
Not only fair, but kind and good;
Sweetly together did we share
The blessings Heaven on us bestowed.

Till base Rebellion did display
Her banners fair with false pretence,
Then kindly Heaven took you away
From evils which have happened since.

And careless me, when I had lost
Of all my blessings far the best,
Did teach, and justly, to my cost,
The worth of what I once possessed.

'Tis often so--we do not prize
The present good at its just rate,
But gone, we see with other eyes
What was its worth when 'tis too late.

Now one more verse, fair Ladies nine,
And there'll be one apiece for you;
'Tis the way I sometimes spend my time
When I have nothing else to do."

The war of the Revolution was practically ended on the 19th October,
1781, when Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to Washington at
Yorktown, Virginia, in the presence of the united French and American
forces. From this date until the peace, the military operations were
few and unimportant. Major Studholme continued quietly to maintain his
post at Fort Howe. In addition to a strong detachment of his own
corps, the Royal Fencible American Regiment, he had a detachment of
the 84th regiment, or Young Royal Highland Emigrants. Among
Studholme's subordinate officers were lieutenants Peter Clinch, Samuel
Denny Street, Ambrose Sharman and Constant Connor, all of the Royal
Fencible Americans, and lieutenants Laughlan Maclane and Hugh Frazier
of the Young Royal Highland Emigrants.

Lieut. Clinch, according to family tradition, was born in Ireland and
educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He came to America before the
outbreak of the Revolution, was gazetted lieutenant in his regiment
May 15, 1776, and shortly afterwards appointed adjutant. He settled at
St. George, N. B., after his regiment was disbanded, and among his
neighbors were Capt. Philip Baily and a number of officers,
non-commissioned officers and private soldiers of the regiment. The
difficulties with which they were confronted on their arrival at