Excerpt from A Few Words About the Devil: And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays I have now no time for the full story of my army life, which, however, I may tell some day. Before I left the regiment I had won the esteem of most of the privates, ... Read more

Excerpt from A Few Words About the Devil: And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays I have now no time for the full story of my army life, which, however, I may tell some day. Before I left the regiment I had won the esteem of most of the privates, and of some of the officers. I quitted the regiment with a very good character from the Colonel, but I am bound to add, that the Captain would not have coiicurred in this character had he had any voice in the matter. The lieutenant-colonel, C. P. Ainslie, earned an eternal right to grateful mention at my hands by his gentlemanly and considerate treatment. I can not say the same for my Captain, who did his best to send me to jail, and whom I have not yet quite forgiven. Less