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Behind the crowd, on stretchers, were conveyed the two 

 youths, Drouin and Gravel ; they had not yet rallied 

 from the effects of their race. 



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" Sixteen years had passed over. Brought to the 

 lowest ebb, by the pillage (1) and destruction perpe- 

 trated by the British soldiery, the inhabitants saw a 

 brighter future in store for them ; some had even 

 retrieved their losses. Amongst the latter might be 

 counted Gravel, who was now a pater familias, and 

 whose loyalty had been rewarded by a lieutenancy in 

 the militia. One day, an English officer of rank called 



(1) The canny Scots who played such a conspicuous part 

 in the War of the Conquest, if they did suffer in their numbers, 

 rather increased their " material guaranties". 



" The following interesting anecdote is told of Fraser's 

 Highlanders. It is related from the words of the venerable 

 Mr. Thompson, who was present at the battle of Montmo- 

 renci : 



" General Murray, being in want of funds to carry on his 

 government during the winter, summoned all the officers and 

 enquired if they had any money, and if their soldiers had any 

 money that they could lend to the Governor until the supplies 

 arrived from England in the spring. We were told of the 

 wants of the governor, and the next day we were paraded, 

 every man, and told that we should receive our money back, 

 with interest, as soon as possible ; and in order to prevent 

 any mistake, every man received his receipt for his amount, 

 and for fear he should lose it, the Adjutant went along the 

 ranks, and entered in a book the name and sum opposite to 

 every man 5 and by the Lord Harry ! when they came to count 

 it up, they found that our regiment alone, Fraser's Highlan- 

 ders, had mustered six thousand guineas ! It was not long 

 after we had lent our money, that one morning a frigate was 

 seen coming round Pointe Levi with supplies. We were soon 

 afterwards mustered, and every man received back his money, 



■Hawkiii's Picture of Quebec. 



