Excerpt from Gomery of Montgomery, Vol. 1 of 2: A Family History The capital with which this worthy couple commenced life consisted of their own willing hands and loving hearts. A free and vast country was Open to them where to choose; and it was their intention, when first married, to make their way into the wilderness, and find their home in the as yet unbroken forest. But the old lady was too ih firm to bear the hardships of the journey, or the life that might be anticipated when the new home was reached: so, for the ...
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Excerpt from Gomery of Montgomery, Vol. 1 of 2: A Family History The capital with which this worthy couple commenced life consisted of their own willing hands and loving hearts. A free and vast country was Open to them where to choose; and it was their intention, when first married, to make their way into the wilderness, and find their home in the as yet unbroken forest. But the old lady was too ih firm to bear the hardships of the journey, or the life that might be anticipated when the new home was reached: so, for the time, they continued to reside in Dorchester, content to remain, if necessary to the comfort and happiness of the good old mother. But her days after her son's return were few. Within a year after his marriage, she slept her last sleep, thankful m her heart that m her humble way she had been able to contribute her mite - indeed it was all the liv ing that she had - to the cause of liberty not doubting but that, in another world, she would sha1e with those she loved the reward of well doing. Robert Gomery, when the last rites had been performed for his last of kin, resolved to carry into effect his cherished purpose of going back into the forest, and there making himself a home. With that idea, he set forth on foot and alone to seek for an eligible spot. He had a pack on his back containing a few changes of raiment, and as much pro vision as he could well carry Without making his load so heavy as to impede his journey. He was a brisk walker: for before this he had followed his country's invaders for many days and nights with musket and knapsack, and had been followed by them, too, in turn, when there was no need of bloodhounds to aid in the pursuit; for the blood on the snow and frozen ground but too clearly showed the course of the Continentalers. His present journey he therefore thought but play, as with a young and loved wife behind him, and a new home adorned with the luxuries and comforts that a vivid imagination conjured up before him, he whis tled over the rugged road happier than ever king led forth an army with banners. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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