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of  the  drum  to  turn  out  on  military  service  ;  if,  in  the  busiest
crop  season,  their  wives,  sisters,  and  daughters  could,  in  their
absence,  plant,  and  sow,  and  harvest.  They  were  better
educated  than  most  of  the  frontier  settlers,  and  had  a  more
thorough  understanding  of  the  questions  at  issue  between
the  Colonies  and  their  mother  country.  These  men  went
forth  to  strike  their  country's  foes,  as  did  the  patriarchs  of
old,  feeling  assured  that  the  God  of  battles  was  with  them,
and  that  He  would  surely  crown  their  efforts  with  success.
They  had  no  doubts  nor  fears.  They  trusted  in  God — and
kept  their  powder  dry.  Such  a  thing  as  a  coward  was  not
known  among  them.  How  fitting  it  was,  that  to  such  a
band  of  men  should  have  been  assigned,  by  Campbell's
own  good  judgment,  the  attack  on  Ferguson's  choicest
troops — his  Provincial  Rangers.  It  was  a  happy  omen  of
success — literally  the  forlorn  hope — the  right  men  in  ^e
right  place.
