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On Horseback
Charles Dudley Warner
On Horseback
Charles Dudley Warner
On the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America, there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honoured republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike honoured in his ancestors' country and his own, where genius such as his has always a peaceful welcome. The ensuing history reminds me of yonder swords in the historian's study at Boston. In the Revolutionary War, the subjects of this story, natives of America, and children of the Old Dominion, found themselves engaged on different sides in the quarrel, coming together peaceably at its conclusion, as brethren should, their love ever having materially diminished, however angrily the contest divided them. The colonel in scarlet, and the general in blue and buff, hang side by side in the wainscoted parlour of the Warringtons, in England, where a descendant of one of the brothers has shown their portraits to me, with many of the letters which they wrote, and the books and papers which belonged to them.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 15, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9781985385450 |
Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 84 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 4 mm · 122 g |
Language | English |
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