Martin Remembers
“Thus a poor fellow, who had braved the hardships and perils of the war till the very close of it, ‘died as a fool dieth,’ causing his own death by his folly.” (169)
“I confess, after all, that my anticipation of the happiness I should experience upon such a day as this was not realized. I can assure the reader that there was as much sorrow as joy transfused on the occasion.” (172)
“It has been said by some that ought to have been better employed that the Revolutionary army was needless; that the militia were competent for all that the crisis required.” (178)