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by my mother, and which I am certain is strlcrly true. Our house is situated on the direct road from St-Eustache to St-Benoit, about three miles distant from the latter village, it had been taken possession of by the insurgcnts, almost immediately after our flight, and fortified with an armed party constantly stationed at it. On the evening of the battle, Girod arrived at our house apparently in great trépidation, he said he was going to St-Benoit for reinforcements. My mother answered that it seemed late for that and suggested flight as the more probable cause of his apparition. His visit was short and he left in great haste, and never returned, so far as my mother knew.
Permit me to take this opportunity of publicly acknowledging the modération and generosity of those against whom I then bore arms.
After the expiration of the unfortunate events herein alluded to, our personal animosities were buried, and for the forty years I hâve since passed amongst them, I hâve been uniformly treated in the most kind, gênerons and libéral manner. AU our old fears and jealousies having disappeared, perfect confidence assumed their place. We hâve since lived in peace and amity to a degree I could hâve expected from no other people but French-Canadians. They are truly a noble people.
The above narration is partly taken from memory, being at the time inmy twenty first year of âge, and the events being of a nature to make a lasting impression.
