He will bless the righteous cause, though He may call to rest many a gallant soldier, and still in death many an ardent young heart.

But however mysteriously He works, we are instruments in His hands.

Let us strive to be worthy of that honour, and then we shall know that we are helping to bring nearer His kingdom upon earth, which, when once set up, shall bring in a reign of peace, where war shall be no more." "Amen, with all my heart!" quoth Lord Howe, and there was a light in his eyes which bespoke that, soldier though he was to his fingertips, he was no stranger to the hope of the eternal peace which the Lord alone can give.
Mrs.Schuyler was not a demonstrative woman in daily life; but when her guest rose to say goodnight upon this last evening, she kissed him as a mother might, and he kissed her back with words of tender gratitude and affection.
And so the night fell upon the town of Albany--the night before the march to Ticonderoga..