from thinking of making her his Miſtreſs, he now courted her for a Wife.
This was the utmoſt Wiſh of her Heart, in ſhort, they exchanged Promiſes, and when the Campaign was over, and the Regiment marched into Winter Quarters, they bought Woman’s Apparel for her, with ſuch Money as they could make up betwixt them, and were publickly married.
The Story of two Troopers marrying each other, made a great Noiſe, ſo that ſeveral Officers were drawn by Curioſity to aſſiſt at the Ceremony, and they agreed among themſelves that every one of them ſhould make a ſmall Preſent to the Bride, towards Houſe-keeping, in Conſideration of her having been their fellow Soldier. Thus being ſet up, they ſeemed to have a Deſire of quitting the Service, and ſettling in the World; the Adventure of their Love and Marriage had gained them ſo much Favour, that they eaſily obtained their Diſcharge, and they immediately ſet up an Eating Houſe or Ordinary, which was the Sign of the Three Horſe-Shoes, near the Caſtle of Breda, where they ſoon run into a good Trade, a great many Officers eating with them conſtantly.
But this Happineſs laſted not long, for the Husband ſoon died, and the Peace of Reſwick being concluded, there was no Reſort of Officers to Breda, as uſual; ſo that the Widow having little or no Trade, was forced to give up Houſe-keeping, and her Subſtance being by Degrees quite ſpent, ſhe again aſſumes her Man’s Apparel, and going into Holland, there takes on in a Regiment of Foot, quarter’d in one of the Frontier Towns: Here ſhe did not remain long, there was no likelihood of Preferment in Time of Peace, therefore ſhe took a Reſolution of ſeeking her Fortune another Way; and withdrawing from the Regiment, ſhips herſelf on Board of a Veſſel bound for the Weſt-Indies.
