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having both his legs taken off by a cannon-ball, was laid across a cannon to die, ¡where, as long as he could speak, he was praising God with joyful lips. For my own part, I stood the hottest fire of the enemy for about seven hours. But I told my comrades, "The French have no ball made that will kill me this day." After about seven hours, a cannon- ball killed my horse under me. An officer cried out, "Haime, where is your God now ? " I answered, " Sir, He is here with me, and He will bring me out of this battle." Presently a cannon-ball took off this officer's head. Another horse fell upon me, and some cried out, " Haime is gone ! " But I replied, '' He is not gone yet." Among the dead there were great plenty of watches, and of gold and silver. One asked me, "Will you not get something ? " I answered, " No ; I have got Christ. I will have no plunder." "\Ve had no sacrament administered in the army for a long season. I was greatly troubled, and complained aloud in the open camp of this neglect. The chaplains were exceedingly displeased; but the Duke of Cumberland, hearing of it, ordered that it should be administered every Lord's Day to one regiment or the other. The Duke, hearing many complaints of me, inquired who I was: if I did my duty, if I