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Her death gave him a great shock ; nor did he perhaps everwholly recover from the blow, for there were moments when he felt the loss, even to the last, most deeply, and he never married again. The death of Mrs. Baby appeared to blast his hopes, and derange his purposes, and to throw him as it were adrift on the ocean of life.
« The commencement of the war was perhaps fortunate for him under his heavy bereavement, for he was immediately called to active service. He commanded the Militia of the Western District and performed many services highly essential to the preservation of the Province. The people were anxious to win his favour ; they had the most unlimited confidence in his judgment, and at his request their provisions, their cattle, and personal services were ever ready to support the King’s forces in making head against the enemy. When it was in contemplation to withdraw the troops from the Western part of the province, he sent his children
