hesitated to give his consent, being doubtful whether she would be able
to bear the hardships of a campaign.

Hitherto her life had been one of comfort. She was the third daughter
of the first Earl of Ilchester, and her training had not been such as
would qualify her for roughing it. Major Acland did not, however,
offer any objections when his wife, fearing that he thought the life
would be too hard for her, declared that she had made up her mind to
accompany him.

Arriving in Canada, she soon found that campaigning was more arduous
than she had imagined. Her husband's regiment was continually on the
march, and she suffered greatly from cold, fatigue and want of proper
food.

When they had been in Canada about a year, Major Acland became
dangerously ill, and his wife, herself in ill-health, was his only
nurse. Although the twenty-seven years of her life had been without
any experience of nursing, she soon became efficient, and before long
had the pleasure of knowing that by her care and attention she had
saved her husband's life. But before Major Acland had fully regained
his strength he was ordered to rejoin his regiment, to take part in the
attack upon Ticonderoga.

So far Lady Harriet had followed her husband from place to place, and
she prepared to accompany him to Ticonderoga; but, knowing that the
fight would be a severe one, he insisted upon her remaining behind.
She obeyed him, but was miserable during his absence, and would have
preferred the greatest hardships to sitting idle, waiting to hear the
result of the battle. It was a hard-fought one, but Ticonderoga was
captured by the British, and the news filled Lady Harriet with joy, for
her husband, who sent her the message, told her that he was unhurt.
The joy was short-lived, however. Two days later Lady Harriet was
informed that on the day following the capture of Ticonderoga her
husband had been dangerously wounded. Reproaching herself for having
been away from him in time of danger, she started off at once to where
he lay, and by careful nursing she again saved his life.

Lady Harriet had decided, during her husband's last illness, to follow
him everywhere, no matter how great the danger; and when she was once
more on the march some of the artillerymen, anxious to make her
self-imposed task lighter, constructed for her a small two-wheeled
carriage.

Major Acland commanded the grenadiers, whose duty it was to be at the
most advanced post of th