Dear You,
&@#$! Another war! Gosh, do people ever stop fighting here!? I
am not sure how many wars/battling/forms of violence I have witnessed here. I lost count long ago. *Sigh*. I guess I have
to go into reporter mode and explain the current events in an article.
This is Catherine Le reporting on the newest scoop on the War of
1812! Today, July 12, 1812, it has been confirmed that the Americans invaded
Canada. They have stationed themselves in Sandwich today. They were
led by William Hull, commander of the Northwestern Army of
the United State along with 2000 men. There he has distributed a proclamation
for the residents for them not to oppose his invasion. Such things like,"...you
will be considered and treated as enemies and the horrors
and calamities of war will stalk before you ..." were included
in the Proclamation.
I have been moving
around place to place these days and I am very afraid about these events. Those
Americans seem ruthless and are sure taking this war seriously. What scares me even more than that is the fact that I don't think the invasions will stop.
Oh, I forgot to
mention!! I found a letter on the ground ... AGAIN!!! I might be what you might
call a letter magnet. Haha ... letter magnet! I'm funny. For a little treat, I
will reveal the short but sad letter. It was written by a child to their family
in Lower Canada.
Dear Auntie,
You must have
heard all of the news but Mama felt it was important for us to tell you
ourselves. The Americans has invaded Sandwich yesterday. Their leader also sent
out a strange letter to everybody living here. Mama and
Papa seem very troubled about it but they won't say anything about it. They
told us to not fight them and if we were to we would be considered 'enemies' and they have even brought 2000 men.
Papa doesn't want to follow these rules. He is still a loyalist at heart and wants to
support Britain/Canada in any way possible. He still fears the Americans especially after the American Revolution. He thinks that even if
they say they will not harm us, they are not to be trusted. We are leaving Sandwich in a
few days' time. We would like to stay with you for some time. Thank you a lot
Auntie!
Laura
Catherine
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