It seems he has a sense of humor and liked the idea of making an American run on the Fourth of July from Red-coats.

I doubt if the five hundred men who were not on horseback thought it as funny.
They chased me till I thought I would die.

The Conservative member for the county got in last night and we rejoiced greatly, as the moral effect will help Harry Cust greatly.

His election takes place next Monday.

The men went in to hear the vote declared after dinner, and so did two of the girls, who got Lady Brownlow's consent at dinner, and then dashed off to change their gowns before she could change her mind.
As we were intent on seeing the fun and didn't want them, we took them just where we would have gone anyway, which was where the fighting was.
And they showed real sporting blood and saw the other real sort.