CHAPTER XIV.
NEW FRIENDS--THE 81ST--SOCIAL RECREATION.
Fredericton society was now becoming amply compensated for the loss sustained by the departure of the 52nd Regiment.

The gallant Col.

Creagh had become a general favorite.

Waterloo, with its bloody scenes and brilliant victory, was still fresh in his memory.

He never wearied in relating these with fond pride, while his heart was fired with an enthusiasm that stirred every vein with renewed patriotic impulses.