I wiped the smut off of my face as I crept beneath the farm window. It was winter of 1769 and conditions have never been that worse. From the fifteen years that I have endured those harsh situations, it seemed that every year, I lacked the ability to obtain food for my fellow orphans. I noticed that the farmer left the large barn and I journed in. With my satchel, I crudely snatched the eggs from the hens’ behinds and I gathered them for a feast. To finish my mission, I headed over to the blue tavern. It was quite hard to stand out since everyone there was as grimy and rotten as me. Stealthy, I found my way into the kitchen where I managed to snatch a few rolls and a small cup of rice. On my journey home, I passed the white colonial home that gleamed in the moonlight. In the window, a girl peeked out and released a faint smile. I managed to create eye contact and I left. At the dilapidated shelter, I met with Thomas and Henry. “Ellis, what have you managed to retrieve? Here, I have a pint of milk,” Thomas exclaimed. “Wonderful! We rarely have the opportunity to have such a feast! Being that we are going to be enlisted into the Revolutionary War and all, I believe that we deserve this!” Henry spoke. …show more content…
The boys beside me were still sleeping, so I decided to venture out into town. The familiar presence of sweet lavender swarmed through my senses and the young girl from the window greeted me at last. Despite her ever-so-beautiful complexion, I could not become enthralled with women at a time like this; I was going to war the next day. I nodded to her, hoping that she would get the message to live on her own. “Hello there, Ellis. It is a pleasure to finally speak with you. I admire your hard work, you know. Risking your life in order to benefit others, it is truly inspiring!” she let out a warm smile. I was repulsed by her kind-heart since there was so much bad in the