Post 3: War?!

March 14, 1775

It seems my worries all were for a good reason; the Thirteen Colonies have gone to war against us British! I could hardly believe the news when I heard it, after all we have done for them this is how the treat us?! They say that they want their freedom, yet it is obvious that they already have it, and now by doing this, their "freedom" is long gone. The officials have asked me to join the fight, but I refused. Though I would do anything for my great country, I have a family with children who need me very much. If I were to die, they would be in ruins, and I would be at fault. In any case, I heard that the ones from the Thirteen colonies who still are sided with us are being treated horribly, and that they have been given the name "loyalists" by our people. I can't believe that they are treated like that just because they have more than half of a brain in their heads and realize that we aren't the enemy, but the ones that have been helping them THE WHOLE TIME! The Loyalists have been forced out of their homes, leaving with none of their possessions or money. The rebels doing such things are completely barbaric, and I am completely appalled at such acts. That is all the time I have for now, until next time.

May 5, 1782

After 7 years the war is over at last! Though I am glad it is, I am not too happy with the outcome. As a matter of fact, the outcome thoroughly embarrasses me. The fact is, we lost to the Thirteen Colonies, who now call themselves the United States. In the end, I joined the fight, and I’m lucky to be here, but still, we lost, and I wasn't excepting the bitter taste of defeat. That was a taste that I hated, yet the States refuse to let me stop tasting it. The loyalists have been coming to use for a place to live, since they have been token from their homes and labelled traitors by the rebels. I am one to take pity on these people, since it is unfair for such injustice to occur. Though some of my neighbours disagree with my point of view, I say that they already came from people treating them like outcasts, so why do we need to treat them the same way when they have come here for the better? I have work to do, so this entry will have to end here.