I
am John Alexander Cameron, the second son of James Robert Cameron VI.
Having left his entire inheritance to my brother James Cameron VII, my
father
secured me
a position as sergeant in the British Royal Army. In one
final
act of defiance toward my
father I stole fifty pounds, a sword, and his favorite
horse. I left in the middle of the night
for Paris
to pursue a career as an actor.
Not two full months after arriving in Paris
I found myself broke and hungry. I was trying
to get money on the streets
by performing an original composition. Several members
of
the aristocracy, while passing by realized the piece was in
jest at their expense. And so to
avoid punishment I
ran to join the
Scottish mercenary regiments.