- THREE:"Look out for your own men, my son," answered the Deacon, in whom the fire of battle was burning. "I'll look out for myself. If I'm hit the Gover'ment won't lose nothin'. I'm only a citizen." ONE:An enthusiastic cheer answered him. GET AWESOME FEATURE LIST
- THREE: ONE:"Le' me go. Le' me go," they all seemed to shout at once, holding up their hands in eager school-boy fashion. GET AWESOME FEATURE LIST
- THREE:Shorty squatted down, and the Sergeant made as easy going an imitation as he could of the punishment."No," said Si, decisively. "You'll go back with me. Father and mother and 'Mandy are all anxious to see you, and they'll never forgive me if I don't bring you back with me. Le's start." ONE:"Why, that box that Alf Russell got was half full. He tried to keep 'em all hisself, and intended to shoot 'em off, one by one, to make the rest of us envious. Alf always was a pig in school, and never would divide his apples or doughnuts with the other boys. But we see them almost as quick as he did, an' Gid and me set down on him suddently, as he was lying on the roof, and took away all his catridges, and give 'em around to the rest o' the boys, one a-piece.""Well, you must learn to like Sergeant just as well," said Si, fondly squeezing her hand. "Maria, let her read the letter." GET AWESOME FEATURE LIST
THREE:"We set up a nice pie-in-the-sky sort of thing, all according to the best theory, just the thing to keep the Alberts happy and satisfied and working hard for us. It started right after the first setup here, and by now I guess the Alberts think they invented it all by themselves, or their Great Elder came down from a tree and told them."
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THREE:"I don't care if you kill me," whimpered little Pete, as they tied his hands together, "if you'll only let Corp'l Elliott off. He wasn't to blame. It was me."What fools we wuz to both go off and leave 'em," murmured Si in deep contrition. "What fools we wuz."
