- THREE:"My boy, don't let them blowhards back there stuff you with sich nonsense about the rebel cavalry. They won't git near enough you to hit you with a sword half a mile long. They're like yaller dogstheir bark's the wust thing about 'em. I'll look out for you. You'll stay right by me, all the time, and you won't git hurt. You go back there to my blankits and crawl into 'em and go to sleep. I'll be there as soon's I finish this letter, Forgit all about the rebel cavalry, and go to sleep. Ter-morrer you'll see every mother's son o' them rebels breakin' their hoss' necks to git out o' range o' our Springfields."I have broken the chain, the chain of obedience. ONE:"No," answered the Captain; "help has been sent for for them, and there it comes." GET AWESOME FEATURE LIST
- THREE:"So far, so good," said Shorty. "Now give me the grip." ONE: GET AWESOME FEATURE LIST
- THREE:"Lieuts. Newton and Bonesteel, of the Kankakees," continued the Orderly.If, at parting. Shorty had mustered up courage enough to look Maria squarely in the eyes, he might have read something there to encourage him, but no deeply-smitten man ever can do this. There is where the "light o' loves" have the great advantage. He could only grip her hand convulsively for an instant, and then turn and follow Si. ONE: GET AWESOME FEATURE LIST

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THREE:"Great Jehosephat, you little brats, how did you git here?" he exclaimed, snatching little Pete up and hugging him.

