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Parker reading a clean, neatly lined, temperate little letter from Loretta, signed "Sister Mary Gregory"; Major Watts anxious to explain to Susan just the method of building an army bridge that he had so successfully introduced during the Civil War, "S'ee, 'Who is this boy, Cutter? 'Why, sir, I don't know, says Captain Cutter, 'but he says his name is Watts! 'Watts? says the General, 'Well, s'ee, 'If I had a few more of your kind, Watts, we'd get the Yanks on the run, and we'd keep 'em on the run."
And our American commander, General Richardson, in transmitting the letter through regimental headquarters said, "Their work adds further to the splendid record made by American Forces in Europe." Coin And Paper Of North Russia Trafficking In Exchange New Issue Of Paper Roubles Trying To Peg Rouble Currency Yanks Lose On Pay Checks Drawn On British Pound Sterling Banks.
"I'll wiger you me first package from 'ome 'e goes to Slopsgotten." "What is Slopsgotten?" Tom asked. "It's the ship's boys' 'eaven." "I guess it ain't so good," said the man. "It's a grite big rice track," said the sailor. "Me cousin was there afore the Yanks came in. Mr. Gerard 'e got him exchinged. They got a 'ole army o' Yanks there now all civilian." "Is it a prison camp?" said Tom.
The Yanks have brought their artillery over I reckon the fight won't last long." For two or three minutes there was a roar of musketry; then this suddenly ceased. "I thought as much," Peter said. "They've surrendered. If they had only kept together and fought well, they should have cut their way through the enemy. Lord! what poor things regular soldiers are in the dark!
Every man among them had something to add to the general hash of events, and in their usual way proceeded to ladle it out without regard for audience, contradicting, interrupting, cursing, until the unfortunate man who was the butt of their remarks found himself almost overpowered by the babel. At length Arizona drew them up with one of his sudden "yanks."
We're ordered to dump these Yanks at Newmarket and go back. Ef we don't get to Richmond, our watches ain't worth a red cent. Jess like's not old Bory'll issue an order to turn everything in. I'm blamed if I will!" "Look yere, Ben, do you see that road off there to the right?" "Yes, I do, but I don't see that it's different from any other road." "Don't you?
The Yanks are swarming around pretty thick, I reckon; but if we have luck we might make a shift to get through." "I have hopes," the general said, "that another regiment, for which I asked General Carleton, has arrived there. Here is a letter to General Powell, who is in command, to beg him to march with all his available force and fall upon the enemy posted on our line of communication.
Smith walked in, made a diagonal survey of the encampment, which, if he had ever seen "Mitchell's Geography," probably reminded him of the picture of a Kaffir village, in that instructive but awfully dull book, and then expressed the opinion that usually welled up to every Rebel's lips: "Well, I'll be durned, if you Yanks don't just beat the devil."
"O the Yanks are having the hell of a time, Parley voo?" They pounded their bottles on the table in time to the song. "It's a good job," the top sergeant said, suddenly interrupting the song. "You needn't worry about that, fellers. I saw to it that we got a good job.... And about getting to the front, you needn't worry about that.
One of the Guards: "O, these is some Yanks that we've bin hivin' down at Camp Sumter." "Yes?" It will be seen that the old, gentleman's perceptive powers were much more highly developed than his politeness. "Well, they ain't what ye mout call purty, that's a fack," said the guard.
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