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"Suppose you send young Hardwicke to me; of course nothing must be said of all this." "Certainly giner'l. Nobody ever gits any news out'n my talk." And with that Tandy made his awkward bow, his awkwarder salute, and limped away. Half an hour later Sam Hardwicke entered General Jackson's private office, and was received with some little surprise upon the commander's part.
It's age that's a-feeling of us, Brother Roach; and when we're ripe it'll pluck us." "It's age rutherthan the dumplings, that I'll take the stand on," exclaimed Brother Roach. "Yit, when it comes to that, look at Mizzers Denham; that woman kin look age out of countenance any day. Then there's Giner'l Bledser; who more nimble at a muster than the Giner'l?
Having heard Sam's story and plans Tandy limped on, and was soon ushered into Jackson's inner apartment. When the general saw him he exclaimed "What, you're not on the sick list are you, Walker?" "Well no, not adzac'ly, giner'l, but I ain't adzac'ly a walker now, fur all that's my name." "What's the matter?" asked Jackson. "Nothin', only I've dun split my foot open with a axe, giner'l."
To be sure, the heads of the offices were polite enough; but when the young housekeeper had stated her case at the first to which she applied, and the Intelligencer had called out to the invisible expectants in the adjoining room, "Anny wan wants to do giner'l housewark in Charlsbrudge?" there came from the maids invoked so loud, so fierce, so full a "No!" as shook the lady's heart with an indescribable shame and dread.
"Well, sir, I glanced my eye out of the door, and I see the Denham carriage coming down yan hill. I p'inted it out to the Giner'l, and he ups and says, says he "'Davy, though she may be a-going to town for to sue me for damages, yit, if Mizzers Denham's in that carriage, I'll salute her now, says he; and then he took his stand in the door, as frisky as a colt and as smiling as a basket of chips.
Brother Brannum brushed the dust off a box with his coat-tails, and sat down. "Well, sir," said Brother Roach, pushing his hat back, and placing his thumbs behind his suspenders, "last Sat'day gone I was a-hurrying to and fro, when who should pop in at the door but Giner'l Bledser? "'Hello, Johnny! says he, free and familiar.
"You'd trust the job to me, if I could walk, wouldn't you, giner'l?" "Certainly; no other man would be half so good." "Well then, giner'l, lem me tell you, that Sam Hardwicke is Tandy Walker, spun harder an' finer, made out'n better wool, doubled an' twisted, and mighty keerfully waxed into the bargain. He's a smart one, if there ever was one.
As they come up, I tetch'd the Giner'l on the shoulder. "'Giner'l, says I, 'look clost at that nigger on the carriage, look clost at him, says I. "'Why, what the thunderation! says he. "'To be certain! says I; 'that's your Blue Dave, and he looks mighty slick, says I.
"I'm sorry, giner'l, if ther's any work to be done in my line, but it can't be helped, you know." "Of course not. The fact is Tandy, I want something done that I can't easily find any body else to do. I'm satisfied now that the British are at Pensacola and are arming Indians there, and that the treacherous Spanish governor is harboring them on his neutral territory. I have proof of that now.
"The Giner'l forgot for to say howdy," continued Brother Roach, laughing until he began to wheeze; "but Mizaers Denham, she leant out of the carriage window, and said, says she "'Good morning, Giner'l, good morning I David is a most excellent driver, says she. "The Giner'l managed for to take off his hat, but he was in-about the worst-whipped-out white man I ever see.
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