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"Who are you, and where did you come from?" asked Si, starting the man up the road toward the post. "What rechiment do you belong to?" asked the stranger, warily. "We belong to Co. Q, 200th Injianny, the best regiment in Gen. Rosecrans's army," answered Si proudly, that the captive might understand where the honor of his taking belonged.
"The idee," said Si scornfully. "Talkin' that way to the best soljers in the world the Army o' the Cumberland. I hate conceit, above all things. I'm glad I hain't none of it in me. 'Tain't that we say it, but everybody knows it that the Army o' the Cumberland's the best army in the world, and the 200th Injianny "
He got the cover of a cracker-box, to place on his knees and serve for a desk, laid his stationery down beside him, re-read Maria's letter several times, spoiled several sheets of paper in trying to get his fingers limber enough for chirography, and then, begun the hardest, most anxious afternoon's work he had ever done, in writing the following letter: "Camp ov the 2 Hunderdth Injianny
A; they run to red flannel shirts like a nigger barber to striped pants." "No," answered Shorty; "that's that Ohio rijimint, made up o' rollin' mill men and molders. They all wear red flannel shirts. There's the 200th Injianny just down there to the left, with all them men on extra duty on the parade ground. I know just the gang. Same old crowd; I kin almost tell their faces.
They labored into a impression that they couldn't see it to home, and so they cum up to our place. I cleared a very handsome amount of money by exhibitin' the Eclipse to 'em, in an open-top tent. But the crowds is bigger now. Posey County is aroused. I may say, indeed, that the pra-hay-ories of Injianny is on fire.
"When they asked me what I'd got to say in my own defense I told 'em the truth, and said that I'd come down here to visit my son, who they all knowed they must know Si Klegg. o' the 200th Injianny Volunteers, who was an officer, and had a house with a tin roof. "Then they all got up and yelled.
They they turned their attention to me. They raised a row about a citizen being put in among them. It was a disgrace. The guard house was only intended for soldiers and gentlemen, and no place for condemned civilians. Then some one said that I had been arrested as a Knight o' the Golden Circle, on my way to Bragg, with information from the Injianny Knights.
I want them arrested and punished." "Fall back there, both of you," said the General severely, as Si and Shorty came to a present arms. "Sergeant, who are you, and where do you belong?" "I'm Serg't Klegg, sir, of Co. Q, 200th Injianny Volunteer Infantry." "Who are you, Corporal?" "I'm Corp'l Elliott, sir, of Co. Q, 200th Injianny Volunteer Infantry." "Now, officer, who are you?" "I'm Lieut.-Col.
We have done all that we can here, and a mighty good job, too. We have saved a lot of our men and salted a good bagful of rebels. Attention! File left March!" "That was a mighty good introduction for the boys," said Si to Shorty as they moved on through the woods. "They begin to see how the thing's done; and didn't they act splendidly? I'm proud of Injianny."
Say, have you seen a squad o' recruits around here all boys, with new uniforms, and no letters or numbers on their caps?" "Lots and gobs of 'em. Camp's full of 'em. More comin' in by every train." "But these wuz all Injianny boys, most of 'em little. Not an old man among 'em." "Shorty, I know where your boys are. What'll you give me to tell you?"
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