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Our own infantry had been brought up again, and it was imperative that we should be in early communication with the rd Brigade, the Brigade commanded by the forceful young brigadier who had discussed artillery arrangements with the colonel for the operation in which Judd and Pottinger had done so well with their forward section.
Gass here and Set out at Sun rise, Crossed the little river which I waded 85 yards wide & 3 feet Deep Swift, at which place I Saw Several Indians one of which had 2 butifull Sea orter Skins on as a roabe, here the Creek which I crossed at a tree and on which I camped the 6th inst. came within 200 yds of the river & they Inds. make a portage here, Continued on a place 3 miles Crossed this Creek in a Small Canoe. here I expected to find Shannon and gibson with meet to furnish the Salt makers, but did not, divided the party Sent 2 men to my right to try and kill Elk, Soon after met Gibson & Shannon with meat, they had killed 2 Elk 2 miles to my right, I divided the meat between the party, and the load of 3 men whome I Send with gibson & Shannon to help Carrey the 2 Elk to the Salt makers, and I my Self and the party returned by the Same rout we went out to the Canoes Rd.
The small firn also rises with a common footstalk from the radix and are from four to eight in number. about 8 inches long; the central rib marked with a slight longitudinal groove throughout it's whole length. the leafets are oppositely pinnate about 1/3 rd of the length of the common footstalk from the bottom and thence alternately pinnate; the footstalk terminating in a simple undivided nearly entire lanceolate leafet. the leafets are oblong, obtuse, convex absolutely entire, marked on the upper disk with a slight longitudinal groove in place of the central rib, smooth and of a deep green. near the upper extremity these leafets are decursively pinnate as are also those of the large f rn.
"Would you love me?" she repeated, hiding her face on the bosom of the child's frock. "Yes," said the boy. "Look at my ship." She looked at the ship through her gathering tears. "What do you call it?" she asked, trying ha rd to find her way even to the interest of a child. "I call it Uncle Kirke's ship," said the boy. "Uncle Kirke has gone away." The name recalled nothing to her memory.
"What are you doing here?" inquired the major in surprise. "I'm left here until our brigade headquarters come in, sir," the gunner replied promptly. "What brigade?" "The rd, sir," said the gunner, naming our companion Artillery Brigade. "When did Colonel take over?" asked the colonel. "About an hour ago, sir. He left me to look after the place until Brigade Headquarters came in this afternoon."
"He was still there with General when we came away. The rd relieved us last night, instead of first thing this morning; and we got down to Grandru, and had three hours' sleep before your note arrived." "Battery's pretty done, I suppose?" "Well, it was just about time we came out of action. Men and horses would have been all-in in another day."
He put a ca rd on the deck of the miniature vessel before the cover of the box was nailed on, bearing this inscription: "A ship for the little sailor, with the big sailor's love." "Children like to be written to, ma'am," he said, apologetically, to the woman behind the counter. "Send the box as soon as you can I am anxious the boy should get it to-morrow."
I do believe that it already understands much English, and I am of the mind it might be taught to speak or make signs. Hence the Comptroller and I to Sir Rd. Ford's and viewed the house again, and are come to a complete end with him to give him L200 per an. for it. Home and there met Capt.
"You've got a subaltern at the waggon line.... Get him up," advised the colonel, "the sergeant-major can carry on there.... Tell the General that another officer will arrive as soon as possible to do liaison." The colonel looked again at his note-book. "We're frightfully down in officers," he said at last. "I'll ask Colonel of the rd if he can spare some one to take on to-night."
"Well," said Mr. Dooley, "he'll ayther have to go to th' north an' be a subjick race, or stay in th' south an' be an objick lesson. 'Tis a har- rd time he'll have, annyhow. I'm not sure that I'd not as lave be gently lynched in Mississippi as baten to death in New York. If I was a black man, I'd choose th' cotton belt in prifrince to th' belt on th' neck fr'm th' polisman's club. I wud so."
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