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Updated: May 3, 2025
Immediately after supper Clayton went to his room, lighted his lamp, and sat down to a map he was tracing. His room was next the ground, and a path ran near the open window. As he worked, every passer-by would look curiously within. On the wall above his head a pair of fencing-foils were crossed under masks. Below these hung two pistols, such as courteous Claude Duval used for side-arms.
Within a short time the conditions were drafted by Grant and accepted by Lee, who was grateful that the officers were permitted to keep their side-arms, and officers and men to retain the horses which they owned and their private baggage. The number of men surrendered at Appomattox was 27,416.
"Go, then, and tell him that we will surrender as prisoners of war," he said, "on the conditions that he grants me my side-arms, and that suitable care shall be taken of the sick be particular to call them sick for some lucky accident may yet occur before the compact is ratified, and I would not have him learn our loss."
"Well, in a sense yes. Your head is not in any danger," said the lieutenant, with a short laugh. "Very well," said Almayer, with decision, "I shall deliver the man up to you." Both officers rose to their feet quickly, and looked for their side-arms which they had unbuckled. Almayer laughed harshly. "Steady, gentlemen!" he exclaimed. "In my own time and in my own way.
I told him about 'The Man Behind the Gun, and he says you must come in your makeup as 'Lieutenant Hardy, U.S.A., just as he'll see you on the screen." Mr. St. Clair stammered delightedly. "In uniform," he protested; "won't that be " "White, special full dress," insisted Billy. "Medals, side-arms, full-dress belt, and gloves. What a press story!
The property which officers will be allowed to take with them will be as stated in my proposition of last evening; that is, officers will be allowed their private baggage and side-arms, and mounted officers one horse each.
Meanwhile the police, armed only with side-arms, sword-bayonets, and looking more like Sierra Leone convicts reformed and uniformed, followed a band composed of drums, cymbals, and a haughty black sergeant, a mulatto noncommissioned, bringing up the rear.
As we galloped off, all eyes were turned in the direction of the stranger; he leisurely walked over a field towards a hill, two peasants equipped with rifles and side-arms following at his heels. They were young and strong, and wore no nearer approach to uniform than their officer. "The notion of these three miscreants stopping a whole coachful of travellers in broad daylight is atrocious!"
The oukil wrung his hands and exclaimed: "What have we lost!" Abdullah stood, proud and happy. The corporal at the door shifted his feet and rattled his side-arms, and Mirza laughed. Then she stepped back a pace; the laughter died upon her lips, and her hands flew to her bosom.
Behind comes the Governor in a long robe; beside him on the right hand comes the preacher with his cloak on, and on the left hand the Captain with his side-arms and cloak on, and with a small cane in his hand; and so they march in good order, and each sets his arms down near him. Thus they are constantly on their guard night and day."
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