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Their noisy drums had ceased, and suddenly I perceived a general skedaddle, as those upon our right flank started off in full speed, shouting and yelling to alarm the rest. I now distinguished a body of troops hurrying at the double down the hill-side in the distance.
When th’ Yankee boys from Californy came marchin’ in an’ th’ Rebs had to skedaddle—Johnny, he went with ’em. Didn’t see Johnny round here agin till last fall when he came ridin’ in lookin’ mighty beat out an’ down in th’ mouth. But when th’ Union men came, they was thinkin’ th’ same ’bout Don Cazar. Wanted him to jump right in an’ swim ’longside o’ them.
"Miss Doc may be home by now," objected Keno, apprehensively. "Well, then, sneak up and see if she has gone off real mad." "S'posen she 'ain't?" Keno promptly hedged. "S'posen she seen me?" "You've got all out-doors to skedaddle in, I reckon." Keno, however, had many objections to any manner of venture with the wily Miss Dennihan.
They came upon a party of the Rebel Cavalry, who were on the opposite side of the Creek, and being out of rifle distance, they were inclined to be quite bold and defiant. But Lieutenant Bennett got his guns in position, and sent over several shells, which caused them to "skedaddle" in all directions. It was supposed that his shot killed and wounded several, as they were seen carrying off a number.
How his: "Banzai!" rang above the baying of the hounds! "We'd better hurry down an' across," said Copple. "Reckon the hounds will jump that bear or some one else will get there first. We got to skedaddle!" As before we fell into a manzanita thicket and had to crawl. Then we came out upon the rim of a box canyon where the echoes made such a din. It was too steep to descend.
"Go away from that door!" screamed Myra Nell; but the fellow merely scowled. "I hate to offend the lady," he explained to Norvin, in a hoarse whisper; "but I can't let her out." Miss Warren repeated in a fury: "Go away, I tell you. These are friends of mine. If you were a gentleman you'd know you're not wanted. Norvin, make him skedaddle." Blake shook his head. "You've scared us all blue.
Without looking at him the Right Bower rose, leaned against the open door with his hands behind him and his face towards the landscape, and said, apparently to the distant prospect: "The claim's played out, the partnership's played out, and the sooner we skedaddle out of this the better.
But to the guard-house they were marched, there to dream of pork in all its forms. At daylight we were again on the move, and shortly after crossed the Georgia line, being the first time we had ever been in that State. In many places there were evidences of a grand "skedaddle" having been made by the Rebels.
At once the colored woman became very busy, and when at last Dane bade the Colonel good-bye, a basket filled with provisions was set before him. "It's fo' yo' an' de Injun," Mammy explained. "I hope de Good Lo'd'll be wif yo', an' help yo' skedaddle dem rebels. But yo' can't do nuffin' wifout grub, Mistah Dane. No matt'r if yo' is in lub, yo' mus' eat to lib."
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