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Having learned three hours later of the crossing of the river by Pope, the flight of General Mackall, and the evacuation of the shore-batteries, he sent Colonel Buford, with a force of two gunboats, to receive possession of the island. Seventeen officers and three hundred and sixty-eight privates surrendered to him, besides the two hundred sick and employees turned over to him by Colonel Elliott.
"Well, in the first place, they got that Joslyn and Mackall to mark a big number 79 on their tents, and then put the same, with their names, on a sheet of paper, and take it up to the Captain's tent. "The Captain was having a life-and-death rassle with Cap Summerville over their eternal chess, when he's crosser'n two sticks, and liable to snap your head off if you interrupt him.
The men were specimens of the weak-minded, weak-bodied, lank-haired "po' white trash," but the boys had sized them up on sight as dangerous spies and guerrillas, had laid hands on them and dragged them down into the brush, where Gid Mackall and Harry Joslyn were doing a fair reproduction of Williams, Paulding and Van Wert searching Maj. Andre's clothes for incriminating documents.
"They tell me Miss Mackall has gone away," said Sam stiffly. "She was taken sick last night," replied Mrs. Beattie. "We all thought it best for her to go when she had a good chance." Sam stood undecided. Mrs. Beattie arose. "She left a note to bid you good-bye. I'll get it." This was what Sam read, written in a well nigh illegible scrawl: DEAR BOY, I cannot stay here. I am sick.
"There's no man on my right for me to look toward. What 'm I to do?" complained Gid Mackall. "There, you see what come o' putting him in front," exulted Harry Joslyn. "Now, if I'd bin " "Say, I can't see up to Jim Humphreys' big breast without twistin' my neck nearly off," murmured little Pete Skidmore. "Can't you make him scrooch a little? Jest see him swell up."
The capture embraced, besides, six steamboats two of them sunk the gunboat Grampus, carrying two guns, sunk; and the floating battery, carrying nine guns, which the crew had ineffectually attempted to scuttle before abandoning it. Two of the generals captured were brigadier-generals, Mackall and Gantt; the third was perhaps L.M. Walker.
They snatched up their guns and hurried into line on the spot indicated, looking into each other's countenances and into that of Si's for an explanation of what was up. "Mackall and Joslyn," called Shorty from the car, "come here and take this box of catridges." "Now," said Si, as they did this, "Joslyn, you and Mackall issue those to the boys.
Her limbs shook under her, and a low moan of terror escaped her breast. Finding a little strength at last, she made to dart among the trees so that she could encircle the apparition. "Stop!" It commanded. Miss Mackall fell half fainting against a tree. The figure came closer to her, and she saw that it was a woman. A horrible prescience of what was coming still further demoralized her.
Sherman, and then began a labored climbing of the rough, stony way across Mission Ridge. Si's and Shorty's eagerness to get to the regiment increased so with their nearness to it that they went at a terrific pace in spite of all obstacles. "Please, Sarjint," begged Gid Mackall, as they halted for an instant near a large rock, "need we go quite so fast?
By the time he got into the settlement he had succeeded in working himself up to a great pitch of indignation against the Beatties, who, he told himself, had sent Jennie Mackall home to part her from him. Reaching the company reservation, he drove boldly up the hill to ask for an explanation. Mrs. Beattie was on the porch sewing, as ever her bland, capable self.
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