Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-26
CHAPTER XXI.

suffering permitted to get control. Nel- ther spoke. Jakey's presence reminded Maynard the more keenly of those he loved. His mind had been upon his wife and child. Jakey's coming brought also Souri's image and the trials and tri- umphs which he and Jakey and Souri had once passed together, and trials and triumphs borne in company weld hearts. Of all who loved him only Ja- key was there, and on him alone could he rely for comfort.
 At last .Jalloy withdrew himself from his friend $ embrace. He had permitted him to indulge his grief for few min utes, and this he considered quite long enough.
 General, he began. He had always called his chief general, contcnding that he was general since he com manded brigade.
 "No more of that, Jakey. am only Maynard now-Mark Maynard. Mark is a good enough name for me-
 "Waal, that don't make no differ. You ms gut tn same body n arms Il legs Il all tilat Hev y done tn fust thing fo' tc1' do:''
 "What's that, Jakcy?"
 "Tell Mrs. Maynard"
 "Jalley, I can't"
 "Reckon she'll hev ter know it some time.
 "Thcre'S going to be a battle No court can ht,p me from shOuldering a muskct or yielding d saber. I'll go into the fight that's coming and never come out of it. Then she'll not need to know it."
 "What makes y think thcr's goin ter bo tight:'
 II wovld nut havo the munitions of a soldier if 1 did not. ''
 ~ hain't General Rosey" Nor do I need to be General Rosey to divine what's coming Do you sup pose l knew any more about war with eagles cn my shoulders than i'll a pri- yates uniform: If there were some su- pcrior being to look into the heads of the men composing this army and read just the rank in accordance with fitness, many star would leave the shoulder where it now rests to alight on that of some obscure private v "Waal, of wo fight 'em, won't we whip 'cm:''
 Jakoy noticed that, with the change of his friends mind from his grief tC war, there was an immediate improve mcnt from tho terrible depression upon , him. He asked the question for the purpose of keeping Maynard's attention fixed for time on war rather than for | information.
 Whip 'em? Why, Jakey, we're scat I IT n I,s- finger in tin cup full of water and be, gan to draw rude map on the top oi an cxtemporizcd table, consisting of g square board nailed on a stake driven in tho ground.
 Heres the Chickamauga flowing between these two ridges, Missionary and the Pigeon mountains, from soutl to north into the Tennessee. Critten | den's corps is here at Lee and Gordon mill. Thomas corps has just passed through Stevens gap down here, ten ol a dozen miles from Crittenden, whil, McCOOk is at Alpine, 20 miles away from Thomas We are off here nea, Reeds bridge, the tip of the left wing 40 miles from McCook, the tip of tn right wing.
 Bragg is here at Lafayette, on tn east side of the Pigeon mountains, ant opposite our center at Crawfish Springs where he can strike any one of our corp separately. He can ride up on to tn Pigeon mountains. apd, looking dowl on the valley of the Chickamauga, Sc just where we are located 1 was u there myself the other day with q rec onnoitering party and came upon one 0 his scouts, looking at us very much a one would survey barnyard of fa turkeys before Christmas.
 He paused and seemed lost in som attendant problem. Presently he adde abseptly:
 All I'd be afraid of would be dc lay
 What d'y' mean by thet?" asked la key.
 Maynard started. T was thinkin that was on the other side" he said "You see, Jakey, in military point c Siew the beauty of the situation is al Gith the Confederates. ''
 How"
 'They can cut us up i'll detail. "
 "Wha'd V do of v wor him uns?'
 "I? I'd drive a wedge right in her between Thomas and Crittenden' corps. I'd destroy first one and the tho other. After that I'd eat my ration and have plenty of time to take care ( McCook's, which is too far away eve to hear the guns. . "Thet ud be hunky," said Jake! pretending to catch his friends enthI ! &f we had lem as they got we uns. Mebl eff you uns wor in command of our a my y thought do somsp'n fo' ter chani tn alteration.
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