The National tribune., 1899-04-27
eHERE, You YoUNG BRATs WHAT ARE You Up TOP"

on him. AIebbe the changes o. the moons
soue:hin' to do with it. Mebbe it's somethin'
that they eat, like what the cattle eat out
West that makes 'em go crazy"
''Will the guerrillas begin shootin' at Us
az soon's we cross the riyer?n
Cant tell. Guerrillas's like the nose.
bleed-likely to como on you at any time.
They're jest where you find 'en1-that's
when they're jumpin' you. When they
amt jumpin' you, they're law-abiding, Union
citizens, entitled to the protection O. the
laws and to draw rations from the Com
missary. To make no mistake, You want to
play every man in citizens clothes south of
the Ohio River for rebel And when you
don't see him, you want TO be surer than
ever, for then he's layin' for you"
81 came up at this moment with orders for
them to pick up and go down to the ferry, and
the lively hustle shut of Shorty's stream of
information for the time being. The boys
swarmed on to the bow of the ferry-boat,
where they could scrutinize and deyour with
eager eyes the fateful shore of Kentucky.
Don't look so very different from the
Indiana side," said Harry Joslyn, as they
neared the wharf. "Same kind O. wharf
boats, and same kind o. men on 'em."
"That's because we've taken 'em, and
have our own men there" replied Gid
Mackall. "It'lI all be different when we
git ashore, and further into the State"
"Wasn't expecting nothing else," said
Albert Grimes. i've been watehin' the
Sargint and Corpril, and they're acting just
as if 1t was every day bizniss. Pm not 60
ing to expect any thing till 1 see them lookin'
serious"
They landed and walked to the depot
through the streets Of Louisville, which
were also disappointingly like those they had
seen elsewhere, with the stores open, and
people going about their business, as il no
shadow of war brooded over the land. There
were some more soldiers on the streets, and
considerable portion of the vehicles were
army wagons, but this was all.
"When'n we see some rebels?" the boys
asked.
"Don't be inpatient" said soldier on
the sidewalk you'll SEQ 'em soon enough,
and more'n you want to. You'll have to go
little further, but you'll find the woods full
of 'em. You'll be wishiu' you was back
homo in your little trundle-beds, where
they ought We kept yOu."
"Shut up, you coffee boiler" shouted
Shorty, striding toward him. "These boys
8 goin' to the front, where you ought to be,
and won't have you sayin' word to dis
courage 'em."
''Too bad about discouragiug EN-" laughed
another, who had 4 juster appreciation OF the
situation. "You couldn't discourage that
drove of kids with hickory club"
After the train left Louisville it passed
between two strong forts bristling with
heavy guns. Here was q reality of war, and
the boys tide of questions became torrent
that for once overslaughed Shorty's fine
talent for fiction and misinformation.
"How many battles had been fought
there?"
How many Union soldiers had been
killed?"
"How many rebels7"
"Where were they buried?"
"How big a ball did the guns shoo.2"
"How far would it carry?"
How many men would it kill, If they
were put one behind another?"
Glow near would the guns come to hit
ting man mile OFF,"
Gould the gunner knock mans head
of, or one Of his legs, juss as he pleassd,"
"Were the guns ri1ed or smooth-5orsT
"How much powder did it take to load
them9"
How hard did they kick, when they
were Gred?"
Ibid they have fint-locks or caps?"
"Did they ever IRE chain-shot, which