. The boy spy; a substantially true record of events during the war of the rebellion. The only practical history of war telegraphers in the field ... thrilling scenes of battles, captures and escapes . oin the family cir-cle in the parlor after tea. The mother was as youthful in herhappy manner as her daughters. The genial Captain permittedhimself to be prevailed upon by the younger children to sing oneor two comic songs, which were received with hilarious three daughters vied with the others in their polite efforts toentertain such a dull boy, as I must certainly have become afte
. The boy spy; a substantially true record of events during the war of the rebellion. The only practical history of war telegraphers in the field ... thrilling scenes of battles, captures and escapes . oin the family cir-cle in the parlor after tea. The mother was as youthful in herhappy manner as her daughters. The genial Captain permittedhimself to be prevailed upon by the younger children to sing oneor two comic songs, which were received with hilarious three daughters vied with the others in their polite efforts toentertain such a dull boy, as I must certainly have become afterencountering the apparition of Geno that evening. Jimmy Wil-sons presence seemed to help me out a little. A group , while some one banged the piano and sang Bonnie BlueFlag, Dixie, and, by way of a tease, Yankee Doodle. Theelder daughter. Miss Sue, was a decidedly beautiful girl, of perhapstwenty, quite lively, and perhaps a little bit of a flirt. I state thisopinion generally. I did not entertain it so fully at that time as Idid subsequently. Miss Mamie was the good girl of the family,while Geno was the beauty. If I were not writing this story myself, I should be tempted to ^Ifl^t. 13^* wWkrm vMii[ii;n4ftj„
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