A Kentucky cardinal ; and, Aftermath . t I could getbreakfast when I returned. I shared this scantbite with my young soldier — to Dilsys abjectmortification, I not having told her of his com-ing. Then we set off at a brisk pace towards agreat forest south of the town some five milesaway, where the squirrels had appeared andwere doing great damage, being the last of acountless plague of them that overran northernand central Kentucky a year ago. On the way I dragged him through severalcane-brakes, a thicket of blackberry; kept himout all day; said not a word about dinner;avoided every spot where
A Kentucky cardinal ; and, Aftermath . t I could getbreakfast when I returned. I shared this scantbite with my young soldier — to Dilsys abjectmortification, I not having told her of his com-ing. Then we set off at a brisk pace towards agreat forest south of the town some five milesaway, where the squirrels had appeared andwere doing great damage, being the last of acountless plague of them that overran northernand central Kentucky a year ago. On the way I dragged him through severalcane-brakes, a thicket of blackberry; kept himout all day; said not a word about dinner;avoided every spot where he could have gottena swallow of water; not once sat down to rest;towards the middle of the afternoon told him Idesired to take enough squirrels home to makeJack a squirrel-skin overcoat, and asked him tocarry while I killed; loaded him with squirrels,neck, shoulders, breast, back and loins, till as hemoved he tottered and swayed like a squirrelpyramid; about sundown challenged him towhat he had not yet had, some crack shooting,186. THEN WE SET OFF AT A BRISK PACE. 187 which in that light requires young eyesight, andbarked the squirrel for him four times; laterstill snuffed the candle for him, having broughtone along for the purpose; and then, with mystep fresh, led him swiftly home. He has the blood of Georgiana in him, andstood it like a man. But he was nearly has saluted me since as though I were amurderous garrison intrenched on the Heightsof Abraham. Then the three generals of the United Statesarmy descended in a body — or in three bodies ;and the truth is that their three bodies scarce heldthem, they were in such a state of flesh whenthey reached Kentucky, and of being perpetu-ally overfed while they remained. The objectof their joint visit under a recent act of Con-gress was to locate a military asylum for dis-abled soldiers ; and had they stayed much longerthey must have had themselves admitted to theirown institution as foremost of the spen
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