. . okedas if she could bite a ten penny nail in two. Captain Brown po-litely asked the loan of a cup, that he might get a drink of waterfrom the spring. I have QO favors forsucli as you ! she answeredsharply. The captain made noreply, but Stepped within:i\\t\ took a cup from :table. After quenchinghis thirst he returned it,thanking the woman for itsuse, and bade her good (lashing eyes the ircible dame exclaimed : M I wish I had a gun ! And pray what wouldyou do with a gun if youhad one? said the offiin his blandest toi Id k
. . okedas if she could bite a ten penny nail in two. Captain Brown po-litely asked the loan of a cup, that he might get a drink of waterfrom the spring. I have QO favors forsucli as you ! she answeredsharply. The captain made noreply, but Stepped within:i\\t\ took a cup from :table. After quenchinghis thirst he returned it,thanking the woman for itsuse, and bade her good (lashing eyes the ircible dame exclaimed : M I wish I had a gun ! And pray what wouldyou do with a gun if youhad one? said the offiin his blandest toi Id kill you ! was answer. Taking a revolver fromhis belt he kindly offered itto her, but she turned aside, livid with rage, and the captainwalked a v. ccept for the discomfort ai ictreme heat, our march along the northern edge 0 tting oul the deadly swamps around Corinth, was a pl< com: ly,forif ther my real enjoyment in inarching at all we were to fortunate as to Bud it. But there was no occasiou for crowding matters, and we made the journey by easy. CUAK! \NNKHILL, I V-FIFTH. 218 HALT AT TUSCUMBIA. [June, stages. We generally had plenty of rations. The strict ordersin respect to foraging were allowed to lapse, to a great extent, andthe country through which we passed afforded us frequent relieffrom the regulation diet. Several cases of sunstroke, two orthree of them fatal, occurred in the brigade. The extreme heat sometimes avoided by taking the road at four oclock in themorning and finishing the days march by ten or eleven oclock,or resting for several hours in the middle of the day, and trudg-ing a few miles toward evening. The eastward movement of Buells army was with a view toultimate operations against Chattanooga. Upon leaving Corinththe rebels retired some distance to the southwest, in that direction marched the forces of Grant and Pope, whenHallecks great army was broken up after the evacuation. CHAPTER XIX. STILL TRAMPING. Brief Halt at Tuscu
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