Silencing the Surgeon.
At a certain dinner-table with General Miles, one night, was a distinguished Washington surgeon, who listened with a certain air of superiority to some of the soldier's reminiscences of various experiences during the Civil War.
"And how do you feel, general," he finally asked, with just a touch of sarcasm, "after you've professionally killed a man?"
"Oh," replied General Miles, "I dare say I don't mind doing that any more than you do."