"MONDAY, May 26, 1862. "Marched but a few miles. Day very hot. Weather bad. Heavy rain at night."
"TUESDAY, May 27, 1862. "Rain. Heard a battle ahead. Marched past--"
"What brigade was that you saw at Hanover Court-House?" the Doctor asked.
"Branch's."
"Yes, Branch's; write, 'Marched past Branch's brigade, that had been fighting.'"
Then the Doctor said: "Now turn to the fly-leaf of the book and write"--he paused a moment--"simply write Jones. Here--turn the book lengthwise, and write Jones."
I wrote Jones--lengthwise the book.
"Wait," said he; "put a capital B."
I put a capital B after Jones.