"O, yes, seh," exclaimed Shotwell, "of co'se ev'y country's got 'em bad enough. But here, seh, we've not on'y the dabkey's natu'al-bawn rascality to deal with, but they natu'l-bawn stupidity to boot. Evm Gen'l Halliday'll tell you that, seh."
"Yes," said the General, with superior cheerfulness, "though sometimes the honors are easy."
"O, I allow we don't always outwit 'em"—everybody laughed—"but sometimes we just haf to."
"To save out-shooting them," suggested the General.
"O, I hope we about done with that."
"But you're not sure," came the quick retort.
"No, seh," replied the sturdy Captain, "we're not shore. It rests with them." He smoked.
"Go on, Shot," said the General, "you were going to give an instance."
"Yes, seh. Take Leggett, in the case o' this so-called University."
"That's hardly a good example," remarked Proudfit, who, for Dixie's and Susie's sake, regretted that Shotwell was talking so much and he so little.