"Well," said Jim, "it was not two weeks ago that one of your men challenged one of our men to come out and have a square stand-up fight across White river. He probably thought he could get away with twenty Yankees too, but, Mr. Reb, I went out and had a fair fight with him and got away with him, too, so if you think you can get away with twenty Yanks such as are here, you can try me in the morning. If you get away with me, you will have two more to try your hand on."
The old gentleman jumped up and said,
"I want this thing stopped, and want it distinctly understood that there will be no fighting here."
We finished our supper in silence, and as we were rising to leave the table, I said,
"My opinion is, you will all get all the fighting you want before to-morrow night;" and I proved to be a good prophet that time.
CHAPTER VIII.
We went back in the other room and talked over the prospects of the war without any hard feelings. The rebel captain had gone off with the girls. The Colonel said,
"I will put a guard around the house to-night. We do not want you men to go away until we move on."