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to any appeal to their intelligence and patriotism. 

 The faults they committed were those of ignorance 

 merely. When Holderman, in announcing dinner 

 to the Colonel and the three Majors, genially re- 

 marked, "If you fellars don't come soon, everything 

 '11 get cold," he had no thought of other than a 

 kindly and respectful regard for their welfare, and 

 was glad to modify his form of address on being 

 told that it was not what could be described as con- 

 ventionally military. When one of our sentinels, 

 who had with much labor learned the manual of 

 arms, saluted with great pride as I passed, and 

 added, with a friendly nod, "Good-evening, Colo- 

 nel," this variation in the accepted formula on such 

 occasions was meant, and was accepted, as mere 

 friendly interest. In both cases the needed instruc- 

 tion was given and received in the same kindly 

 spirit. 



One of the new Indian Territory recruits, after 

 twenty-four hours' stay in camp, during which he 

 had held himself distinctly aloof from the general 

 interests, called on the Colonel in his tent, and re- 

 marked, "Well, Colonel, I want to shake hands 

 and say we're with you. We didn't know how we 

 would like you fellars at first; but you're all right, 

 and you know your business, and you mean busi- 

 ness, and you can count on us every time!" 



That same night, which was hot, mosquitoes were 



