190 CAMP GUARD. 



the number of the party is small, and the duty 

 comes round very quickly, still a strict watch 

 should be always kept. Two men, if properly 

 posted, can command a large extent of ground; 

 and it is better to have two watchers who keep 

 wide awake and on the qui vive, than a chain of 

 sleepy sentries. When a man knows that the 

 safety of his skin depends upon his keeping his 

 eyes open, he is generally pretty well on the 

 alert. 



