Knowing the scarcity of nutritious food in the army, I have therefore sent him to you with what I could gather together, in order that he might cook you a dinner worthy of Christmas.

Put him to work, and if he disobeys, shuffles or evades in any manner, hit him over the head with anything that you can find hard enough or heavy enough to make an impression.
Wishing the Army of Northern Virginia the continued and brilliant success that has attended it heretofore, I remain, Your most obedient servant, THEOPHILUS MONCRIEFFE.
"Ah, Sir Knight of the Dark but not Rueful Countenance, thou art doubly welcome!" said Happy Tom, now thrice-happy Tom.

"It is a stout and goodly horse from which thou hast dismounted, and I see that he yet carries on his back something besides the saddle.

But let me first speak to my Lord Talbot, our real commander, who is within." Caesar did not wholly understand, but he saw that Langdon meant well, and he grinned.

Happy Tom rushed toward Colonel Talbot, who stood before the fire with Lieutenant-Colonel St.Hilaire.
"Colonel Talbot! Colonel Talbot, sir!" he exclaimed.
"What is it, Thomas, my lad?
You appear to be excited, and that is not seemly in a soldier of your experience." "But, Colonel, this isn't a battle.