He knew how to humor and manage those independent and undisciplined yet heroically brave fellows.

What to see and hear, what to turn aside as a joke, what to insist upon with inflexible mastery, he knew by the fine instantaneous sense of genius.

There were many men of Oncle Jazon's cast, true as steel, but refractory as flint, who could not be dominated by any person, no matter of what stamp or office.

To them an order was an insult; but a suggestion pleased and captured them.

Strange as it may seem, theirs was the conquering spirit of America--the spirit which has survived every turn of progress and built up the great body of our independence.
Beverley submitted to Clark's plan with what patience he could, and all night long fired shot for shot with the best riflemen in his squad.