They were willing now, too, to postpone it, as they were almost exhausted by heat and thirst, and that stinging, burning dust was maddening.

A portion of their line rested on the first creek, and they drank eagerly of the muddy water.

Dick saw before him fields in which the corn stood thick and heavy.

The fields were divided by hedges which cut off the view somewhat and which the sergeant said would furnish great ambush for sharpshooters.
The men were now allowed to lie down, but most of them were still panting with the heat.

The three boys on horseback rode with Colonel Winchester to the crest of a low hill, just beyond the first creek.