19/37 But suppose Mississippi troops walked into your own father's house in Vermont, and, as conquerors, demanded food and shelter! Would you rejoice over them, and ask them why they hadn't come sooner ?" "I suppose not, Dick. But, stop it, and come back to your normal temperature. I won't quarrel with you." "I won't give you a chance, George. But remember that while I'm red hot for the Union, I was born south of the Ohio River myself, and I have lots of sympathy for the people against whom I'm fighting." "For the matter of that, so've I, Dick, and I was born north of the Ohio River. |