"Who'll shoot me?
Are there any rebels around here ?" "Yes, plenty of them.

There are some out on the bank now.

I was walking with Woods, when I happened to look up, and saw two men, with their muskets pointed straight at us; but we got out ofthe way before they had time to shoot.

Hurry up, now, but don't expose yourself," and the corporal hurried aft, hiding his lantern under his coat of the went.
What Frank's feelings were, we will not attempt to say.

He was not a coward, for we once saw him alone in the forest, standing face to face with a wounded wild-cat, with no weapon in his hands but an ax; but fighting a wild-cat and a rebel sharp-shooter were two widely different things.