Their faces were burning, and I could see their jugular veins go thump, thump, thump.

I do not know what Captain Buckner said to them, all I heard were the words "otherwise insulted me." But I was liberated, and was glad of it.
THOSE GIRLS I then went back to the river, and gave a fellow two dollars to "row me over the ferry." I was in no particular hurry, and limped along at my leisure until about nightfall, when I came to a nice, cosy-looking farm house, and asked to stay all night.

I was made very welcome, indeed.
There were two very pretty girls here, and I could have "loved either were 'tother dear charmer away." But I fell in love with both of them, and thereby overdid the thing.

This was by a dim fire-light.

The next day was Sunday, and we all went to church in the country.