We don't want any of that kind of pie.
What you got there wouldn't make a mouthful.

Bring on your pudding and pound-cake, and then we will talk to ye." General Granberry, who, poor fellow, was killed in the butchery at Franklin afterwards, goes up to the breastworks, and says, "Look here, Yank, we're fighting, sure enough." Meynheer Dutchman comes out; and says, "Ish dot so?
Vel I ish peen von leetle pit hungry dish morning, und I yust gobble you up for mein lunch pefore tinner dime.

Dot ish der kind of mans vot I bees!" Now, reader, that is a fine description of this memorable battle.
That's it--no more, no less.

I was in it all, and saw General Granberry captured.

We did our level best to get up a fight, but it was no go, any way we could fix it up.