But it serves to plant the thorns of wrath in the heart of Captain Edson.
"'The Old Man makes him loose an' gives him back his lancers before ever we rides half a day, but it don't work no mollifications with the young Captain.

He offers no remarks, bein' too good a soldier; but he never speaks to the Old Man no more, except it's business.
"'"Joe," he says to me, as we rides along, or mebby after we're in camp at night, "I'll never go back to Texas.

I've been disgraced at the head of my troop an' I'll take no sech record home." "'"You oughter not talk that a-way, Ed," I'd say, tryin' to get his sensibilities smoothed down.

"If you don't care none for yourse'f or for your footure, you-all should remember thar's something comin' to the loved ones at home.

Moreover, it's weak sayin' you-all ain't goin' back to Texas.