It ain't any use fur us to start to rippin' an' t'arin' unless we've got somethin' to rip an' t'ar with." "Good words," said Obed White.

"A speech in time saves errors nine." "I am glad you have put the question, Mr.Palmer," said Roylston.

"Our affairs have come to a crisis, and we must consider.

I, too, wish to help Texas, but I can help it more by other ways than battle." It did not occur to any of them to doubt him.

He had already established over them the mental ascendency that comes from a great mind used to dealing with great affairs.
"But we are practically dismounted," he continued.