That's all right." Vincent said good-by to her, with many hearty thanks for the services she had rendered him, and had almost to force her to take notes for two hundred dollars from the bundle he had sewn up in the lining of his coat.
"You have saved my life," he said, "and some day I hope to be able to do more to show my gratitude; but you must take this, anyhow, to tide you over the hard time, and find food for your husband and sons when they come back from the war." As soon as the woman had turned back Vincent and Tony continued on their way.

The former had, as soon as they were fairly out from the Federal camp, told Tony in a few words that his wife was safe at home and their boy flourishing, and he now gave him further details of them.
"And how came you to enter the army, Tony ?" "Well, sah, dare wasn't much choice about it.

De Northern people, dey talk mighty high about der love for de negro, but I don't see much of it in der ways.

Why, sah, dey is twice as scornful ob a black man as de gentlemen in de Souf.

I list in de army, sah, because dey say dey go to Richmond, and den I find Dinah and de boy." "Well, Tony, I little thought when I did you a service that it would be the means of you being able to save my life some day." "Not much in dat, sah.