"Kit, you and Wash get up half a dozen of the muskets, and load them.

Fix the bayonets on them too.

Wade and I will load the howitzer and the mighty rifle.

And, captain, I don't believe we had better have more than a dozen of them on board at one time till we know them better." "That may be as well," replied Capt.Mazard.

"It will be unpleasant having too many of them aboard at once, anyway.