"All the same, Leander, I believe your father thinks more of you than he does of anything else on earth." "I shouldn't wonder if you was right, Jed.

But on the other hand I'm afraid he and I will never be the same after I come back from the war--always providing I do come back, of course." "Sshh, sshh! Don't talk that way.

Course you'll come back." "You never can tell.

However, if I knew I wasn't going to, it wouldn't make any difference in my feelings about going.

I'm glad I enlisted and I'm mighty thankful to you for backing me up in it.
I shan't forget it, Jed." "Sho, sho! It's easy to tell other folks what to do.