Ye'll ride ter Murfreesboro an' back on yer own hoss, ez a young lady should, an' if ye accomplish ennything hit'll be a greater sarvice tew the country then most men kin do in ther lives.
Hit'll be sum'thing ter be proud of ez long's ye live.

Will ye try hit ?" "Why don't you bring back the information yourself?
Can't you come back through the lines as easily as you go ?" "I mout, an' then ag'in I moutn't.

Every time I go inter the Rebel camps the chances get stronger thet I'll never come back ag'in.

Ez Harry Glen sez, the circle o' my onpleasant acquaintances--the fellers thet's reachin' fur my top-knot--widens.

Thar's so many more on 'em layin' fur me all the time, thet the prospects keeps gittin' brighter every day thet by-an'-by they'll fetch me, the arrant I'm a-gwine on now is too important ter take any resks 'bout.