The good captain was detained by the guard for thinking the countersign was Shalom, not Shiloh. I reckon next time a bunch of big bugs and their little bug underlinings go prancing by, I will salute them right smartly. Being a volunteer and on the verge of unvolunteering at any given moment, I would have preferred spending time in the guard house than running like a fool toward that Yank battery while all them lunkhead offiers could not decide whether to shit or git off the pot. I was all for charging, but the back and forth seemed a bit foolish. As for Dusty, or Captain Lend, I will certainly vouch he does make a good cup of coffee, and next time I see him, I will salute him until he is weary with it all.
Uncle Tom
