It seems to me, Herr Schneider, that you learned our language very suddenly." "I vas a man who learns very fast when it vas necessary.

Mein brain vorks in a manner most vonderful ven I looks down the barrel of a big pistol." "This pistol is a marvelous stimulant to a good education." "How did you know mein name vas Schneider ?" "Intuition, Herr Schneider! Intuition! We Southern people have wonderful intuitive faculties." "Vell, it vas not Schneider.

My name vas Jacob Onderdonk." Harry laughed and Dalton reddened.
"The joke is on me, Mr.Onderdonk," said Dalton.

"But we're here on a serious errand.

Where is General Meade ?" "I haf not had my regular letter from General Meade this morning.
Vilhelmina, you are sure ve haf noddings from General Meade ?" "Noddings, Jacob," she said.
Dalton flushed again and muttered under his breath.
"We want to know," he said sharply, "if you have seen the Army of the Potomac or heard anything of it." A look of deep sadness passed over the face of Jacob Onderdonk.
"I haf one great veakness," he said, "one dot makes my life most bitter.
I haf de poorest memory in de vorld.