By and by the Federals chased the rebels back, and here they came! tearing along, everybody for himself and Devil take the hindmost! and down under the bank they scrambled, and took shelter.

I was sitting with my legs hanging out of the pilot-house window.

All at once I noticed a whizzing sound passing my ear.

Judged it was a bullet.
I didn't stop to think about anything, I just tilted over backwards and landed on the floor, and staid there.

The balls came booming around.
Three cannon-balls went through the chimney; one ball took off the corner of the pilot-house; shells were screaming and bursting all around.