Inside the house, when we were seated for dinner, the women were unceasing in their inquiries.

Who can resist the questions of a woman, even though she be an uneducated and unkempt Missourian?
The dinner and the questions kept us awake, and we attended faithfully to both.
The people of this household were not enthusiastic friends of the Union.

Like many other persons, they were anxious to preserve the good opinion of both sides, by doing nothing in behalf of either.

Thus neutral, they feared they would be less kindly treated by the Rebels than by the National forces.

Though they had no particular love for our army, I think they were sorry to see it departing.