One day the general made us come _twenty-four_ miles." "That was very severe, indeed.

I wonder how you endured it." "It _was_ severe, and nearly broke some of us down.

By-the-way, Mr.
K----, how did you come over ?" "Oh," said I, carelessly, "Richardson and I left Syracuse at noon yesterday, and arrived here at ten last night." Before that campaign was ended, General Fremont's staff acquired some knowledge of horsemanship.
At Warsaw the party of journalists passed several waiting days, and domiciled themselves in the house of a widow who had one pretty daughter.

Our natural bashfulness was our great hinderance, so that it was a day or two before we made the acquaintance of the younger of the women.

One evening she invited a young lady friend to visit her, and obliged us with introductions.