"Are you telling me the truth, Uncle Job ?" "I neber spoke noffin but the truf, Massa Ossifer." "Are those four very large,--long as this cabin is wide ?" asked the lieutenant with interest.
"No, sar!" exclaimed Job with energy.
"But they must have had very big guns." "Yes, sar; but dey done tote 'em all ober to de Mis'sip Riber." This seemed to be reasonable to the lieutenant, and in accordance with the belief of his superiors on board of the Bronx, for no Union man-of-war of any size could pass through the water courses to the great river.

It looked as though the big guns had been replaced with those of smaller calibre.
Mr.Pennant put out the light in his lantern, and the party started to cross the island..