It was th' most mixed up dern thing I ever see.
An' these here hull woods is a reg'lar mess.

It 'll be a miracle if we find our reg'ments t'-night.

Pretty soon, though, we 'll meet a-plenty of guards an' provost-guards, an' one thing an' another.

Ho! there they go with an off'cer, I guess.

Look at his hand a-draggin'.