y eyes open. I've seen the horsemen ridin' in the night,
an' I see 'em by the thousands ridin' over a hundred battle fields,
their horses' hoofs treadin' on dead men."

"Those are good men, brave and generous."

"Oh, I don't mean them in partickler. Not for a minute. I mean a whole
nation, strugglin' an' strugglin' an' swayin' an' swayin'. I see things
that people neither North nor South ain't dreamed of yet. But sho!
What am I runnin' on this way fur? That lunkhead, Ike, my nephew,
ain't such a lunkhead as he looks. Them that say nothin' ain't never
got nothin' to take back, an' don't never make fools o' theirselves.
It's time we was back in our blankets sleepin' sound, 'cause we've got
another long day o' hard rowin' before us."

Ike had not awakened and Jarvis and Harry were soon asleep again.
But they were up at dawn, and, after a brief breakfast, resumed their
journey on the river, going at a good pace toward the southeast.
They were hailed two or three times from the bank by armed men, whether
of the North or South Harry could not tell, but when they revealed
themselves as mere mountaineers on their way back, having sold a raft,
they were permitted to continue. After the last such stop Jarvis
remarked rather grimly:

"They don't know that there are three good rifles in this boat, backed
by five or six pistols, an' that at least two of us, meanin' me and Ike,
are 'bout the best shots that ever come out o' the mountains."

But his good nature soon returned. He was not a man who could retain
anger long, and before night he was singing again.

"As I strayed from my cot at the close of the day
To muse on the beauties of June,
'Neath a jessamine shade I espied a fair maid
And she sadly complained to the moon."

"But it's not June, Sam," said Harry, "and there is no moon."

"No, but June's comin' next month, an' the moon's comin' tonight; that
is, if them clouds straight ahead don't conclude to j'in an' make a
fuss."

The clouds did join, and they made quite a "fuss," pouring out a great
quantity of rain, which a rising wind whipped about sharply. But Jarvis
first steered the boat under the edge of a high bank, where it was
protected partly, and they stretched the strong canvas before the first
drops of rain fell. It was sufficient to keep the three and all their
supplies dry, and Harry watched the storm beat.

Sullen thunder rolled up from the southwest, and the skies were c