...ns. The general was a very calm and imperturbable man in moments of great danger. He listened until he had the gist of her speech, then rose with a sweep of his hand to command silence, and said: Mr. Interpreter , a-tell her-a-that-my mother — was a woman. This revelation of the general's brought grunts of satisfaction from the audience, and the frankness of the statement seemed to mollify the old pr...