...aced his body against the crack, with a carbine in his hand. Hence his remark after his capture that he could have wiped me out like a mosquito. When Smith first came to the door I recognized old Ossawatomie Brown , who had given us so much trouble in Kansas. No one present but myself could have performed that service. In March, 1861, Lieutenant Stuart obtained a two month's furlough, in order that he mig...