Strong said, after he read it: “This order may be misunderstood, General. It would be a great scandal if only one man should act upon it in the wrong way.” “Let us, then,” was the reply, “have one case of aggression on our side. I shall know how to deal with that case, so that it will ”
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“What could I do, Davis, to two women?”
“Well,” said Davis, “you ought to have taken your revolver and shot the first he rebel you met.”
But, to be serious, the colonel said to me: “General, I can't stand this.
This isn't the first time this thing has been attempted towards me, but this is the first time it has been accomplished.
I want to go home.
I came here to fight enemies of the country, not to be insulted and disgusted.”
“Oh,” I said, “you can't resign.
I'll put a stop to this.”
“I don't think you can do it, General,” was the reply.
I took it into very serious consideration.
After careful thought and deliberation as to the best method of meeting this unique but dangerous entanglement, and running over in my mind a form for the order, I remembered that for the purpose of revision of city ordinances, I had once read an old English ordinance, which I thought, with a few changes, mutatis mutandis, might accomplish the purpose.
There was one thing certain about it; it must be an order that would execute itself, otherwise it would stir up more strife in its execution by the police than it would quell.
Therefore, after full consideration, I handed to my chief of staff, to be put upon the order books, the following order:--
A. M. Thayer and Co. 1892.
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