Woe were quite " company and scared some children so that they would not lead us to their homes, fearing we were comin to arrest them for some of their misdeeds. This company was a necessity in only one or two instances. Then the road was filled with beggars from other sections all kneeling across the road. They seemed to think that if they could just get their hands on the foreign gentleman (laoyeh) their wants would be supplied. The soldiers held back Fame of ths most penitent. while we pushed on. The sight of the red coats and the Erfurt repeating rifles awed them.
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