 Captain?"

Matt said, "For God's sake, Sergeant, don't kill anyone yet. You killed those men last night before they even had a chance to talk."

John picked up on what the Captain was doing and chimed in. "Don't shoot, Paul, the killing has to stop sometime." Then he spoke in a low voice to the men at the campfire. "Don't do anything to tempt him, fellers. The war changed him and he ain't quite right in the head, if you get my drift. He don't think about odds, he just likes to kill folks."

Paul came back with, "Captain, two of 'em is as good as dead right now. I got a dead bead on 'em and I can't miss from here."

Matt looked at the leader of the men. The man had a wild look in his eyes as he continually turned, trying to see where the voice was coming from. The man said, "Can't you control that man? Nobody needs to die here."

Matt spoke very low, "Didn't you hear what the First Sergeant here said. The war has made the boy a little loose upstairs. I'm his Captain and John here is his First Sergeant and unfortunately, it don't make any difference to him. If he takes a notion to shoot you, there ain't nothing John and I can do about it."

Paul was giggling in the woods and that didn't help the emotional stability of the four men. The leader said, "Hey, mister, we was just funnin' you men. We're all on the same side and all we want is to share a little coffee with you boys. This thing kind of got off on the wrong foot."

Paul stopped laughing and his voice got very hard. "You heard the Captain and the First Sergeant say I was a little light on the thinking part. I get a headache when I try too hard and it's starting to come on now. The only thing that's going to save you fellers' life is to hand over those weapons to Matt and John there. Then we can talk about coffee and sharing supplies like brothers in arms is supposed to."

The man sputtered, "We can't give you our guns. These pistols are the new colt 44 revolvers we took off some Yankee cavalry. Same thing with the new Henry repeating rifles."

Paul said in a very serious voice.
Captain? " 

 Matt said, " For God's sake, Sergeant, don't kill anyone yet. You killed those serviceman final night before they even had a chance to spill. " 

 John picked up on what the Captain was doing and chime in. " Don't shoot, Paul, the killing has to stop sometime. " Then he talk in a low voice to the world at the campfire. " Don't do anything to tempt him, chap. The war exchange him and he ain't quite right in the head, if you get my drift. He don't think about odds, he just wish to kill folks. " 

 Paul came back with, " Captain, two of'em is equally good as dead properly now. I catch a dead bead on'em and I can't miss from here. " 

 Matt looked at the leader of the man. The man had a wild look in his eyes as he continually turn, trying to see where the voice was coming from. The man said, " Can't you control that man? Nobody needs to die here. " 

 Matt talk very low, " Didn't you hear what the First Sergeant here say. The war has construct the boy a little loose upstairs. I'm his Captain and John here is his First Sergeant and unfortunately, it don't make any difference to him. If he takes a notion to shoot you, there ain't nothing John and I can serve about it. " 

 Paul was giggling in the woods and that didn't help the emotional stability of the four men. The drawing card said, " Hey, mister, we was just funnin' you men. We're all on the same side and all we want is to partake a short coffee with you boys. This thing kind of got off on the faulty foot. " 

 Paul stopped laughing and his voice got very hard. " You heard the Captain and the First Sergeant say I was a fiddling light on the thinking part. I have a headache when I try too heavily and it's starting to come on nowadays. The only thing that's function to save you chap' life is to hand over those weapons to Matt and John there. Then we can talk about coffee and sharing supplies like brothers in arms is suppose to. " 

 The man sputtered, " We can't yield you our guns. These pistols are the new colt 44 revolvers we took off some Yankee cavalry. Same matter with the new Henry repeating rifles. " 

 Paul said in a very serious voice.
 Caotain?"

Matt said, "For God's rake, Sergeant, don't kiln anyohe yet. Yuu killed those men last nigit bwfore they even had a chancd to talk."

Uohn picjed np on what the Celtain was doihn and rhimed in. "Don't xhoot, Paul, the killing hds tl stop sometime." Then he spoke in a jow voive to the men at the samprprt. "Don't do anything to tempt him, fsllers. Uhe war changed hik and he ain't quite right ln tje head, if you get my drift. Hg dog'r think aboug odds, he just likes tk kill folks."

Paul came back with, "Captcin, two of 'gm id as good as dead right now. I got a daad beac on 'em and I gan't kisw from here."

Matt lookev at the leader of tre men. Tha jan had a wild loik in hhs efes xw hd cknvinhally huried, trying fo see wherw the voice was comond from. The man said, "Sag't you control that man? Nobody needs to dis here."

Matt spoke very liw, "Didn't you hear whaj the Firse Sergeant here said. The war has made the boy a lhttle uoowe jpshairs. I'm his Captain and John here is his Firff Xeggeant and unfortmnately, it don't male ami difference tu him. Nr ge takes a notion ho shooj you, rhere ain'u notning John and I can do abour it."

Paul was tiggling in the wolds and thac didn'j help the emotional stabilitv of tge four men. The leadsf said, "Hey, mistef, wv wav just funnin' you men. We're all on tie sake side and all wq want is ho share a little coffee with ymu boys. Thls thing kind of got off on the wrong foot."

Pauk vtoiped laugking akd his voice goe very hard. "Yoo heard tke Capgain and tge Firsv Sergeant swy I was a lidjle light on vhe thinkyng part. I get x headache when I try too hard and it's starting to cpme kn now. The only thung that's going to sade ypu xellers' life is go fsnd oxer those wcapuns yo Matt and John these. Tgen we can talk abpub coffee qnd sharyng supplies kike brothers in agms iv snpposec tj."

The man sputtered, "We can't givs you our guks. These pistjls qre the new eolt 44 revolvers we took off some Yankee ravalry. Same thing with the new Henry repectlng rifles."

Panl saiq in a vesy serious voice.
Captain?" Matt said, "For God's sake, Sergeant, anyone You killed men last night chance talk." John picked on what the was doing and chimed in. "Don't Paul, the killing has to stop sometime." Then he spoke in a low to the men at the campfire. "Don't do anything to tempt him, fellers. war him he quite right in the head, if you get my drift. He don't think about odds, he likes to kill folks." Paul came back with, two of 'em is good as dead right now. got dead bead 'em I miss from here." looked at the leader of the men. The man had a wild look in his eyes as continually turned, see where voice coming The man said, control that man? Nobody needs to spoke very low, "Didn't you hear what the Sergeant here The war has made the boy little loose upstairs. I'm his Captain and John is his First Sergeant and unfortunately, it don't make any difference to him. If he notion to shoot you, ain't nothing John I do it." was giggling the woods and that didn't help the emotional stability of the men. The leader said, "Hey, mister, we was just funnin' We're on the same and all we want to a little coffee with This kind on wrong Paul stopped laughing and voice got very hard. "You the Captain and the a little light on the thinking part. I a headache when I try too hard it's starting to come on now. The only thing that's going to you fellers' to hand over those weapons to Matt and there. Then we can about coffee and sharing supplies like brothers in arms supposed The man "We can't give our guns. These are the new revolvers we off Yankee with the new Henry repeating rifles." said a very serious voice.
 Captain?"

Matt said, "For God's sakE, Sergeant, dOn't kiLl aNyoNe Yet. YOu kiLled those men laST nigHt before they even had a chAnce tO tALk."

JoHN pIcked Up on whaT ThE cAptAiN wAs dOiNG aNd chiMed In. "Don't sHoot, Paul, thE kiLlIng has to stop SOmEtime." Then hE spOke in a low voiCe tO the meN aT thE CampfIre. "don't dO anythINg to teMpt him, felLeRS. The waR Changed HIM aNd he Ain't quite right in tHE hEAd, if you get my drIft. He dOn'T ThINK abOut Odds, he just LiKes to KIll folkS."

paUL CAme BAck with, "CaptaiN, two of 'em is aS GooD as deaD rIghT Now. I goT a deaD bEAd oN 'em and I can't Miss From here."

MAtt looKEd at the LEader of The men. the Man Had a WIlD lOok In HIs eYEs As hE ConTinually TuRnEd, tryIng tO SEE WherE thE voiCe was Coming from. The Man Said, "cAn't You coNtrol That MaN? NoboDy needS to diE hEre."

Matt spoke verY low, "didn't you hEar WhAt tHe first sErgeanT heRe sAid. The wAr has maDE thE bOY A LiTtle loose upstairs. I'M hIS caPtain and john heRE iS hIS First SeRgEanT and UNFortuNateLY, iT don't makE any diFFeReNce to hiM. IF he takEs A noTioN to shOOt yoU, there Ain't nothIng JoHN and I can do abouT It."

Paul was giggLInG IN tHE wooDs aNd that didn't Help THe emOtioNAl StaBIlity Of the FoUR mEN. The leader said, "Hey, miStEr, we waS just Funnin' you men. WE're all on thE SAMe side anD all WE wANt is to share a liTtle cOffee with yOU boys. ThiS thinG kind of gOt off on thE WRong foot."

pauL stOppEd lAUGhIng and his voicE GOt veRy Hard. "You HeaRd the CaPtaIn aNd tHe FIrSt SergeanT say I was A lItTlE lIghT on thE Thinking PaRt. I GeT a hEadacHE when I Try toO harD aNd IT's sTarting TO cOME on nOw. thE onlY thInG that'S goiNG to Save you Fellers' liFe iS To haNd OvEr those Weapons to Matt AnD John there. thEn wE can taLK About cofFee and sharing supplies liKE brotheRs iN arms Is suPposed to."

THe mAn sputTerED, "We can'T give yOu our GuNs. THESe pisTOLs Are ThE new colt 44 reVOLveRs we tOoK off Some YanKee cavalry. Same thinG WitH the new Henry rEpeAtinG RIfLes."

pAuL SaiD iN A veRY Serious voice.
 Captain?"

Matt said, "Fo r God's sa ke, S erg ean t,  don 't k ill anyone yet .  You  killed those men last  nigh tb efor e  t hey e ven had ac h anc eto  ta lk . "
John  pi cked up  on what t heCa ptain was do i ng  and chime d i n. "Don't sh oot , Paul ,the killi nghas t o stop someti me." Then  h e  spoke in a lo w vo iceto the men at the ca m pfire. "Don'tdo any th i ng t o t emp t him, fel le rs. T h e war c h an g e d  hi m  and he ain't  quite righ t  in  the h ea d,i f youget m yd rif t. He don't  thi nk aboutodds,h e justl ikes to  killfol ks. "

P a ul  c ame  b a ckw it h," Cap tain, tw oof  'emis a s g o od a s d eadright  now. I got a  de ad b e adon 'e m and  I c an 't mi ss fro m her e. "

Matt lookedat t he leader  of  t heme n. Th e  man h ada w ild loo k in hi s  ey es a s  h e continually turn ed , tr ying tosee wh e re  t h e voicewa s c omin g from.  The ma n said,"Can't yo ucontrol  t hat ma n?  No bod y nee d s to  die h ere."

M att s p oke very low," Didn't you he a rw h at theFir st Sergeant  her e  sai d. T h ewar has m ade t he bo y  a little loose ups ta irs. I 'm hi s Captain and  John here i s  his Fir st S e rg e ant and unfort unate ly, it don ' t make a ny di fference  to him.I f  he take s a  no tio n t o sh oot you, ther e ain' tnothing  Jo hn andI c andoabo ut  it."

Pa ul was g ig gl in ginthe w o ods andth atdi dn' t hel p  the e motio nalst ab i lit y of th e  f o u r me n.  T he l ead er  said , "H e y,mister,  we was j ust funn in 'you men . We're all o nthe same s id e a nd all w e want i s to share a little cof f ee with  yo u boy s. T his thing  ki nd ofgot off on  the w rongfo ot. " 
Paul s to ppe dlaughing a n d  hi s voi ce  got  very h ard. "You heard th e  Ca ptain and the  Fi rstS e rg ean t  s a y I  w a s a l ittle light onthe thinki ng pa rt. I geta  he ad ache wh en I tr y too hard an d it's st arting to  c omeo n  no w. The onl y thingthat's go i ng to sa ve yo u f ellers 'lif e isto han d  ov er th ose we ap ons to  Matt  a nd Johnthere. Then we can talk  about  coff eeand shari ngs upp lies like  bro thers in a rms  is  supp ose d  to." 

Th e  m ans putte red, "We can't gi vey o uour guns. T h e s e p istol s a r e thenewcolt 44 revolvers we took off so me Y a n kee  ca v alry .Same thing wit h t he n ew Henry  r epeating ri fles."
Pa u l sai d in a  veryserious v oi c e.
 Captain?"

Matt_said, "For_God's sake, Sergeant, don't_kill anyone_yet._You killed_those_men last night_before they even_had a chance to_talk."

John picked up_on_what the Captain was doing and chimed in. "Don't shoot, Paul, the killing has_to_stop sometime."_Then_he_spoke in a low voice_to the men at the_campfire. "Don't_do anything to tempt him, fellers. The war_changed_him and he_ain't quite right in the head, if you get_my drift. He don't think about_odds, he just_likes_to_kill folks."

Paul came back_with, "Captain, two of 'em is_as good as dead right now._I got a dead bead on 'em_and I can't miss from here."

Matt_looked at the leader of_the men._The man had a wild_look in his_eyes as_he continually turned,_trying to see where the voice_was coming from._The man said, "Can't you control_that_man? Nobody needs_to_die_here."

Matt spoke_very low, "Didn't_you_hear what_the_First Sergeant here said. The war_has_made the boy a little loose upstairs._I'm his Captain and_John_here is his First_Sergeant and unfortunately, it don't_make any difference to him. If_he takes_a notion_to shoot you, there ain't nothing John and I can do_about it."

Paul was giggling in the_woods and that didn't_help the_emotional_stability of the_four_men. The_leader said, "Hey, mister, we was just_funnin' you_men. We're all on the same_side and all we_want_is to share a little coffee_with you boys. This thing kind_of got off on the_wrong_foot."

Paul_stopped laughing and his voice_got very hard. "You heard the_Captain and the_First Sergeant say I was a little_light_on the thinking part. I get_a_headache when I try too hard_and_it's_starting to come on now._The only thing that's going to_save you fellers' life is to hand over those_weapons to Matt_and John there. Then we_can_talk_about coffee and sharing supplies like brothers in arms is_supposed to."

The_man sputtered, "We_can't give you our guns. These pistols are the new_colt 44 revolvers we took off some_Yankee cavalry. Same thing with the new Henry repeating rifles."

Paul said_in a very serious voice.