"Mebbe we've bin tryin' to force this plant too fast. There's danger about puttin' new wine into old bottles. It's not the right way to train anything. The way to break a colt is to hang the bridle on the fence where he kin see and smell it for a day or two. I'll go a little slow with him at first. Would you like something more to eat, Abe?" "Yes, Boss. 'Deed I would," answered the negro with cheerful promptness, forgetting all about the pangs of the "new birth of freedom." THE END OF BOOK NO. 2. SI KLEGG SI AND SHORTY MEET MR. ROSENBAUM, THE SPY, WHO RELATES HIS ADVENTURES By John McElroy BOOK No. 3 PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CO. WASHINGTON, D. C. SECOND EDITION COPYRIGHT 1910 THE SIX VOLUMES SI KLEGG, Book I, Transformation From a Raw Recruit SI KLEGG, Book II, Through the Stone River Campaign SI KLEGG, Book III, Meets Mr. Rosenbaum, the Spy SI KLEGG, Book IV, On The Great Tullahoma Campaign SI KLEGG, Book V, Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga SI KLEGG, Book VI, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Si and Shorty As Mounted Infantry titlepage (25K) CONTENTS SI KLEGG PREFACE CHAPTER I. OUT ON PICKET CHAPTER II. ROSENBAUM, THE SPY CHAPTER III. THE DEACON GOES HOME CHAPTER IV. A SPY'S EXPERIENCES CHAPTER V. THE BOYS GO SPYING CHAPTER VI. LETTER FROM HOME CHAPTER VII. CORN PONE AND BUTTERMILK CHAPTER VIII. A PERIOD OF SELF-DISGUST CHAPTER IX. SHORTY GETS A LETTER CHAPTER X. TRADING WITH THE REBS CHAPTER XI. SHORTY'S CORRESPONDENT CHAPTER XII. THE BAN ON WET GOODS CHAPTER XIII. THE JEW SPY WRITES CHAPTER XIV. SHORTY HAS AN ADVENTURE WITH SI CHAPTER XV. SHORTY NEARLY GOT MARRIED CHAPTER XVI. AN UNEXPECTED MARRIAGE CHAPTER XVII. GATHERING INFORMATION CHAPTER XVIII. THE JEW SPY AGAIN ILLUSTRATIONS Si and Shorty As Mounted Infantry Mr. Klegg Enjoys Solid Comfort. 16 "surrender, There, You Dumbed Rebel." 21 Trying to Save his Neck. 30 "i Know You, Unt What You're Here For." 32 The Negroes Merrymaking. 39 Klegg Starts Home. 45 Shorty Settles With the Banker. 51 Close Call for Rosenbaum. 54 The Spy in Custody. 58 Rosenbaum Runs Into Sigel's Pickets. 66 Watching the House. 75 The Surprise 79 Undesirable Acquaintances. 100 The Spoils of War 105 An Uncomfortable Situation 107 Shorty and si Are at Outs. 110 Si and Shorty As Mounted Infantry 117 Bushrod Prays for his Life 119 The Duel. 139 The Overture for Trade. 144 Si Wants a Fight 147 Shorty Wants to Fight Groundhog 157 Shorty Reading the Letter 160 She Whipped out a Long Knife. 189 Take Your Arm from Around That Yank's Neck 203 Jeff Sat up and Rubbed Himself 208 Old Bragg Used to Walk up Unt Down, Growling Unt Cussing. 259 SI KLEGG SI AND SHORTY MEET MR. ROSENBAUM, THE SPY, WHO RELATES HIS ADVENTURES By John McElroy. PREFACE "Si Klegg, of the 200th Ind., and Shorty, his Partner," were born years ago in the brain of John McElroy, Editor of The National Tribune.