Rodney The Partisan

"[...] "I didn't say so; I didn't so much as hint at such a thing," replied his father, hastily. "But what's the use of enlisting if I am going to get whipped? I don't see any fun in that." "Oh, we've got to fight; we have gone too far to back out. We must hold out until England and France recognize our independence—and that will not be long, for England must have cotton—and then we can snap our fingers at the Yankees. You can take your choice of one of two things: Stay at home and look out for your[...]".