My duty is to obey orders. - Stonewall Jackson

Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet!

My dear pastor, in my tent last night, after a fatiguing day's service, I remembered that I failed to send a contribution for our colored Sunday school. Enclosed you will find a check for that object, which please acknowledge at your earliest convenience and oblige yours faithfully.

I like liquor — its taste and its effects — and that is just the reason why I never drink it.