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�the cow telling a most pitiful story about "horses and horse pistols and his comb and dollar and half."

This morning Joe gave us an excellent breakfast, but it still rains and so it is quite uncomfortable. We have tried to sing a little but it does not seem to be "appropos."

List of casualties to the staff of Genl. Slocum during the past 36 hours. 1. Dr. Burn's horse broke his leg and so had to be shot. 2. John Manassas lost the cow. 3. Liuet Head's man Jonee with his best horse not yet heard from. 4. The most unfortunate circumstance of being thrown under the tempory command of Kearney.