rebels?"

"I don't see it. If the North had let the South alone, there wouldn't have
been any fuss. I hope the North will get whipped, and I know she will."

"Fred, you are a traitor to your country!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are; and if I had my way, I'd ride you on a rail out of town."

"No, you wouldn't."

"Yes, I would. I always thought you were a decent fellow; but you are a
dirty, low-lived traitor."

"Better be careful what you say, Tom Somers!" retorted the young
secessionist, angrily.

"A fellow that won't stand by his country ain't fit to live. You are an
out-and-out traitor."

"Don't call me that again, Tom Somers," replied Fred, doubling up his
fist.

"I say you are a traitor."

"Take that, then."

Tom did take it, and it was a pretty hard blow on the side of his head.