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SOMETHING ABOUT A POISONED WELL.
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"Flag of truce!" cried the American general. "Cease firing!" And the order was instantlyobeyed. "Major Morris, you can select a detail of three men and find out what they want."
"I will, general," answered the major of the first battalion, and saluted. He had soon chosen his men, one of whom was Gilbert Pennington, and, waving a white flag before them, the party of four advanced into the open field.
