My grandmother once told me the story of how she grew up on a small farm. They were quite poor. But the army came by once and wanted to stage some exercises on their land, and to stay there for a few days. She noted how they carefully asked for permission to stay there on the farmland--not just in the house, but on the land itself. The family was pleased to oblige.

She also told how the sargeant was furious when she, a little girl, came out and shot with the soldiers, and outshot most of them. Girls are like that. ;-)

But it didn't occur to me until long later to realize how wonderful a thing the first part of that story was--those soldiers had to ask. It probably didn't even occur to them that it would be otherwise.

A great thing, that.

I'm still trying to get folks to remember the text to the Tenth Admendment:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

This is the true forgotten admendment, and the one that States right folks should know by heart.

I'm still trying to get folks to remember the text to the Tenth Admendment:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

This is the true forgotten admendment, and the one that States right folks should know by heart.

I'm just a young whippersnapper that's doing a report on the Bill of Rights that required me to find two articles (newspaper or otherwise) on each of the orginal ten amendments. I couldn't find ANYTHING on the third. Then your site showed me the light! Thanx buckets, mysterious benefactor. Dean, great story, and BigFire, try to stay on topic. Toodle pip!

I'm just a young whippersnapper that's doing a report on the Bill of Rights that required me to find two articles (newspaper or otherwise) on each of the orginal ten amendments. I couldn't find ANYTHING on the third. Then your site showed me the light! Thanx buckets, mysterious benefactor. Dean, great story, and BigFire, try to stay on topic. Toodle pip!

Tallyhoo,chap. Great story. These soldiers were obviously very brave young hares, and probably very hungry toowot wot. By the way got any food? If you do, email it to me. Toodles!