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`` Do n't stop believin ' that General Schuyler will contrive to give us a lift . I 'm countin ' that he 's lookin ' after the matter now , '' the sergeant replied , and then he walked away whistling softly , as if the thought of taking part against another assault pleased him mightily . Before morning came I understood that Sergeant Corney was not the only one in the garrison who believed the enemy would soon show unusual signs of life . The howling and yelling of the savages at the powwow continued until near to midnight , and the noise had hardly more than died away when the commandant came to where I was stationed , halting a moment to gaze in the direction of the Indian camp before he asked : `` Have you seen any targets in this direction lately ? '' `` It has been a good many days since any of the crew gave us a chance to show what we could do with a bullet , sir . '' `` How long are you on duty to-night ? '' `` Until morning , sir .