noon
Heaven and earth are being moved to have the other cattle accepted , but there are a couple of old war-horses at the head of this post that will fight them to the last ditch , and then some . I 'm satisfied that my beeves , in any market in the West , are worth ten dollars a head more than the other ones , yet there is an effort being made to turn us down . Our claims rest on two points , -- superiority of the beef tendered , and the legal impossibility of a transfer from themselves , a corporation , to themselves as individuals . If there is no outside interference , I think we will make the delivery before noon to-morrow . Now , I 'll get horses for both Mr. Sutton and Senator Aspgrain , and you see that none of the boys drink too much . Sanders and his outfit are all right , and I want you lads to remind me to remember him before we leave this post . Now , we 'll all go in a little party by ourselves , and I do n't want a word out of a man , unless we are asked for an opinion from the officers , as our cattle must argue our cause . ''