him I will give it up without further argument, he don't feel satisfied, will have the verry last word.  I tell him I would rather never spring that question again, he thinks, it is right to convince people of their "errors", he talk about being convinced".  The other evening, he got up a discusion about where, Pittsburg Landing is, he contended that it was on the Miss  River, became animated - the boys, got a map & pointed it out to him on the Tenesee R., when he came in I suppose he thought he would catch me, he says Lyle where is Pittsburg Landing, I said promptly, on the Tenessee North of Corrinth,, he said - yes, - it seemed to hurt him, & when we were ordered to this place he got a map & learned how to spell the name of this place, he came in & asked me how I would spell it, I spelled St Genevieve yes, that's the way, he dont try me often on Geography, unless he has Just seen the map.  I cant keep any plan if I tell him of it, unless I charge him to keep it, then he will do it.  I have learned to keep my own council.  Now I don't know that it is right to talk so about him, we
