{"product_id":"2940013580459","title":"The Free Lances","description":"CHAPTER ONE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUNTEERS FOR TEXAS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll go!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along\u003cbr\u003ethe Levee of New Orleans.  Just before giving utterance to it he had\u003cbr\u003emade a sudden stop, facing a dead wall, enlivened, however, by a large\u003cbr\u003eposter, on which were printed, in conspicuous letters, the words--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Volunteers for Texas!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderneath, in smaller type, was a proclamation, setting forth the\u003cbr\u003etreachery of Santa Anna and the whole Mexican nation, recalling in\u003cbr\u003estrong terms the Massacre of Fanning, the butchery of Alamo, and other\u003cbr\u003elike atrocities; ending in an appeal to all patriots and lovers of\u003cbr\u003efreedom to arm, take the field, and fight against the tyrant of Mexico\u003cbr\u003eand his myrmidons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll go!\" said the young man, after a glance given to the printed\u003cbr\u003estatement; then, more deliberately re-reading it, he repeated the words\u003cbr\u003ewith an emphasis that told of his being in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poster also gave intimation of a meeting to be held the same evening\u003cbr\u003eat a certain _rendezvous_ in Poydras Street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe who read only lingered to make note of the address, which was the\u003cbr\u003ename of a noted _cafe_.  Having done this, he was turning to continue\u003cbr\u003ehis walk when his path was barred by a specimen of humanity, who stood\u003cbr\u003efull six foot six in a pair of alligator leather boots, on the\u003cbr\u003e_banquette_ by his side, \"So ye're goin', air ye?\" was the\u003cbr\u003ehalf-interrogative speech that proceeded from the individual thus\u003cbr\u003econfronting him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What's that to you?\" bluntly demanded the young fellow, his temper a\u003cbr\u003elittle ruffled by what appeared an impertinent obstruction on the part\u003cbr\u003eof some swaggering bully.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173349146864,"sku":"2940013580459","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013580459_p0.jpg?v=1763583158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013580459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}