'Orderly!'
'Yes, General Custer?'
'Go back to the fort and tell the Judge Advocate General to gather up his staff and legal briefs and ride here with all deliberate speed!'
'Yes, sir. Ah, sir . . . begging the General's pardon, sir, there's an awful lot of Indians over there, sir. I mean, I can understand sending for reinforcements, but why send for lawyers?'
'Because, my boy, we're about to be Siouxed!'