Another sample was Smith, the blacksmith’s apprentice. This vast donkey had some pluck, of a slow and sluggish nature, but a soft heart; at one time he would knock a horse down for some impropriety, and at another he would get homesick and cry. However, he had one ultimate credit to his account which some of us hadn’t; he stuck to the war, and was killed in battle at last.
In Twain's "The Private History of a campaign that failed," Smith, the blacksmith's apprentice, is given the "ultimate credit" for sticking up to the war, where he was killed.
Below is the exact quotation derived from Twain's story about Smith, the blacksmith's apprentice:
<span>"However, he had one ultimate credit to his account which some of us hadn't. He stuck to the war and was killed in battle at last."</span>
Answer:He is destroyed just after proclaiming his magnificence and indestructibility. In the moments following Caesar's death, what do the conspirators proclaim to justify their deed? "Liberty! ... Tyranny is dead!"