Good leaders treat everyone the same.
In the story the goatherd treats the wild goats better than his own goats in hopes of enticing them to stay with him and his flock. He gives them more food than his own goats. The Wild Goats see the difference and how he treats the goats that have been with him the longest and refuse to stay. They believe that the goatherd will treat them poorly when they are apart of his flock, so they don't want to stay with him. The goatherd learns that he should've treated everyone equally and then the Wild Goats would've seen the care with which he usually treats his flock and may have chosen differently.
Tired, and possibly dehydrated.
The story likely takes place during the civil war in the United States. The Rostina Sharpshooters were a regiment of soldiers (all of whom were marksmen meaning they could hit what they aimed at). The men in question are being shot at by these sharpshooters who must be too far away even for them. But the men are quite nervous about what they are doing.
If you consider this an example of very black humor, then E is your answer. Certainly the men are uneasy. They feel comfortable about nothing that is going on. They are hesitant to search the body. They are very tentative about how to deal with the service. They can't make up their minds if they should continue with the body or wait until the next day. They can't remember the service. Everything about this scene is delay, discussion and a hesitant move forward. They even have trouble with where to put the first few shovelfuls of dirt. You have to pick uneasy.
You have to pick E, but if it is humorous, there certainly is no laughter.
Is taht all of the story or is that it