This story starts takes place in a house in Jefferson, Mississippi and is about two men who have a warrant for arrest. A deputy marshal and federal investigator show up to arrest them for failing to register for the draft. Meanwhile, one of the members of the McCallum family was seriously injured by a hammer mill, so there were already doctors at the house. The brothers don't understand why they have to register because the country isn't currently at war, but it is a requirement to register for the army. The doctor tells the injured man there's no hope for his leg. The bondsman, who was in a rush to arrest the brothers, ended up having to help amputate the man's leg and burying it. Faulkner deciding to make the setting of the story in Jefferson, makes the story realistic to what was going on in his life in 1941. The draft was occurring because the United States was in WWII and it was mandatory for all men between ages 21 to 45 to register for it. William was just about at the cutoff age to not be forcing into the draft when this was written but this was accurate based of the current events at the time. Also a the hammer mill is used in farm work which reflects the area that Faulkner grew up in.
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