Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-04-13
Ghuite Miseellaug.
From the Atlantic Monthly for March.l
At Andersonville.

You see now how it happened unto His
tory OF the Stockads Prison to vanish in
smoke; for Drake. having uethsr wood nor
the money TO buy it, made fire with his
precious boards, and baked Corny's raw
meal in cake, which the poor fellow de-
voured with half starved avidity that
made Drake ashamed of the reluctance
with which he had offered up his sacrifice.
A little corner of his cake Corny left un-
touched, saying
That's fur the poor crathur over be-
yant.
"Whst poor creature?" asked Drake; but
Corpy's eyes we're fixed on the pens and
ink, and the sorry remains of his fsolscsp,-
a half strip Of board.
."Och murtherl Musther Taleott, and
wuz it thin bits of board yes writin' on?
and yes burned them fur me, afther all the
threube ye took wid thin? and to think OF
the thick head Of me, to ate up all that IL
ligaut history, VIXEN I'd heerd the boys
talkn' on it, by the Same token, and bad
scran to me The Lord be good to ye fur
yer kindness, Musther Talcott and make
your bed a. soft as your heart is, and give
We line in the Book of Life for the one
I've ate, aud"-
But the poor creature, Corny."
"Thrue for you; and I'm baste for for
gettin' him, and him starvin' the while. -
It's jist Captain Ireland, ifye chance to
mind him. He was the illigant officer and
the kind hearted man; and to see him now!
If yell come away, Musther Talcott, I'm
quite done wild the wakeness, and It's jist
over here beyant that he's lynn, poor jon
tleman, that'll not be leng lyin anywhere
where out of his grave"
Cerny pointed, as he spoke, to man, or
rather, bundle of rags having some faint
outlines OF humanity, on the ground before
them, limbs stretched out helplessly, face
set and ghastly, hardly stir among the
tstters to assure them that he yet breathed;
and Drake recognized with thrill of hor'
ror, though more wan, more woful, more
shadow-like, if possible, tho man who had
so moved his compassion on the night Of his
arrival. Keegan knelt beside him, and put
his corner cake to the sufferers mouth,
saying. ATE bit, Cap'n, dear, thry now; y
and then, seeing that the food rested on
white and quiet lips,-"Cap'n, dent ye
hear me? It's Corny, that spoke wild ye .
while back. Saints be merciful to US, he's
gonel
"Hs is net so happy" said Drake, saw
arely; 'he has only tainted. He has day
| OF SuC0 torture hh tuio ueioIo hi'h' IL "uuie
be mercy to him, and I'm not sure bn
good religion, to put him outside Of thu
dead line. l wonder why they don't tie u
to the cannan's mouth at once, Here! yol
guard, therel hellol"
This last was addressed to soldier in thl
rebel gray, who was proceeding lsisurel.
past, but who, on hearing himself so un
csremo oniously summoned, turned and cam
slowly towards them.
Here is a man." said Drake, passionate
lly, "who is dying, not because it please
God to tske him, but because it plesses 20
10 starve him. We have ne wood to max
FIRE, no food to give him, unless it is thi
scrap Of meal whieh he cannot swallow; bu
ven can save him, ana will, if you are
man. aud have mans heart under th'
dress"
The soldier stared, but, being a .phles
matte animal. heard him quietly to the enc
and opened his jaws toanswsr with due d.
} liberation: :. .aas s. .s.l .lrs ~,
0If you don't ike our rules, you shouI
not have come here, you know. And v
haven't any orders about wood; you are,
look cut for yourselves. As for the man.
he's sick, Why don't you take him to Il
s,ocksde yonder, where the doctor Is exar
ming for admittance to the hesphaii,
i though l don't SEQ the use; hes too q
soDISl sDr.l. and Csrny lifted the poor vast.
, <sns that seemed slltss trail 70 Mold u