The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-11-16

sion of his limbs, that could be de-
trcted his great suffering. Hi
hands were poor and wasted seem
ing to be, simply a parched skin
drawn over angular boncs.
"Do you think you viii live
through it r. asked him ''Ycs,
know / shall live as long rs any out
who does not get more ratious thar
TO-.
I did not believe him at the time
but, in spite of my uubelief he livel'
and, 1 think is still living. lie bad
philosophy of his own in econ
oinizing life, in other words he W.
endowed with u vast amount at ten
aoity of lifo. He did not allow an!
passion or excitement to use up hi'
vitality.
He Lad a system of exercises and
SO seemingly, was ensrossed with pro-
found reflections on hie condition
studying himself aud his circum
stances to solve the problem OF how
he could best proloug life.
once asked him If he got down.
hearted at the prospects Tor no I"
&c. His reply was an index to b.
character "No-thered be no use
IN that /" as il his ipllexlble Will
controlled oven the action OF his
mind, in the one purpose OF living
let things come as they may
Men of this iron mould were rare.
Il WAS uncommon, indeed, as u phe
nomenou, to 80 one po~e sing sach
stoical determination. such steady
unfaltering nerves while battling FOL
a foothold on life.
Sergeant W. Camp was man
who had something of this compost
ton in his character and body. AL
ways quiet, determined, and unde''
monstrative, he took the hardships
of prison life with dogged glimnesa
of purpose, AS if to extract oil the
life there was from tue food to be
had, aud infuse it into bone and
} muscle, for the purpose OF endurance.
IL was this calm, ceaseless persis-
tonce aud inncxible purpose which
were requisite qualities for carrying
men through the quick-sands OF
death which surrounded us on every
side. When Camp first came to
Florence, he was sent to gather
wood for the prison. The guards
= did not have their muskcts loaded
that day. and, had they been. they
were nearly as Liable to go oil tue
wrong end as the right one.
Noticing all these facts, Camp
commenced to organize "for II
break"
Suddenly to tho surprise OF the
} Jobnnies, ubout half Of their prison.
ers filed quietly into another direc'
tlon, as if acting under orders and
so | suppose they wcre-from Camp
BY the time the grayback sentinels
began to understand the Yankee
, trick, the prisoners mentioned had
scattered in all directions through
the woods, and were not attentive to
the repeated invitation Of their guar
dian graybacks to "halt, thar"
1t must have shocked the John
, nies, ideas OF propriety to see the
, Yauks scamporiug of with so little
, notice of what was said to them.
Camp was out on tho rampage
, two or threo weeks, but was finally
, captured in the vicinity Of Whining
ton. He had found frinds among
!, the black men, evidences Of which
, he carried on his person, in the
shape OF some increase Of flesh, aud
in q full suit OF course gray clothes
, and shirt, made | judge from M
. old piece Of carpet.
He came into prison with the
same stoical demeanor aud persis'
tenco Of purpose standing out on his
face-that Of living aud enduring to
got home which, it is needless to
say, he achieved.
~, Ia InnftnnsI