The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-10-19

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/ responded, ns Walked to tho fire
and commenced warming myself.
"Rockon yer found it burned
warm, when the Charleston Guards
commenced to blaze ut yer, old
hors " laughed my captor, tried TO
show my contempt by saying, go,
that's nothing when ono is used to
lit II reckon ri or let DAY light
through yor, before yer got used to
IT, if you hadn't stopped bout as
yer did.
I laughed at him, thinking IL best
to take thugs easy, whilo lie called
the officer Of the guard. well, III
DO durned," said he, slappiug my
shoulder MS compliment, if yer
arn't right smart, for a yGuk, any
way" While waiting for the officer
of the guard. ono Of the sentinels
gave me harl cracker, aud my cap.
tor presented to mo generous slice
> of "sow-belly,' which, | couldn't
help thinking, was an ample reward
for tho risk | had run Tho officer
of the guard came mp, and began to
question me rs to how / got beyond
the sentinels of the prison grounds.
"Bribed them" replied |, not caring
what answer / made. so long as ]
did not give him any Information.
Ito looked at mo from head to
foot, seriously, for second, then, as
If struck with my picturesque cos
tune Of rags, he smiled, and chuck
led, as If intensely amused, aud said.
"They must have tookcn o mighty
slim tribc.
l slept by the warm fire. under
guard, that night, and tho next
morning was sent to the work house,
in the city. This building was of
brick, which, noticed, had been
y split down, by collision OF solid shot
or sholl, from top to bottom. Uno
- der the nrched ways OF the building,
which led from tho yard, wero two
rudcly constructed ovens, used by
the officers for cooking their food
In the building wcro tho quarters
of Federal officers. The windows
, weie heavily grated. In the yard
was high look-out towor,from which
could bo seen tho jailyari adjoining
7 staid hero two days, congratulate
, ing myself on my Improved condi-
ton. which, in contrast with the
Fair Ground, were very comfortable
, though was not allowed iusilc OF
the building, and | was only fearful
OF being sent back 10 tho Race
course. Whilo prying around IN
tho arch ways OF tho building,
. found, in ono corner ofa dark door
way, bnndlo Of documents which
= threw light upon tho purpose foi
" which tho building had formerly
been used, aud the manner in which
slaves were committed for punish
mont.
1 The following is q sample OF fov
in my possession :--"Master o
- Workhouse. Receive jerry, mud
put him in sol. con. Rob. Rowant
: Aug, IA, 1856.
I And quito a number of the same
a import. On the morning of tho
4 third day, to my great disgust.
7 was sent to tEo Fair Ground, under
q gnard, l kept pretty still about my
A adventures, being q little ashamed
n OF not escaping after so many trials
aud my comrades merely remarked
a that they hadn't seen mo around fOi
N a day or two, and did not know, but
>. that | had my "toes tied together.
Q That day | hunted up Peter X, who
was formerly a comrade in the Regt
, and reformed kind OF partnership
n which had been, for II time, suspend
h ed to sleep under the Same shred o.
q q blanket, cook, hunt vermine togoth'
v er, and take turns watching eacl
I others traps, while one was inquest
o Of potato peelings or drawing ia
=. tions.
It Peter was good natured. fellow
! who was accustomed to say of him
y self, that he could scarcely draw {
d breath on rations he drew, and wa,
i running down SO fast he couldn'
Y run around" He was capable o
>. laughing at any amount of misery
u and baflled and held death at arm,
q length by ingenious devices ant
' bis devil-may-care Temperament
which nothing could daunt, and hi,