The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-11-23

killed an entire pack ,f Their, re.
sumed their journey, reached the
chain OF mountains in North Caro-
lima, aud travelled on the teble lands
of those elevations. At twJ or three
different times they met white men,
aud, knowing it to be impossible to
trust them, although they. in each
case, protested that they wero IN
ion mon, n,-;ho alternative lpy before
them OF killing thon, or. dispo ,ing o.
them in 50 no otbsr mtlner % as
uot to enltngor their own slf1ty.
Therefore they bucked ard gag
ed them securely, aud lef. them in
tho wool5 to their flto. Horrible,
but to save themselves they were
bound to get them ont of the way.
10 was iudocl hard that no other
course was loft t) them. bu, desper-
ate mon. who ha eulirod prison
suiieri1y, were in no mol tD tom
porize under such circumstances.
wish remenbsrel and coull
give this mans nan'e anl tho full
details OF his e5tap,, ~ h, narrated
it to mo. It desc vss t. b, pat o.
record. Ny m"eting him. in the
manner de icribad, was ono of those
singular coiucidelcies which are
stranger than the ia 1entioaJ of fi,-
ton.
Many such condolences anl
meetings occurred ia ICY prison life.
l will instance few Of them. John
@. whom I have m,ntipnel in the Sc
pages, was au oil c,mrlde in the eu-
gineer corps, in which first becomc
&C ,luainted with him.
From the time of my first capture
| had not seen him until met him
at Auders ,nville. Tv, men wlpu
[ had known at Bell Isle very init
m 'tely, met again during my stay
at Savannah, aud the ssc,nl time
saw them was whoa we em5 ,r'io | o
the haS-of truce boat at Ch,r,estou
l sat down in tho ouly place cru,d
find, locke around at tho ,url nsx,
to ms.an thu iyht | dete,to SON o.
thing familiar in his face thinking
him one OF my casual acqr,intauc -
at once l accostel him, when, to
my surprise, be claimed to DO one
OF my old Bell Isle associates.
At ono time, in Florence, Ger.
man met his brother, whom no had
not seen since he loft homI in the
old Country some fve ye,rs b.fjre
The month of December was cold
and gloomy, it's chilly winds wailing
through those long, bitter nights,
like requiem for the deid.
The first whitened groun J, which
lay like q shrowd over the prison
the various dreadful form, of des.
pair, insanity, disease, aud death
the shivering, half.clad beings,
wandering with plaintive means and
chattering teeth up and down the
prison, impress me now with terror,
as one of the darkest times of my
prison life.
i can never think Of that time
thanking God with full
heart, for deliveance. Asit is the
darkest just before dawn of day, 30
there is Il CLEAN of stances
sometimes proceeding tho light of
happier days.
The rebel adjutant came into camp
one day. looking up clerks to work
upon q register of the prisoners, n
copy Of which was to be sent to our
government in return for like
conferred by them. !
wrote my namo and detachment
and handed it to tho officer OF the
guard.
In the afternoon, an orderly came
INTO prison, and inquired for ue.
l accompanied him to the Colon
els quarters which was a log house,
Ia which was q fire place and two
Or three pine tables. At one of
these sat a youngish, rather under
middle sized man, dressed in gray.
lie looked at me with surprise,
aud said, with something OF pity in
bis voice, my poor fellow, can you
write - l took up pen, which lay
upon the table, and wrote upon
slip OF paper a simple sentence
signing my name, rank, &c.
The Colonel drew it towards him. Ii
looked it over moment. aud said |
pleasantly, Very good; that will do. |
60 into the prison aud get your Z
traps. auds ! will set you to work -li