Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13

cannot long resist. Then the corpse is
taken down; the horror bound spectators
still Hngcr. The poor remains Of man
OF superb beauty and princely cndowments
are carried TO the shallow grave on n little
hill crest, and there, near a large stone,
(which may mark the grave, if any friend
ever wants TO know where it is as
spectator chartably said, he is laid to
rest. There is no shroud. The only
grave clothes are the tattcrcd garments
left from the last sad race for life Can
the reader conceive anything more pitiful
than the view presented just before the
damp earth is thrown on the cold up
turned face? The busy brain, from which
came daring enterprises and cool action,
is quiet forever. The limbs that toied so
far for patriotism, fame, perhaps for ven
geance, and at last for life, labor no more
The heart so true to country and com.
rades, SO faithful under forms of false
hood, is stillcd. The utmost depths of
adversely have been sounded, and the
enemy can touch him no more. Even the
welded shackels, which seem to bind in
the grave, have lost their power. 1t is
well that man has one refuge from every
earthly misfortune; and as evening gath
cred its shadows over the little heap of
freshly turned earth in the wood-a spot
long unrecognized-was he not better off
than the comrades from whom he had
just parted or those more distant, whose
fate was trembling in the balance at
Knoxville?
Some days or weeks after the compile
ton of this mournful tragedy man came
to the old depot at Stevenson, Ala, which
was then used as storehouse by the
Federals. He seemed to be stranger,
and went cautiously to SerCt William
Hunter Myers, of Company Is, Thirty
third Ohio, and asked to speak with him
alone Myers at once assented and took
him into the room. The man looked to
see that no one was near the door or win
dows, and then said: 81 have papers in
my possession which would cost me my
life if the Confederates should discover
them on me. l want to get clear of them"
Myers took the papers and glanced over
them, finding the letter Of Andrews to his
mother and his twill" already quoted.
He was perfectly familiar with our eXpe-
dit1on, belonging to the same company rs
Parrot. This made it easy for him to
recognize the great interest Of the papers,
Tor up to this time only scattered and
partial information had been brought
through the lines. On inquiry the man
said he was fireman on the Georgia
State railroad, and that he had been en-
ployed for several years in that capacity.
his native place, however, was llaCers-
town, Md, and he had stood the ways Of
the rebels as long as he could, and was
now anxious to get home. Myers wanted
TO know how he came in nos.c.oio, of tho
nonere hut bo doolo,od ia. H., ,1,,,,ei ~
tell. Finding that he had nothing more
to say, he was sent under guard TO Hunts
Nile, from which place 1t was easy for
nm 10 reach his OLD home: and the papers
also, after considerable detention. arrived
at their destination.
The account of fine escono and recon-
ture of Andrews was published in The
Cincinnati Commercial. about the ION of
June, and reached the sister of Miss Lay
ton, with whom that lady then made her
home As she was already in deep dis
tress because Of Andrews LONG delay
without any messarc. they did NOT dare to
tell her the perilous situation in which her
lover was placed. But near the end of
June the full account of his execution |
was copied in the same papor from The |
Southern Confederacy of June g 1862 |
AS the end of all her homes had come 0ess
than a week before the intended wedding |
day. her brother and sister iudped it hest
not to keep her longer i'm suspense and |
the paper was handed to her. Her eyes
rested on the following paragraphs.
Yesterday EVENINGS train broncbt from, chot
tanooga to this mace to he exer,ted Andrews
~ cur ilar'i"' Oh oehg
accompanied by three clergymen, and escorted