The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
LOYAL Colored Man.

was rulSed, ana pellS d litt ueitSu - -.
in.thc-wool rebel, he obstinntely refused
to take the oath Of allegiance to the
Federal Government. 1t was curious
sight to see this old man preferring 70
suffer the pain of Imprisonment rather
than to accept his freedom at the haslus
Of those who were tghtins for his deltv-
erance.
Ha was a good hand at making corn
bread. and being furnished by the suffers
with some fine white Southern corn-meai,
he used to make some, which he sold at |
five cents pone. and IN that way ne
added much to his material comforts.
Ea occupied n small house built OF
racker-box boards. In front OF his
doorway he had a table built of the same
material, on which he exposed his va
rious wares for sale. such as pieces OF
tobac oornbread pones, with maybe
o pipe or two, ornaments and .bric-a-bric
made OF bone--arranged to make the best
show possible under his Limitations. Just
as q shopkeeper in Vanity Fair would
arrange his goods i'll his shop-window-to
catch the eye and deplete the pocket OF
+, the unwary passer-by. Many pone did
| / purchase, finding it an agreeable change
I from bakers bread. Many of the prison.
4 ers realized guodly sums OF money from
/ the Federal officers in making chessman
rings. breastpns and other articles, out
/ OF wood. pieces of bone, mother-of-pearl.
In about ten days we received an adj
1 dillon TO our company OF some more
4 Petersburg men--among thcm Mr.. VIII
4 liam e. Egerton, taken prisoner IN the
! attack made upon our line week after,
| following the affair of the eth OF June.
From, these prisoners we learned the full
! particulars of the rsuits of the fight on
the 9th of June, and how the city had
been saved by Captain Edward Grahanl's
battery and General bearings cavalry
reaching the heights in time 10 check
= II ,tusu Ss-ay a,,H ing I.
city had been stirred up by the deaths OF
, the patriot citizens who had fallen that
. day IN its defence.
Limited News Service.
: Our company shortly after this was
y divided The Fedelals. finding the place
s was in too crowded a condition, sent OF
q a considerable number of the prisoners
: is Elmira In New York State, including
the greater part OF our people. We part
ed, as may be supposed, with many eA-
9 pressions Of regret. We had been thrown
2 together so much under very trying cir
i cumstances that We felt the separation 9
: good deal 1t was with intense feeling
% that those OF MS who remained heard
II from time to time. from new prisoner
= coming in, of the varying fortunes OF TN
IS war, A. stray copy OF the New 1ori
Y, ! Herald or other Northern journal Woul
re find its way in. News would also b
communicated by the IFcdcrals themselves
,g and though reports coming In this va
he had to be received cum grano sails, W
IS. could form q tolerably accurate idea
eli what was being done in and aroun
ut, Petersburg The news OF the battle ;,
Id the Orator reached us in due season. !
Fedcrals humorously said 1t had -faile
because. though the Confederates WEI
(, indeed blown up, they came down IN u
ps position OF charge bayonets.
IN course, false reports would be crculat'
a. that Petersburg had fallen, but VIII
MS these died away it was seen to o
lhs great relief that the thin gray lin
ner1 still stood a line of fire between t
,au city and the enemy
yas Why They Got Sick.
the Tho summer wore away In this W.
mt Occasionally we would be excited by ne
dat of an exchange of prisoners, only
ld,' find our hopes blasted, But towards
,ro- end Of September 1t WAS reported Il
.sty the FcdGrals had determined to Sc
home the sick and wounded. We und
gain stood that the order, was for none TO
late exchanged VINO would De aplc VII
We sixty dnysto benr arms, 1t was suppo
re- that the Confederacy would be crus
tier. in that time. The report was soon 9
the ilrmcd and the tidinss flew through
was the camp. All the convalescents In
wo hospital Immediately took to Their b'
il OF 1T was amusing 10 see WIN whnt alac
cred Tile men got into their hunks and Coz
,own cd up put my arm back into n S
bout and followed the general example.
'ould. pectatlon was hlsh ana me nope OF
Jolly Ing our friends and the stars and b;
nude us feel very happy.
,tody However, there were many poor fell
liking sick whose condition was such tina
,Eing could hardly be expected that they "
,leh- live 10 get inside our lines, but viii
,oney was apparent that the Angel OF Death
para slowly waving over them his dread
yison ions, u pao CLEAN of hone would
@ adj over thtlr Wllte races mat perhaps
would yet be restored to home and fri
In due time the examining surg
made their appearance. Passing raj
g size from one to another they made
Lawn selection, The surgeon who came u
fence NE addressed mo In very gentle MAJ
IS the "My door follow, what is tho m
been with you?" His manner was so te
nered and compassionate that my consc
e hut smotc me for even appearing to be '
lreath of than | really was | held ur
only wrist in mute response, My heart jul
= pro- to my mouth, when ] heard him 81
c en- tho sergeant following him, "Put
PC im- man down"
td nave Home Again,
~ In two or throe days we wore sh
r,,,,,c,. on board the boat which was to car
ackers iAei, W ,i , a.'u ~ WY u'''e
= ~ hut while en- route some elghtcc
f'ofsaa twenty poor fellows died ana Were |
10 y al Old Point.
snrl,id Permission was given us to z
ISar, Shore which we did With much ala
cam. spending the night under a hay
found ,ni n ~, ~ ,e tInae n,n1
inS lin ~ IA tapa ~ 80 49,, Ivy 4,
march, which WIS made across the
Try. with dctopr, so ~ 20 AyoI
cen as batteries on the river where nm
re, for cannonnde wRa going on, The
Or fare. warp allied With Federal soldiers.
re rlfe crowded 70 me Ton OF INC breast
nse dis to View rs ns we passed IN the dis
Ne sum The Federal agent of exchange !
ippfncd the procession without any guard
. ,,i, In lie bauy