Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

the barred windows. and tho serious
and silent sentinels at each with bright
inuSkcts aud fixed hayOnets as they
paced their beats.
SORROW AND PRIVATIOS
WITHIN PRISON WALLS
Little did we dream: OF the sorrow
within and the privation which could
not be relieved Lee ordered that pris-
"ncr should receive tho sam" ration
as his own men i'm the field. Thi. over
his own signature While commit
toe Of Federal prisoners were paroicd
by the Confedcrat" authorities and sent
TO Washington TO ask for their cX-
change, General Grant, when their pc
ttion was laid h.f"re him. declined to
sanction their request. saying that
th"s. prisoners would as well remain
in prison. for there would be just that
humber OF 'onicderatcs in addition 10
be killed of
Castle Thunder I did no, gee. but
ala see the big dog which belonged
there. This prison was designed and
used for political prisoners. and was
never used for the incarceration OF
Federal prisoners. This dog was known
Ear and wide. and was a Russian blood
hound with short ana very ,hick black
hh!r III" was OF immense size far the
largest ever saw. AS ! was invited to
lay my hands OH MIN, did, and he
was gentle and kind. and ! was a;
once at ease. Thus after seeing the
city and enjoying everything mos;
thoroughly, we set out again. this time
over The Petersburg Bridge by rail
AS ~" approached the lincs' ! re-
member distinctly | felt uncvln Portable
men TN" train pulled out from the
station. far less commodious and com
portable than tho present modern ono
near where the former stood ". found
ourselves then. as now, travcrsing the
bridge. wooden bridge at that time
was there, ana il was covered with
pine plank. implanted. the joints broken
py narrow strips of the same material
apout four inches wide There was a
slight slope towards both edges IA
make suitable drainage for bad weather.
and huge tubs OF the ste OF half
casks sitting at short intervals on this
ROOF for the prompt extinction of lire
IN case It occurred. remember the
beautiful and TO mo- novel scener,
OF rock. torrent and willow as gaxeI
from aloit upon them and circular sue
ccssion OF wavclcts in the aforesaid
tubs as they sped inward and rose In
iihy points in the. centre i'll obedience
10 the jarrine Of the train on, OF,
sped the train, and we passed ,.an-
;ralia and Chester In due order and -
iar diiterent order OF affairs greeted
US. We often saw soldiers. AWAY.
tattcrcd and soiled. and always look
ing hungry--alas! poor boys for mo
country on earth ever saw finer heroes
20 forth to do battle for a holy cause
ana lew have seen as finc
TRAIN Is EMBOSSED -
TO FEDERAL GUNS
NOV, as we sped along, the train
slowed down. ana, upon inquiry as to
me cause of the greatly reduced sneed
y was Whispered that.it WIS necessary
10 creep along 1T this point, where
sc were exposed to the Federal guns
lest We attract attention and provoke
Il Noiiey of Shells. AS for me. my heart
was IN my throat from that moment
XII We were safely debarkcd This
VAS accomplished near Petersburg. :,
very silent city. for most Of the inhab-
!tants were refurceing, the city being
nnder fire almost every tav Thence
we drove with bag and baggage" to
Grassland, the large and elegant home
OF Judge James II. Cox. about three
miles from the town. Here we were
expected and made quite comfortable,
out there was no room TO spare ana
the boys were put on a pallet on tho
ioor In the third story-an attic Their.
was pile. pcrhaps three bushels, OF
ounces on the floor. evidently stored
away there TO ripcn and 10 get then.
out OF sight OF the soldiers. but. luck
cess ounces, they fell a urcv 10 two
boys. who's" appetitics never failed
Major cooker an invalid soldier. and
MS iamiiE occupied part of the house.
and among his family were two bows
of about our ages. One of these is Mar
shall Booker. now clerk Of the Virginia
Senate. which speaks sufficiently well
for MIN. Of the younger brother |
cannot. for the life OF me- recall his
name. but could not remember it then
and always called him Campbell"
though ] knew that wasn't his name
but felt that he ought to have beer
named Campbell" anyhow. he looked
so.
We went TO bed after good supper
ana slept in our Sky parlor just rs
placidly rs rs IL we had been "swathe,,
in purple and fine linen" Well was
not General Lee in command. and was
not that assurance enough? Could you
neat that? Now, hang il all. we had
reason to rest quiet on green ounces
and such
Mex; day we began 10 take in tho
situation Il little. and we found II tent
hospital in our yard and we saw many.
many soldiers aud some very import
ant officers. and everything was lovely
and ,:nw. After a few DAYS. some one
Of Major Booker's family needed some
thing from the house On town. and
we requested permission to go with
him. This having been obtained, we
took our departure soon after break
fast and. AS VIC walked on three bare