. Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the war : North and South : 1860-1865 . toenlist beneath their banner, he said, You cannotbuy my loyalty. I love Carolina and the South ;but I love my country better. Finding him faith-ful to the flag he loved, he was made to feel thepower of his enemies. He was cast into a mis-erable, damp, ill-ventilated cell, and fed on coarsefare ; half the time neglected by his drunkenkeeper. His property was confiscated, and hiswife and children beggared. Poor fellow ! hesank beneath his troubles, and was soon removedfrom the persecution of his oppressors. The daybef
. Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the war : North and South : 1860-1865 . toenlist beneath their banner, he said, You cannotbuy my loyalty. I love Carolina and the South ;but I love my country better. Finding him faith-ful to the flag he loved, he was made to feel thepower of his enemies. He was cast into a mis-erable, damp, ill-ventilated cell, and fed on coarsefare ; half the time neglected by his drunkenkeeper. His property was confiscated, and hiswife and children beggared. Poor fellow ! hesank beneath his troubles, and was soon removedfrom the persecution of his oppressors. The daybefore his death he said to his wife : Mary, youare beggared because I would not prove disloyal. God be thanked for your fidelity! replied thewife. They have taken your wealth and life,but could not stain your honor, and our childrenshall boast of an unspotted name. My husband,rejoice in your truth. She returned to her friendsafter his death, openly declaring her proudestboast should be, her husband died a martyr tohis patriotism. Who shall say the day of hero-ism has passed?. i l B ST1 I I ANECDOTES, POETRY, AND INCIDENTS. 373 Pets in the Army. — They have the strang-est pets in the army, that nobody would dreamof taking to at home, and yet they are littletouches of the gentler nature that give you somuch cordial feeling when you see them. One ofthe boys has carried a red squirrel through thickand thin over a thousand miles. Bun eatshard tack like a veteran, and has the freedom ofthe tent. Anothers affections overflow upon aslow-winking, unspeculative little owl, capturedin Arkansas, and bearing a name with a classicalsmack to it — Minerva. A third gives his heartto a young Cumberland Mountain bear; but chiefamong camp pets are dogs. Riding on the sad-dle-bow, tucked into a baggage wagon, mountedon a knapsack, growling under a gun, are dogsbrought to a premature end as to ears and tails,and yellow at that; pug-nosed, square-headedbrutes, sleek terriers, delicate morsels of sp
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