. My story of the civil war and the Under-ground railroad . him, andhed got just where he couldnt get in or out in a the girl was passing the coop John sprang behind herand wrapped his long giant arms around her arms and Iknew she was his prisoner. Lu succeeded in gettingthrough the opening, where he found a fine lot of sugarcured hams and shoulders. Lu selected hams anddropped them out through the window. He then mustget out and carry them to the woods full forty rods, be-fore John could let his girl loose. She struggled hard at first and then tried to give analarm, but he placed one
. My story of the civil war and the Under-ground railroad . him, andhed got just where he couldnt get in or out in a the girl was passing the coop John sprang behind herand wrapped his long giant arms around her arms and Iknew she was his prisoner. Lu succeeded in gettingthrough the opening, where he found a fine lot of sugarcured hams and shoulders. Lu selected hams anddropped them out through the window. He then mustget out and carry them to the woods full forty rods, be-fore John could let his girl loose. She struggled hard at first and then tried to give analarm, but he placed one hand over her mouth and said,If you keep quiet, youll not be hurt. Will you let me go, then? she said. No, not yet, said John, you intended to kill thatboy with your ax. Not if hed got out and gone off. But he couldnt get out, he was fast in the windowand you intended to kill him. No, I just intended to frighten him. Wont youplease let me go now? No, not till he gets those hams to the woods. Wewant some of them. You are keeping them for rebel Lew could get in through a small hole and get out through a smaller one. IN THE RANKS WITH COMPANY A. 231 Give me your name before I let you go. Sarah Rayner. Where is your father? Hes judge of the county court- But where is he, tell me before I let you go. Hes a Colonel in Braggs army. Where are your brothers? Theyre with father. Tell your father, Sarah, if he lives to get home,that we have taken this meat for the boys that left theirhomes and came down here to put down this rebellionand save THEIR government, that they are trying todestroy, and that we will crush out all this treason if ittakes ten million more men and ten years to do it. NowSarah, there goes the last load, and Ill tell our hungryboys, while theyre eating these choice hams, how gladI am that I your acquaintaance. You may go tothe house now. Our company had sugar cured ham for a numberof days. On the 12th I was put in charge of the rear guardwith one am
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