. Prisoners of war and military prisons; personal narratives of experience in the prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia ... with a list of officers who were prisoners of war from January 1, 1864 . a gooddeal like the ostrich hiding its head in the sand—for hisfeet stuck out beyond the covering. When, therefore, thecart passed through the gate, the guard seized him by thefeet, landed him on the ground, and hustled him backthrough the sally-port in marvelously quick time. Somewags now gathered about and imparted to him the cheer-ful infor
. Prisoners of war and military prisons; personal narratives of experience in the prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia ... with a list of officers who were prisoners of war from January 1, 1864 . a gooddeal like the ostrich hiding its head in the sand—for hisfeet stuck out beyond the covering. When, therefore, thecart passed through the gate, the guard seized him by thefeet, landed him on the ground, and hustled him backthrough the sally-port in marvelously quick time. Somewags now gathered about and imparted to him the cheer-ful information that the penalty of trying to escape wasdeath. They told him that as soon as the prison com-mandant heard of his attempt, he would send in a file ofsoldiers to take him out and shoot him. They advisedhim to have his head shaved to the scalp, his face blacked,his clothes turned wrong side out, to dig a hole under thecenter of the frame building and burrow in it until suchtime as the rebs should give up hunting for him; all ofwhich he did. At short intervals throughout the day-time some one would bawl tohim under the house: Lie low, W ; they are after // H J! ^ ^M^i^ you. He stood it for three\- «^/^ir^^^/iL\ U days, when he emere^ed from. his hole about as begrimed anddejected as Bunyans poor Pil-grim whdn he got out of theslough. As sympathetic soulsdrew near unto him he ex-claimed: By Jove, gentle-men ; I positively believe if my fathah could see me now, fotcien ciK- 48 Prisoners of War. he would nevah nioah acknowledge me as his son, and itwould absolutely dwive ni}- pwecious sistah mad to beholdme. It is inconceivably shocking. I have resolved thefirst opportunity that offers to present myself to the com-mandant, and endeavah to convince him that capital pun-ishment is altogetha too seveah for a small affaih likethat. Of course some one let him into the joke, andfrom thenceforth he w^as a humbler, if not a wiser, 4th of July, 1864, will ever remain a memora
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