. t by the somewhat surlyreply that there was none in the house. Casting a wolfish glance upon thebabies, a lean fellow remarked that he had never been in the habit of eatinghuman flesh, but that he was now hungry enough for anything; and if hecould get nothing else, he believed he would compromise on one of the babies-It is hardly necessary to say that the mothers heart relented, and a bountifulrepast was soon provided. Through Bridgeport and St. Thomas the cavalry dashed, gathering inhorses from both sides of the pike, and finally
. t by the somewhat surlyreply that there was none in the house. Casting a wolfish glance upon thebabies, a lean fellow remarked that he had never been in the habit of eatinghuman flesh, but that he was now hungry enough for anything; and if hecould get nothing else, he believed he would compromise on one of the babies-It is hardly necessary to say that the mothers heart relented, and a bountifulrepast was soon provided. Through Bridgeport and St. Thomas the cavalry dashed, gathering inhorses from both sides of the pike, and finally reached Chambersburg. SaysCapt. Whitehead: The mayor, Col. McClure and Judge Kimmell appeared,#met Stuart and Hampton, surrendered the town and asked for the protectionof persons and the private property of citizens. These terms were granted,with an exception as to horses, and a safe conduct was given the three gentle-men, who made the terms of surrender. A considerable supply of clothing,ammunition and other stores was found and distributed, and a number of. *s. «, y -, * _ ^^^h^SUuUly HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. 359 horses were taken. One of the most noticeable things all along the route wasthe dazed appearance of the citizens; they seemed paralyzed, astonished andunable to comprehend the situation. The Second Virginia was ordered to go down and destroy an importantbridge, but before we reached it we were informed that it was iron; our axeswould not cut it and it would not burn, and, as we did not have the time northe material to blow it up, we retraced our steps. When we returned from thebridge expedition we were halted in a wide street, which led into the told to remain until further orders, Lieut. -Col. Watts being left in charge ofthe brigade detachment. There was a drizzling rain sufficient to make it dis-agreeably cold, and piles of posts, that were along the street, and palings weresoon turned into little fires for the squads; what were known as the Pirou
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