. Beyond the lines, or, A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie . ted inthe deputy sheriff ordering us to be taken fromthe house under a guard of six men with loadedmuskets. He followed us out, telling us as wewalked along, that we must go into close con-finement. We could not realize what he meant,but we soon learned, for within ten minutes wewere chained together with a huge chain. Oneend was twined round my neck, and securedwith a large padlock, while the other end wasplaced in like manner about Collins neck. There, in the midst of ruthless foes, a thou-sand miles away from home and its endearment
. Beyond the lines, or, A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie . ted inthe deputy sheriff ordering us to be taken fromthe house under a guard of six men with loadedmuskets. He followed us out, telling us as wewalked along, that we must go into close con-finement. We could not realize what he meant,but we soon learned, for within ten minutes wewere chained together with a huge chain. Oneend was twined round my neck, and securedwith a large padlock, while the other end wasplaced in like manner about Collins neck. There, in the midst of ruthless foes, a thou-sand miles away from home and its endearments,we stood wet, ragged, and forlorn; chained, yes,chained together, like felons, like oxen, likewild beasts. Had it not been for the comfortingspirit of God, I am certain that I should havesunk at this juncture with despair ; for in fancyI could see my wife and my little ones in theirpeaceful cottage, fondly asking when the absentloved one would return. Ah! thought I,when, indeed, shall I be joined to you oncemore, darlings? Shall it be on this earth, or. Ono finl of tlu< Ilmiii wun twined rnuml my m-rk. niiil itetur«*dwith a I:irpf imtllnck, tlic eiul w;m |.lined id about CuUiiisjj neck. —Page 160. Ifs^^ --vroV^ A YANKEE PRISONER LOOSE IN DIXIE. 151 shall it be in that better land where mans in-humanity to man makes no one mourn ? In the morning, our merciless captors, form-ing on either side of us, and also in our rear,forced us to march forward. My wounded footand hand pained me very much, and it was withthe utmost difficulty that I could walk. Thedisparity, also, in the height of my comrade andmyself—I being much taller than he—causedme to give him a severe jerk at every step. Sofatigued and dispirited did we at last become,that we threw ourselves down, and refused togo any further. At tliis our captors threatenedto shoot us. We were not to be intimidated thus,however, and the ruffians were at last obligedto obtain a rickety old wago
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