. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . we came to a small log cabin, the door of which was fast. We waited a long timeto see if anybody came, and as none did, we concluded to investigate it. Brown stoodguard, and I climbed down the wide outside chimney, and found nothing inside but twoears of corn. I went up the ladder and there was a bed all made up ready for a person toget in. I turned down the covers and found a rifle and all the furniture but powder: and In Cave and Mountain. zj> *J ?f TT n°ne °,f th3t T ld n0t t0 takC !t B
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . we came to a small log cabin, the door of which was fast. We waited a long timeto see if anybody came, and as none did, we concluded to investigate it. Brown stoodguard, and I climbed down the wide outside chimney, and found nothing inside but twoears of corn. I went up the ladder and there was a bed all made up ready for a person toget in. I turned down the covers and found a rifle and all the furniture but powder: and In Cave and Mountain. zj> *J ?f TT n°ne °,f th3t T ld n0t t0 takC !t But ! carried the two ears of corn outoastedCtrney ^ Cre WaS fre S°me °f thC StU^S ° the m^ainS and we :r;fd t r^that was our supper-we went down the **-* > ** **« - The next morning we continued down the river, making good progress, for now thetrad was better ; when suddenly, around a sharp bend, we came to quite a large house las to H T T^ ^ POTCh- ^ C°nClUded t0 g° lP t0 them and ask h™ ^ ^was to Cleveland, and maybe we could get something to eat. When we hailed and asked. Brown and Knight Capturing a Pig. one of the men came down to us, and told us it was sixty miles. Then we asked for somedinner, telling him that we were sick soldiers. He said we could have some dinner, butfor his part he was opposed to the war. We were, too ! We got some water and some soap, which improved our appearance a good dealand finally dinner was ready. There were two ladies, one old and the other young Theold lady was one of the kind that do a good deal of thinking and say just what they thinkAlter we were down at the table, she said she wished the Yankees would get there sothat they could get some Lincoln coffee. Then I said that I wished so, too Then =heaccused us directly of being Yankees ourselves, and as we concluded that those two mencould not arrest us, anyway, we said that we were Union soldiers, and belonged to the 332 Daring and Suffering. parU- called engine-thieves. They h
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