. Historical sketches of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars : with an account of author's desperate leap from a swiftly moving train of cars, and a fatiguing tramp of 1,000 miles through three Confederate states, in making his escape from a prison-pen . dage, and a?soon as darkness fell they hastened to our hiding-place, andeither brought us edibles or piloted us to their lowly cabinsdisplaying the utmost delight at our presence. After this experi-ment we did not hesitate in seeking them out. There was something almost royal in the cheerfully-ren-dered services of these poor creatures, who seeme
. Historical sketches of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars : with an account of author's desperate leap from a swiftly moving train of cars, and a fatiguing tramp of 1,000 miles through three Confederate states, in making his escape from a prison-pen . dage, and a?soon as darkness fell they hastened to our hiding-place, andeither brought us edibles or piloted us to their lowly cabinsdisplaying the utmost delight at our presence. After this experi-ment we did not hesitate in seeking them out. There was something almost royal in the cheerfully-ren-dered services of these poor creatures, who seemed to look upontis as in some way sufferers for their sake, and they fairly loadedus with kindnesses—oftentimes insisting upon our accepting thelast pound of their meal. They also gave us information as tothe whereabouts of Confederate soldiers, and the best route tothe mountains, for which we were aiming. When we partedthey invariably bestowed heartfelt blessings. One beautiful moonlight night, when on the verge of star-vation, being too weak to continue our journey, we determinedto risk a visit to some negro shanties, to obtain, if possible, palat-able food, of which we stood in great need, having for a day or 136 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE. n^*^v_ two past subsisted on swamp berries of insipid taste. Whilesitting near a broad, smooth roadway, debating as to the best and safest course to pur-Hlfttefc^-^j^. sue, we saw an object slow- ly approaching. When di-rectly opposite, we rosefrom our hiding-place inthe bushes and confrontedthe visitor, who proved tobe a very aged negro. Onhis left arm was suspendeda large basket, which, onexamination, we foundcontained an immensepone, as all Southernersdenominate loaves ofbread. The old man wasnaturally surprised whenwe relieved him of thatbread, and tearing it inpieces, began to devour it in a ravenous manner. When informedthat we were Yankee army officers escaping from Charleston, theaged midnight stroller indulged in saltation exerc
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