. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . ess able to strike the blow that the enemy might anti-cipate from our known affection, in case of a fatal sentence. We hadnever heard Andrews utter a word of repining. He had played a fearfulgame and lost; he was ready if need be to pay the extreme penalty. Oneevening after we had ceased to sing, and had been silent for a time, hesaid: Boys, I have often thought I would like to see what is on theother side of Jordan. We were not anxious, or at least not in haste, forthat view, and the subject was pursue
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . ess able to strike the blow that the enemy might anti-cipate from our known affection, in case of a fatal sentence. We hadnever heard Andrews utter a word of repining. He had played a fearfulgame and lost; he was ready if need be to pay the extreme penalty. Oneevening after we had ceased to sing, and had been silent for a time, hesaid: Boys, I have often thought I would like to see what is on theother side of Jordan. We were not anxious, or at least not in haste, forthat view, and the subject was pursued no further then. But now he re-curred to the same word again. When we had sung our son^s together General Mitchel Saves the Raiders. 24g for the last time, the twelve came to bid him farewell. I will neverforget his parting words. He pressed our hands, one by one, before wewere taken out of our room for the Knoxville journey, and with a tear inhis eye, and a low clear voice that had no tremor, but unutterable tenderness and earnestness, he said, Boys, if I never see you here again try. Meet me on the other side of Jordan to meet me on the other side of Jordan. It was our last earthly meet-ing ! The parting from our nine comrades was only less affecting, andthen we turned our faces toward Knoxville, certain that bonds a&nd af-fliction awaited us » there. The memory of my beautiful dream did some-how cheer me a little, though nothing that followed could make it seemlike a preternatural intimation of good. CHAPTER XXI. A STRUGGLE AGAINST DESTINY. AN evening dark with coming storm is the emblem of the events thatsoon followed our departure. The ten left behind had muchmore room in their narrow prison, but sadly missed us. Theirsinainc was less full in volume and the voice of Ross left a blank that noone* could fill. But prison life passed on nearly as before until the lastdav of May On a warm afternoon when the prisoners were in the yard,resting in the shadow of the jail, and wo
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