. The olive branch of peace and good will to ment anti-war history of the Brethren and Mennonites, the peace people of the South, during the civil war, 1861-1865 . of their capture; then the troublecame. We could not hear often or learn much aboutthem. After a few weeks, we learned that they hadreached Harrisonburg and were under guard in thecourthouse. I then went over to Uncle George Ho-gans, who at that time lived above Edom, and he wentwith me to Harrisonburg. We went on horseback,and I carried a basketful of provisions with me. Sis-ter Xeiswander was there also to see her son gu
. The olive branch of peace and good will to ment anti-war history of the Brethren and Mennonites, the peace people of the South, during the civil war, 1861-1865 . of their capture; then the troublecame. We could not hear often or learn much aboutthem. After a few weeks, we learned that they hadreached Harrisonburg and were under guard in thecourthouse. I then went over to Uncle George Ho-gans, who at that time lived above Edom, and he wentwith me to Harrisonburg. We went on horseback,and I carried a basketful of provisions with me. Sis-ter Xeiswander was there also to see her son guard, Joseph Alillcr, who took us into the court-house, was a nice man. We remained in the court-house about two hours. Tiie prisoners were all gladto see us and they seemed to be cheerful, and perfectlyresigned to whatever might come. I asked Jackson,my husband, whether he wanted to see Sallie, ourlittle girl at home. He was so overcome that he saidhe did not wish to see her then. I saw Brother JohnKline there witli the other prisoners, and he seemed tol)e cheerful and liappy. A few days after my husbandwas released and liad come lionie. 1 brother Khne also. The Old Courthouse as it was in Time of the Civil War. The Courthouse as It Now is. PERPETUA AND FELICITAS. 149 was set at liberty and he came on foot to my fathers,house. He had left his saddle pockets and medicinein Harrisonburg, and next morning Jackson went totown for them on horseback. While he was therethe Union troops came through the streets, and some-one told Jackson that the soldiers would take his ran into the building, got the saddle pockets andmounted his horse. One of the officers came up tohim and asked him what he was doing. He told himhe had come to town to get an old doctors saddlepockets, who had been in prison, and that he himselfhad been held as a prisoner for some time in the sameplace. The officer then permitted him to return home. D. H. PERPETUA AND FELICITAS. In North Africa, the closing pa
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