. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . speed in a north-eastern direction, Buffum, who hadon a large gray coat, spread open his arms, and ranright out of it, leaving it on the top of the weedsthrough which he was passing. They were soon inthe woods, and there struggled with the same diffi-culties from the clouds and the want of direction,that I had found so distressing. All afternoon andevening they either hid or wandered about, makingslow progress. Late at night they came to a smalllog hut. They knocked in vain, and when theywent in, they foun
. Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. . speed in a north-eastern direction, Buffum, who hadon a large gray coat, spread open his arms, and ranright out of it, leaving it on the top of the weedsthrough which he was passing. They were soon inthe woods, and there struggled with the same diffi-culties from the clouds and the want of direction,that I had found so distressing. All afternoon andevening they either hid or wandered about, makingslow progress. Late at night they came to a smalllog hut. They knocked in vain, and when theywent in, they found the head of the family suffering. under a sicknessthat Dorsey be-lieved to befeigned, so that theirapplication for foodhere did not they went onbut slowly, for Wil-son had received asevere injury, andwas not able to walkrapidly, while theothers were too loyalto leave him. Beforemorning they triedagain at a better-look-ing house for food,against the wishes ofBensinger, but failedto get admission, thepeople not wishingunder such circum- _^ Stances tO Open their Bloodhounds seen on the trail. doors to strangers. But on the porch they found a bucket of milk, whichthey drank to their great refreshment. Again they pushed on, till day- 186 Daring and Suffering. break. There was no sun to guide them and they resolved to hide tillnight. From their place of concealment on a hillside, they saw pursuers ata distance nearly all the morning, but these did not discover their game forsome hours. At length our comrades beheld a sight which no man couldlook upon for the first time without feeling his flesh creep with horror.
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