Prison Life in Andersonville

ear river carried our paroled men from the statio

d with his family on the approach of the Union troops. His fine res

esting in the little country church he was taken to the Wright House Hospital and assigned a straw bed on the floor of a room in the third story. Soldier nurses

y reached his vitality took a turn fo

aving a succession of occupants who, with a few exceptio

ly use of solid food, the physicians became extremely cautious and l

and watch the proceedings in the yard below. Here was a servant's cottage occupied by two colored women who evidently had excused themselves from flight with their master. The older one moved about

tities of beef soup, which was ladled into pails, carried to t

ost of observation at the window the latter, one morning, watched the handling of the soup below with an interest that could not be concealed. "Say, Michigan,

ust a smell." Upon this sagacious remark, a number of the occupants of the other beds passed the

give me some soup.'" Ah-ah-ah, laughed "Olean." "Say, Michigan, I'll bet you five cents you can't walk the length of your bed and touch the door knob." Upon this challenge, the other patients from their pillows excha

eet, carefully balancing his trembling steps along the narrow space between the beds on the floor, and triumphantly grasping the knob of the door exclaimed, "There now, Olean; I've

s, like little children, a very trifling incident amused them; the

led "Michigan" opened the door into the hall, peered over the railing down the two flights of stairs and

t on the rail. Dizzy and breathless he stood by the stair post on the main floor. At this juncture the hospital steward suddenly entered and was amazed to find a very weak patient in a state of migration. "What are you doing here?" he hurriedly and angrily aske

is view; and he fancied that one of them belonged to him. Going down the veranda steps he held to the rail and coming into the full rays of the sun turne

t of her room and caught sight of the wasted form and pale face of the would-be soup hunter. Gazing pityingly upon his emaciation, and spea

ive me something to eat; I'm awfully hungry!" "Dinah, Dinah," she said. "Go to the cupboard and git a big slice ob de co'n pone; jes slip it undah you aprun and bring it yeah to m

eedily disappeared. Strange to say, no inconvenience resulted. The food aroused the dormant vitality and the young fellow eagerly exclaimed, "Auntie, Auntie, that was so good. Give me some more." "No, honey," she said decisively, "de doctah see

weakened by suffering. Physical vigor from the dark hand upon his head was

honey, de doctah see me do dis, he send me off for suah." Meanwhile "Olean" was pressing his

od terms with all, interceded for her guest. "Dis ya chile done cum down f

ar po' white chile; he bl