The Flying, Gray-Haired Yank; Or, the Adventures of a Volunteer a True Narrative of the Civil War (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1888. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVI. Meeting With A Selfish Negro--Dry Hollow--Old Man Dodd-- A Different Sort Of Darky--Meeting An Agreeably Unsus. Picious White Man. Wednesday, November gth.--Having spent the entire day at McNiece's Ferry (or Gooseville), where we fared so well, we make a start this evening in good spirits and in fair marching order. Shortly after starting, we luckily struck a good road and one leading in the right direction. These roads are not much used at night, except by colored boys going to see or coming from seeing their girls. About nine o'clock p. M., after having made a march of ten or twelve miles, we met with a strapping negro. He halted at our command and we had a few minutes' talk with him. He was going to see his girl and had provided himself with two large "pone" cakes as a treat for himself and the fair one. The sum-total of all his earthly cares at that moment seemed to be concentrated in two objects, his girl and his stomach. Captain Whiteside offered him two dollars for one of the cakes, but he would not part with it. He left us soon after, and before he was ten yards away was vigorously whistling "Dixie." Little HELP FROM THE NEGROES. 243 for glory he cared, and appeals to his sense of gratitude were worse than useless. Nothing more of interest transpired during the night's tramp, and now, as day is dawning, after a march of twenty-five miles, we file to the right and succeed in finding a hiding-place, wherein to remain until night shall again fold her protecting mantle around the weary forms of the two fugitives. It has rained during the last two hours and we are quite wet and very chilly. Dry Hollow, Thursday, November oth.--We name our resting-place as above, not being able to procure water either to wash with or to drink. We do not ...