Identifier: atfront00opti (find matches)
Title: At the front
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897 Shute, A. B. ill Lee and Shepard. pbl C.J. Peters & Son. prt Berwick & Smith. prt Norwood Press. prt
Subjects: Youth Conduct of life Voyages and travels Adventure stories Armed Forces Soldiers Battles Guerrilla warfare Cavalry Rifles Youth and death
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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t hid away under the floorin the garret of my house yonder, he answered,as he pointed to his residence. The head oftlie gang said he would hang me till I was deadif I did not give it up; and they took me toa tree on the farm, and threw a rope over oneof the limbs. I thought I would stick it out,and let them hang me, for I didnt like to loseso much money in just that way; but my wifeand daughter begged so hard for me to give in,that I did so at last. Do you think they would have hung you? inquired the colonel. I reckon they would, for I know they didsuch a thing over in Elkton. The head of thegang went with me to the garret of the house;and I took up the board where it was hid, andgave him the pocket-book. He counted themoney, and said it was all right. A man overin Trenton paid me two hundred dollars for floura few days ago to send South, and he must havetold this robber that he did so. I wouldnt takeno Confederate bills for it; and he paid me ingold, or he wouldnt have got the flour.
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/it ;)UMii;iX>n Jf\u.t?: They threw a Rope over One of the Limbs Page 378 THE ENGAGEMENT AT GEEEGER LAKE 379 You sell flour to go South, and I concludeyou are a Secessionist yourself, suggested thecolonel very mildly. No, Colonel Gordon, Im not, replied Mr.Price. But living where I do, it is hard to bea Union man. I mind my own business, keepmy views to myself; but I believe in the oldUnion, and if I were a young man without alarge family to support, I would enlist in theUnion army. When my officers met Snowball in the road,he told them he was going over to Franklin forthe Home Guard. Did you send him on thaterrand ? . I did; and between you and me, I belongto that company, and had a right to call uponit for help. I served in the company when itwent over to Hickory Flat to save a Union mansproperty from being burned by a mob of Seces-sionists. Major Bornwood interviewed Snowball in re-gard to the truth of this last statement; and thenegro confirmed it, and said he went with hismast

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