| Show A War Incident Tho cry of On Richmond awakened awak-ened no enthusiasm in the hearts of the Third Ohio when they fontd themselves them-selves en route as prisoners of war for that famous capital nor were they enthusiastic en-thusiastic when they halted for the night t and prepared to sink supperless into dreamland t The Fiftyfourth Virginia regiment had the Ohio boys in charge The Virginia boys soon bogan to prepare supper and tOYS preparation the Ohio boys were not forgotten Old Virginia hospitality Showed itself even in war The men soon made their appearance with coffee kettles corn bread and bacon the best that they l had Ina few minutes the coffee was steaming the bacon cooked and prisoners r prison-ers and captors sat down together around t tho camp fire like kinsmen true and brothers tried The hungry grateful Ohio boys ate with a relish such as no one 2 can appreciate unless he has been in like situation II Mo wonder there was a warm spot in every heart of the Third Ohio ever after r for the generous Fifthfourth Virginia A fresh slide in the magic lantern gives I another of these shifting war pictures In the distance Mission Ridge which has lust been stormed That long line of prisoners passing over the Pontoon bridge and up the stony mountain road is the I Fifthfourth Virginia A soldier on duty at Kellys Ferry asked indifferently of I J one of the prisoners as the regiment passed what regiment is that The r Fiftyfourth Virginia was the reply In an instant the loungers sprang to their feet and rushed to where the fiftyfourth had been put in camp IThe Fifty I fourth Virginia is in camp at the Ferry 11 Was heard on all sides and the boys of 1 the Third Ohio rushed into the camp of the prisoners The Ohio boys brought I out the boxes they had just received from U I r home Coffee and sugar beef and canned goods and in fact the best they 4 fi had was freely lavished upon their former for-mer friends They remembered gratefully t grate-fully their debt of honor and paid it nobly It was the same old scene over i i l with the shading reversed For one night at least both Confederates and Federates enjoyed again the sweet grace of hospitality that could bring a smile even to the grim visage of wart war-t t JJlUt and Gray |
