| Show confederate prisoners Prie oner we were to be sont sent to johnsons Johne ons 19 island lake eric erie writes an ox coffod erato crato in tho the century magazine magazino our route lay over the erie railroad murma and wo we mado made the trip on parole tho the guards placed at each door of our coach were for our comfort only as wo we were objects of marked m u kod curiosity during th tho trip and rould have boon beca overrun with visitor had not admittance boon bee n re refused fus al at tho the different stations wo we mingled freely with the people on tho the platform and found them theme with fow few exceptions courteous but inquisitive we wore were no doubt a disappointing lot there was nothing in our apparel to mark the rebel soldier and as wo we mingled with the crowd surprise wa was freely expressed that we were not as their fancy painted us though just what shape that fancy took I 1 never learned tho the ladies as was the case both north and south were intensely patriotic and read us severe and no doubt salutary locthi lectures s on the evil of our ways which woo wee we e submissively and courteously received and duly pondered there was one question loa that you could safely wager would be asked by five out of ten and that was do you honestly think 3 iou ou are right I 1 this jib conundrum was offered to me so go often that where timo time allowed being in president country I 1 answered bi in president style by stating it I 1 reminded mo me and told them rf ef the couple who took their bridal trip on an ocean steamer with the usual result As the husband would return from sundry trips to tho the ruil of the vessel his oung wife would inquire I 1 reginald darling are you sick to which ho he at last replied good he heavens avenal rebecca do I 1 ou think I 1 am doing this for fun |
