This invitation was very welcome to soldiers who had
not for months partaken of anything better than camp fare. It was
all the more acceptable because outside a cold rain was falling,
and the mod was deep and miry.
"In the dining-room we found a plentiful meal spread, including
hot coffee, hot corn bread, bacon, and other viands. We were not,
however, destined to take our supper in peace. As I was drinking
my second cup of coffee I thought I heard a noise outside, and
remarked it to Mrs. Roberts.
" 'It is only the wind, sergeant,' said she, indifferently.
"It was not long before I became convinced that it was something
more serious. I ordered my men to stand to their arms, in spite
of the urgent protestations of the old lady, and marched them out
upon the lawn, just in time to be confronted by twenty or thirty
men on horseback, clad in the rebel uniform.
"Resistance against such odds would have been only productive of
useless loss of life, and with my little force I was compelled to
surrender myself a prisoner.
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