Her mother could never bear to hear a sound from it." "Poor woman!" exclaimed Captain Sybil, sympathetically; "I suppose it seemed as if the wail of her daughter was blending with the tones of the instrument.

I think, Robert, there is a great deal more in the colored people than we give them credit for.

Did you know Captain Sellers ?" "The officer who escaped from prison and got back to our lines ?" asked Robert.
"Yes.

Well, he had quite an experience in trying to escape.

He came to an aged couple, who hid him in their cabin and shared their humble food with him.