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Identifier: mystoryofcivilwa01butl (find matches)
Title: My story of the civil war and the Under-ground railroad
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Butler, Marvin Benjamin, 1834-1914
Subjects: United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1865) Underground Railroad United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Huntington, Ind., The United Brethren Publishing Establishment
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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oon as I could speak plainly, I said, Mother, Icannot stop long, can and will you help me on to Can-ada? Thee will be safe with us, said Mother Layman. Oh no, no. Every time the door opens, I shall ex-pect an officer to arrest me. I cannot sleep or eat. Broth-er Lawrence and I lived here so long, they will mistrustI am here with you. But the buyer was killed, you say, and how willthey know, but well see; come with me now daughter.My brother from Richmond, Indiana, is here; he, too. isa Friend, and Ill consult him. And she took me to an upper room, drew down thecurtains and fixed the bed- Now lie down, daughter, forI know thee is very tired. Then she soothed and car-ressed me, till my sobbing ceased and my heart felt eas-ier and more at rest, still every time I heard the leastnoise on the street, Id jump and almost rise to a sittingposture. Now. thee must rest. No one can hurt thee herewith ns. We have no boarders now and no company,and we will keep the house still. Oh, how we suffered
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O Mother Layman for the love of Jesus save me, hide me. IN THE RANKS WITH COMPANY A 241 with thee all, she continued, when we heard of thytrouble. Our hearts were full of sorrow for thee, andRuth, my poor girl, I thought her heart would break. Iheld her in my lap nearly all day and night, and shedkeep saying between her sobs, Oh, if he only knew, ifId only answered him, but it was almost train time andhe had to go, and now mother, he can never know. 4*4* •!• ^ But I must not tell thee more, Florence,thee has too much trouble now. Send Ruth to me, Mother Layman. As the door opened I said Come here, my dear sis-ter, I want to see you.. When I entered your home I wasso frightened and excited that I thought of no ones suf-ferings but my own and my own safety.. . Come to me,Ruth. She came timidly, dropped on her knees, pressed herface down deep into my pillow and sobbed out, Oh, I do feel so sorry for thee, Florence, for thymother and for—for John. Yes, Ruth, I understand all, and in

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