"An unfortunate fact, which you may depend has been caused by no other
reason than the neglect of the Yankee officers to forward your
letters," said Harry, then continuing: "Come, cheer up, and throw
aside your dullness. Another battle like that of Shiloh, will give the
South as many Yankee prisoners as they have of us, and then ho! for
home and the "Sunny South!" As soon as we return, I will take you to
Jackson, and then you can write your wife to come out, and she can
live with my mother, if you are not too proud to accept my
hospitality."

"Thank you," he replied, "but I must first wait until we are
exchanged, and God knows when that will be."

"Why, man, I tell you there is no doubt of our whipping the Yanks and
capturing a lot of them in the next battle; then adieu to Camp
Douglas, and hurrah for the Confederacy once more!" replied Harry,
taking his companion by the arm, and dragging him to their tent where
dinner had been placed in readiness for them.




CHAPTER NINTH.

ROOM TO RENT.


We must now return to my heroine, who, with her two children, we left
slowly travelling toward Jackson, Mississippi. On arriving at