Mysterious voices.--"I reckon dey's Yankees."---"Who comes there?"--The Lady of the Manor.--A weird spectacle.--The struggle through the swamp.--A reflection on Southern swamps in general.--"Tired nature's sweet restorer" 221 CHAPTER XXI. LOYALTY OF THE NEGROES. Startled by hounds.--An unpleasant predicament.--A Christian gentlewoman.--Appeal to Mrs. Colonel Taylor.--"She did all she could."--A meal fit for the gods.--Aunt Katy.--"Lor' bress ye, marsters!"--Uncle Zeb's prayer.--Hoe-cake and pinders.--Woodcraft _versus_ astronomy.--Canine foes.--Characteristics of the slave.-- Meeting escaped prisoners.--Danger.--Retreat and concealment 228 CHAPTER XXII. PROGRESS OF THE FUGITIVES. Parting company.--Thirst and no water.--Hoping for the end.--The boy and the chicken.--Conversation of ladies overheard.--The fugitives pursued.--The sleeping village.--Captain Bryant.--The _alba sus_.--Justifiable murder, and a delicious meal.--Darkies and their prayers.--Man proposes; God disposes.--An adventure.--A _ruse de guerre_.--Across the Savannah 238 CHAPTER XXIII. THE PERILS OF AN ESCAPE. Alligators.--A detachment of Southern chivalry.--A scare.--Repairs neatly executed.--Misery and despair.--Virtue its own reward.--Hunger and desperation.--Audacity.--A Confederate officer.--"A good Union man."--"Two sights and a jambye."--A narrow escape 249 CHAPTER XXIV. RECAPTURED BY A CONFEDERATE OUTPOST. Fugitive slaves.--A rebel planter.--The big Ebenezer.--A sound of oars.--A _ruse de guerre_.--Burial of a dead soldier.--A free ride.--Groping in the dark.--"Who goes there!"--Recaptured.--_Nil desperandum_.--James Brooks.--Contraband of war.--Confederate murders.--In the saddle again.--A dash for freedom.--Again captured.--Tried as a spy 261 CHAPTER XXV. FINAL ESCAPE FROM CAPTIVITY. In jail.--White trash.--Yankees.--Off to Waynesboro.--No rations.--Calling the roll.--Sylvania.--Plan for escape.--Lieutenant John W. Wright.--A desperate project.--Escaped!--Giving chase.--The pursuers baffled.--Old Richard.--"Pooty hard case, massa."--Rebel deserters.--The sound of cannon.--Personating a rebel officer.--Mrs. Keyton.--Renewed hope.--A Confederate outpost.--Bloodhounds.--Uncle Philip.--March Dasher.--Suspicion disarmed.--"Now I'ze ready, gemmen."--Stars and stripes.--Glorious freedom.--Home 274 CHAPTER XXVI GLAZIER RE-ENTERS THE SERVICE.