Ithadnoparticulartaste,andprobablylittlenutriment,stillitwasfreshandgreen,andwestrainedourweakmusclesandenfeebledsinewsateveryopportunity,endeavoringtopullupa\"greenfan。\"
Atoneplacewherewestoppedtherewasamakeshiftofagarden,oneofthosesorry\"truckpatches,\"whichdopoordutyaboutSoutherncabinsforthekitchengardensoftheNorthern,farmers,andproduceafewcoarsecowpeas,ascantylotofcollards（acoarsekindofcabbage,withastalkaboutayardlong）andsomeonionstovarytheusualside—meatandcornpone,dietoftheGeorgia\"cracker。\"Scanningthepatch\'sruinsofvinearidstalk,Andrewsespiedahandfulofonions,whichhad;remainedungathered。TheytemptedhimastheappledidEve。Withoutstoppingtocommunicatehisintentiontome,hesprangfromthecar,snatchedtheonionsfromtheirbed,pulledup,halfadozencollardstalksandwasonhiswaybackbeforetheguardcouldmakeuphismindtofireuponhim。
Theswiftnessofhismotionssavedhislife,forhadhebeenmoredeliberatetheguardwouldhaveconcludedhewastryingto,escape,andshothimdown。Asitwashewasreturningbackbeforetheguardcouldgethisgunup。Theonionshehad,securedweretousmoredeliciousthanwineuponthelees。Theyseemedtofindtheirwayintoeveryfiberofourbodies,andinvigorateeveryorgan。Thecollardstalkshehadsnatchedup,intheexpectationoffindinginthemsomethingresemblingthenutritious\"heart\"thatwerememberedaschildren,seekingand,findinginthestalksofcabbage。Butweweredisappointed。ThestalkswereasdryandrottenasthebonesofSouthern,society。Evenhungercouldfindnomeatinthem。
AftersomedaysofthisleisurelyjourneyingtowardtheSouth,wehaltedpermanentlyabouteighty—sixmilesfromSavannah。Therewasnoreasonwhyweshouldstoptheremorethananyplaceelsewherewehadbeenorwerelikelytogo。ItseemedasiftheRebelshadsimplytiredofhaulingus,anddumpedus,off。Wehadanotherlotofdead,accumulatedsinceweleftSavannah,andthescenesatthatplacewererepeated。
Thetrainreturnedforanotherloadofprisoners。