How far is it from the next bridge on the south, and are there any Federal troops there ?" "It is about seven miles to the bridge at Williamsport; we are just halfway between that and the railway bridge at Columbus.

Yes, there are certainly troops there." "Then I see no way for it but to make a small raft to carry us across, Miss Kingston.

I am a good swimmer, but the river is full and of considerable width; still, I think I can get across.

But my boy cannot swim a stroke." "I know where there is a boat hid in the wood near the river," the girl said.

"It belongs to a neighbor of ours, and when the Yankees seized the boats he had his hauled up and hidden in the woods.