Young Bascom Anthony sitting on the knee of a Yankee soldier - but not because he had volunteered. The soldier had grabbed him and was teasing him in a good-natured way. Only the laughter of the soldier and his comrades let young Bascom know that they intended him no harm. Their kindness toward him eased the pain of his family's deprivation in the clutches of Civil War. The other soldiers are cooking supper in the Anthony's washpot. They had raided the family garden. [See article No. 189.]