Uncle Peter was a negro. His master, a Southern officer, was in the homestead and his presence was surmised by the Union soldiers who discovered a C.S.A. cavalry glove on the doorstep. Uncle Peter's ruse was this: He gave out that the Confederate soldier had come home, but had died of smallpox. Uncle Peter, to make sure the ruse would work, ordered a coffin. The soldiers saw that this was securely nailed down. They left the room to dig a grave and the Confederate escaped. Uncle Peter weighted the coffin, which the soldiers took out and buried. The picture is interesting and amusing. - The Moving Picture World, October 28, 1911
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