The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-06-12
!. Advance, sir, and give the coan,

tersign
The Colonel advancing, gave sign.
s. w. Stop, sir, that is not the counter
sign, and you are prisoner, sir,
Col. I'll. You dare attempt to stop me
8. w. Yes, and you dare to pass ME, sir
and I'll put my bayonet through you (at the
same time charging upon the Colonel =
Col. I'll. Un bold and commanding
tone)-Sir, nothing but your ignorance pre-
vents me from taking your lead off.
S. w. You can try it ifyou like, but il
you attempt to pass here will kill you if I
can.
Col. III. (more boldly and cnragedj you
Cd damn'd little scoundrel, do YOU know
who you are talking to, and that am the
Commanders of this armyl IL don't pass,
I'll have your head taken off tomorrow.
S. w. Well, sir, if you pass here I'll
have my bayonet in you to night and so all
of you set yourselves down as prisoners for
the guard house. know you, Col. Harris.
They all obeyed the orders except the one
in the rear, who during the confab, stole
back and went round, and by some other
sentinel got through the lines. He then i'm.
mediately applied 10 Maj. Groves the officer
of the day, to go to the relief of his friends.
The Major, on encountering Sam, was hail
with, "who comes therel"
Maj. G. The grand rounds. ...
s. w. Advance ami give the counter
sign.
s. w. Right, sir; pass on.
Maj &. But come to release the pris-
oners you have.
5. w. Pass Oh, sir; you can't have them
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the officer of the day, and have a right to
take them.
S. w. tell you to pass, on, sir, for You
shall not have them ill deliver them at the
GUARD house.
The Major then passed on, and the Iniso
ners saw no prospect of relief, until the two
hours passed round. They then lesorted to
a stratagem. One of them said he was very
thirsty, and proposed going to the spring
close by, and all rose to their feet, for that
purpose, when Sam cried out, "stop, not Il
man leaves only at the risk of his ife." Find
ing they could ut scare Sam, one of them
appealed to his liberality and humanity
Whereupon Sam said, fthey would pledge
their honor as gentlemen, and leave their
swords and hats in his custody, they could
go. This was the hardest trial of all bul
hnding themselves so completely foled, and
thinking yet TO succeed, they submitted and
drew of their swords and hats and went u
the spring, where consultation was held,
which resulted in the belief that they could
never succeed. And they returned in time
for Sam to march them up to the guard house
at the expiration of two hours.
Soon in the morning Sam came to my
tent and related to me the whole circum
stance, and expressed some fears from the
threats of Col. Harris but when toll him
tha he had done exactly right, and that
would stand between him and all dangers
he assumed confidential air. The whole
affair went like electricity, and Little Sam
Walker was sought after, and soon became
as noted in the army ~ Col. Harris.
He served faithful tour through, the
campaign, and at the battle of Colleba, the
9th Of January, he received bali in the
shoulder. When the battle was over, and
the wounded collected for surgical operation,
l went to see them, when Sans first sauta-
ton was, "WeIl, Captain, they have give il
to me, but they have not got me yet" We
soon had the ball extracted, when Sam claim.
ed it of the Doctor, and said it the Indians
returned, he intended to giveit back to them
lie did his duty like n hero, and returned 70
Lincoln, the theme Of praise in every crowd
X. PARIS.