The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-12-13

will lament thcm, but such sacrificr
must be, that brings llowcry peace TO our
land once more.
Glorious will be the day that brings TO
us n second independence. Another au-
nivcrsary will be solcmnzcd.
That happy day will brush away the
lowering clouds of " ar, and the hame OF
Union shall burn again on the altar OF
Liberty, its increased vigor sure prccu-
sor Of continued life. Traitors will live
in memory only, there to be s,igmatzcd.
/ The wheels uf fGovcrumcnt will be cleans
ell Of traitorons muck. They will be pol
ishcd with truo patriotism and oiled with
official honesty. How beautifully they
will runl
The hilly and mountainous character oI
Western Virginia, determines in great
degree, the mode Of warfare to be adopt
ed. There are mountain fss,uosscs that
furnish abundent cover for trcason's fol-
lowers, from whence they can sally whc n
they list to pilleage and mOraudcr, and
yet defy apprehension. Already this un-
dcrbrush warfare has been practiccd by
the rebels. IL is congenial to them, aud
not few pines on Cheat Mountain and
in the vicinity Of Romncy, are silent
with csses Of the deeds of the Bushwhack-
0rs.
But il is not the purpose in this little
sketch to relate rebel exploits, but rather
to narrate rebel discomfturcs.
Prominent among the individuals, we
think, who will in future history Of the
present rebellion take equal rank with
Wetzell, Wyncck, Poe and Brady OF
Sam Patch procli,itics, will figure the
name Of Moses Roberts, or Nose Roberts
for sho RI. This parsonage, our hero, a,
prcson: labors for the Union in the hsz
Ordous capacity Of spy or scout, lie il
a 50 usre built muscular man, strong ant
active, and emineutly fitted for his eho
sen duty. In hight he measures, b,
the tape line, five feot six inches. Iik,
all Of his ilk he makes use Of various dis
guises and characters, to conceal his rea
intent and achieve his ends.
If any ono should be suddenly coniron
ted in the woods on the highway, o
among swamp dccrrushes, by little oil
man, with crooked walking stick, n,
old felt hat, hobnniled shoes and moyin
along as fin extreme agony, from rhcu
matte twingcs, with woc-begone face
shrouded by venerable hair, that old fcl
low might be old father Haley or
might be Nose Roberts. Should hord
of gallus secssh cavalry sweep dow
some stony pike, making horse hair di
rcctly and gravel indirectly fly, hurrnh
ing and crying out for jeff. Davis, South
ern rights an1 the Confederate State,
the foremost in the van might be som
blood hrc-eater or il might be Mos
Rob -rts obtaining leadership under falr
rrctonces.
But If any one is fortunate enough I
see man square built and muscular, wit
dark blue eyes lighting up with keen viz
lance and jolly good-humorcd count,
nance, pregnant with laugh beneath
broad brimmed hat, carline in hand an
mounted on little black pony, with
mild face, sharp cars and devilsh twin
klc in his eyes, that individual ought {
DO Nose Roberts, the Union Scout,
q Propria persona. This man, at the EN-
nent risk Of his life, has been of manirci
service to the federal army of the Pot,
mac. His knowledge of the roads an
paths, enables him to lead the army b
the nearest routes to localities where th
rebels harbor, and thus take at disn,
vantage the unsuspecting foe,
Having introduced our hero, we wi
now relate story Of his prowcss.