Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-09-19

s,roo lconod rnon ,b. cornoraI AMI .t,omn,.J
fl, disorn him In tbn strpraIe ,bo nisca o,.
c,olcd Instantly tbrov;ns tbo vi1sttss into
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now ,ooL od,ontoro of tho ,owror,rv cor.
f,xon ,bot onsnod anj orit,;nc nv XIII mon
thr woanon nm swiriIr n tho d;root;on or tLn
\mcr;car n;cLoto Sa,l,, c,iIo,,al ,no shoat
inc to tho mon wbo ,yors ccw;,, m to frn nm.
an ma roonr5I,ss orLi,n Thoi9, Gr,J a,,J ono
If ,bor hnlle,s rasso1 ,b,orrh n,,, s,oov, ,I;,b,
ly wonndno my rirbt arm. Bnt tbroTir,
away NV rifle and other occoptremonts was
enabled 10 ou,rnn NV nursners for timc bnt
after while the nature Of ,he Ground made
it necessary to make lonc detorr TO the left,
which bronrht mo to within tow rods Of cur
pickets agoin. They must have heard my run.
iiur for Shot after shot whisteJ i, nI1rmino
nroyimitv to nv ear At Icnoth sonrhttba
cover ora oulIy, nm which I ran nIl T wosor-
rested Inv tIo cholIonce oF s,n,;,el which
from his nasal tone I baa no d,uht v.s one
Of the advance yidettcs or tho ercmr. Sorh
indeed it provod
answered tbo hail and or,er ;,f,,n.;p, ,be
man tlotT wos Rri,;.b 1c.c,+cr voc l;,oo,
cd to advance the man th,n shouted IN rho
sergaa ant Of the guard, hv whom was admit.
ted within the American lines. | apnroachel Il
group Of soldiers, hy whom. Of course, | was
regarded with suspriop, ill., being led to the
guard-Grc, the Hood from my wound convinced
them that | was indeed deserter.
Here | was confused hy the countless ouos-
tions that were asked NC in relation to our
command and the cause Of my dcsor,ion The
reason that cave for the latter was th,t I
was dissatisfied with 4 service in which there
were no bcrcs Of uromotion short of rotions
and freoucnt nuni,bmcuts for tbe most trivial
breachcs Of disc;nlioq
"I opcss vcunr G,,Icr if,Lc trcuth was tolI "
drawicd one Of nv oursiopcrs ever aos tired
O. tct;n' that ere bio ball an chain about camr,
for ! guess ye're been punished lAtcly--hant
ye"
Willing to confirm TIE impression th, at.
tempted wi'tic,,m seemed to have produced
among the men, | nodded my assent
II guessed So was tie reply. "You cam
Uck Scotch are srunky SORT 0 icIlCrs, and won't
stand much ohu'e Hnyhew. But never mind"
continued the man &n"d'i''ure0'y' "'I yer
prove 'rene t" the Co.''nenfaIcrs wen make
man yer yet
| was relieved from my tormcntors hy o
sergeant, who directed me to follow him to the
main guard tent, whore | was furnished with a
b'nuEei and told that in the morning | should
be taken 10 the headquarters Of Gen. Gates
Il is useless to say that such were my re-
ilac'ions, and the novel situation in which |
had thus placed myself that l did not sleep
much through this my first night within the
American line. But overcome at last by wear
iAeNs and anxiety with regard to the success OF
my mission, | must have sunk into slumbcr,
when l was aroused by the cheerful notes Of
the revcil'c in front Of the tent and after the
ceremony Of mounting the new guard was com
'o'ea' was led 10 marquee occupied ny the
american general
This officer to whom so soon after, our un-
happy general was forced to captulotc. found
a courteous and extremely sonIemanIy man of
greeting and, rising from his seat presented me
with Il camp.stooI, on which | was requested to
be seated.
Mt once saw that T had TO deal with man
Of much pcnctration of character and | trem.
bled for III result Of nv examination. By de-
prccs he drew from me, almost uneonscionsly
to myself the fact that our army was suffering
for necessary suppics of food and that there
were no prospcc,s of our receiving any aid from
the main army.
JIow did Won ret that wound q, Le incurred,
[ had fixed my arm in Slim.
~ received it while attemptino nv esc,rc
from our lines" I answered.
"Ard that was the cause Of the firing last
nrht."
ut was, sir"
nYor had \ narrow csconc. then. Bnt wh,,
10 van now nronose +, do We have already
n,rc doscrtrrs than we know how to disnosc
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