Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-06-04

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Tor them and sent them forward, while
returned 10 Augusta TO close up nv
business.
1 continued in my trade there for
short tune. endeavoring 10 convert my
property INTO funds which would he
current IN Iowa. | dared not purchase
gold at the banks myself for fear Of NJ.
iractlng the attention of the VIgilence
Committee. No one was allowed 10
leave the country openly. Through the
friendship of young man named Pow
ers, who had been boarding with me.
purchased some current funds, perhaps
, 'OO or $500. He was a book peddIer
from Ohio who had been se,lino =
work entitled Cotton is Kino." and
was not suspected of fostering liberal
sentiments. 1t was through his friend
snip and services mainly that escaped
One afternoon an Orderly Sergeant
came INTO nay counting room and inform.
ed me 1t would be necessary in accord
ance with recent requisition from
Montgomery, for me to enlist. / saw
II would not do 10 hesitate an instant.
and therefore manifested great rea4i-
ness, and even eagerness TO io;n. I
was told | could have nv choice between
infantry and cavalry, and must meet
my comrades that night at the Armory.
choSe to JoIn the cavalry, and al the
appointed hour was on hand TO enroll
my name. was very Jealous appar-
enily IN my WISHES 10 fight The AbolI-
nouIs'S, and by skilifuiy guarding my
speech led my comrades 10 think | was
the best SecesSlonIst Of them all
Inc Sergeant presented me with a
splendid Colts Navy Revolver which
had been stolen from the L. S. ! re.
quested him 10 load it for me as | was
not Well posted IN that sort of a thing.
He did 50. Those five charges are
sllll IN the barrels, and so help me.
they shall never be fired off until they
are discharged in the streets IF Angus
Ia. and one of them into the BODY Of the
oergean; who loaded it.
| got away from the armory and bur
, RED home, where found Powers max
ing preparations 10 60 North by the
next train, which left at half past pine
that night. told him must get away
from Augusta that night at any cost
| asked hun TO take my carpet bag
aboard of the train, and if | did not
call Tor II IN a certain time to send 1t 10
Hly family in Dubuque. He SAID he
would do 50.
locked my store and house, the one
completely furnished from top to bottom
and the ether containing some $4,000
worth OF goods, which | was obliged 10
leave behind TO fall into the hands OF
the rebels
then repaired TO the depot nearly
an hour before the time for the depar-
ture of the train, and secreted myself
under the rear end of the rear car on a
croSspiece which connected the wheels.
GraSpIng my pistol IN my hand and re-
solving 10 shoot the first man who
should discover me, | waited for events.
Soon after | had gained this position
The NgiIence Committee came into The
depot They were party of men ap-
pointed 10 see that DO Northern man
went away on the train, and TO exercise
general surveillance over all snsni.
clous characters. If they discovered
Northern man he was taken out, whip
ped. and forced 10 enlist. IF thew
found Que who had enlisted alreadv. i
Jared worse with him. He was whip
ped and otherwise maIlreated. and
then usually shot, SO | knew what NV
tate would be If | was detected. As
the hour for departing drew near. nv
suspense was agonizlnG IN The extreme.
Finally a iIltIe incident occurred which
probably ensured my salvation from
their clutches. The committee went
through the cars after the passengers
We're seated. and closely questioned
and scrptIn!Zed every individual. Iii
one car they found an old man who
answered 10 the description Of a man
who had been iarred and fealhered a,
Savannah and shipped off, Appended
to the dispatch describing him, was
tals Christian Injunction, If YOU catch
him, give hun he'll
One of The ruffians lifted his gray
locks and saw the tar sui adhering 10
his brow, where be had been unable
10 remove II. H. fairly yelled with
delight, 3" Here's The old devel. we've
got hm etc. etc. They howled, and
then dragged hun from tne car to The
platform outside, although they did not
know 4 thing he had done amiss.