Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-01-04
Adventures OF a snake Hunter.


A correspondent of the Wheeling Tntelli.
gencer gives the following:
Capt Brags was crippled with the rheu.
matism, and the Surgeon of Col. Tyler's
recruit his health The Captain left rs
with tho Colonel. While gone, the Col.
sent for me to know f / could get over to
Floyd's advance, and see what their force
was, &C., at the time cautioning me to be
careful | told the Colonel that was what
was there for at the snme time asked
him if he would let Sam Drake accompany
me. He said for me to do as i wished, but
to be careful.
Sam says Cummings, are we going 10
this uniform p
/ told him We had better cry the farmers
disguise, Tor that was the best 10 the noun.
tains.
We started up the Gauley river, and as
we were then above the bridge, we knew
we must cross the river. Here we were in
a dilemma. told Sam to come on, some
thing would turn up so we could get over
We kept'on our way, now climbing up the
rugged steep Of the oyerhanging rocks of
the mountains the Ganley flows through,
then again diverging into q narrow valley.
We crept along the base Of the mountains
for fear of surprise, We then got up the
river as far as we cared about venturing on
that side, and we stood still TO hold coun-
ell OF war.
Down Sam 7 / said do you hear that
noise p
We both got down in the bushes and lis
tened. Some fellow was going down the
river in dug.out, singing Dixie. We
crept to the river shore and here we saw
the fellow, whom knew to be Secesh,
padding along at his ease, singing his fa-
Vorite song.
remarked to Sam, IN change that tune
to Yankee Doodle
Sam cautioned me against lireing, but
told him there was no danger, as we must be
some miles from their camp.
III have that dug-out at any rate so
here goes
/ took aim, and Dixie was hushed and
old Secesh tumbled into the river.
We'll Cummings said Sam, that was a
good shot,
Never mind, Sam, you get that canoe,
aud I'll watch for more of them.'
Sam got the boat, and we crossed the
river.
was somewhat at my wits end to know
how was TO get into their camp. hadn't
made up my mind when the Pickets hail.
ed us
Halt there which way 7
had my old flint lock horse pistol point.
ed at Sam, and told them this Was Yanke
prisoner had brought along, and wanted
him put in Jail, for be had been the terror
Of the neighborbood since them tarnal Yam
KEGS had come out there that he had kill
ed several loyal men, and ] wanted him
dealt with accordingly. This was sufficient
passport, so we went on in.
] delivered Sam up, and bad him put 10
ths guard-house, loafed around camp awhile,
waiting for something to turn up, SO conld
relieve Sam A rebel captain, named Geo
w. Stull, came along and asked rue where
lived. told him lived on the Peter'i
creek road.
How Gar from the Yankee camp he ask
ed.
About 5 miIes.'
Are you well acquainted with the coun
try there
j told him very we'll He said
I You are the man ] want. / have beer
looking for you for some time"
/ then told him had friend In bis jai
for getting drunk and raising fuss, aud
wanted him to 60 along. He went 10 th'
guard house and took Sam out to 60 will
mO. He the deteiled eight men out Of hi