Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-02
From the Cleaveland Herald.1

ADVENTURE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
 The present war already has given birth to in- cdents of deadly peril and extraordinary person al bravery that have rarely been cqualled in the history of any previous campaign. One of the most thrilling adventures that we have yet heard was narrated in the office of the Michigan Gen. tral Railroad Line, by Mlchigander who had been serving with all Ohio regiment in Western Virginia, and who was now on his way home to Jackson. We will endeavor to reproduce the story as nearly as possible in his own words. = Said he:
 II had been scouting for about twelve hours, and had lost all trace of my comrades and ot the road. Night came on and laid down in piece of woods to sleep. Sometime during the night l was awakened by a stinging feeling in my left ear, and jumped to my feet Crack went a fife at a short distance, and bullet whizzed by my other ear. It was bright moonlight and directly in front of me l saw cussed Secesher sitting on rock, looking up to take another plug at me. You'd better believe grasped my rifle pretty quick and "put" behind tree. So did Secesh. We staid behind our trees putty nigh onto quarter of an hour before either of Us moved. Old Secesh soon peeked out, and sent ball through the tlp of hls nose. That paid for the piece of my ear that the skunk had shot away when was asleep. Then both of us let silver whenever we got a chance and for nigh i onto an hour VIC Pcprered each other knocking off the bark of cur trees, but not hutng one all other much.
 By this time it " near morning. and the moonlight little dull, so that We could not See each ether so Well. Putty soon see the fellow making for another tree. 50 l, up and peppered at him. but the darned thing missed fire Je- hoseplat but wasn't l mad, and l hadn't got another cap about lie. "Secesh got to another tree higher me- and popped away four CT five times without hitting ne. Then l guess his ammunition gave out for he didn't fire again, and we staid pceking at each other for considerable time. At last he broke and made for me, with his gun cubbcd. and followed his example We met on bit of open ground and went at it hammer and tongs until both guns broke. Then he threw away his gun, drew nightly ugly bowie, and made at me with yell jumped for his throat but stubbed my toe and went down, and Secesh tumbling over me. ] thought praying time had come then, if ever 1t was to come.
 Il tell you gentleman it was scary time for man about them days. rolled over and got the fellow by his wrist and throat and we had Irregular rough and tumble for the knife. He cut me four or five tiiies but at last got the knife, and jumped to my feet with a yell for the old Wolverine State. was tie happ est E,an in all Virginia at that moment Secesh, he gives one spring at me, and threw back to give him the tull length of the bowie, when"
 Here he stopped and appeard overcome by his recoections. His hearers eagerly pressed him for the result of the fight, but he shook his head solemuly.
 "Gentlemen," said he, that was one of the most singular things ever met with and don't | understand it yet. If heard anybody else tell of it shouldn't have believed it..
 | Every one was at once anxious to know what had happened.
 "Why, when opened my mouth to shout Hurrah for the old Wolverine State ]" hang me if the fellow didn't jump clean down my swallow. l turned double fipaop down my own throat after him, caught him just as he went around the corner into my stomach, turned him inside out so suddenly that he said it hurt him. and then engaged him at twenty dollars week to exhib- it as the Eight Wonder of the " World. The man without a skin.'
 l There was sudden stiffness among his list ners. Capt. Pearce was observed to silently wipe tear with one hand while with the other he held out free pass to Detroit.