Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-17

ploy seventy hands to 20 TO Nashville to
make government work; cartridge boxes, cap
boxes, bayonett fcabbards, aud artillery bar
ness, etc, etc. went with him. "How
long we're you therel' From the time the
work begsn until the Federals came. LET
me see,7 said The fellow calculating. zone
year in New York, one year in Cincinnati,
one year IN Louisville, that's three, aud one
year in Nashville He has got three limos as
much North In him as South keep that fel.
low a prisoner. guess young man I can
and something for you 10 do. Get up he
hind me. Wen, sir, replied. Pull ronnd
your horse and TIL get up. Keep yourse
] in that room, and consider yourself my pris- Z
oner, aud II you attempt TO get away It will
be the worse for you.n And he rode of
striking the spurs into his horse shouting,
"Texos, by God" The citizens then took
up the questioning. Who did / know in
Nashville! Did know so and 70? A more
decent looking man took me into back
ROOM and said, privately, | want 20 know
whether you are all right We don't want
to hurt you, we want 10 know whether you
are all right asked, Do you want 10 know.
whether am Union or Seccshl Ny princl-
pies arc always right try to act at all timd
rightly. He meant TO ask II was a spy, bat
did not do go in so many words, 80 that did
not then understand him. The horseman
again galloped up to question me again.
Have you passp No GLOW did You
get out of Nashville without o pass ~ had
a pass to get out but it was only to get out
of the city, "DOnt you think it imprudent
TO travel about the country without a pass?''
admitted that it was, and asked him 10 give
me one. lie said that be had "no authority :
to give it, "Guess you had better get I'd
bshind me.' The citizens demonstrated, and
said that If he took me to Winchester--a
town two miles of, where they Ind ., Pro
vost Marshal--he would examine nc and
simply give me a pass to go on. he said
"what shall we do with him?' An old scoun-
drel suggested. "iake him to Col Steurns;
he'll know what TO 90 with him. The
horseman looked at him with all the scorn
possible, and said "stearrs-.hell," and rode
of. The citizens said TO me, you may go
on; keep out Of The way Of that horseman
and you may escape" During this search
ing examination, ] carefully kept my bundle
with the uniform nnder me- sitting on il
when possible, l do not know how il was s
they did not search for papers or evidences
Of identity about my person. They did not,
aud made tacks for the woods for conceal
ment until night should enable me to pro-
coed, prospected around IN the bush, the
planters houses, lay 10 all directions, ard
could see the scouts arrive in small rquads
and make arrangements TO remain during
the night. As soon as it was dark enough
| took course that ] supposed would take
me back to the Railroad. After walking for
come time, concluded that was lost in the
woods Sitting down to pause awhile and
determine what to do, resolved finally to take
the FIRST road leading north and follow il.
After some couple hours search, / found
ro2d, and went about ten miles; then finding
a route going west, followed Il about the
sanie distancei slill no fign Of Railroad. =
The country / was now Ia was q perfect will
dernosa. / asked myself the question again,
"Where am % ] must know at all haz-
ards-l'll risk the fret house come to. See
lug one soon after, made up to 1t. A man
aud his family were sitting at breakfast
Said /, III you please sir, where am I?--how
far is it TO Elk Riyer--how far to the Rail.
road % "Well, sir, Elk River il abouta
hundred yords from here, and TO the railroad
il IL about two miles" GLOW can / cross
the river, sirf' "There is a ferry about bali
a mile down. Thank you-good morning
sir found the river, and in ten minul,s
found fording place, and waded through
'he swiii stream, not being willing 10 lie
caught at Terry. BY dodging farm houses
aud numerous sirolling parties Sunday be.
Ing loaiing. loungins day in general in such
Dackwoods plGcee,) / got on well enough 10
rullahoml- another hot secesh crib. vas
cautioned by woman who lived near that
place, that almost everybody in that neigh.
Oorhood was a selfconstiluted scout, 70 act
lingly or collectively a. case may require. /
gave that town a wide berth; and the only
Incident that happened WAS my meeting ina
cross road young fellow on horseback who =
as soon as be cav me, gave a loud scream.
and set Of as gallop; whether Il was 10
scare me, or ! had scared him, know rot
as did not hear any more Of him. II scesl.
Ierated my speed for time
No ineIdenE |esiET 81 ii5j5 06SHrrec affsT
this, for nigh: came on, and / marched on
my weNry way Early In she morning l
reached our plckels a. Warlrace, where tbevb
warmed and fed me threw or my dis
guise aud resumed my hullorm The food
giRan me Nm lhe nrnnnInlns Lnn In.l.a