St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-11-27
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"it If he4h s.r'h j." sffhs bin "pp-.sss y =
Ih" enemy had dug rit wherein the
~'"'isel c4u'd sits 1T ssssr, ~ and 'xpo~es hi+
head and arms ouy wheoe hs s6rtd. Pri-
vatc Shapes fastened with praiSewor'hy
prudxn> 10 yet "at W5sig:'t, amo,e;;; sou't'
c'lavs, and watched fir slime ttii,,rr bef:."e
quite fixing the l''cAtion f the f;*mun
again. Finally, discovering the fresh earth
"nce more, AID ir'axi"i", that he raw II
hat just ab"ve it, he t,A,k shot in that
direction. Up pegyed u tall sentinel,
bsre;h:ade.l!, and rs1q1usl. the fEe instant.
y: lie had only b .cp, trying shc Old
Trick q putting his bat on "a r ,mroAt,',
"This'lf never dew spli;.4uis d. JAIL,
;,That cu,s; has got stew goxi u lDerth "rrr
,,eaderf2rll just have ter rouse hin, out, ~
The other sentinel's 4eath-warrant was IL
QUE sort signed troM 'ha.tt1p4 'ha.tt moment, The
craft, Ver,nonter's I rain. ,w,s ut N 'k ~
the probiem Of tdi=lod. .:i"g his u "a the"ce,
,or,h;.t +. :, ."'irIph sh. HTI2 ,Gf>r."
So lonf'as as j,*l kssIp' ksI.'*; a%. Il 50 did his
altai2rt'ist : tu' tu'i i WAY rresnn.ahle ~ that he
could sec the bat eries| ir 3p:ocess ofi'c'n-
strac'i"n: without exposing his 'hdld, fov
tie earth taken from tht pit was elrtfuIly
piled upon the side toward ~ l,,:rs,I., ~
From a thicket 1t the to.t, r. the two
hills, however. shut could Il be- ithr"wn
lt:ng,hways Of the tr',ch, mud i'%h;,F 'this
tr'aiie breast*or k'",%To :. he thicker.
then, without teiug,t : visible oa etbe bar
e" slope, Was J,el's idea .,...a. .
j. lhe'.ext ;ay Private Shapes tok with
'':m long liecc Vf stout t~inc and had
ed re, Oliver, witcn" ne went "ut on pi ket
dizzy lt1~as not yet daylight, bu' tie
.ray and distinct, light Of .daw" had b.:
s'iu to: pale 10 the Can't ;vl.@"s"<* ~
The sentinel, as s',on. us the yu,r,l paS::--
ed along gdha>tenct t"drave'a smooth Il ick
into the .'gns,nd, and % rest his in,i<k-t5
v.r, h t,nk ia cedar tree il, front tfnths
stake, tine muzzle Of tie weapon po,',tine
III the 4 rccti,n of the pit or the rYurth, i
slope ;. H.. ). L" !>ii:< :.:fua2" <
He then G. ckeL the picce, aud having
fastened one end @t' his cord to othe trig-
ger, began stealthi|y crawling down tn,
hill ID his hands aud knees, paying, % II
the line a. he went ID .'Hs.ii .,Hh .
IL ~as hazardous experiment. fur the
.hicket, when he gained it,:wss xel y'sf ars,;
ara 81, near tothe,. p4iint that he U;'nfed
crate SENTRY had he SUSPECTED Joei's' pres
rncc there, could' have aharily fail d to
hit. him. ~ ,tts o. ~I,'itU9 az, ,>'A
Lying, down, l"weve,; the Esrnn,nter
awaited sunrise, and as the shadows faded
away in the ulists Of morning hes saw tn:
light @leam upon tayo"et' peerngtf"'n
u trr,.ch ou tn. hillside. .,.l, buG .n!,11 II
Gr''Now foro IT, 'l,aks him show his tic
:ur!' said .Jovl to. .lfiu,selt:i"it~ +, o,t' :,
lie pulled the eistring carefully at 6..t
till it was drawn ti!Slht, i!lht &: and then Il slixha
extra tug ire,hths muskptsfrnn, the cedar
aboHe. ri vi, liz = - .";i j
ia lie had not calculat d : Wrongly. As
~, a as the :ridemxs in the pit hrard,hi>
lHsti"al salutatio" from the enemy over
pprve.te,} rs he s"prused, he raised h'n.-:
self, ,up2t" return the fire; aid rought his
head, and hva!dcrs rIai"l, ,nto7sigh'. /
The next ins'ant he went lieels| aver
head ;nto III: trench again. with bullc'
from the uncrisg colt straight through
he sid. ut h,s head ;' ADJ ,g 1ns .2HI 4
: I'll ke Iarncd 5io,l! = said Pri = Smapc.: \
tdiunt he know fellow might ehvOt >Of :.
.up without having h,li' ." TO it ~ "'',,
Tho Confederate pi.kets decided 'thstc !
t,..r' that this tpositio" was t'o exl osed t"
|s. pt,:6tably, occu,iied. :,;l:s"":! "r"ayj~
II . GENERAL1 1fCLELLAN. ~'1'" :
81 7uo ri ltoilH,t ----- 80 L,+1tH,,- q! =
, n Gererul; Nc ,lclls' .hns ae'ueelf.r hin =
y lft place in :, ,hi*torlus Bu! j. w:ll, Ia ID,
biz biz asecisAe,n'a' scse, asss'.tio'' With great e><*
ratther ath ,ltht4A thA" hyal ~ I,.lnPorta,'t influence