Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-22

Running the HioeEaaa Hnaer DEnEcuI1Ees.
D0Hgsrs 81 Gold Battoas and GrssHJasks on he
Highvay
Avery pretty LILLE story in sembiaucs 70
mantle, but in reality fact, Is related ts as BY
parties cognizant Of ths circumstances In rels.
tioh to q recent blockade running adventure per-
formed by TIVE ladies who had grown weary of
wRisiHg for their husbands, who we're On tbe
s.heF side OF The Potomac. These ladies' had
made al the necessary domestic arrangements
for quitting the Confsdsracy, ard, providing
themselves with passes, hired q hack, and With
thaiE tre0p Of little children, set cut one 6ne
morning in the early part OF the present
week for 3 fay0ute blonkade rauners de-
pot on The Potomac. Oas of the ladies'
having previously -aeeumulatea q larger
number Of gold pieces thsn she thsBghs er-
pedient 20 cary In her purse, made them into
clothes buttons ans seWpd them DrofugsIv
over the borders Of q handsome cloak, and ula-
cling in her purse about ous huu6red snd dfty
collars in gTesnbkcks, felt herself tolsTably Sc
care as fer as the geld and the remote pros-
poet Of robbers was concsFnss. Although Wis
ienGry highwaymen were the last Bespie
in tfe Welld that disturbed the plaeiiity
Of the fair travellers, it seems that the
wolGsh eye Of ssms of the substantial
sort were upon them several days before they
had completed arrangements fer their pilgrimage.
n &c AAE AAhAN& AAAaaN4NL eaAAE ia gHa
Al miles, thu city had disappeared behind thea
and tho fsids and woods, the blue sky above.
the fresh slT, ana the thought Of having at lsst
made good their fsTewell 10 the metropolis, con-
tubpted considerably to their buoyancy. They
were inst passing through one Of those caol
avenues of the woods in which the Wheels Of =
carriage sink with a gentle, old country sound
INTO shs damp sand, WhsU several men, dres8e6
in military costume, but without muskets.
r-,----I E-----w,+l~a a. kr---.-na ----.--I-a
the drivsF TO halt. Pockets of course,
thought he ladies, and they Immediately fum-
bled for their passports.
The posse approached the carriage, and the
leader, dressed in blue uniform, with e compile Of
gilt bars on the collar OF ms csst, demanded the
ladies' 70 show thlir papers. Tha DsDers were
Immediately forthcoming The " lieutenant
scanned #ths characters with an important air,
and, after turning them over ana upside down
& number of times, gave them s hump With his
thum, and, With some vsIatIon ia his manner
informed the ladies that the passports " were
not right" In vain the ladies' assured hin that
they we're right neither assurance nor sTgu-
msnt coaiG induce ths gallant officer 20 dis
obey ORDERS" They must get cut and come
before the commanding cmesT.
And where is the commanding officer % IN
CURED the lady with the valuable CLOAK.
"A short distance from hereby this path
p1AlAiAE 70 = AatAu tAELA llAk Ll-u 10 4lIt lLtEA Q
in the depth of the woods sr0una there, was the
reply Of the officer.
Very little mere was said, but the ezTriage {
party was evidently "Fet back" sven the dr-
yer, who obusticstsd at the delay began %
thiRk be had committed himself % suspicious
PASSENGERS, and vented ms confusion by getting
IN a peBHiTaHOn and eiaculatiag occasionally
"Kn0wed it; zaekly bow twas gwiue TO bel
Ksewed deY want right FUSS Gen. Wiuder
m0ut a knoWed IL anybody m0ut, and no pro-
ceeded to maneuver about the traces and trap
pings Of bis team, while the "guard" and their
prisoner disappeared in ths woods.
In a few minutes OF agony to the lady with
geld buttons. Of DARK suspicion 10 the lady with
no buttons ct al, they lost sight OF the road
Halt said the lieutenant, and al the same
momsnt the posse drew their pistols. The Ia
stepped in smszsmsut. Nov" said IN.
Ofnoer, "yoH nssd not say a word if YOU do
yOa are dead, sure; just hand cut your brads
now as quietly as possible, OF We are mighty
apt to shoot yOu''
The ladies' were struck with wonder sud TAP
scarcely believing heir ssnseg pre-occupa
has prevented them from understanding
tally the purp0rt of the words addressed to hem;
there stood four mon, with rugged and dss
psrsle features, holding pistols ia their bands,
and in sueh threEteniug attitudes that it would /
have been imPossibleuot TO interpret tbsir mean
aaQ tney net spoken q syllable. The ladies
fell Hpon their knees and iuplUTed msrcy.
Money 90 was tho only reply % their appeals
But, wOman-ike, tngY continued 70 appeal, md
the men at length fell to, and FsiziUg the clsak
IF golden kuttons, searched its pockets, and
.hrsE il away in disgust The dresses the ladies
VOrs were then s~ubjsossd 70 investigation, and
The lady Of the cloak was relieved Of green
backs, and her companion was robbed IT all her
stock Of luere, two hundred aad Elty dollars ia
al. The for2sr Togained her cloak and threw
{ around her.
The robbers returned to the esrrisgs, broke
open the boxes, rtisd them OF q psrti.a OF they
intending several articles of isweiry.
1TdeTed TIE negro TO drive them TO town, ard
were soon cat Of sight. They rode uB within
= halt mile Of the city, and alighing, ordered
The driver TO return immediately 20 the women.
IN pain of death. The driver returned aad
found the ladies near the spot, lamenting over
heir misfOrtuae. but still determined to continue
heir Journey. They proceeded as soon as the
boxes were resrrsDged, aud ia half an hour
came to the rssl picket, to whom they related
he story.
They passed on, and BY shis time arc safely
N The other side Of the Potomac. TIE friends
If the ladies' have given information IN the prop
r quarters, which may lead % the srIesl Of the
Enquirer.