Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-22

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captain gave them little room upon the up
per deck, and before nine O'Clock the little
one was munching a piece of sweet cake at
her mothers knee, while Matt. had gone to
his work again.
lie intended to try this thing, ever after he
got aboard this vessel To only one man did
he reveal his plan, and he kept the secret.
Matt watched by the sentry at the west gate
of the navy yard until he saw him n''dJing at
his post, and then slipped out by him. He
bought six pounds of bread in Warrenton,
and at night took the road for Mobile. He
walked in the road until morning, and then
took to the woods which skirt the Perdido
river, intending to cross at UniS Ferry, about
fifteen miles from the mouth of the river.
But he got lost in the woods, and by mistake
turned toward Pensacola again, crossed his
track, and at night came to the river close to
the sea shore. Turning back again, he went
along his yesterdays route, and missing the
path to Unis' ferry, passed five miles beyond,
and at last came to the river at Holcombs
ferry. 1t was fortunate that lie did so, for if
he had tried to cross ut Unis, he would have
been arrested by a guard detailed by the reb
els for arrestng runaways at that point. At
HocOmbs he found Il skitf, i'll when he pad
died over, and Immediately on landing found
himself surrounded by a patrol guard, who
were very anxious to know his business. lie
told them that he was free man, that lie had
been engaged i'll running the blockade. that he
had got through twice, that the last time his
vessel had got driven ashore at Perdido and
burnt, that he had lost his papers, been i'm
prisoned in the navy yard, had escaped, and
was now on his way back to Mobile. Here
were just as many lies as there commas In
the sentence, Matt, and hope the recording
npf
The soldiers let him go, and he went direct
ly up to the house of the keeper Of the ferry.
To him he told the same story, but not with
quite the same success, for the man insisted
that he should stay there that night, and in
the morning go to the colonel commanding in
the district, and get pass, if all right, as he
told him not even a white man could
travel without pass. Matt was Obliged
to consent, though discovery stared him
in the face, and lay down to rest with
heavy heart. There was only one ex-
pedient. lie lay down quietly until he knew
his friend was asleep, and then rising, noise
lcssly crept to the shore, and taking the horse
OF the man rode rapidly towards Mobile
(Thef. Mdtt.) He rode until morning, and
then turning his horse loose took to the woods
again. In the course Of the day lie saw, in
muddy place, dog tracks, a common thing
enough, but to him it meant blood hounds,
pursuit, capture, perhaps death. Most of that
day was spent without walking; much of the
time standing in running water. At night he
managed 10 ma out IN what direction the dogs
"ould run the next day, and then took the
iran again.
mus ne was nVe days gong the forty miles
between FehSacola ana Mobile, arriving Fri
Gay hight: he immediately communicated
VIII" ms VIE ("ho was tle only person who
saw nm except lle Ooy VINO toid him about
the uoss) ana MADE ARRANGEMENTS to start ON