The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-12-26
Mobile Tribune.
Asa HartZ is Taken Prisoner

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| Mobile Tribune
Asa HartZ is Taken Prisoner
| JAcQuE o DINUNTz, Esq-.Hy Dear Bower
l am a conquered province; a subjugated
sovereignty. In the beautiful ana expires
sive lingo of the army, am gone up-in
more ways than one Asa Uartz is a prisoner
| of war.
And so is klubs
That you may know, my dear bower the
full history of this iamentable affair have
concluded to overhaul my journal and give
you the particulars through the Mobile
| 1rt6une beginning with
| Samday July l9h-Mounted the poop
deck of horse that had been impressed
from an undertaken by the LATEST lieuten-
ant ia the service, and was gong towards
the Lapstone Rangers at the rate of u mila
an hour Sent Kiubs ahead a. advanced
guard, with instructions to reconnoitre
and ind out if the enemy were near
kiubs Is a genius, my bower, keeniy alive
10 all that's on the board, and on this oc>
c. sion played his hand beautifully; so well
Indeed, that we will both have an oppor-
tunity to spend the summer and fall
months where the delightful breczcs Of
Erie lake will fan our tevereG brows
klubs went ahead and as soon as out Of
sight, made brilliant, dashing and success
ful raid on a farm -house dairy y-captUIing.
without loss q pail Of butterinilk The
gobbllug process-sO Tar as the Dattcrmilf.
was coucerned-was scarcely over, when
two very eloquent gentlemen in blue nla e
their appearance at tie dairy door and
persuaded Klubs to come out . that and
mount" Klubs would willingly have de-
Ill l I. -
careless haHd.IgG Of sabre agI t.vo re-
volvcrs served to impress him with tie
necessity Of at once accep:.ug-aud Kiubs
vas led Of q captive
In the sweet innocence Of ignorance re-
sssdins the fate Of poor K.uJs, rode on,
my bower, unt:l sudden turn in tharsaI
bro.g GIT NE saCredly hca- few LuHd:eI
Illinois and Missouri cavalry. Finding
had surprised them o. The g.sAi nIEl. the
strategic idea ,t once occurred 10 me that
It would be 4 dogan good joke to turn
back, and by making detour surprise
them on their left A. least supros Il
they were surprised ! know tlat | was
VERY much 50, my bowe". The movement
was doubtles, 4 good ono, If r had been
carried out, but there were tHo Cb-.l-,e5
20 is accomplish F.:at 9 chroe.c
i.dispOsi;ica to move on lie part Of my
steoi Second, the '.cu'.-rsly winning
aud persuasive style H. uh'ch 4 couple Of
the gay and festive raiders, with TeItouic
accent, suggested '.e r:opIiety Of my
com;rg on, and IL; Id quick. too
BY way Of my doin- away With any mis-
take II regard to the direction | was 70
take two c;roiEes were placed in holI-
zcntal position, Tie little end o: each bear
ing directly upon a point SIX inches above
nay horse earS-ty which understood
that my llEe OF march lay exactly II the
direction occupied 10y their tIG ends. The
attraction was so in'enfe' my bower mat
! iound II i;nI2s-lb'e - ;uTa my own or
my hefse hcaH iIe;H ,'.rh' ia A''"Fo>
.H-!F VEN In Inc !2-!2fi2: coA,e s2>
tIo4 -tQ2>- page
asa Hart--I am IA H2r'z
R4i9sr-Not rank
lisa EJr'--Aajor AID 4. Z L OF The
Laps:one Rangers, Cosmopolitan Corr~.
''anted - Know II had any aims
.c.d him 10, ana "odiln hart HIN ia-
-nEthinr IN iae W''.d- Begged h!in not
10 ue al ana uC' 10 I'a3 the way II ihe
uoss q me ie'@. Cd'!'.'' me UP 10 -iajo
u.'e! ten VINO To-" lie :" mae mSS>!i al
nome taat he Wa On q itil' pleasure
excursion ana was o. waiting ioT ms TO
make up 'he party " a tNihtd over 70
MAJOR MontEomery OF the S'Xih Missouri
cavalry, gentlemen ana soldier, M
bower, anu worthy oi better causc
And 'hatls the way Ia WnIca was taken
in ":It OF the wct
U5eaaV, 23h BY tacit agreement 1t was
conceded that was not a prisoner. but
had captured the entire party of raiders.
and Immed a'-ly took command of the
expedition. hy riding in advance OF the
column. klubs, to prevent Struggling. re
manned in the ear; didn't permit any one
to leave the line during the march, TO 90
into watermelon patches-oh no Stop
ned at night with = natriotic old farmer.
xbose sole concern wos simrI, . desire "a
80 r. We ,,or. ,jJa ., ,,a,, -, -, ,ro
,o, in .,aanhacl.s Told we wo,,,J pst.
riotic oId farmer was satisfied
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