The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16
ESCAPE FROM GUERRILLAs

were uTdeTed to Join the mann arI.y, H.
order thai every available man should
add tn it, strength. The hurried mC,e
men, made II DecesSaiy to leave large
amount at government property 10 b"
aub>eqlrn,ly disposed of according III
circ,insrances A .ma:l guard wa- d.
tailed d" project It, "the meu be.ng Sc
,ectrd from those tasi able to d.arch -
Hclug que { this nnI ber. hr arcnunf ut
a rrcent fever, was placed in charge of
"A large atlomDt uf abthnnltluu. together
with sestral others fron nv regiment.
The buxes bf cartridges were piled close
toge, her. at Fort Dupcatt, aud "ur shelter
tent pitched III the Immediate vicinity
We waited for DAY after the truops
had left. expecting The train tha- was 10
take the buxes away ahd wiiIch we were
To accoinPany As guard; hut they did
M, arrive The nexi ddv arrived. aud
NJ ind caiin', ri any WAGONS II wa> bur
natuIai ihai We >hnu.d feel Iihra>y, for
rlnur> reached IT, of many euerriliaS
hover, ny in our vicinity aud waiting f6r
il chanc. to steal ard destroy WhIlr We
were discussing the bet means Gf ak
lua "ur rscaps IN clSe tie outlaws GA e
~ numbers. jones raulr rushing into uur
small camp nur Of breath, aud rnfor" ed
~ that The .'cui thrnaIs we've clJ>r nI,.,u
IL, aud that We had n"r rnv'uem Ia INe
IL we wished t" make our escape. Re
hp tur Ia, hmm las.
pile in Gaze "f Necessity, We ha>iIls gath
cred the brush aud fence rails tr"n the
Vicinity a"d ~e' II "n hrr Observing
thai The hame> >pr"ad but 'ln~ly. | @a>
'rler d 80 rrtnr' a'd i'chi lie Iru>h "r
III" ouP">lie -idr W., lie 1T rnga2"d |
nyafd the irr' "i gail"rr"= h"f-'> nnd
'd~ il, hn'rrnn!> dd>!" r""hd IL
.'n'n Of 'hr "ad Tie 'ttna' "t - f
l. ,~.rta'ir va Instantly "rprr.r"sr
u c'r"Paul"u> w"ie gone auG .,pld
have cicaird space 10 c!o>> b fore !
could r'ach the w"ud> TrlilblF a> Wa
'he a'1rrna'i,e re>"I1rd {" hIde "y>rlt
r"""@ the t''A'> at a"inunI'i"n. Find
''- i" 'r"'''"-. | ""I."ed myself I"" n.
.'' lie ~ '1' p'ir a"d >trd'h'd -, en'~
"'c '"v "'" .,.rn'> "f TIE '"r'"I l..
,"' ""l>'> tr''' Never stall I" ."
81 e'"'''""S VII there almost >''1'd
o. '"e ''""'. ana 'H"c'>"" 'i"'he'ia!l'f
'AF'',''" " !'e n.u"'''""
I n'a " Use '''cS' III 'hr s"rr'''Ia" a.
ICY r"'N'd a. 'nt "hr"'"2 o u>",
"'c" way ''u 'h"S nh eHc'hi "a
'"nS '"'cr
hPv '"'k i" me ""d'
"tia"S. y"u take squad and hur'
thrm u" tiang the u Yankee
fnes then began 4" drag awas thu
bFus'' ami .'y lrarI b AT With dread. lor
kne" 'ha' 1t they rxrnsulShed the tir"
should b.. discovered
=" har Is IL, any how - exclaimed iic
ir>t rolce, which seemed 10 be that al
their leader
"Ammnnllon. was The reply
We'll, 'taInt no use bothrrin We will
l'"k after the stores. Keep guard whil
WI search
| could hear the cIhnking nt the >abrc>. |
Is the s"ut!ues moved also The crackliug
of some dry Iwig< which had Ju-t canghr
tire. Me"c'ful heavens. ] "u>t perish
Mr wife M' children | tainted
IL wa> dark when regaineti cntIscinus |
ness | ca nd not tor iiue r-menbcr
where was; but. by degrees. recalled
the circumstances which surrounded ne.
aud began 10 think of some WAY to Is,
cape with great caution moved tn
The edge "t 'hr pile The nighr was
e''''' ;, en- Tue moon an ""'r "'S" c"u'h
ue'.'. .I' '''Se' 'leu - '"e '''es' '"" ""sf"
.n .""' '"e "t,''.''I ~, n'te o'"""'t"3 u,
'"0 "''"S i"'S oe'''' oe'nS c""nr'nea
oS 'he eAP"i"g ehoeFS "i nr,>' ana an
- -. 80 10 I ' g . SUES
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