The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-03-31

was capable of offering entertainment.
We soon reached a house built in the
southern stvle, with low, rambling
portico, extending around on all sides.
The cheerful Ii ghts at the windows. and
numerous domestic sounds, mingling
with the caterwaling Of a couple Of Fee.
lines who were lighting in the yard. gave
the place quite hospi!able air. and rid.
ing up to the gate, We ordered woolly
head who stood grinning at us between
the panels, to tell his massa or m;ssus
that we wanted to see them. Soon
bury old fellow, who looked as though
he loved his ease and punch brandy, ap.
peared, when the following colliloquy
ensued Say, my patriotic man. can
you keep seven of us over night ?"--
Reckon l can't" was the gruf reply,
eve haven't half enough to eat our
selves" "Well, that's hard, but the
fact is we have rode clear through from
Holly Springs. and our horses are too
tired to go farther besides we know that
you are a southern man, and that you
will never turn the brave patriots who
are battling the Yankee hordes away
from your door," Are you confeder-
ates % "Of course we are. You must
|kaxeaaugreat opiiion of us if you think
That W are pack Of Aboli,ionists.
"What regiment do you belong to ?"
"The ed Texas" "Well, how came
you way off here ?" "Why, you see
when we charged on the Yankees at the
Springs, we got separated from the rest
of our regiment. We cut and slashed
and fought on our own hook. and finally
got in chase Of rabble of feds who went
someN here in this direction" "That's
So" says the old man. Il saw lot pass
here about an hour before shutdown, and
I'll bet they arn't far off," $50 much
the BETTER" said /. eve will stay at
your house and take daylight for it, We
are bound to have the whole pack before
they can get through to Memphis.
+" Well, boys. / guess that you are all
right, get off and let the niggers take
care of your horses. We followed our
host into the house, where we found q
warm FIRE blazing on the hearth, and a
hearty welcome from the matron and
daughters. A boun,iful supper was set
out for us in no time, while the tongues
of The whole family run as il oiled with
Darises patent lnbrcalor, One of tho
girls had beau in the rebel amy, and
she was very anxious 10 know whether
we had been near his delectable carcass
while the old mans three sons wers
in the Sd Mississippi regiment, and he
was very particular in ascertaining their
whereabouts. We had our hands full to
answer all of these questions without in
curing suspicion. but believe that We
succeeded in fooling them admirably
The evening passed of, and nothing
marred The mutual good feeling tina, ex.
listed between us, ard when at last we
were shown 10 our rooms, our host wish.
ed us the soundest of slumbers, and that
on the morrow we might be blessed with
the capture Of the whole squad Of yam.
KEGS. The sun was shining broadly in
at the windows when We awokc. Our
toilet (thanks to the retrenchment in
wearing apparel which the rebels had
forced upon us) was soon complete. and
going below, we found breakfast, in wait.
ing. Before sitting down, however, the
master Of the house procured the bible,
and reading chapter, knelt down and
poured out his whole soul in prayer.
The plaques of Egypt were but mere
sinecule compared with those that were
invoked to descend upon the heads of
the whole Yankee nation. He besought
that Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet
might be carried off by pestilence, that
our armies would disappear before the
valent hosts of the South, like dew be-
fore the sunshine, that all of the Adolf
tionists OF the North might be pitched
into furnace ten times hotter than that
which tormented poor Abednego. and
finally he implored that we might be ia
vored with success in all Of our under.
takings. and capture the miserable Yam.
KEGS OF whom we were in pursuit, before
The setting Of another sun. / am quite
certain that there was not many respon.
ses made to the prayer from our side.
Breakfast was soon dispatched, and after
pressing our hosts in vain to accept Of
some Of the counterfeit bills, we started.
Throughout the whole day we saw ard
met nothing OF special interest. anG
about p. IN. we came in sight Of our
our cavalry pckets. The boys raised g.