The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-01-27

"S'NSN "~"e""S h'S uSFse. ho uau
hardly tied his gir,h when bang, bang"
vent the Minnie balls. lie bounced his
horse, and the noble animal appearing to
be inspired with new v,gor. bounded off
like deer up the mountain. Tie last
he saw Of h. poor fellows on the oppo.
site side, they ~srs disappearing up the
river bank, fired upon by a whsle regi.
ment of Yankees. By.this time it WAS
dark, and also iainipg. He knew that a
perfect Gordon Of picke,s would surreunf
the''oot Of the moun,sin, and, if be re.
ma'ned there until morning, he would be
lost. So he determined 10 run the gaupt
let at oacs, and commenced 10 descend.
A. he nesred the foot, leading his horse,
he came almost in personal contact with
picket. His first impulse WAS TO lill
him, bat, finding him alseep. he deter.
mined to le, him sleep on. lie xds his
way to the house Of Union man lbs,
he knew lived near there, and went up
and passed himself of as Captain Qua,
termaster Of NunSs Regi,nent, who wac
on hls WAY TO Athens, Teuu., to procure
supplies Of sugar and coffee for the Union
people OF tue coun,ry. The lady, who
appeared To lie as.eep while tbis inter
view was taking place with her husband,
at the mention Of sugar and coffee.
jumped CO, Of bed in her night c:o,hes.
aud said, Thank God for that, for We
a II, seen any raIe coffee up here Tor God
knows how long !" She wns so dsliv h,sd
a, the prospee, that she made up Gre
and cooked them good supper. Supper
beng over. the General remarked that
he understood some rebels bad tried TO
cross the liver this afternoon" "Ye..r
said the woman, but our men killed
some un um, and driv the res, back
"No".' says the General. Il know that,
but didn't some Of them get over" Yes"
was her reply. but they are on the
mountain, and can't &c, down without
being killed, as every road i.s,opped up"
lie then said to her. 1T i, very im2ortau,
for me to get 10 Athens Ly 10 morrow
night, or may lose that sugsssnd coffee,
and | Am afraid tn go down anv Of ibese
roads, for fear my own men will XII lnr."
The fear Of losing tha, sugar and ccG.s
brought her agaiu To- an secom mod.,
mood, and she replied "Why, Paul,
kant you show The Captain through our
farm, that road down By the field ." The
General ays, 'Of course, Paul YOU can
do it, and AS lhr night is very cold. will
give you $40 (io eoid) to help you sloag"
The gold, and tho p'ospsct Of sugsr sud
coffee. was too much for any poor mao.
nerves. aud lie yielded. and getting on a
horse. he took them seven miles 10 tho
big road.
From this time for~ ard he bad q series
OF adventures and escapes, si very won
d~rful until he got near another river in
Tennessee, whom b. resolved 10 oo nm I.
a house and 6Dd the v.y. H,u., wan,
to the house, white the General stood i,
the road. Hearing . BODY Of eav,,,,
come da,hing on behind him hs ,,;s,l,
slipped TO on. aide of tina road and !,
passed bv wnhou, observing him Tbsv
went travelling after uin.. and moo, f..
low, he has no, been heard Of since Ho~
sal 70 think ,ha,he should either bs
CAPTURED or killed aGs,.o n.,v h, =
forr,, no, only in hi. own behalf bu, .,,o
in that Of The General. 10, N. G.n.,.
ssys that il i. owing chiefly to IIine.' an
tsrprise and skiIl lLs, they made ,bs;,
escape.
When be .uivsla. ,b. rive, ,efs,,ed
to above, he trisd to p., over intending
.o stop ,ba, nigh, with a good Southern
,.. ~. H. IL m =,