The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-01-27
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Be isspirsl sish ssS visss. bssalsa II
like . deer UP tbs mountain. The Les,
/ he saw sf his pssf fellows - the oP-
| posi;s side they were disappearing up
,he ri,sr bank, cred upon BY . Whole
rsgiu.snt .: YANKEES. hy tAis tine it
Was dark, ssd also tsinisg Ne knew
,Ast = pst:sc, Gordon Of pickeis would
aar.oaad iLe feet of the msuhtain, and
&c lac renamed there until morning he
would be lost. So he determined to
run tho gaantls, at oHce, and cOmmenc-
ed 90 descend As he neared tho foot,
leading his horae, he eame almost iu
personal contact With picket. His first
impulse was TO ILL him, but finding him
asleep nc determined TO let him sleep
ou He made his way to the house Of a
Uaien man that he kaew lived near
there, aud went Up aud passed hinBelt
| Of AS Captain -----tQuartermaster in
Hunts regiment, who were on there way
! to Athens, Tenn, to procure supplies o.
sugar and coffee for the Union people of
the country. The lady, who appeared to
be asleep while this interview Was TAX
! ing place, Jumped out of bed in her night
for re ain seen any rale coffee up hero
/ Tor God knows how long She was so
! delig ghted at tbs prospect that she made a
frs and cooked them y good sup
per Supper, being over, the General re
! marked that he understood some rebels
! had tried to cross the river this after
noe1. Yes, said the woman, but our
aea killed some on um, and driy the rest
! back. Now, says the General Il
| knew that, but didn some of them get
over?'' Yes, Was her reply, but they
are on the mountain aud can get down
without being killed, as every road is
stopped up lie then said to her: at
is very important for me to get up to
Athens by tomorrow night, for l may
lose that sugar and coffee, and | am afraid
to GO down any OF these reads for tearmy
own mon will Xii NE.
The fear Of losing that sugar ard coffee
b!ouyht her again to an accommodating
neod and she replied "Why, Paul,
kan you show the Captain through eur
farm. that road down by the field 2 The
/ General says, "ot course, Paul, you can
20 it, aud as the mig ght Is very cold, l will
give you ten dollars iu gold, to help
YOU along. The gold, and the prospect
oi sugar and cVhsc, were too much for
any poor maus nerves, and he yielded,
.nd getting GA horse, lie took them
seven miles to the big road.
From this time forward, he had Sc
rias Of adventures and escapes; all very
wonderful, uutil he got near another
river IN Tennessee, when he resolved to
90 up to house aud find the way. Hines
went 30 the house, while the General
stood in the road, Hearing body OF
cavalry coas dashins up behind him, he
iquietly slipped to one aide Of the read
and it passed by without observing him
They went travelling after Hines, and
poor fellow, he has not been heard o
since.
When he arrived at the river referred
20 above he tried 10 get over, intending
to stop that night with good Southern
man en- the other side. lie could no
get over aud had to stop at the house o
Union man, The next morning he wen
to the house that he had sought tn
: night previous and found the track of tn
t Yankees scarcely cold. They had bee
thciC dli hiEht' "a AICStihS NAV hC UOul
/ come there, aad had murdered ever
6 body who had attempted to reach tn
8 house. without hailing them. In pursu
}. ing this bratai course, they had kille,
. three young nsn, neighbers Of this gen
tlemsn, ana went away, leaving their des
c bodies on the ground
Il After nc had crossed Oksys river, al
}, got into unddls tennessee, he found
r almes, impossible Tor him TO avoid rsees
u nitlen nj one time he passed some pc.
= women, and one ofthem comm enced cisy
IL ping her hands and said, "Oh, [ kno
/, who that i., know who that is = bu
u catching herself, she stopped short, an
&c passed on with her companions.
re The General says that his escape ".
e made entirely Without the assistance
IF any one on the outside, and, so far as h
knows. without their knowledge of h
r. iatcution; that The announcement
n his arrival at Toronto was one of tho:
o fortuitous condolences that eanuot be n
- countei for, that il assisted him materia
y ly, no doubt. In fact, he says that h
. wife's prayers saved him, and, as it lis II
d most agreeable way Of explaining il,
l. is determined TO believe IT,
IT The above account may be relied on
- correct; and although much mas been lc
% out yet enough is printed to stamp it
. one of the most rematkAbie escapes
a history.