Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-13
VOLUME 27.

their escape would then be disoovered.--
ln lew moments after it would be known
oil over the country. The train having
been detained at Xenia, was running very
rapidly to make up the time. 1t was al
ready past six o'clock. The General said
to Capt. Hinos, 1T is after six, if VIC 20 to
the depot we are dead men. Now or
never They went to the rear and put
OIL the brakes. Jump, Hnesl' Of hs
went, and fell heels over head in the mud.
Another severe turn Of the brake, aud the
General jumped lIo was more success
tul, and lighted on his feet.
They went Immediately to the r vor.-
They found skif, but no oars. Soon q
little boy came over and appeared to be
waiting. What are you waiting for 2
said the General Il am waiting for my
load What is the price of load p.
Two dollars well, as we are tired and
hungry, we will give you the two dollars.
and you can put us over So over be ook
] them.
He remained in Kentucky some days,
feeling perfectly safe, and sending into
Louisville for many little things that he
wanted. Went to Bardstown and found
Federal regiment had just arrived there
looking for him. Remained here and
about three or four days, and then struck
out Tor Dixie, sometimes Disgusting him
self as government cattle contractor and
buying large lot Of cattle at other times
quarsermaster, until he got to the Ten
nessee river. Here he found all means of
transportation destroyed, and the bank
I etrnnnlu nd p1 hpE ,t.;tb tbo
Of about thirty others, who had recognised
him and joined him in spite OF his remon.
strances, he succeeded in making q raft,
and he and Capt. Hines crossed over
| His escort, with heroic self. sacrifice, re-
fused to cross until he was safely over. He
then hired negro to get his horse over,
paying him twenty dollars for It. The
river was 50 high that the horse came near
drowing, and after more than one hours
struggling with the stream, was pulled
out so exhausted as scarcely 10 be able to
| stand.
The General threw blanket on him
and commenced to walk him, when sud
denly, he says, he was seized with pre-
sentiment that he would be attacked, and
remarked to Capt. Hines, we will be at.
tackled in twenty minutes and commen-
ced sadding his horse. He hardly tied
his girth when bang, bang went the
Mimic balls He bounced his horse. and
the noble animal appearing to be inspired
with new vigor, bounded off like deer up
the mountain. The last he saw of his poor
fellows on the opposite side they were dis
appearing up the river bank, fred upon by
a whole regiment of Yankees. BY this
time il was dark, and also raining. He
knew that perfect Gordon of pickets
would surround the foot of the mountain.
and if he remained there till morning he
would be lost. So he determined to run
the gauntlet at once, and commenced to
descend. As he neared the foot, leading
his horse, he came almost;n personal con-
tact with picket. His FIRST impulse was
to kill him, but finding him asleep, he de-
termined to let him sleep on. He made
his way to the house Of Union man that
he know lived there, and went up and
passed himself off as Captain Quarter.
master of Hunts regiment, who was on
his way to Athens, Tenu., to procure sup.
plies Of suga and coffee for the Union
people Of the country. The lady, who ap.
: peared to be asleep while this interview
was taking place with her husband, at the
mention Of sugar and coffee, jumped out
, of bed in her night clothes, and said -
} 'Thank God for that, for we amt seen
, any rale coffee up here Tor Cod knows how
) long" She was so delighted at the pros.
pect that she made up fire and cooked
, them good supper.
, Supper being over, the General remar.
} ked that he understood some rebels had
7 tried to cross the river this after noon,'-
yes, said the woman, but cur men Kill
Z led some un en-, and driv the rest back
7 Now says the General, 4 know that but
didn't some OF them get over 2 yes, was
her reply, "But they are on the mountain
and can't get down without being killed as
every road is stopped up. He then sad
to her: i: is very important for me to get
to Athens by 10 morrow night or may
lose that sugar and coffee, and am afraid
= to go down any of these roads, for fear
e my own men will kill me-
, Tha fear of losing that sugar and coffee
4 brought her again to al accommodating
t mood, and she replied: 'Why Paul, kant
= you show the Captain through our farm
y that road by the field 2 The General
0 says: 'Of course, Paul, you can do it,
a and as the night is very cold, will give
n you SO Cin gold) to help you along. The
gold, and the prospect of sugar and coffee
= was too much for any poor mans nerves,
c and he yielded, and getting On horse he
took them seven miles to the big road.
0 From this time forward he had series
: of adventures and escapes, all very won.
= derfull, but finally he arrived safe within
: the Confederate lines.
r The General says that his escape was
d made entirely without assistance from
d any one on the outside, and so far as be
le knows, also without their knowledge of his
N intention; that the announcement of his
ID arrival at Toronto was one Of those fortui
= tous co.incidences that cannot be accounted
! Il :. ~