M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-28

descend. AS he neared the foot, lead.
ing his horse, ha came almost in per.
s1ual contact with picket. Hi5 6rst
impulse was to kill him, out finding
him asleep he determined to lot bin
sleep or. He made his way to the
house Of q Union man that he knew
lived near there, and went mp and
passed himself of as Captain Quart
ermast2r of Hunts regiment, WOO
wac on his way to Athens, Tennessee,
to secure supplies Of sugar and coffee
for the Union people Of the country,
The lady, who appeared to be asleep
while this intesvlew was taking place
with her husband, at the mention of
sugar and coiFse, jumped out OF bad
in hsr night clothes, and said: Thank
Col for that, for we aint sotn any rale
coffee up here for God knows how
long p She was 80 delighted at the
prospect that she made up a fire AMI
cooked them a good supper. Supper
being over, the General remarked
that he understood some tebels had
"triod 10 cross the river this after
noon" Yea" said the woman, "but
our men killed some un uIn, aud driv
the rest bsck." Nov" says the
General, 81 know. thar, but didn't
some oil them get over 7" Yes"
wss her reply, "but they are on the
moun.ain and can't get down without
beng killed, as every road is stopped
up" He then said to her: at is
very important for me to So; to Athens
by tomorrow night, or | may lose
that sugar aud coffee, aud ! am afraid
to 20 down any Of these rosds for lear
my own men will kill me-"
Tho fear Of losing tina: sugar and
code1 brought her again to an accom-.
modating mood, and shO replied /;
"Why, Paul, can't you show the
Captain through our farm, that road
down the field I" The General says,
"Of Course, Paul, yoa can do it, aud
as the night 10 very cold, | will give
you $40 (in golj) to help you GlOug.'
The gold, and the prospect Of sugar
and coffee, was too much for any
poor mans nerves, and he yielded
and gettilg Oh horse, he took them
seven miles to the big road,
From this time forward he had a
series Of adventures and escapes, all
very wonderful, uatiI he got near
another river in Tennessee, when he
resolved to go up to house and fnd
the way. Hines went to the house,
while the Gonoral stood in The road.
Hearing body of cavalry come dssh
ing up behind him, he quietly slipped
to ono side Of the road and it passed
by without Observing him. They
wont travelling alter Hines, and, poor
fellow, he has not been heard OF since,
How sad to think that he ehOuld nc
either captured or killed after 80 manv
brave efforts, not only in hls own bo-
half, bnt also in that Of the General
for the General says it is owing
chiefly to Hines enterprice and ekill
that they made their escape.
When he arrival ut tho river re-
ierred to above, he tried to get over,
intending to stop that night with a
good Southern man on the other side.
He could not &c! over, and had to
stop at the house OF a Union man
Tho next morning he went to the
house, that he had sought the night
| previous, aul found the track of the
Yankees scarcely cid. They had
been there all night, expecting that
he would come tbere, and had murd
cred every body who had attempted to
reach tho house, without hailing them
In pursuing tfis brutal course, they
had killed three young men, ,nuighbors
Of this gentlemen, aud went away,
leaving their dead bodies on the
ground.
After he had crossed Okey's River
and got down into Middle Tennessee
he found it almost Impossible to avoiC
recognition. At one timo he passed
soma poor women, and one of then
commenced clapping her hands ant
said =; "Oh, know who that is;
know who that isin bnt catching
herself she stopped short, and passld
on with her companions.
The General says that his escap
was made entirely without the assist.
auce from any one on the outside
and, so far as he knows, aso withou
their kn )wledge of bis intention; tina
the announcement of his arrival a
Toronto was one Of those fortuitou
condolences that can not be accoun
fed for; that it assisted him materi-
ally, no doubt. In fact, he says tina
his "wife's prayers" saved him, and
at this is the most agreeable way o.
explaining 1t, he Is determined to be-
lieve it.
u The above account may bs relic,
on as correct, /; and, although mucl
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