The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-21

interview was taking place. jumped OUT Vi
bed in her night clothes. and said: Thank
God for that, for We amt seen any rale COT
fee up here for God knows how long! She
was so delighted at the prospect that she
made up ere and cooked them good sup
per. Supper being over. the General re-
m arked that he understood some rebels had
tried to cross the river this afternoon. Yes,
said the woman, but our men killed some
on um and driv the rest back. Now, says
the General 1 know that but didn't some
of them get over? Yes, was her reply, but
thew are on the mountain can't get down
without being killed, as every road is stopp-
ed up He then said to her; it is very i'm
portant for me to get to Athens by to-mor-
row night, or may lose that sugar and cof-
fee, and 1 am afraid to go down any OF
these roads for fear my own men will kill
me.
The fear of losing that sugar and coffee
brought her again to an accommodating
mood, and she replied: Why, Paul, kant
you show the Captain through our farm
that road down by the field? The General
says, Of course, Paul. you can do it, and, as
the night is very cold. 1 will give you ten
dollars in gold, to help you along. The
gold, and the prospect of sugar and coffee,
were too much for any poor mans nerves,
and he yielded, and getting on horse, ne
took them seven miles to the big road.
From this time forward, he had a series
Of adventures and escapes, all very won
derful, until he got near auot Their river In
Tennessee, when he resolved to go up to a
house and find the way. Hines went to the
house, while the General stood in the road
Hearing body of cavalry come dashing up
behind him, be quietly slipped to oGe side
of the road and it passed by without OBJ
serving him. They went travelling after
Hines, and, poor fellow, he has not been
heard of since. How sad to think that he
should be captured or killed after so many
brave efforts not only in his own behalf,
but also in that of the General, for the
General says that it is owning chiefly to
Hines enterprise and skill that they made
heir escape.
When he arrived at the river referred to
above he tried to get over, intending to stop
hat night with a good Southern man on
the other side. He could not get over, and
had to stop at the house of a Union man
The next morning he went to the house
that he had sought the night previous, and
found the track Of the Yankees scarcely
cold. They had been there all night, ex-
pecting that he would come there, and had
m urd cred every body who had attem pied
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pursuing this brutal course, they had killed
three young men, neig hbors of this gentle
man, aud went away, leaving their dead
bodies on the ground.
After he had crossed Okev's River, and
got down into Middle Tennessee, he found
it almost impossible to avoid recognition
At one time he passed some poor woman.
and one of them commenced clapping her
hands, and said, Oh, know who that is;
know who that isl but. catching herself. she
stopped Short and passed on with her com
panions.
The Genaral says that his escape was
made entirely with tout the assistance OF any
one on the outside, aud, so far as he knows,
without their knowledge of his intention;
that the aunoupcem ent of his arrival at
Toronto was one Of those fortuitous coinci-
dences that can not be accounted for; that
1t assisted him materially, no doubt. In
fact, be says that his wife's prayers saved
him, and, as this is the most agreeable way
of explaining it, he is determined to be-
lieve it.
The above account may be relied on as
correct, and, although much has been left
out, yet enough is printed to stamp it as
one of the most remarkable escapes in
history.