The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-01


hndkerchi, tisd ~ short sick. ana an
bhcs, racc--bis la, was the Caloncl's
I'VE rude u to the rebel lincs. a ng.
bd, yellow lsc boy, With earbu,c in
Ac hand, ard another white hanlkcr.
tirt tied I 10 another short stick IN the
drr cam ont tu meet us.
"Csn y,u tell ~, INV man, whore io
fd judy, Ouli. the Exchange Com.
nss iouorl
HYcs. Him and tother 'chancc of.
fFts Is over Ter tho plantation beyond
Nss Grv r's. Ynl know Il by lie
hsiu' nary door or Nintcr. ttho man.
si he mcoht Thty's all tuA;cd In.
F1lcnthc btida patn through the tim
b \, md X cpVour rag ayip,' lur cur
bots thlckcr'n hnokelbcrrics IN them
wooo, aud they mousht pop yc ef they
ddn' seed w."
Think, z him. we turned our horses
into " "unb r." aud, gallopiHg rapidly
Oh son clmr IN sight vi the deserted
piahltion. l.nilng on tho grass, w the
shad ol the wtrdnwlcss mansion, We
foun the confederate officials. They
ruseIs we anproachcd, and one OF Nv
said tho Judlc--, Courteous, mdle-
agedgcutl man, in a PgnOma hat and
a sui of spotrss whit' drilliugs--
I'VE ar late, but It's your fault. Your
people firsd NJ us down tho river, and we
had to turn back and come overland"
"Yuu dOn't sup, osc they saw your
q g"
"No. Il was hidden by The trees; but
n shot came Internationally near us. II
struck the wotrr, and ricochctcd not
thr,e yards IT. A little nearer aud II
Is uuld have shortened me by a head and
the Colonel my two feet"
THAT would htv been a aud thing fur
you; but miss, you know. is a rs good
os mile" aid Il, Judge, evidently en-.
juying the II Re"
awe hc0rl that Grant was in the
boat that follow, d yous aud was struck
while at dinner" marked Capt. lluch,
the Judges 4, iu'ant-- gentleman, and
about the best looking man in the con
lcdcracy.
"lndaed! D. ylu believe itl'
81 don't know, el course;" and hii
looks asked rur nn answer. We give
none lor ull such Information is contra
band. We night have told them that
Grant, Butlsrand Foster examined ihcii
position from Mrs. Growers bouso-.ubou
four hundred yards dstant-two hours
after the cannon bali danced break
down ON The Lieutenant Generals dinner
table.
THE REBCL OFFICERS.
We were hcu introduced to the 9th.
er utlicial's--Majlr Henniken, ot the wal
Department. y4ung man formerly o
New York, but nov scOraing the imputa
ton OF being Yankee, and Mr.. Chorlc'
Javin+, of the provost guard OF II chmond
THIS latter indlyitu al was our shadow II
Dixie. He was of medium hight, stout
" built, with n short thick OK, an,
arms aud shoulde;s d noting grea
strength. lie looked natural born
iilor, and much such u character as
timid man would not like to encounter
exc 'pt at n long range Of riff warrant
' :" - fire tsrnty shots minute, aud hi
To give usa moonlight view Of III
Richmond fort fiouIiuDs, the Judge pro
posed to sturt uftcr sun down; aud as |
waated suIna hours 0 that time we seat
cd ourselves un the ground, aud entercI
into conversation. The treatment ol on
pr son r.. status Dl black troops and no;
cOmbutauIs, aud all the questions whcl
have | d 10 lIr Suspension of exchange
had been go,d,nnlurcdly discussed, wheI
the Captain, looking up from one Of th'
the n .rlhern pvpcrs we had brpugh
hm, said: .. ...f. .u.. ....
"Do You know il mortiiies me that yo,
don't hate Us as we hate you'll You XII
us as Agas,is kills Ay-because yol
l0ve US"
COT Ccuursc we do, The North is be
ing craciicd for the love Of The South.
"Irynu Iuyl us 50, why don't You lc
us gV" asked the Judge, rather curly.
For thut very reason-because "
love you. { We lei you 20, wit
slavery aud your notions of "empire,
you'd run sualgit to barGerism and tn
devil" .t...
WED take The risk Of that, But i
me tell you, II ycu are going TO Or. Dsv
with any such i'd ~, you might as we
lurn back at once. He can nuke peac
on no other basis than Independence. =
Recognition inust be the beginuin,
middle aud ending Of all negotiations. =
Our people will accept peace on no oihe
terms"
Think you are wrong there" sai
The Colonel. "Whcn | WIS here a y a
ugo, | met many OF your Leading mer
aud they all assured me they wanle
peace and reunion, even ut the sncrific
Of slavery. Within week, man 20
venerale and love has met me at Bait
more, and besoughl me to come here All
off r Mr.. Davis peace on such cond
tiOns.'
"Thnt may be. Some Of our old mel
who are weak IN the knees may wan
peace on any terms; hut the Souther
ppople will not have Il without. aud yo
will find he viii nsist upon that. Con
cede that, and we'll not quarrel ebou
minor matters"
We'll not quarrel at all. But IL
sundowu, and timo we were ION I
RichmOni."
That's the Tribune cry" said th
Captain, rising; "and hurrah for tn
Tribune, for il's honest and-l want m
supper." -.-. f.rl-. ..s.w
We all laughed, and The Judge ordere
the horses. As we were about TO star
said to him;
you've forgotten our parole"
"Oh, never mind that. Well atten
TO thai at Richmond"
Stepping int his carriage, and uniur
ing the flag oftsuce, he thea led the wa
by "short cut" across the corn fisl
which divided the mlnsion from the big
road. We followed in an ombulauc
drawn by pair OF mules, our shadow
Mr. J ,vins-sittiug between us and th
twilight, and Jack, "likely darkey,
almost the sole Survivor of his master
twelve hundred slaves. cDe res all stall
Massa --slole by you Yinkees,O oecup!
ing the front seat, and with stout viii
"working our passage to Richmond"
4f J is RIoHMosD. is hl..
The next morning, after breakfns
~ hirh ya took in our room with III