The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-23

.Msal.rlng. What are you waiting tor:' said
Ine ne n II am waiting for my load
NAT is the price OF load?" 1.-Two do.
iafs. We'll, as We are tired and huugrv
we Will give you the two dollars. and von
v avn put us over. So over he took them
Nv here does Miss l:ye." "Justa
snort distance from here" "Will you show
me her house. Yes, sir The houss
was reached, fine breakfast was soon Oh.
tanned, money and horse furnished
went. From there, forward through Ken.
lucky everybody We'd with each other A
TO who should SHOW him the most aftan'
tion-even to the negroes: and Young Il.
DIES o. refinement begged the honor ocook
his meals. 00A
He remained in Kentucky some DAYS
feeling perfectly safe. and sending int
LOUISVILLE for many little things he want.
ed. Went to BarGstown and found . fad.
eral regiment had Just arrived there looI
ing for him. Remained here about tb,ao
or four days and then struck out for DiYia
sometimes Disgusting himself as a Govern
ment cattle contractor and buying n larr,
lot Of cattle: at other times quartermas.
ter, until he got to the Tennessee River
Here he found all means of transportation
destroyed, and the bank strongly guarded
but with the assistance Of about thirtv AZ
ers, who had recognized him and Joined
him in spite Of his remonstrances. he ssc.
.et0eu IL lilahlliG rat, ana ne and Capt
Hines crossed over. His escort with hero
ic self-sacrifice, refused to cross until bo
was safely over. lie then hired negro to
get his horse over, paying him $40 for il,
The river was SO high that the horse came
near drowning, and after more than ono
hours struggling with the stream was
pulled out so exhausted as scarcely to be
able TO stand.
4 The General threw blanket on him and
commenced 10 walk him, when suddenlv
he says he was seized with a presentimenif
that he would be attacked, and remarked
to Capt. Hines, I've will be attacked ii
twenty minutes" commenced saddline
. his horse. He had hardly tied his grtb
when bang, bang went the Mimic balls
He bounced upon Ills horse and the noble
animal appearing to be inspired with new
, vigor bounded otf like a deer up the mouu.
tain. The last he saw Of his poor fellows
on the opposite side they were disappear.
ing UP the river bank, fired upon BY
whole regiment Of Yankees. BY this time
IL was dark, and also raining. He knew
that perfect Gordon of pickets would sur.
round the foot of the mountain, and if be
remained there until morning he would be
lost. SO he determined to run the gaunt.
let at once, and commenced to descend
As neared the foot, leading his horse, be
came almost in personal contact with
picket. His first impulse was to kill him
let him sleep on. He made his way to the
house of a Union man that he knew lived
near there, and went up and passed him.
, self Oft as Captain Quartermaster Of Hunts
regiment, who was on his way 20 Athens
Tenn, 10 procure supplies of sugar and
coffee, for the Union people Of the country
The lady who appeared to be asleep while
/ this interview was taking place with her
husband, at the mention OF sugar and COT.
+ fee, jumped out Of bed in her night clothe.
: and said THANK God for that, for We
Z aint seen any rale coffee up here for God
! knows how long, She was so delighted
, al the prospect that she made up a fire and
, cooked them good supper. Supper be.
ing over, the General remarked that b.
+ understood some Rebels had "tried to
cross the river this afternoon eyes.
4 said the woman, "but our men killed some
E un UNI, and driv the rest back" "Now,
l says the General, g know that, but didn't
, some Of them get over?' . Yes" was
) her reply, but they are on the mountain
and can't get down without being killed
t as every road is stopped up" He then
, said to her: " 1t is very important for M
) to get to Athens by tomorrow night, or
l may lose that sugar and coffee, and an
afraid to 90 down any of these roads, "a.
| fear my own men will kill me-
| The fear of losing that sugar and coffee
= brought her again to an accommodates
mood, and she replied: "Why, Paul, cant
E you show the Captain through our farm
= that road down by the field?' The Genera
+ says, ''Of course, Paul you can do ii, and
} as the night is very cold, will give you
r $40 in gold), to help you along: The gold
and the prospect OF sugar and coffee, was
I too much for any poor mans nerves, and
he yielded, and getting on q horse, he took
them seven miles to the big road.
! From this time forward he had a seriesu
). adventures and escapes, all very wonde,
full, until he got near another river in Ten
nessee, when he resolved to go up to
7 house and find the way. Hines went d |
: the house, while the General stood in ,hP
= road. Hearing q body of cavalry come
! dashing up behind him, he quietly SLIPPED
y to one side Of the road and il passed b.
y without observing him. They went trsv
! cling after Hines, and poor fellow, he ha
= that he should be either captured or killel
j, after so many brave efforts, not only in ht
!. own behalf, but also in that Of the Genera
= for the General says that is owing chiefr |
+ to Illness enterprise and skill that the!
i made their escape.
= When he arrived at the river referred I'll
= above, he tried to get over, intending uI
= stop that night with good Southern ma,
4 on the other side. He could not get over,
y and bad to stop at the house oc q UniOr!
! man. The next morning he went to TIL
!, house that ne had sought the night prev.
4 Gus, and found the track Of the YANKEES |
d scarcely cold. They had been there a.
night, expecting that he would come Their
and had murdered every body who had q:
y tempted to reach the house, without hal !
i. ing them. In pursuing this brutal conrss,j
i they had killed three young men, neigh
% bors OF this gentleman, and went await
% leaving their dead bodies on the ground. /
4 After he had crossed Okey's River, All
j. got down into Middle Tennessee, he found
i. it almost impossible to avoid recognize
Il At one time he passed some poor Womett
z aud one Of them commenced clapping hsi
% hands and said, 'Oh, know who that il
J. know who that ISL but, catching herse-s
3 she stopped short, aud passed on with b.
"a companions.
% The General says that his escape VI
,e made entirely without the assistance fro1.
,t any one on the outside, and so far . t1
!. knows, also without their knowledge OILS
:. intention; that the announcement OF b
"a arrival at Toronto was one OF those fortu.[
i tous condolences that cannot be accounutl
;, for; that it assisted him materially, .
j. doubt. In fact,sshe says that his ''wisi
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