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

20 each other. The cars, in crossing
he SciOlV, have 10 p:3s within short
istance OF the Penitentiary. Aa they
.assed, the officer remarked, There's
the hotel at which Morgan srd his
tticers are spending their leisure. "
Yes" replied the General "and /
sincerely hope he will make mp his
uind to board thoro during the bal
,uce OF the war, for he 10 great
Inuisanee When the train reached
Xenia, it was detained by some acci.
dent more than an hour Imagine
ihis anxiety, as soldier after soldier
you'd pSss through the train, for fear
that when the sentinel passed lie
round at two o'clock their absence
might be discovered,
Tue train was due in Cincinnati at
six o'clock This was the hour at
which thoy we're turned out OF their
cells. and ofcOur5e their escape would
thon be discovered la II fsw mom-
ants after it would BE- known sll over
Tho country. The train bayiag been
detained at Xenis, WAS running very
rapidly to make up the time. 1t was
already past six O'clock The Gem
Icral sSid to Captain Hines, II. ia
after six; il We 60 to the depot We
are dead meu. Now or never" ~rhey
went to the vear and put on the brakes.
Jump, uines!" OF no went, and
fell heels over mead in the mud. An.
other severe turn Of the brake, and
the General jumped. He was more
successful, and Lighted on his feet
There vera sOme soldiers near, who
remarked, What in the HI do yor
mean BY jumping Of tue cars here 2
The General replied, "What in tht
ID ia the use Of my going into town
when live here; and, besides, whs'
business is it Of yonrs T.
They went Immediately to the river
They found skif, but no oar5. Soot
Il little boy came over, aud appeared
to be waiting. "Wba. are you wait
lag for T. said the General VI ali
waiting for my Ioaa." ~ hat ia tn,
prica OF u load 81 "Two dollars.
/ We'll, as we ara tired and hungry
we will give yon the two dollars, ant
1you osn pat us over" 30 over h,
took them. Where doea Miss -
live Z" Just u short distance frou
here" "WiIl you show me he.
mouse 7" eyes, sir" The hous,
Was reached, q fine breakfast wal
20 N obtained, money and horse
furnished, and a good womau's prayer
bestowed, and OF he Went. Frou
there, forward througl KanJGcky
every bDIy WED with each otter as Il
wno shonld show hiH tho most a.
teutiun-eVen to the negroes, art
young ladies OF refinement begged tb
honor ~ cook his meals.
Ho remained IN Kentucky sOmt
lays. foeIing perfectly safe, and send
ing into Louisville tor many littlt
things he waHie1. Went to Bdrds-
town and found Federal regimen
had just arrived there Ioekins for him
Remained here aud about for Tires
or four days and then struck ont foj
Dixie, sometimes disguising himssl
as a Government Cattle contractor
and buying large lot Of cattle; a
other timej a quartermastor, until h(
~. to the Tennessee RIVER. Here b,
found all means Of transportation des
troyed, and the bank strongly guard
| cd, but with tho assistance Of abdu
thirty others, who had recognized hin
and i2inad him in sple OF his romou
STRANGE, b. succeeded in making
raft, aud he aud Captain Hines cross
ed over. His escort, with heroic se!
sacrifice, refused to cross till ho wa
safely over. He then hired a negro
20 get his horse over, paying hin
twenty d. liars for it. The river wal
50 high that the horse camo nea
drowning, and after more than orr
hours struggling with the stream wa
pulled out 30 exhausted as scarcely Il
be able to stand.
The General threw q blanket OIL
him and commenced to walk him
when suddenly, Le says, he was seiz
ed with a preSentiRent that he woult
be attacked, and remarked to Captain
Hines, I'VE will be- attacked il
twesty miuutes," commenced sadd
Hing his horse. He bad hardly tiet
his girth, when "bang, bang" wen
the Mimic balls. He bounced on hi
horse, and the noble animal appear
ling to be inspired with new yigol
bounded of like a deer up the noun
tain. The last he saw Of his poo
fellows on the opposit, side they wer
disappearing up the river bank, fire
upon by whole regiment ofYankee:
By this time it was dark, aud als
raining. lie knew that q perle'
Gordon or piCkets would surround th
loot OF the mountain, and it he re-
manned there until morning he woul