Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-12-21

-HoS, onu DlfOu4cke1 IN = Shlcket.-
The usual dispositions were made
but Hackly noticed that Grizzly wa
posted on the road leading to Har
|per's Ferry. He carried his carbin
on his shoulder, and was not for
moment nnmindful of his trust
Hackley received q glance which wa
only for an instants duration. bu
still sufficient to encourage him I,
nope for success in the daring risI
he was soon to make. He watched
the sinking moon until it was below
the horizon, and then prepared fo
the bold acts which might restor,
him to freedom.
Pretending uneasiness in sleep, b,
rolled himself towards the beat o
the sentinel. An excepting the mel
on post were now in profound sleep
Presently, Grizzly Jake walked pass
ed HackIey, who arose without /.
noise, and striking the sentinel a Sc
we're blow on the shoulder, knocked
him down. With the speed of Oh,
raee-iunner, he flew slong the roaC
for some fifty yards. where he found
a black horse tied to tree. 1t wal
the work of second only to unite
him and spring upon his back.
Grizzly Jake soon recovered from
his fall, and, shouting to arouse the
camp, he discharged his carbine a
Hackley, with an aim so nearly true
that, for an instant, he doubted the
truth of his new friend.
1t required some minutes for sew.
eral of the gang to free their horses
and prepare them for the chae.-
Hackley had not gained five hundred
yards before he heard himself pur.
sued. The darkness of the night,
and the unevenness of the road
made his fight hazardous, but. with
out accident, he reached short turn
in the road. Springing from his
horse he took off the halter, and
struck the horse severe blow with
it upon the launches. Smarting
with pain he dashed dawn the road
with all the speed of fright and tree
dom.
Hackley FASTENED to conceal him.
self in the thicket, and had the sat
isfaction to hear his chasers rushing
past him. Grizzly Jake led them,
and encouraged them by his excla-
nations.
1--WE shall catch him. He can't
pass the pickets! ] hear his horse
down the road. Git!"
Hackley proceeded cautiously to
the edge of the precipice, and by
means of the halter rope, climbed
half way down the face, to a narrow
track, whers he resolved to remain
until he could continue his way with
more safety.
In the meantime, Grizzly Jake led
the pursuit until he reached the pick
cts, where he found the horse, which
they had stopped.
"He must be in the woods" said
the leader, "and we must search it. &"
The men commenced an examina
ton, and HaGkley could hear them
approaching his hiding place. He
could distinguish their words, and
their determination ''to shoot the
ID Yankee, if they caught him, to
prevent any further trouble"
Grizzly Jake stopped within few
yards of where Hackley was con
cealed.
"Weh, boys, he has taken to the
river; so it's no use following him
any more, so we'll take a drink, and
then go back to camp. ] shall know
that fellow if ever see him again.
"Where are you going to-m morrow,
Jake?"
ave shall go to Sharpsburgh, and
wait for orders at John Hender-
son's-you know the man that lives
n the white cottage. by the three
oaks, on the road TO the heights"
"Will Lee come this wayf"
"No; he won't touch Harper's Fer
~ until after he has had his battle,
for he intends to fight the Army OF
the Potomac near Gettysburg. If
be drives them, Harper's Ferry will
be a ripe apple, that will fall of its
own weight Bagley, you know the
roads to Williamsport; want you
10 60 the parsons there, and tell
him Slocum is advancing"
"Yes. What will the countersign
be to- morrow"
"StonewaIl Jackson"
LET us get back to camp" said
Grizzly Jake, and the outlaws left
5he woods.
Hackley overheard this converse
ion, and was convinced that it had
been conducted by Grizzly Jake to
give him the information which
would facilitate Lis reaching his own
ines. and would be the means of CIV
ng intelligence of the enemy's move
nents.
The reader may be at loss to &C
count for the inconsistent conduct of
this noted guerrilla The adage that
'all is fair in war;" has served as an
excuse for every kind of deception.
Spies assume all manner of dis
yuises, and it was not unusual for
soldiers in either army to fight with
4 fidelity that brought them into no
tice, and would desert from the pick
ct line to give information. Grizzly
Jake was one of the secret agents,
and was OF much use, as his connec-
hon with the rowing band of guer-