The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12
RaCy Account Of the experience
ola Cotton Buyer.

was ''gobbled," as it is now called, nea
LaGrange, few weeks ago:
The affair was relieved by some fashe
: of humor which may be an apology tor th'
very emphatic language which was use,
by the actors.
Cones, in company with two or three
other buyers had bought some cotton GU
at Moscow, twelve miles from LaGrange
just before our army marched from the
latter place Gen. Quinby's division had
just removed from there, they thought
the sooner they got the cotton into La
grange the better; consequently four oi
them, besides the drivers of the teams
started out after it. Cones was the only
one of the four who was not armed, and not
on horseback, he was riding in one of the
wagons. They succeeded in getting the
cotton. and hurried back until they came
in sight of the Federal .'ickets at La
! Grange, and then Cones three friends
thinking the teams out Of danger left him
and rode into town
Only two or three minutes after they
had left, and as the wagons went down in
to hollow outside of the picket guard,
five guerrllas dashed out Of the woods.
aud were alongside in an instant. Halt :"
avery one OF the teams halted as though
they had run against a stone-vall. Tie
next instant the muzzie of cooked revol-
yer was at the ear of every one Of them,
Cones included, who was riding Oil the
cotton.
Are you armed, said the guerrilli.
who held hi. pistol at Cones head
No, sir
Then get down and unhitch them
mules. turn EN- roun ID quick
Itwas done in the time specified.
Guerrilla. ia.-''IIave YOU a match !
want to touch off this cotton.
Cones-''No, sir. I'm glad to say have
not"
.'errlla.-"Then get on to that mule
quick"
In an instant Cones was mounted on what
he says was "a wonderful sharp backed
mule"
Gucrrila (siving the mule . terrific
slash with the wagon whip)--"Now ID
you, lick them mules up. Make EN- &C.
Give EN- thu lder.''
And away they went at a pace which
Cones on his razor backed mrle, thought
must split him in too before many miles
three guerrllas behind, lashing the mules
a, every jump. Five miles or more
they went AT this pace, and not another
word had been spoken by any one, when
they turned out of the main into an old
unirequented road. that wound its zigzagS
though one of Jhe densely wooded creek
bottoms.
Halt" said the guerrilla, and he who
gave the command, commenced hurriedly
10 relieve himself of some OF his accoutre-
ments, as though he was now about to 60
to work in earnest at some devilish deed.
The place was lonely and fitted to such a
muderous intent, and Cones says he felt Il
sort of cold chill run down the full length
of even his long legs.
Guerrilla drawing the cork out of his
cantcen)--"You look like pretty ID
good feller Let's take drink and for
fear you might think its pizen; III drink
fust ~
And suiting the action to the word, he
placed the canteen to his lips, and turned
his face up in the position Of one making
astronomical observations. After long
pull he passed the cantecn over to Cones,
who thought it might not be pizen,"
and imbibcd.
Guerrlla-"Now d-d-n you lick
them mules; give 'cm thunder. Hurry
up" And each injunction he empha-
sized on the rear OF the flying mules with
his whip.
They bivouacked in thicket that n ght
but early next morniug began their jour
ney at the same pace, and towards eve
ming of that day they galloped into rude
looking camp, which turned out to be the
nest of Richardson and his guerrilla band
within few miles of Fort Pillow. In a
! few minutes Cones was marched up be-
fore Col. Richardson. After a number of
questions as to what was his business,
whether he had not served against the
Confederate States, &c Richardson said
"Well, sir, I'll parole you
At the mention of ''parole, the guerril-
la who had been most prominent in the
capture, and invited Cones to ''drink, 4"
began to demonstrate.
Gucrrlla--"Why, Colonel, yoi amt
going to parole that ID cotton buyer,
are your