The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-12-26

my cavalry, ana We VIII pFope1V 80
him, lie has information ihN would be
valuable 10 ihe enemy. LOOK IoF = eeu,
pie Of officers back Ia fcw dayg. That !
sent up 70 Frauk6n 20 Ard 90. the sse;,
ny's sifeegh. lfihsy bring me correst
report, Ill maseh Rusecrans, with all b..
low cunning Brsidss thi., Colorel I'm
looking ior some Georgia and Alahaui !
troops up shortly, and if The cees rd,g
Daohmaa 4 raa III make ado BET
Some Rtrer or HIM
Good l,r loa, General. Don't leave
one of the eussed mui.,ls 6a our soil
But h's getting late, and must Try anil
get some supplies beior9 10 back. VIII
you accommodate ave with pass
Certainly, and heru il bill 81 Prolec.
ion for person and property. No thanks
good day to YOU.
'Golly massa Capn, you'sc been talking
TO the old lcbbil hssclt,
Hush nA 20 loud, Tom, I've got one
more for to vi-il, aud then Nc be ~,
and take straight shoot up Hooters
4 Cap
.Capn, Cap'n, dey's rrgimenial Of
desc dirty rrbels just started up the Man
chester rAd, dals going up from Hoovsr's
/ Gap, tor herd The kurnel say 80.
An right, Som. we u take the Shslff-
vile road an run the risk Of meeting Van
Dom. Go out through the 'abaiiis' the
same way We came ia with the horses,and
( III meet you ia half an hour, hy that old
house
'Missus, dry's a gemnen dat got frowed
/ from his hurse out here, and would IKE
to stop while wild ye, Il ye please, Mis-
sus
Very we'll, I'll send boy out to help
him Ia. Are you much burt, sir z
No, malamsl thi not my horse got
| frightened al some object M the road and
thIew mc heavily upon my right shoulder.
A nights rest, madam, will enable me 10
pu, sue N, journey, ! think.
Our hero found upon examination thai
there were 40 bones broken, and yet the
Oruise was severe enough to make hin
covel nights rest, in preference TO pass.
ius il in The saddle. So without more ado
he submitted 10 his hostess desire 10 bathe
the bruised shoulder aud prepare him
Wmforlnb bed by the d..
! During the night he was awakened by
the loud clditcr OF horses hoois, followed
Immediately by a loud 'lilloa.
! During hc conversation which occurred
outside hr hear lhp name Of 'Vsn Dora
mentioned, apd the thought, lhal they might
meet was anything bat comfortable 10
| him Just AT that time, but lac resolved To
trust to luck, aud il that failed ho wou d
/ try what virtue there was IN 'righ; a1glcs,
horizonta &c. Presently llle do,f
opened aud an officer entered, dressrd ia
the height .: Confederate style, gill bus.
tons, gold lace and aIl. glance at which
showed one that lie bore the rank ol Lieu
tenant General. j he conversation that
ensued informed our hero that l,e had The
honor OF occupying the same room With
q neral llddcc. lie had AS yet ieigned
slee1; he heard the General ask thc lady
it she knew who he WAS, aud her re9ly
that she did not then followed the svry
OF bis geti ~ thrown, aud 80 on. lie Was
anxious to establish his reputation with
| the General as sound Secesh, aud little
rusc occurred TO him which lie fcsolyedt TO
practice even to he extent ot making
himself ridiculous, SudlenlJ calling ous
as il asleep;
Run, Tom, the internal Yankees are
coming; put all the horse. in the back
pasture. Take every Niger With YOU.
lla, ha, laughed the General, he. all
right. iii bet on him. But you see,
madam, there is SPY IN our Iiues that We
are anxious to catch, and lie has. !" lar,
eludsd Us, aud il We meet a stranger Ne
are anxious TO find out his slandng IN
satisfied with this one, Tor q man will tell
the Truth when he's asleep
Your supper's ready, sir
And I'm ready for il, replied tie Cen.
raj, and left the room.
Our hero moved, gfuntcd, and finally
turned over, and iound his hostess still IN
The room, and behind her he saw 'fom'
at the door making motions for him TO
come out.
The lady asked il he felt comfortable
had lie slept well &C., 10 all OF which hr
replied in lhe affirmative, upon which she
left the room, and he followed soon alIer,
aud found Tom waiting Tor him
'Massa desc debbiIs has 'sprised' us,And
we'd better be ltabin. lse got y nigh
shoot from de niggas, dat we can ca,
across 10 Manchester and up fro de g.p
lroh heah.'
AN right, Tom where's the horsesr
Use got .um, massa, out below here
Here's for them, then, Tom come on
quietly
1t is needless TO follow them furhef
suffice il to say they reached our lines ihe
following evening and reported 10 Grn.
Rosecrans.
The following order explains itsslfj
SPECIAL FIELD ORDER. No.
Capt Carter, (-th lad, vol.,) is here
By ordered 10 retun TO bis command.
and is recommended Tor promotion. By
order,
W. S. RofEcRANs, Major GenefaL
Lieut.. Col G. Goddard, Al. Al. q.
- Cincinnati G0settt.
why Is a married man like q csndle7
Because be some iinios go out al night
when b. oughr not 10.