Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-16
O he Greeman.
Literary Notices.

can Publishing Co. Hartford Conn.
Ihi, book will give Mr. Rchardsons expert
ence as correspondent of the Tribune at the
opening Of the great rebellion, and since. He
was, it will be recollected, taken prisoner by the
rebels at Vicksburg, and: was for many months
kept in rebel dungeons, finally, and only recently
escaping. Mr. Richardson has been for long
time connected with the prtss, writing for The
Tribune, the Boston Journal, aud other largely
circulating journals, and his writings have done
much to enghten the people respecting the evils
Of slavery. Ths public will eagerly greet this
work from his pen, giving, as it undoubtedly will,
better view Of the rebellion as seen from the
interior Of the rebel lines, than any other work
yet published. We give below an extract from
the book, containing graphic account Of some in
cidents Of the writer, escape:
For many months, even before leaving pfisoD
we had been familiar with the name Of Dan Ii
lis-a famous Unlon guide. who, since the begin
ming Of the war, had d0Ie nothing but conduct
lJSA men to our lines.
Ellis is hero, and bio life romance. lie had
taken through, in oil, more than four thousand
persons. lie had probably seen more adventure
in fights aud races with the rebels, in long jour
neJs sometimes bsre-ioOttd and through the
snow, or swimming rivers full Of tiJaIlng ice
than any other man living.
lie never lost but one man, who was swooped
ap through his oan heedlessness. The party
had Travelled eight or ten days living upon 10th
log but paTched corn. Dan insisted that man
could walk twenty-five miles a day through snow
upon pafched corn just az vel as upon any other
diet-if he only thought so. This person held
the same opinion. lie revolled against tho
parched corn diet, vowing that be would go to
the first house and get an honest meal, if be was
eapturd for IT, lie went 70 he first house. OBJ
tained the meal, and was captured.
Alter we had Travelled hiy miles, everybody
said to Us, IT you Gao only ind Dan Ellis, and
do just as he tells you, you will be certain to get
through
We did fnd Dan Ellie. On a Sunday night,
one hundred and thIrty.iour miles from our lines,
greatly broken down, we reached a point 10 the
road, waited for two hours, when along came Dan
Ellis, with a party OF seventy men-retugets,
prisoners, rebel dss reTs, Union soldiers return
Ing from their homes within the enomys lines,
and escaping prisoners. About thirty Of them
were mounted and twenty armed
Like most men Of acton, Dan was person OF
few words. When our story had been told him,
he said to bis comrades
Boys, here are some gentlemen who have es-
ciped from Salisbury, and who are almost dead
from the journey They are our people. They
have suffered in our cause. They are going to
their homes in our lines. We eau rid- and let
these men walk. Get down Oft your horses and
hep them up"
Down they came, and up we went and then
We pressed along at terrible pace.
To-day, when we came on the hot track Of
eight gueuillAs, the rsbel-hunting instinct wa1ed
strong within Dan, and, taxing eight Of bis own
men, he started in fierce pursuit. Seven OF the
enemy escaped, but one was captured and
brought to our camp prisone,.
Tnen Dan went to the nearest Union house, to
leara the news for every loyal family in range
Of many hundred miles knew and loved him
We, very weary, lay down to sleep in an old or
ehard, with our saddles of pillows. Dor reAsc-
tons were pleasant We we're only seventy-niue
mile, from the Union lines. We progressed
sSimmingy, and had even begun to regulate the
domestic affairs Of the border
rubbed my eyes open and looked up. There was
Dan Ellis.
Boys, We must saddle instantly. We have
walked right iuto nest Of rebels; several hun.
dred are within a few miles eighty are 10 this
immediate vicinity. hey are lying in smbu,h
Tor Colonel Kirk and bis men. Il is doubtful
whether we can ever get out Of this. We must
DIVIDE into two parties The ioo'men must take
II ha -.
much more danger-as horses make more noise,
and leave 80 many traces-mu,t press on at once,
If we ever hope TO reach the Union line,."
The wod was passed in low tones. Flinging
our saddles upon our weary horses, we we're on
our way almost instantly. Ay place was near
the middle OF the cavac,de. The man Just before
me was riding white horse which enabled me
TO follow hlm ~ih ease
Wegaloped along at Dams usual pace, with
the most sublime indifference to roads-up aud
oo"n rocky hills, across streams, through swamps
over iencss-everlwhere bu, upon puoIlc tho.
roughAres.
suppose we had travelled three miles, when
Mr.. Davis fell back from the front, and said to
me;
not2"
" What young hdyP
Tue young lady who is plotting u.s.
had thought that Dan Ellis was plotting US,
and rode forward 10 see about the Young lady
There she was, surely enough. | oluld not
scruunize her face in the darkness, but il was ail
to be comey. | could ste that her form was
graceful, and the ease and ftmness with which
she ,at on her horse would have en- lesson
for riding master.
She resided al the Union house, where Dan
had gone ior news. The moment she learned his
need, she volunteered to pilot him out Of that
nelghborhood, where she was born and bred, and
knew every acre. The only accessible horse lone
belonging to rebel officer, but is, then kept in
her fathers barn) was brought uul and sadded.
She mounted, came to cur camp at midnight and
was now stealthlly guiding US, avoiding farm.
houses where the rebels we're quirtered, going
round their camps, eyidng their piokete.
She led US for seven miles. Then, while We
remained in the wood she rode forward over the
long bridge which Spanntd the Noltehucky River
70 see II there we're any guards upon il went to
me hr'I Union house beyond to learn whether
tue reads we're pieketed came back, and told Us
,ne coast was clear. Then she rode by our long
i'ne toward her home, We should have g,vsa
ner three rousing cheers, had il been safe TO ehtef
nope the time is not far distant when her name
may be made public Unt the rebel guerilIa'
are driven out from their hiding places near hel
mountain homs, it will not be prudent.
HisToalcAL NIgw or rnE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
bI George Washington Greene, Author o
Historical Studies, y" Biographical Studies
etc. Boston llcinor and Fields. pp 4jo
This Is a volume Of lectures written for tn,
Lowell Institute OF Boston, aud read before Il