The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-11-27
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| Hfr7cweni ~ Inndo urrviru' 10 ins, IT On
| Orange s. AlcNendria Railroad bridgc-and
| the riVtts Secuiine Tho pipe to tbp ma
soury afforded him an excellent Toot-hold
IN climbing. Gliding beneath the snntinel
N che dprknfss helcrept into the sha,low,
| EfasPHl. thr plpf, and. With hnuds aud
knees climbed toot by font ub The ahnt-
| inciH until lle had reAchnd the cdpr, of the
foohwav. His hnds worr torn aud his
knefs laferigl bur he had taken another
step toward liberty.
What now rpniaihed "a he dom. was 10
crawl along tlie narrow etlSc Of the nara.
pet under sllnilow of a Flegius of low rail.
Ing, and crossing the bridge. pass around
lhe piher Tnilnel III. some manner and
escape. This howrvcr, wasthn most Doubt
llul as II certaily was the most dmgrr-
Ous portion of the adventure. The bridge
was very lofty the ledge narrow, slipnetV.
and unprotected. for he must move outsii,
| of the railing for fear Of discovery e single
iillsa step would precipitate him into the
river beneath. Even il this danger were
Avoldets There was . sentinel beyond. and a
picket doubtless. bcvoiid the sentinel
lieutcnaht W was rcvolCino I'm his
mind theeo various circumstances aud had
bpgul 10 take rather di-cOuraging view
Of thingr. when his attention was attracted
by the sound OF Steps coming from the
direction of the federal camp. A dctacl-
ment of dismounted lnGn were evidently
approaching the bridge, sud in few mo-
lnentS the voice of the sentinel was heard
giving the challenge. "Rclicf!' was The
reply. aud then cimc advance relief"
which WAS Immediately followed bv the
appearance ot the reliof guard. The scnti.
llel was relieved from his post, and took his
place among tie new guard. one of whom
was posted, and the detachment wnS heard
ltramping across the bridge to relieve in the
same manner the other Scntincls; rs they
IcAlne on, tramp, tramp, like the statue of
lthe commander III Don GioVauui'-thc
Young Nirgiuhun conceived an idea as bold
As 1t was original. twas difficult to travel
along the narrow ledge without falling into
the blnck gulf below; and IL was question
aWc whether any friendly Watcr-ppc would
enable him 70 flank" the sentinel at the
opposite extremity of the bridge. Why
not Wall IN in the dgrl,ncSs with the lln-
suspNtlng detachment, pass through the
guhrdbeyond and then take the chances
OF mailing his escGpet His resolution was
At once taken, and rs the guard came oppo-
site ms place of concealmcnt behind the
low woodwork of tie railing. he crOuchcd
lower wnMed until they had passed and
then quietly stepping over the railing fell
IN heiIind The movement had been uDdis-
covered; he was now advancing with
measured stop to ''a-sist," as the French
say. AZ relieving the "Old Guard" Oh tho
bridges--ltnTcif nn honorary member of
the relief" I..... ...
His f0sc was crowned with complete sue.
cess. He passed with the dctnchmcnt,
Undiscovered ton point beyond tine bridge;
l'nhd then. stopping nnt of the ranks--a
mancuvcr WHICH pitch darkness rendered
| BY no means dillicIlt--bc concealed him
tt|ttY
pearcd. He thGn crawled on his hands and
| knees, croucliiug close 10 the ground by
another picket which hr saw upon the
road and reaching point where he be
lievcd himself beyond raugc rose TO his
feet and commenced moving. All at once
| llf saw before him another picket fire, and
not knowing whether it was that of friends
or enemies nc again crouchcd down and
slowly approached the fire. crawling upon
| his, chest along the surlnce Of the ground.
lie had succeeded too well up to this time
| 70 risk gnIthing and he accordingly con-
! inucd to 'Snake alOne' toward the fire. ia
ordrr 10 discover. before making himself
Known, wlethcr the group around il were
friends or enemies, Ia this low and oau-
tious mmnct lac approached until he was
within ten yardSOf IL, where. hidden behind
n stump lfc attputiNely rcconnoiterrd. The
result was iDdccisiye. lie could not DOS
slbly succeed in discpvoring whether the
pickeis were federal or confederate; aud in
relating his adventure afterwards Lien
tenant W. declared that b.. heart now
thgobbed with greater ag xiety Than mt any
other time during the whole affair. He
continued for some time thus crOuchiug
hPhind his stump, and his doubt was pain
fully protracted Al last itcame to AN end:
he brentbcd freely again. One of the men
rose from The ground, yaWned. and suid.
u don't believe there VIII be q Yankee on
this sitlc Of thc river by the morning"
Whcmnpnn Lieutenant W---rose up
approached the fire, and, with "A laugh
made himself known. 10 the profound aston
ishmcnt and confusion OF the sleepy pickcts
who had thus received practical illustra-
ton Of the ease with which am enemy
might approach and send bullet through
thclf hearts Thet. however RECEIVED
Lieutenant W. With military hosnital-
lily; gave him a portion of their rations;
divided their blankets; and overcome With
light.
Before sunrise hc was II Gen. stnart.s
Headquarters. and WAS rrltilng his curious
adventure To tie huge amusement Of The
laughing caNaicr Tie Wus without horse.
arms or Other clothes thau those which he
wore; hut he Way flae aud he had his
spurs; carried throughout, against hi,
naked breast.
such was the adyeutlrc OF Lieutenant
W. and such the means he used la
making Ms escape. The narrative may
appear romantic bat assure The reader
that rs literally upe,
The way 10 Doit.
The ewburypoli Hera4 thus givos an
example ofm9ney making IA New England.
under Federal lrgislatiDn:
The James steam Mill on "Wednesday,