The Portland daily press., 1865-11-20

"Humphl Some OF Captfnn CafterS lnSen-
uity.n said Gen. Thomac. \ iest a,s 80
ayes, he is doing his work nobly, SO far. /
only hope no harm may come to him."
(, q GWel, Genera" said Thomas, @Colonel r..
of the Ath Indiana, was asking me to-day
why the Captain was relieved of his command |:
of course Iknew nothing obout it."
"That was right" said Rosecrans: @tbe ef
fectiveness of the Secret service would be
greatly impaired by having the names of those
Engaged in it made known. / enioined the
utmost .secresy upon the Captain, ana kent
him here that night that he might not be
questioned too closely by his comrades. We
win hear from him again in a few days ]. his
negro viii rejoin him by ten o'clock to-mor-
row. -'''''''' qSt 4, 's,.esl. s,s "a fei.fl
~ @Where do you reside pp asked Gen Bragg
II live near Bradyville,, General, and come
down to see if something can't be done TO
keep those informal Yankees from our section
They were down there yesterday and carried
off over two thousand bushels OF corn, and
nearly all the wheat in the country y91I -
The speaker was middle aged man of rath-
er good features, but his countenance betok-
ened the rather free use of Confederate
whisky. .roo7,a..t.f is.ri I'd ia ss,asG
!, What Y. did you say your name was, Colo
, Ashcroft, SIR" 'o' ,-i-''@ lsl'5 ,sissol
az eyes, yes; / have heard of your family,
You have done nobly for our cause from re-
port" 1ot ,tla-H ,l''''A '
a .We tried to do our duty, General, and
Z what little j have left you are welcome to, but
don't want these d-----d Yankees to get it.
SEM down by General Wheeler's command,
the other day an hundred bushels of meal as a
gift."'t aasI yErif .ba9y ssig 3i'a .rl g, .
II wish we had more like you," said Bragg.
"Let me fill your glass again, Colonel Iwish
had something better to offer you.v yosuad irt
"PermiI me to send out to my portmanteau
for bottle of rare old wine So am sl.-g.l .lol
g aTom, here Tom, bring me that bottle of
W inc" "l1lIeg -rsa 'sLlGsJ ;IIoY vsI 1,l % e
9Yes. sah.'' sellisM ,dlal1 ,sc2lgsH 'oh Eoi %
, "Rare vintage this, General. q Its one of a
lot got up north before the war;" ttqolo ,sya
Excellent says Bragg. 81 would like to
have supply. a By the way, Colonel, did you
see anything ofa Quaker like parsonage on the
road this mOrning?" .1u
l@Riding a bay horse, with a nigger follow
ny u sS,s n -. !, -IohaliHg ualeIoiE yagafoo r az
"fhe Same.p eidgaf 0liG8 .id1iHA J1a8H y
= why yes. He came to my plantation last
night 4 insisted on his staying all night but
he was in hurry and could not stop a5a dr.
aHe was Yankee spy" said Bragg.
d-----d rascal his supper" A.. f,a, al
1lssW Well, well, never mind, Colonel, we'll pick
him up yet. Pm going 10 make feint on the
enemy's flank tomorrow with my cavalry,
and we will probably get him. He has infor-
nation that will be valuable to the enemy,
look for a couple Of officers in few days, that
j sent up to Franklin to find out the enemy's
strength. If they bring me correct report, III
match Rosecrans with all his low cunning
Besides this, Colonel / am looking for some
. Georgia and Alabama troops shortly, and if
another Stone River for Iii in.n, ..a5 l..,i ,t,S
i Good for you, General 81 Don't leave one
of the cussed mudsills ON our soil. But it's
getting late, and must try and get some sup
plies before 1 60 back. Will you accommodate
me with pass ?"
Certainly, and here is a bill of protection
for person and property, No thanks-ggood
day to YOU" = - = -
d aGolly, massa eap'n, you'se been talking to
q aHush! not SO loud, Tom. pve got one
more for to visit, and then we'll be off, and
take a Straight sheot' up Hoover's Gap." III ,
= "Cap'n, Cap'n! dey's a regimental of desc
dirt rebels just started up the Manchester
road, dat's going up from HOovers Gap, for
heerd the Kurpel say so." ~ -
"An right, Tom, well takesthe Shelbyville
road and run the risk Of meeting Van Dorm
Go on through the 1abats' the same way we
half an hour, by that old house"
, HMissus, dey's a gerninen dat got frowed
from his horse out here, and would like to
stop while wild ye, if you please, Missns y 'a'a
''' sVery well, m send a boy out to help him
in. Are you much hurt, sir?"
'sNo, madam, / think not; my horse, got
frightened at some object In the road and
threw me heavily upon my right shonlder.-A,
Josx
sue my journey thiEk. ~ - -. ''T ''-''
/, Our hero found upon examination that
there were NO bones broken, and yet the
bruises was severe enough to make him covet
nights rest, In preference to passing it in the
saddle. So without more ado, he submitted
to his hostess desire to bathe the bruised
shoulder and prepare him a comfortable bed
by the fire. MA ,.ETk W@s .d "a 40!
During the night he was awakened by the
loud clatter Of horses hoofs, followed immedi-
ately by a loud Thilloa.n ltI VI y |,
During the conversation, which occurred
outside he heard the name of syan Dorm
mentioned, and the Thought that theyfm light
meet was anything but comfortable to him
just at that time, but he resolved to trust to
luck, and if that failed he would try what yir-
tue there was in fright angles, horizontals,, &C.
Presently the door opened and an officer en-
tered, dressed in the height of Confederate
style, gilt buttons, gold lace and all, showed at
a glance that he bore the rank of Lieutenant
General. The conversation that .ensued, IN
formed our hero that he had the honor of oc4
cupying the same room with general Hardee
He had as yet feigned sleep; he heard the
General ask the lady. if she knew who he was,
and her reply that she. did not, then followed
the story of his getting thrown, and so on
He was anxious to establish his reputation
with the General as sound secesh, and lit
tie ruse occurred to him which he resolved to
practice even to the extent of making himself
ridiculous. Suddenly calling out as ifasleep:
"Run Tom, the internal Yankees are COM
ing, put all the horses in the back pasture
Take every Niger with youn 9{TfGW .
l.."Ha, ha," laughed the General, she's all
right. I'll bet on him. But you see, madam,
there Is a spy In our lines that we are anxious
to catch, and he has, SO far, eluded us, and if
we meet stranger, we are anxious to find out
his standing. Pm satisfied with this one, for
man will tell the truth when he's asleep.'l !.
80 eYour suppers ready, sah.,'
sand Pm ready for it." replied the General,
and left the room. vvr
Our hero. moved, granted, and finally turn.
ed over, and found his hostess still ia the room
and behind her he saw .'Tom" at the door.
making motions for him to come out. "a. hi =
The lady asked III he felt comfortable? hal
he slept well, &C.. to adj of which he replied in
the affirmative, upon which she left the room,
and he followed soon after and found Tom
waiting for him., ---..-.- 49,,
. aMassa, desc debbils has tsprised' us, and
we'd better be Ieabin., rs, got nigh, shoot
from de niggahs, dat we can cut across to
Manchester and up fru de gap from heah."
9 s.AI right, Tom where's the horsesF' E5!Q
s. 'I'se got uIn, massa, out below heah." rJI
sHere's for them, then, Tom; come on qui-
ety." .aasin" 11Yf .iL F0fW9TQY
, tits needless to follow them further, suffice
it to say they reached our lines the following
evening, and repopted to General Rosecrans. q
Ihe following order explains itself; \ HdA
Special Order, No. s-.-
0apt. Carter, eth Ind. Vols.) is hereby or
usrea a 70 return to his command, and is recon,-
ihehded 10 ior promotion. by order, nod
gTg ~of;ent III IT. nnoiSESStRAss, noi q Major General
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