The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-16
Selrttrd Selistellaup.
A Thrilling AOvcnturc.

In tho late great aud bloody war il would
have been hard to ul more brave and
dariog suldier than the yom,g and dauntless
Harry Kilas.
Vixen the President first called for troops
to defend tho Union, he enlisted in u Mchi.
gan regiment, and the year 1862 found him
serving his country in the capacity oi a spy.
Many were the bold and daring acts which
he performed, until his uame became ter.
ror to those rebels in that part of tho field
in which no served, But QUO bright day,
when he was making raid into the couh-
try far south Of the Union lines h., accident.
ally found himself in the hands of small
band of ruthless guerrillas
| The guerrillas had camred by n small
stream in little old but strongly built hut;
and our spy was confined in small, dark
tight closet, aud allowed the freedom of his
limbs. Harry kilos, rejecting upon his sit
uation, knew that a reward had been Of
feted for himself by guerrilla colonel, aud
that was the only reason lie lad not been
nstaMly butchered. lie knew, too, that a
worse fate was ia store for hlm than simple
shooting through the head, and he resolved
to make every effort for escape that lay in
his power
discrimination proved to him that the walls
no egress could be matlc through them.
Then he examined the floor.
1t was OF solid plank, fastened to the
sleepers by spikes and wooden pins.
''llal suddenly exclaimed Harry, in II
low tone, as lie came upon one short llank
which was loose. In moment he had
raisedit, and with silent congratnlation,
lie proceeded to make his exit down through
the floor. 1 .t
r. The floor of the house was about foot
from the ground and as our young adven-
turer replaced the plank he felt his spirits
riso within him. The house was full OF the
| guorrilas, and he could hear them carous-
ing over his head. I.H
A few were keeping guard outside, but
Harry felt sure he could slip by these as
soon as it should become dark. Darkness
was not far off, and the only danger hc APP
/ pretended was that the guerrillas would
| look into his vacant cell. Satisfaction, how
ever settled upon his mnd as he saw tho
shadows of night gathering tnd thickening,
and as the carousing oyer head began to
lose its loud and boisterons tone, he crept
slowly out from under the house. and pushed
through the thick bushes until he reached
| the edge Of the river, over which he would
be obliged to swim
AT that moment loud cry, uttered by
the gGorrllas, reached his ear and he knew
that his absence had been discovered, lie
heard tue tramp of many feet, aud yells,
curses and oaths reached his ears.
They were OH his track, and delay was
death,
Acting upon this Thought, he plunged 81.
ently into tho river, and swan for the op
posite shore with firm and rapid strokes.
\ The guerrillas heard his movements, and
he saw, TO his horror, that four armed vii
7ips had started in pursuit III a siIial boat
while the report Of revolver broke npon
the air, and the splash of ball spaltered
the water iato his face. Knowing that lie
could not reach Tie opposite shore ahead ol
ha pursuers, he sIackened his pace, aud IN
a moment the boat was not ten feet.off.
Surrender, you d--d Yank yelled
| the fellow who stood in the bow of the lit
tie boat
Our spy dove deep and came up nearly
under tho stern Of tlIo craft, and exerting
all his strength, directed with anch akiIl as
was only his, he capsised the boat aud then
with a loud laugh he struck out for the
shore,
He was strong swimmer hut one of the
largest of the gnelrillas gained of him IN
lspte Of all he could do. .a.f,
re dreaded the embrace with The muscu
lar ruifian, but it was inevitaho-the huge
fellow was already upon him, and it was
fight or die.
The two mon arappled, and the water
foamed around them.
Harry had never met his match in Phys
ieal strength, and The bprly guerrilla was as
a child in his lands. ay,. ~.
He soon held him frmin position which
rendered him helpless. and seizng the rul-
6aus throat, he choked him till he was in
lsensible, and then let him sink TO the bot
tom Of the river.
1t was eccssary to do tlfis act, in ordel
to save his own life and now that he had
n got rid of mis- worst antagonist, he reached
the northern shore and waving his hal, b,
uttered yell Of triumph, and Disappeared
in the darkness, leaving his enemy 70 curse
aud swear with chagrin and malice
4 10 A TnaFrE wife wonders why lhe mer
can't do something useful. Mighmt they
as we'll amnse themselves in smoking hanp
as in smoking ciSalsg