The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-02-23

nate. and succeeded IN making my csca,e.
? did not stop running until reached the .o
= Of lille Black Msuptaih-7vhere sank u
the earth .perfqetly exhausted, was A
breathlesS anHistyTAs expected to be Pur
sued BY, the rebels, but I soon found that
had sladed them soppletely. ! had reaches
q distance cf some four miles from their camp
remained here until dark, vixen ] set out ID
anorthsrlyi direction With 1ths intention q
crossing gthe mountain above Grank's Gap
but soon found that the different passes were
we'll guarded whereppon fell back TO toe
same spot bad lsh,, where remained until
the night following, whenI struck up a high
spur Of the imountain, clanbering up BY the
rocks and shrabbery b This9 was the most
dangerous roats Of all my scouting, as ! was
liable to fall huRdreas Of feet into the yGwn-
ling abyss below me at any moment On de-
seeadihg The SOathern slope 0f the mountain
I came to 4 precipics Which was in places as
least ono hu9dred and ffty "a Two hundred
feet bigh, and Sifich | began to thtbk wAs
uhirnpassiblsj but searching along It's edge,
found tree which, BY placing APIECE Of
timber from the elf to It's top--spmc eight
feet distant--I succeeded IN reaching, BY
crawling on M, hands and knees, and de-.
scspded the tree .which,wAs about 6fty feet
high, and thus made my WY safely down the
maouHteiip withept seeing rsbelaIqr meeting
with, further difficulty, until ! reached Pow
clIs This river vas kept closely guard.
ed BY The rebel commander to prevent sgrsss
blythe Uhiop men who were nightly making
thsiE escape to Kentucky.aR 81sdw 10 "a
onreachng this point feltltprudehttop pro-
eeedwith eautiougso mademy way through
theundsr-bruSh Sndelifs nearthe river bank
whcreI took a0survsy oflmy Suiroundings.
] had not reached this point more than ten
minutes, whenI discovered on my right
man not more than tsnfe distant, with mag
ketinihis hhnddi While watching him, an
other tinah coughed on my left, but tBs in
terveHi0g obstacles prevented my seeing MIN,
TGis wSs d sJfS dilsns, as there appeared 70
BEND outlet totyhy sscaps soon heard
many voices % ths river bank, which con
yihcdd me that they were hussrous D1f ?
/ I considered my position for fsw mo.
nsntu, and resolved ID make IN .Soft 70 gst
out St danger II possisIs. I knew tha. IL II
remained Ill daylight there would u no
chance q escape. | therefore coneIsdsd to
make 40 effort 70 reach tbe river, some tgen-
" yfest distant, by eFapling close upon the
srOuad, bnl had scarcely emerged from the
bE4nshcl Of the fsdqr bqlb, pqasr Ehieh !
Tss ieeFsi'it gA'aI ! Was hAlIsi byAa EOashiI
soarss vSIee,oh % uITaqmar 6di bom1otl
I Nv Erst impulssWAiiO make for the water
FAhnllSpeed but smother thought hruck
me, andlIa resolved lOlry p,ratepy! iRSiSing
myself erect, replied in firm iOiee. 9l |
@mlted asollo tsdi .TshA9t 5iino0 |
/ t'Who eoraeathsts lpild jEdi bra .1slii1
"a friend. Do yOa know WAo 9yoa AiS
halti6g, srTtg1a odi ri 1e3iho M "a |
aNO2dT drd0tnOt.y yiub all al inoIJidI
"Ilwilla inform yoS ihes, Dir. I am She
oalser ofthe day9 y9neisHo7 an.djaiAal
i'AdIAncO and give thS colntsrsiga7po p n
@Presedtiy, Wien gstA drink Of water.o
/ ] now saw there vas no time to lose, and
bastened TO he river On reachiag ths sds.
.fth. slrsAn, ! heard third person ask tn.
guard who be NhI halliAg. Hs replied |
: ibopghtH vas yop, 81" y. !, n ,''i.-1
The neEt moment I plugged toto ths stream
md began 70 swim for lie, 7 heard the
ynArd give the alarm, And The rebels rushing
Q tSs brink ofo the flysri but bI lhiI lime |
bad nsprly rssshed The middle Of the strsan,
Several radon skop pssre frsd a, me, bu.
TO- aanege wss done, oAnd,l Aasr bearing
lows '.ssa for e0n,idsrabls distance,
Iueesedsd ia reaaehitaIihe Ospo,ite. shore
d ,afetyi Ny body and limbs, how sYsr, we're
billed through, and itiWas With the greatest
lileealy got OnG u The mMsei ana clam
'sred pp chs steep aud rugged brink. by
iontinusd s<criiOH, h0ysrst, got my blood
, circuaiiOui sad @kiug . southern direc-
ion ihTengh As huSiI rsashed Copper 4
aiig', IA Lee esEplyt Virginia abOg, day
ighs. Ca ,lhs sop ef lhlI Riigs the suoF
iad bssp dissolgedSA Aad 4 gas NOT long ~ Sc
iaflng 4 4rJ APst bslEssas . ledge Of rocks,
'ssrAsng bI arI lihlb' Of AllsA timber shs
'ild yiass, vhss Ldhrsv. nylslf down ~
I
nollhNlsg had0'lssp for ooysF forty
iglr pOsrs, snd 'hsrlng undergone albOst
uPsrhamAn sIeriiohs, / rSAs ready to ,ink
ioai shesritzhausliOn. NJ, place SfrooesAl.
hsallNas near APfLl.s rsad 5Shsse lIIhad I'll
ioOdl yisH oftks l5afFoaadiag eSsussyo fos
sFsfAi0 riIss.su % sm1ss tghmgb 1ll al
lteasswO 6oiSekJ. W. fbsforo, IbnWSks1
rSA lbsprofoind laubef ials which had
aiIth. e1touAdRy body and 9Huts ~ sore
nd I,iGensd with e5Id, that t56ie azf aao,.
% ess rfsebS bSeief sirthSihl sEosghels ss.A-
ass m1slf ffoa ihS1 iassltd bfssh.wood
,hvlibs ioi asg6, Vttfs iba VIA N
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