The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-11
MyaleriOuS Hospital Palicnt.S

query, may bring j''v To some ford irnrl,
'hht m"rlrms as dead. an unfortunate
man wh"m we saw at the hospital in
this place on Yesterday 81 sad II pic.
I''rc MS his ANXIOUS E,cp presents it. has
not often been oar lot 90 look unou.
NO account whatever can he gathered
"l HIM here. When the Unrrl S,o,rs
i"rreS look Possession of Tallahassee,
they i"n! 'h'| man in 'I,r (rl"n) Con.
lr'l"ra,r hospital. and lac has no, been
heard 'n speak since. His lace ever
wears an EXPRESSION Of III" mos, anxi u, \
care. The mumrn, any one enter, his
room h" ,urnS with an implnring glance,
latrn>rFrd by Am expression ni tear.
Oh! shat look can never hr Iurgn,,rn--
81 full "f pri ion, dread, and noe! IT,.
wrings !ns h,i1' nicrS$,nilv aud seems
just u'ircing some ra'n"st request, Lu,
i'n"ver speaks. Repeated Efforts have
been ht"m mad" I" induce him To write.
Bur IL" takes The p,u mrc!,nnlcailv, ms
he does everything else, and gaz.$ mp
mt" your fac" with that same earnest
l'"k of nnd"Iirr'd s'.p?iralion aud
dread.
Wh"M he is left alone with his food
he eats heartily, and until recently his
general health has hrrn good. He is
now n ltilr rmacialrd Occasionally
Ii" has been known to creep Srrahhniv
I" his window. anil open i, cautiously.
l}u' IN doing So he seems To dread some
ca,aNr"phc
&c have made conSid d.rahlr rnopirY
ahnu, him in this city. and can gather
~" clue rs T." rhr enact time When he
was brought To TalaimSscr. or f ON
where. One account snppo>"s that he
was brought up here a month nr two
before the Surrrnd.r. from iii. hp<riral
N Monticello. Anoi her says iha, some
ConIe'lrra'" soldier, who has $r"r him
h"r", remembers hat h.. saw him in he
NninlaI Bridg. figh'-Iha' he vas then
wear'n@a mrjal's star, aud hat !e
! bought hrar"ly. flr $uppn<r& that ,he
rXpl sion of a shell near his head para.
lNzcd his speech and deprived him par.
italy of reason.
IL Is strange that he should have re
maln"d here So long without hrinc
identified. ii" is II man If commandiny .
I hgrrr, we should think six feet one or
twc inches in height, If strong and 70
/ bn't ~"'Id weigh one hundred and
eighty pounds, seems to he between
lhIrty.hvc and forty Years rf age, has IA
pro'nIn"nt forehead, dark hair, larg.
grey eye, nnl Father prominent noe
II" Is rs docllr asa chll. ohrvipg me-
chanicaly every command and with
such an expression a< wndd move Tie
heart Ola stone. - TaNuAussce (Fia.)
Sentinel
i Pn>crrchL WAR JcK&.-iicnry Hale.
one "t the h"si scouts in he Re 'erul army,
lett Le"vcnworlh with dispatches. a. he
rode ai"nE, men from every direction wcr,
going 20 join Gen Pricc lie saw an old
8 scesscuIst wih shot l.. and though, il
would hr n nice thing Ia drive the old fellow
oil and take / is horse into Lexington.
SO h. engaged the old man in convcrs,
ton, AMI getting an opportunity. lut n ,c
v"iverto the rebels head, ordering him Ia
tie lis gun to the saddle, to Cismount and
skcdadIc !
IN" old man made tracks rapidly, clad
to escape with has life Hale took the horse
ny the hriilc and redo on whisilng "lan-
ker Doodle "
lie bad 'ldden hut mile or two. when
ata iurn of the road, he was ordered 10
."hnlt."
The old 'reb' had procured another gun
and got ahead of him His gun was square
ly ievellcd at Halr's head.
Get OFT that horse" said he.
Hale got down
'Tic HAT revolver TO the saddle.
Hale did il.
"Pu!l otf your pnnrs!"
Hale shurkcd 'em OF.
"Skeaaddie -
An order which Hale at once carried into
effect, merely saying
well Cnp.. thought my shirt was com :
ing ncxl good byew
Th" oil "re5" went off with the two
horses, whisliing Dixie" while Hale maroh
cd seven miles TO Lexington with only his
coat and shirt on. His coat contained the
dispatches.
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