National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-07-26
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and is over i'll mdnent.
l hear a gurgle, 4d as slip down
the other side see tie man with his
wild eye flashing fiji, as lie is draw |
ing his knife out of fIhe body of the |
artilleryman with DE hand, while |
with the other he grisps him by the
throat. In anothcr.mo Scott
and | have each a gin spiked, aud
and make for anothd when we hear
a voice, "Tun out tlh guard" and
then shot comes viking over our
heads, and some one ZONES running
towards us. 'Tis ONLY Tom ''Chuck
the sentry's body over, and they'll
think we have plunged into the riv-
err says Scott. "No; fling q coup
lie OF balls over--they win,do quite
as well.'-And over they go with
a splash, and over the bastion we
tumble too, and along our old route.
"Don't run but on hands and knees,
softly. There goes the guard into
the work" "Fire into the water"
says q voice the fellows can't have
got far And bang goes whole
voiley, and an instant after the bu
giles sound and the camp is astir,
We have got hundred yards
from them. Now for it for your
lives, men run ! Pop, pop-they
have heard us and are coming in our
rear. But the race is for the swift,
and if so, | viii defy any Of them to
catch our negro, who runs like
race horse.
Crash What is that ! Why.
Scott has had fall but he is up
again, and all right. "Give them a
taste of lead if they come 10 close
Here's where we left tie sentry
bound. What plauge the under
brush iS--it makes such low as we
20 through it That coltounded
picket ahead is sure to near us.
Now he challenges. No answer.
Then he comes down the bank. The
"niggcr' rusheS by him. 'Tom" |
say, for my active companion is a
head Of me, ''shoot him y The "Reb"
does not wait to be- shot, but runs
for the bushes. too, and as soon as
he thinks he is safe blazeS away with
his rifle The hcathan has warmed
my shoulder, says Scott, who had
piece of his blouse shot away. Nev-
rl mind, if he has not killed yCu
| answered. But how close the rls
calls are behind "Thcrc is a great
strapping fellow almost up to YOU"
II can't touch him, my shoulder is
so bad" Scott says. Sol turn on
Mr. Confederate, and before he has
time to aim, Il bullet is in his leg,
and he is ofno more use in the chase.
y smash in front. What's the mat
ter now The nigeer's gone over to
our lieutenant says Tom. ANA SO
he had, for, sitting in the same
place we had left him and keeping
Guard over the canoe, was our com
mmdcr. He gets up now and We
make for the boat. An in, aud OIL
we push. \ flash of light, and then
a roar OF musketry, tells us that our
pursuCrs know that we are off.
We give them a parting salute by
firing our revolvcrs, hoping that
some of the balls will take effect.
IIiS-S-s splaSh-splash that gun
boat has heard the noise. Thank
God for the rain and darkness. Bang
goes a cannon on board of her, ano
the shot flies away on shore. Capi.
tai the flash showed us where she
was away on our Starhoard. 'kceD
on ut that game, my boy, and YOU
/ will light uSovcr to our creek bpt
She does not fire. and we hear her
paddles going. They are coming
near: she is bearing right down mp
on u.s.. Lie to, Tom, and all of YOU
down, and she will pass us And
there she goes Stcaming hg, raising
little swell that nearly upsets ON
frail bark.-Now for it again lur
rah, there's our side of the river
and soon we are ashore. 1t take
sometime TO find our horsesbut whel
we do we gallop OIL. They hear II
on the boat, and send few shell a
, cross into the timber. Away W
ride, and only pull up at our radven
ccd picket line. Then lleutenan
. rWllkens comes up To me and ask
/ me what we have done and scel
a".i what report he shall give. u
= thinks | had Dcttcr -. % .i,a Jsepnr.
e with him. When we are ~ heat
i quarters, Old Bull Dog who IS
1 bed. gets mp and hears Whit we hay
y to say. Very well, he styS go
n your quarters you haze all doi
r your duty,
Two OF three lays aitG tins W.
e sent up 10 the adntait general
&. with some brigade reports. ana as
c was going away | asked '1l order
IT what had become of Licutenant W
J. kins.-'Oh = he replies, he took co
i. that night he crossed the river WI
lc YOU, and has gone into the stat
is TO Join his corps The fellow WI
in afi aid to face our Darty agar
ct None of us, however, Sald II wo
is which would deprive hlm oi I
r. honor he won when dong duty
II, u spy.