Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-04

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think of searching it.
i" would MT be sure | am a gen
tleman," said. Pm only private
in the New York cavalry However
that room must be searched"
thr, W open the door and presented
the pistol at the bed "Come out o.
that now" | said, "or I'll spoil your
bed clothes. There's two more of my
kind out of doors, and you'll save
time and whole skins by moving
quick"
At that they threw off the covers
and jumped out two good looking
young fellows, dressed in blue, but
with not another Yankee look about
them. They acted little sheepish,
but laughed and gave up their pis.
tolls without any nonsense. | did nj
want to be hard on them, so gave
them three minutes to say their fare,
wells, and stepped just outside the
door, so as not to see their kissing
performance My ears were open,
though, and | must say have beard
pistol volleys that were not SO loud
However, we mounted them on their
own horses, and took them back to
Custar, leaving the poor girls sob,
bing at the door hope the fellows
escaped all the dangers Of the war
and think | should like an invite to
their weddings.
Well, | delivered the prisoners to
Custar's Provost Marshal. He ex.
amined them thoroughly, but they
had no papers, except ragged pass
which one of them carried in his boot
1t had Jubal EarIy's name on the bot.
tom of it, written in his own hand
and it read something like this
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE VALLEY,
Near Charlestown, Aug. 45, ga. {
All Confederate guards and pickets allow
private Drake Dewey, til Alabama volun-
teers, to pass mounted at all hours.
JUBAL EARLY,
General Commanding.
The Provost tried to pump them
but they were shrewd enough to hold
their tongues, and not word conld
he get from them, except that they
belonged to the Alabama volunteers,
and to Early's army Some of the
staff gathered around while he was
questioning them and | was stand
ing quite near the man who carried
the pass. The Provost Marshal look
ad fn hn Of nd
suddenly slapped his leg, with loud
exclamation.
BY thunder, here's something
queer p he said Evans, Newton,
Roberts all of you, come here -
Now look at these two, and tell me
If you ever saw more striking re-
semblance"
They looked at us, and fairly shout
ed with surprise. For FIVE minute S
they stood looking at US, comparing
feature by feature, and each of them
declaring that the resemblance was
perfect
Well, Johnny, this is queer" !
said, speaking to my double, as they
all said he was Let us be acquain-
ted. My name is Bernard Bartlett.
Islyours really Drake Dewey? l used
to know some Deweys in Alabama,
years ago"
He said yes his name was correct
ly given in the pass That was all !
wanted to know, and chuckled some
over the way | took to be certain Of
it. Most likely if | had put the
question abruptly he would have re-
fused to tell. That night l lay in my
tent, and planned scheme which
had often wanted To execute, and
which l now saw a good chance to
carry oat. Bold, and reckless al
most, as | had been, | had never been
inside the rebel army, although more
than once within their pickets. | be-
lieve | was not foolhardy, and had
made up my mind never to take a
risk unless there was good chance
of making something by it. Up to
this time l had never seen reasona
bic prospect of my going right into
the lions den, as you might say,
without being hung for spy within
the first hour but now there was
chance of success which l graspcd
at once ; the more promptly, perhaps
because | knew that our Generals
had no reliable information about the
reinforcements which it was supposed
Early had obtained from Lee since
the battle of Winchester. When |
first saw the pass, with Early's name
ON it, something of the kind occurred
to me but when afterward | dis
covered the resemblance between the
rebel and myself, l began to think
there was something almost provi-
Dental about it. To be sure, there
were grave chances to be taken
which could not be guarded against +;
but after thinking it all over, and
weighing everything that could be
said for and against, found my mind
made up to go What | told the
rebel scout about visiting Alabama
was true had been there, and
knew something about the country
and the people. This knowledge en-
couraged me very little, for to offset
it was the risk Of meeting some one
who might have known me there. -
But thought a bold face and my ex-
perience would carry me through
safe /; and they did, as you shall hear.
The next morning submitted my
plan at headquarters, and it was ap,
proved at once. Mr.. Drake Dewey
was compelled to change clothes
with me, much against his will, for
he now began to understand me, and
| mounted his hor, Sc, and with the
pass and his arms, rode away on my
adventure. l had tried to anticipate
everything that might by any possi