National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-07-26

over himself. lie Is brave man. |
thought who feels the danger and
encounters it. SO | pitied rather
than scorned him as | had done be-
fore, and we at once set about get
ting our canoe ready. None of us
felt very hopeful as to the success
of our trip. What pity it was
that Lieutenant Roberts was not of
our party
Three times has the brave fellow
crossed the stream to spike the
guns, and on the third was shot in
attempt. \ gallant young soldier
he was, and worthy of better fate.
Softly we put out OF the little creek
in the main stream. How quietly
Scott used the paddle.
Turn her bow a little up | said,
fortunately knowing the exact po-
sition of 'Rebs,' and not hesitating
to give orders, now ! saw that our
lieutenant was at a loss to know
what to do, and was every moment
more death like in appearance,
STEADY, Scott !, What is that dark
object in front Back for your
life my boy, and then upwards
again, for it is a Confederate gun
boat
Back we go, and then mp once
more in time to escape observation,
for we were 50 near to her that we
could hear one of the watch walk
ing ON deck. Now for it-right
across. The current is very sstrong,
and IN spite of our efforts it carries
us down a long way, There Is the
Shore-the trees come close down
to the waters edge, a capital place
for lis to haul onr canoe up Look
to your rcVolyers, boys follow me I;
and then we jumped on land very
quietly. Hark there is some one
about. a challenge 1t is only
the relief. The rebels have a pick
ct little aWay down, and are chang
ing guard.
Down, every one of you, and not
Il word out of one of your mouths
For a long time we lay quite still,
and then, as not a sound was to he
heard. we commenced Our march ON
hands and knees. \ little to our
left is the main road. on which the
ConfedcratcS are somewhere sta
toned. SO we keep close to the
Watersidc.
We are lost = ! whispered to
u b,lNi,,-,,,, tx,l,. .lASA |
touched something that moved, and
felt the body of man; but Robm-
son was on hiW, dH ,H}ppIh,{ H}pIAh his ANaif f99k,ffl 9kffl
only niger scared as the devil,
he says. Out with your handker-
chief, for we must save the rope for
WMthier game ono over his mouth
another round his arms and then a
third round his legs. Better lot us
have another, says Tom; where's
the Lieutenant ? But there is no
lieutenant to be found.
Never mind, we Will do better
without the fool says Scott: the
niger makes signs as though he
wanted to speak; we may as wei
: let him. only fhe says a word above
a whisper, tell him You Will put a
bali through his thick head nt
tells us that he is a runaway, anc
that he knows we are MasSa Lin
coins men. and will show us the po
Sition. so he shall, but We mus
not trust him one inch ont OF on
sight. Keep the handkerchief Owe
his mouth lest he should bctraN us
SO he crawlS along 10y my side 10
some wards, and then motions to
me TO Stop-iuSt in time, too, for
,ea. - sentry ON the top ofthc bank
and | can smell the tobacco that Ii
, is smoking in spite OF regulations
Lie low a SccOnd-we must haN
, him, or else we can never get up
the fort So Robinson, crccps 7
, the right of him and scott to til
! left. whilst the nigger and mYsc
quietly wait to see the effect OF IL
I vancouver. Ten minutes or SO pa
q away. | can hear the boys on eltI
er side of him. The sentry stops
/. there goes his gun a-port arms.
; sWho goes there 2 he says.
o Officer OF the day. Robinson a
n SwprS: whilst -Cuto 10 "ranniag ne
NJ TO him on the other side.
: Halt, officer Of the day, and
% humph ? lie does not say any mo
a for Scott has stopped his mouth al
II the two are on him and III a nome
II he is bound down silent. We car
p. him off his regular beat, for fear
i getting found ont, and leave him
nj ing in the brushes. =.
NJ STEADY, boys! that black II
IN ahead is one side of the rebel wol
q Now comes the tug. Trust
he niggcr,' says Tom but he eanI
Id do us any good, rs he knows no
,rc ing about it. Still he has tcen q
ct on the Journey, and ! see by
savage glance of his eye that he
u in earnest. He has long knife
M his belt; itmay prove useful five
i'm into "A row, he draws it between
fingers TO feel its edge, grina no
#, bly, and then says "Me give
elr thisr We get a little closer,
hc then see u fire burning about
yards from the fort. There u
Ihe sleepy looking guard sitting beh
5 n it. Right, he can't see us throI
bt. the flames. Ii has rot very q
to by this time, and shows signs
nv. rain, 80 we wait to see If the we'
re-. er is likely to aid us. After 81
minutes have passed away d'
I'M comes the storm. What nois
,Io makes Ii is hail. The lazy SCI