The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-05-01


they shall make Gen. Custars acquain
tance. Don't disturb yourselves in tn,
least-Tll 60 and find them
l took the candle from the table ant
started tor the door leading into an in
ner room, cooked revolver in my hand
They followed me, the older Of the tw,
insisting that her sick grandmother wa
in the room, and that no gentleman
would think Of searching 1t.
4 wouldn't be sure I am gentleman,
l SAID, I'm cnly private IN the New
York cavalry. However, that room
must be searched | threw open the
door and presented the pistol ct the bed
Come out of that now, said 'or II
spoil your bed clothes. There's two
more ofmy kind ont 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 not another
Yankee look about them They acted a
little sheepish, laughed and gave up their
pistols without any nonsense. | didn't
want to be hard on them, so I gave
them three minutes to say their fares
wells, aud stepped just outside the door,
so as not to see their kissing pertorman-
ces My ears were open, though, and |
must say | heard pistol volleys that were
not so lonl. However, we mounted
them on their horses, and took them
back to Cuslar, leaving the poor girls
sobbing at the door | hope the fellows
escaped all the dangers of the war, and
l think | should like an inyite to their
dwellings,.
Well, | delivered the prisoners to
Crstar's Provost Marshal lie examin,
ed them thoroughly, but they had no
papers, except a ragged pass shioh one
of them carried in his boot. 1t had Ju.
bal Early's name at the bottom of it,
written in his own hand, and it read
something like this:
'HEADoUAsrERs ARMY OF THE VArLEY,l
Near Charleston, August Ii, 1854
All confederate guards aud pickcts,
allow private Drake Dewey,--th Ala
bama Volunteers, to pass moupted at all
hours. JUBAL EARLY.
General Commanding.
The Provost tried to pump them, but
they were shrewd euough to hold their
tongues, and not word could 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 standing quite near the man
who carried the pass. The Provost
Marshal looked from one to the other of
us, and suddenly slapped his leg with
loud exclamation.
by thunder, here's something queer !
he SAID, Evans, Newton, Roberts, all of
you, come here. Now look at these two
and tell me if you ever saw a more strik-
ing resemblance
They looked at us and fairly shouted
with surprise; for FIVE minutes they
stood looking at US, comparing feature
by feature, and each Of them declaring
the resemblance was perfect.
We'll, Johnny. this is queer I said,
speaking to my double as they all sald
he was. Let US be acquainted. My
name is Bernard Bartlett. Is yours
really Drake Dewey7 I used to know
some Deweys in Alabama years ago.
He said yes; his name was correctly
given in the pass. That was all wants
I'D to know, and I chuckied some over
The way took to be certain CT it. Most
likely if / had put the question abruptly,
ne would have refused to tell. That
night Hay in my tent and planned a
scheme which had often wanted to ex,
ecute, and which l now saw a good
,hance to carry out Bold and reckless,
almost as l had been, I had never been
inside the rebel army, although more
han once within their pickets. believe
was not fool hardy, and had made up
NY mind never to take risk unless
here was good chance to make some.
hing by it. Up to this time had nev.
Pr seen reasonable prospect of my go-
|ng into the lions den. as you might say,
without being hung for spy within the
lrst hour; but now there was che nee
y success which l grasped at once; the
bore promptly, perhaps, because knew
hat our Generals had no reliable infor,
baton about reintorcements which 1t
as supposed Early had received from
ee since tho battle OF Winchester.-
Fhen first saw the pass with Early's
anne on it, something of thi, kind oc,
hrred to me, but when afterwards 1 dis
bvered the resemblance between the