Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-01-09
HYDE PARK, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 1867.

higher commission, as know that he had
} on more than one occasion, been at the
head of nearly thousand men. Some
Of his men called him captain" some
called him colonel" few called him
} general, while "boss," and sold hoss. 1t
were appellations which were bestowed
upon him by some of his squirrel shoot.
ing followers.
/ After had pointed out my horse and
!, taken my seat in the saddle, two Of the
guarrillas proceeded to lash my feet to the
stirrups 10 such manner that 4 could
not possibly free them without knife,
after which my arms we're unbound, and
1 was allowed to handle my reins. Twas
Informed that I could attempt to make
my escape if wished. 30.
Bot" said the chieftain, with brutal
chuckle, you can imagine what the re.
suit will be- I guess you'll find it for
your interest to keep up in the place as.
sigued you. We don't want any strag,
!, Cling, and we don't want our ranks bro.
KEN" '.'
Il made up my mind. as we started,
that | would run on great risk in hurry
My captor evidently had work for me to
do, and should, in all probability, find
some more handy way Of making my es.
cape than was likely to present itself
while my feet were bound as they were at
j present..
T We started off in a southerly direction,
and rode at fair trot until near morning,
when we reached small settlement, which
l subsequently, fonnd to be not far from
Warsaw. on the Usage River, Here |
was confined in barn, and
allowed to 60 to sleep on pile Of straw.
Towards non on the following dag, Quan.
trell conducted me to house and placed
me at table, whereon were pens and lux
and some paper. Then he took from his
pocket'some rough sketches and drsughts,
which he wished me 70 copy into shape.
One of them was a new route from Fort
Wayne, in the Cherokee country, to Fort
d.
Scott, in Kansas, giving the distances, The
streams to be crossed, the nature of the
\ soil. products, &c. IN fact. it was jus,
such map as commanders would wan,
who bad got to move an army, with sup.
ply trains, over the route and though
these preliminary sketches we're rough and
uncouth in the extreme, yet l readily
onprehended them, and found no diff.
Guilty in making perfect draughts from
them.
| That afternoon. when ] had got fairly
at my work, Quantrell went away, with
a gang Of his followers, npon a mlrau-
ding expedition, leaving me in charge OF
six men, and knew that order numbe,
one was to shoot me if ! attempted tC
make my escape. The man who had di
rect charge was sergeant named Gopher
and | had only to look into his face once
! and hear the tones of his voice, to make
myself sure that if Il would avoid sucf
as heartless william would bestow upor
, restive brute, l had Letter give him al
!. little trouble as possible
!, AT the end Of week Qdantrell re-
turned, and this time he had more worl
for me to do. But it was first necessary
that we should move from that locality
as body Of Federal troops was on thu
|, march from Boonvillc through that region
J SO we took to the saddle and moved som,
|, miles to the westward. where we took ~
our quarters near the Kansas line; anC
hero, in an old log hut, | worked on map
and plans, with Sergeant Gopher aud biz
squad keeping watch over me, while th'
guerrilla chief, with heavy reinforce
mept, went on marauding expedition
towards the Missouri River. .'a
Ihsd not thought it possible that
could have been kept full week in tina
hut without being able to make my es
! cape but the thing was not only possible
but 1t was doue. Sergeant Gopher knew
: how to do his work. He was an o,t
J trapper, as we're his companions, and 4
could not catch them mapping. Their on
" duty was to guard me, aud they stool
their watch two ut time one always be-
ing either 10 my room or AZ the open door
while the other stood post at the en-
trance. suois3t gaiaim oaI rl 61 .s.i
J On Sunday evening, at about eigh'
o'clock. Quantrell arrived, and came o
= once 70 see me, uGiind7 L9Di9sy yed 81
Captain" he said taking a seat q
the opposite side Of the small walnat to
a BILE, II am in trouble. and you must bel
Q me out. Two of my men have been CAP
: tured by your folss, and have reason t
0 believe that they will be hung if some
q thing is not dope to save them"