The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-02-09

Z house2" eyes, sir" The house was
reached fiue break fast was soon OBJ
tained, money and horse furnished, .
good womsn,s prayer bestowed, and Of
he. went. From there forward through
Kentucky everybody We'd with each
other as to who shauld show him the
most attention, even to ths negroes; and
young ladies Of refinement begged the
honor to cook his meals. He remained
10 Kentucky some days, feeling perfect.
ly safe, and sending into Louisville for
many little things he wanted. Wont to
Bardstown, aud found Federal regi
ment had just arrived there looking for
him. Remained here and about for
three or four days, aud then struck out
for Dixie, sometimes Disgusting himself
as a government cattle contractor, and
buying large Tot of cattle at other
times a Quartcrmaster, until he got to
the Tennessee river. Here he found oil
means of transportation destroyed, and
the bank strongly guarded but with the
assistance Of about thirty others, who
had recognized him aud joined him in
spite Of his remonstrances, he succeeded
iu making raft, ard he and Capt.
Hines crossed over His escort, with
heroic selfsacrifoe, refused to cross
until hc was safely over. He then hired
a negro to get his horse over, paying
him $40 for it. The river was 80 high
that the horse came near drowning, aud
after more than one hours struggling
with tho stredtn was pulled out, so ex-
haustcd as scarcely tu be able to stand.
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and commenced to walk him, when
suddenly, he says, he was seized with
presentment that he would be attacked,
and remarking to Captain Hines, ave
will be attacked in twenty minutos,"
commenced saddling his horse. He had
hardly tied his girth when chang, bang"
weut the minnie balls. He bounced his
horse, and the noble animal appearing
to he Inspired with new vigor, bounded
off like deer up the mountain. The
last he saw of his poor fellows on the
opposite side, they wcro disappearing up
the river bank, fred upon by a whole
regiment of Yankees. by this time it
was dark, and also raining. lie know
that perfect Gordon of pickets would
surround the foot of tho mountain, and.
IF he remained there until morning, he
would be lost. So he determined to run
the gauntlet at once, and commenced
to descend. AS he ncarcd the foot,
leading his horse, he came almost in
personal contact with picket. His first
impulse was to kill him, but finding him
asleep. he determined to let him sleep
on. He made his way to the house of
a Union man that he knew lived there,
and went up and passed himself off as
Captain Quarlcrmastcr Of Hunts Regi-
mcnt, who was on his way to Athens,
Tenn, to procure supplies of sugar aud
coffnc for tho Union people Of the coun-
try. The lady, who appeared to be
asleep while this interview was taking
place with her husband, at the mention
of sugar and coffee, jumped out Of bed
in her night cloths, and said, "Thank
God for that, for we aint seen any rale
coffee up here for God knows how long"
She was SO delighted at the prospect
that she made up a fire and cooked them
a good supper. Supper being over, the
General remarked that he understood
some rebels had "tried to cross the river
this afternoon" eyes," said the woman,
"but our men killed some on um, and
driv tho rest back" "Now," says the
General, 81 know that. but didn't some
of them get over?" EYES," was her re-
ply, "but they arc on the mountain, and
can't get down without being killed, as
every road is stopped Up" He then
said to her, "It is very important for
me to get to Athens by to morrow night,
or may lose that sugar and coffee, and
am afraid to go down any Of these
roads, for fear my own men will kill
me-" The fear of losing that sugar and
coffee brought her again to an ac-
commodating mood, and she replied:
"Why, Paul, kant you show the Cap
tain through our farm. that road down
by the field2" The General says, "Of
course, if you can do it, and as the night
is very cold, will give you $40 Gn
gold) to help you along" The gold,
aud the prospect of sugar and coffee, was
too much for any poor mans nerves,
and he yielded, and getting on horse,
he took them seven miles to the big
road
From this time forward he had a se>
ries of adventures and escapes, all very
wonderful, until he got near another
river in Tennessee, when he resolved to
go up to n house and find the way
Hines went to the house, while the
General stood in the road. Hearing
body of cavalry conc dashing on behind
him, he quietly slipped to one side of
the road, and it passed without observ-
ing him. They went travelling after
Hines, and. poor fellow, he has not been
heard of sinco. How sad to think that
he should either be captured or killed
after so many brave efforts, no. only in
his own behalf, but also in that Of the
Genera for the General says that it is
owing chiefly to Hines enterprise and
skill that they made their escape.
When he arrived at the river referred
to above. he tried to get over, intending
to stop that night with good Southern
man on the other side. He could not