Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-09-19
An 1ncidsdt of the eawar.l
From the Pamela Miss ) Star. -

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gular incident of the late war, and
we do not believe that a similar
affair occorred during the war,
The narrator Of this occurrence is
no less a venerable or more truth
tul man than Mr.. William Jones,
who lives six miles east. of this
point Z sts E4
During the year 1865. Hender1.
sons scouts were camped at Pan.
ola, and parties from the company
were continually securing the sec.
ton between the Tallahatchie
river and Memphis, on the alert to
catch thefrst signs of a forward
moyementon the part of the enc,
my, and TO report such a state of
facts To- headquarters, SO as3to give
timely warning to the gallant band
Of scouts and -Ctef fner uter.
milk cavalry to make good tLeir.
retreat beyond the banks of the
Yallabusha, where securely en-,
/ sconced among the pine hills
with rom Tor forward movements
! to the rear, they could look down
with minds serene and -peacefu
breastIand cry odt|i i'd the anesssi'
of their Joy, "What a good thing
tits to be ahorse sold.ierl' During
a raid of a detachment Of federal
troops in this section this affair
had its origin. X ssi = a. f7Ia.i s.sieg 3 ! 81
Two gallant, members of said
bard of scouts came to Mr.. Jones'
nouse, about sundown one eve-
ming, and calling the aged man
from his house, asked him if there
were any federals about. He re-
piled that his little grandson had.
just come from a neighbor's house
and that there was quite a large
detachment of Yankees there, b.
ing about two miles distant. The
old gentleman urged the soldiers
to leave, as they would be cap
tured, but they asked NhimA if
he would give them supper and
feed for horses; THAT they would
hitch their horses back Of The
house in the plum bushes and ap-
Iproach the house when supper
was ready. He insisted that it
was extremely dangerous, but that
he would most willingly feed them
if they would risk the danger.
While the confederates had retired
to the orchard back of the house,
two federals rode up, and calling
Mr.. Jones from his house, asked
if there were any confederates.
about. He told them yes, that
they were at Pamela, and all over
the country. They asked ifthey
could get supper and feed their
horses. He was In a terrible d.
lemma, with no way to notify the.
confederates, and afraid to refuse
the Yankees, he had to tell them
yes, and they hitched their horses
in front of the house and fed them,
retaining Mr. Jones with them.
He saw his negroes coming with
his plow horse from the field, and
being afraid the federals would
take them, he ordered them back,
which the negroes obeyed, and
the Yankees made no objection.
Mr.. Jones daughter, Mrs. S. L.
Blann, en6eavored to notify 1.-The
confederates of the presence of
the federals, bat could notsdoz 50,
and at the same time the two con-
federates stepped updnthe passage
way from the rear the tive afeder,
ais stepped upon it from the front,
and the two parties met each 9th.
er face to face. Mr.. Jones thought
that a collision would take place
at once, but remarkable to say,
each put theirhands on their arms
and looked sharply at each other
without saying word. 7 Mr.. Jones
invited them in to supper and
both parties went in, taking OPP
posite sides of the table, and with
one hand upon their pistols, they
sat facing each other with fierce
glariDg eyes, constantly watching
each movement def the other.-l
Not a word was spoken by, either
party and the meal was finished,
neither. party eating anything
scarcely Mr.. Jones sat at the
the foot Of the table and his
daughter, Mrs, Blann, at the head,
each expecting every moment to
see a deadlyieonhict, but both par
ties arose simultaneously from the
table, and the contederates passed
hastily out at the back door in
the direction of their horses, and
the federals, with equal celerity,
passed out to their horses, and the
fast dying echoes of the horses
feet, as they moved In opposite
directions, was the last that Mr..
Jones ever heard of either party.