St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-06

it easy now. boys"
We had reached the bottom of Il steep.
rocky hill. the path over which WAS
nothing more than the bed of IL wet
weather stream. full of houldcIs and
rutS. Here we were ordered into single
file: and after Scrambling for about
threc-quartcrS of Il mile. we gained the
summit. The road again hccamc bet
ter; running along Il broad tablc-land
dcnScly covered with il Stuntcd growth
of black jack and scrub oak. As we
silently went on. the hlack-cNrd leader
of the ''Reh>'' brought his horse along
side mine. and said quite good humor-
edly:
Captain. was sorry to disturb You
50 early this morning: but to tell the
truth, we were ;lS much surprised to see
YOU, as you at sight of us. When we
came upon you. we had no idea that we
were anywhere near Your lines"
| WAS still in Il savage humor with
myself. and answered. bitterly and
>ternly 1T was il pity that you did
not strike our lines IL tritle higher up:
you would then have had Il taircr chance
for IL fight.
"Oh :" answered he. laughing. Il was
not ut all ambitious of that and | am
quite thankful To get away a> did
''lt WAS odd" ! remarked. looking at
him steadily. for one of Mo>hN'> Off
GERS to he hlundering 80 near the
Sb,,.nd,.,b The. h.,vo tL. r,,ut.,-
tium of knowing this country thorough
ly."
And they deserve it." hc amSwcrcd
Most of them have spent their lives
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tn" best.
1T did not require much h"ldnc>>.
| rct"rtcd. It" lead twenty men Oh five
three of them asleep and tW" I'M
armed.
thrr" wasn't a squadron "t y"n ar hand
However, acre We are now AT ''IahhN
hItt and guess We iIad better haN"
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He was Il social. pleasant fellow. this
c"ntrd captain. and have II" doubt !
should have found him an agreeable
companion had the manner OF our III
PRODUCTION been different.
We had now arrived III tull view of
the Shenandoah river. and at the end
"i the thhlr-land. Here there was a
log CABIN, at Il llttlr distance 1I"m the
road, with some cultlNatrd itid> around
II: Al the d""i >t"nd AN on htSl'>>.
WI" threw up h"'h h'llu> III great tN-
'HthItht d> we aplroachtu' greeting
our capt"r> with pr"fu>" cult>lc> ahd
congratulations.
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