Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-10-12

Ihe gentleman whom he addressed wa!
stalwart, prepossessing man of abou
his own age, e,who, as learned afterward
had been brigadier general in the Unior
army.
First tell me, colonel" said the gen.
eral, "how you learned was there"
That was as easy as winking, general.
You see, about midnight some OF our
scouts captured two OF your men and
brought them into camp to our division
commander, and, upon his questioning
them pretty sharply, they let out that you
had left your head quarters that day. AS
quick as flash it came into my mind
that as your head quarters were only
twenty miles from home, you were bound
10 see the wife aud children, if il were
only for few minutes. did not let on
what thought and determined that you
might see them. if you could get a chance.
without any hindrance from me. But
the general was as smart as |, anu turn.
ing round to me, said, Colonel, he has
gone to Jonesville, and as ou know that
country thoroughly, | want you to trap
him.
Il was tremendously taken back at
this, and replied, little saucily, General
you don't want me to take my whole
regiment to capture one man, do you p
Yes, SIR he blazed out take your whole
regiment if it is necessary Then soften.
ing little, and understanding how the
land lay with me. he went on: Colonel.
trust You 10 manage this thing as you
think best. 1t is of great Importance to
us to get General Slaughter. Take as
many men rs are necessary, but par
ticularly desire you to lead them in per
son, and that you start IN the morning as
soon after sunrise rs you can despatch
your breakfast
"Of course there was nothing to be
said, so | concluded that if the thing must
be done. it better DC done by an old friend
like myself than by one of my captains,
who were all pretty rough fellows, and
didn't know you from Adam. II glim
mered on my mind at the same time that
the general thought SO too. SO early
next morning started of with twenty
men, bound to take you ii | could. |
reached your plantation (Which was
about 4 mile from Jonesville, stranger)
about eight o'clock IN the morning. and
placed piy men so as to command a full
view of the house on every side. with
orders TO let no one Leave it. Not q soul
was to be seen outside, and we had moved
so silently that felt confident that we
should bag our game. Without standing
on ceremony, entered the house alone.
and proceeded to the dining where
found the family around the breakfast
table. but betraying evident signs of
anxiety, Notwithstanding their efforts TO
seem at ease. There was one vacant
seat which revealed that you had been
there, general, though the crockery had
been removed from before it. Apologize
Ing 10 your wife, told her of my errand,
and giving her a hint to say nothing that
would put me on your track. said that as
| knew the house thoroughly, | would
search it myself. Going into the kitchen,
the first things that met my eyes were a
tell. tale half.emplied coffee cup and an
unwashed plate and knife and tork, which
! surmised had been yours. Confirmed
by these tokens in the impression that you
were in ihe house, rummaged it from
garret to cellar. and had just returned,
alter a fruitl4ss search, TO the dining
room. where your wife and children still
remained. when Big Jake, your family
niger. came in from the outside. 'Sar
want. Massa George says he; been
lookin' for de gin'ral2 Guess he amt
here. lis come in from Jonesville way,
and as / pass by de ole school house |
seed his ole roam horse a standin' tied to
a saplin' outside. Guess he must he in
ds, school house
Your wife looked thunderstruck at
Jake's lfeachery in putting me on your
tracks. and fairly boiled over. You in
fernal Niger says |. take THAR and l
gave him kick that lifted him about u
loot from the floor. Leaving the house,
7 dashed down toward the old school,
house. bidding my men to follow. When
7 pot there, sure enough, there stood
vour roau ready saddled. and | misgave
that you could not be far away. In u
minute we were 10 the school house, but
could find neither hide nor hair OF you.
One of my men pointed to rear win
dow which was hoisted, and on looking
mu of it we discovered traces of foot
rr;n 's. on the ground beneath. This con-
y;rcso US that you had clambured out ol
tho windo W. and had made for the belt OF
woods that iEy behind the school house
.. leaving five men to keep watch ovei
49, torse and the approaches 10 the
- nuse in font, | took the rest o.
r. sor.d =. I'd hunted tie woods for twc
=, horrs There wasG't tree in Il
49,, ro didn't exa mine, and when we go
through l felt that the game was up "A
the school house nothing had transpire'
in the meantime, and after making sue
-. ar o,a ,wo three auC