Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-23
Nerve VIII Win /;
By NJ 0UAD.

A@AS- hS1t tAcEe, YOU Jo111E heo,
or well blow your head of =
This was what saw:
SIX blueeoats In the uuderbrush. three
on each side Of the narrow road. muskets
al held to cover me-
bent down and dug the spurs into
ny horse. but he had not made SIX leaps
when he fell on his knees. rolled over,
and was dead IN moment. falling in
such way as to hold NE fast BY the
leg.
''COufound it Didn't we tell you we
would shoot p exclaimed one of the Fed
erals. corporal. as the SIX came I'D and
began heaying at the horse to set me
free ''YOu ought 70 have halted when
We shouted. and thus have saved good
Confederate horse for Uncle Sam"
1t was near Cynthiana. Kentucky, and
on the morning Of the same summer day
when Morgan fought battle and lost
so many good men. had started out
on foragiug expedition soon after day
break. and in returning had ridden d.
rectly upon the Federal '.fellers," who
were cautiously creeping down to sur
prise Morgan, backed By force which
oaght to have eaten him Up in ten min
! utes.
How | came to be IN Confederate uni
form, to De member Of MOrgan's COM
maud, to think and act with Coufeder-
ates. Is matter which shall not bring
up here am going to relate my ad-
ventures. without fear of politicians. or
care for what has passed
1t was no great job to get NY leg free,
and then two Of the men were detailed
to conduct NE TO the rear. or back to the
advancing army. They were jolly good
fellows. having no thought Of malice or
word Of taunt. They had captured me
fairly, there was no chance for ne to es-
cape, and made the best Of It. l had
received lieutenant's commission not
two weeks before. and it was rather hard
to De captured just as 1 was sliding
gracefully into position But it's victo-
~ to-day and defeat to morrow in war,
and soldiers were nearly all philosophers
I was greeIed Win cheers aud shouts
as | reached the main body, being the
first armed s.reb" which some Of the men
had ever seen Their criticisms were
gOOd-natured ones, their conduct eosrte-
Gus, and | was rather sorry when a
guard came for me to report at head
quarters Headquarters were on the
move, and had only time to take my
''pedigee," when the guard was ordered
to conduct NE along.
Passing from hand to hand, always
closely guarded, | at length ascertained
that NY destination was Johnson's Isl.
and. opposite Sandusky. Ohio. which
was great depot for captured Confeder-
ates during the war. En- route to San
dusky, having been joined by ten 9TH
ers Of the command, We were well treat.
ed by the guards. but they at the same
r time kept close watch Of our move
meuts.
From the first moment Of capture
had been constantly looking for ehauc'
, TO escape, but none offered until We wer'
approaching Sandusky. about five O'clOcl
in the eyeEing. The rear door Of tn
car was open. and We were IN the las
> car. l sat nearest the door. and obserT
ing that the guard was reading, that tn
/ train was moving slowly, and that ther
were no stumps along the track, l mad
up ny mind to spr1ng to the door an
leap Of
{ Carefully gathering up ny legs, an
| watched By two Of ny friends, l a
length made bolt had all the ad
: vantage. and should surely have mad
j the jump. but that ny coat caught Ii
: handle Of the door as I went By, and th
guard had time TO seize ne
= I'VE went over him sure y exclaIu
: ed. attempting no resistance. but point
: ing behind at the track I'VE must hzv
cut the poor fellow right in two"
? ~Whzt was 1t ?" inquired the guard
assouished at ny passiyeness, and begin
: ming to think that l had not intende
al escape
2 l informed him that I saw a blood
Ie mass on the track. leaped to see what
Z was and that some Que had been grOUn
z beneath the wheels As took NY Sc
- and continued to talk about the s.fea
a ful accident" the guard vas blinds
ae and the circumstance was forgotten
y the bustle Of reaching the city. do L
know what rule was przetIsed IN oth
: cases. but In ours We were hustled O
= of the cars. marched cut Of the depo
be and then allowed 70 walk along At O
own pace. part Of the guards being
front and part behind
= Ny friends had given up al hope
:. escape At Cur joarDey's sad n NJ
at them State. as good a. landed On {
ag island. they believed that any atssn
g, would be useless Not 50 with ne
I eouId once elude the guard. | beliey
a. there was chance Of getting away al
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