The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-26
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He had expected tomeet snllgg lers,
and had found protested friends now
the!y:iwere gone and ale was left insthe
dark as to their true1character. ,.3 i
Bell.rode asmile very rapidly before
he overlook his men. They feared
that he had been captured, and were
greatly elated, at his safe return.
They Werenot disposed, however, to
turn about and make another attempt
on the ~railroad, and Bell could not per-
suade them TODD so. Sergeant Scales
joined with the men in saying that
such an attempt would be useless.
Bell, though secretly glad of the turn
affairs had taken, told them they might
follow their own inclinations, but he
should mention the facts to Gen. Chal-
mers. On their return. he did so, and
thus relieved himself of the RESPONSE
bility. The General, however, was
much pleased at the account of the
manner in which Bell saved his men
by his presence of mind ."@~s >~~'~a~>a ~.>s
He found Gen. Stephen D. Lee, a
nephew of Gen. Robert E. Lee, in con-
sultation with Gen. Chalmers. Bell
was called in and closely questioned as
to the strength of the, Federal garrisons
on the line of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad. It was evident
that they intended a movement in
force upon some portion of the road.
The questions were put vaguely and
generally, to prevent Bell from obtain
ing any information of the proposed.
point of attack, but he was quite GER
tain, from various indications, that it
was to be at Moscow. There was
railroad bridge across Wolf creek at
this place-the only one between Mem
phis and Pocahontas, distance of
seventy miles. He also learned that
reinforcements had been ordered from
the interior Of the State, and he there
fore judged that the movement would
be quite formidable.
The scout determined that Hurlbut
should know of the proposed attack in
time to prepare for it. He obtained a
furlough from Chalmers to visit Gren-
ada, Mississippi, place sixty miles
distant, in the opposite direction from
Memphis. He proceeded to Oxford on
the road to Grenada, and remained
there until night. lie then mounted
his horse and rode on, still in the same
direction. Having proceeded about
ten miles, he turned abruptly to the
north and rode toward the Tallahatchie
River. He reached it by dawn the
next morning, swan it, and continued
on his way toward Memphis. He was
in full Confederate uniform, and de-
signed to go to the hollow tree in the
forest where he kept his citizens
clothes, and change his apparel. On
going to the tree, however, he was
very much chagrined to find that some
one had discovered the place and
now to enter Memphis than to surren-
der himself to the pickets and ask to
be taken to Hurlbut.
He was quite near the pickets on the
fernando road when he saw a man
riding toward him whom he recognize
ed, when closer, as a Confederate scout
by the name Of Barton. There had
never been much love lost between
himself and Barton, and he knew that
the latter had suspected him for some
time. He was attempting to invent
some explanation of his presence so
near the Union lines, as his fellow
scout came mp.
When Barton was opposite him in the
road Bell was surprised to see him
draw a revolver and cock it.
Il am delighted to meet you,' said
he. "You are my prisoner -
Saint you laboring under a mis-
take - said Bell.
''Oh no, not in the least,'' replied
Barton, his pistol correctly aimed at
Bells head. ''You are my prisoner -
''For what reason!' inquired Bell.
"What reason q said Barton.
"plenty of reasons. In the first place,
here you are, going directly into Mem
phis in full uniform. Mr.. Pierson,
this sort of thing is about played out.
Disarm yourself -
"You are very insolent," said Bell.
s'Suppose [ won't?'
''Then I shall shoot you in just
about minute. That would be pity,
for want to see you hanged
'sIndeed!' said Bell. ':Your kind
ness nearly oVerroWers me-
1T will completely overpower you
before am through with you. Hand
me your revolvers.
Barton's pistol was pointed directly
at Bells head, and an attempt at re-
sist;tnce even if it had been desirable
or polite at this time, would have
been useless. Bell still hoped that
Barton merely entertained suspicious
of him without any evidence.
lie took his two pistols and handed
them to Barton. but the small four