Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-06-12

morning he wrote them a way.
8 bill and also gave the names of
o a few persons who would vel
y come them, with a description of
their residences, so they would
have to make but little inquiry,
After this they had comparative
lly little trouble in that direction.
t But the numerous bands of Fed
: erals that roved at large through
the country gave them ample
employment. 1t might be truly
said of them "Necessity was the
mother of invention" AT one
time, when Yankees were seen.
jim began calling hogs at the
; top of his voice, and when the
company drew close enough to
hear distinctly he shouted to Jes-
Sc who was short distance off,
; "Neighbor, have you seen my
shoats lately? They have been
gone weekl" "Are your shoats
fat, sir?" asked a Yankee as he
rode up. Hardly calling a halt,
they passed by and left jim with
the particulars of his pigs about
half told. AT another. time
when some soldiers came DASH
ing up they were found sitting
on a fence near a house discuss
ing the prospects of their grow
ing crops. "That field of corn
across the road there is the best
| haye," said Jesse, as ten men
rode up and drew their reins.
'My brag piece" replied Jim,
with his back to them, and poin-
ting beyond the house, ''is that
field over at the back of my
farm" 'How came such young
looking fellows as you with such |
farms as these?" inquired one of |
the horsemen. eve would have
you know that we are of no mean
descent, and that our father was
one of the wealthiest men in the
South" replied Jesse, with the
boldness Of a lion. This seemed
satisfactory, and as they sped a.
way Jim said to his brother,
"My wheat turned out splendid
ly. l made over twenty bushels
per acre." BY this time the
men were beyond hearing dis
tance and when they had disap-
,peared the brothers slid off the
fence and resumed their Journey.
The inmates Of the house hard
by had heard every word of this
singular conversation and their
curiosity was aroused to an alar-
ming extent; they gazed from
windows and doors with mouth
and eyes wide extended. There
is no doubt but the actions and
words Of the young men is yet to
them a profound mystery. For
several days scenes somewhat
like the preceding were frequent,
but we Will not weary the pa
tience of our readers by detail
of all of them. 1t was about
noon on a sultry day and the
brothers were expecting a place
for which they had description,
and they began to wonder wheth-
er the one before them would an
swer to it. To make sure it was
the residence, Jesse drew their
way-bill from his pocket and be-
gan to read: "Mr. Moore-a two
story brick with small porch in
front-two large evergreen trees
in front yard--barn to right of ,
house-both on right side of !;
road" "This is the place." said ,
Jim. who had been glancing at !
the objects as Jesse read them.
AT that instant a donkey which :
held undisputed sovereignty in !
the barnyard came prancing up !
to the fence near them, and be- !
gan to bray SO loudly that Jim
suggested he was not a consump- {
tive, and Jesse thought it impos- |;
sible for him to be laboring un- }
der any bronchial affection. 1t :
is not singular that the donkey ,
was wholly ignorant of the part j
he was to play in the escape Of :
the brothers, for they themselves :
had not entertained the remotest /,
idea of it until his unearthlyts
bray interrupted their CONVERSE
ton. "He would make a splen- :
did passport five could get him." :
said Jesse, as he conceived the :
plan to out-general the Yankees. .
1t was no sooner suggested than
Jim exclaimed, "1'he very thing !
if we can possibly get him with !
out money" "T'hat is the great !
difficulty" returned the other, :
while the subject Of their con- ,
versation exhibited his interest :
in what was being said by polk !
ing his head over the fence and !
mingling his voice with theirs.
After a brief deliberation they
determined to make an extra eff s
fort to buy the donkey. Having $
repaired to the house and told t
their story, Mr.. Moore received !
them kindly and entertained I
them hospitality. Now this was I
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