The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-07-15

quninted with the country than T.
so far went we'll how was 1t to
end 7 We shall see.
One long hour was dwiniled away,
but i had neither seen nor heard
anything from Cox. The fetr that
he had bceu discovered mil impris-
onel came over me. and 80 strong
dIl IL become that | left my perch
and dropped TO the ground noise
lessIv. At the foot Of the tree |
waited nearly hnlfan hour until chat
ed with II feverish impotence | cpnl |
stand It no longer, but determined
to- 90 ani hupt him mp Cautiously
| left the spot crawling on my hands
and knees toward the sentinel, For
"A long time | did not eyon look M
to see where | was going my mind
was filled with n thousand bitter fan
cios. aud I cursed myself over and
over again for letting Cox @ alone
In this way | went forward until |
thonght ! was pretty close tO the
sentinel. but when | lifted my head
to SOC him, iulgo of my surprise to
behold him gone But while | was
rum'na,ing upon this strange event,
IA rus,liug in the bpshos close bv
startled me. In an instant it flashed
upon me that he hni seen mo aud
was playing the same gamc 30
crouchcd close down beneath a
clump of elders aud awaited his
coming In n few moments he came
feeling carefully along, aud when he
vas directly opposite me sprang
out and confronted him. Weclinch-
ud there was a deadly struggle. Il
groan, gasp aud then rose from
tho dead toly OF the sentinel with
II small flesh wound in the arm.
Again | made my way forward. and
this time toward tho camp fires of
the cumy, which were in plain sight
about quarterof a milo distant aul
through small piece of woods. As
thero was no senlinci between mc
aud the fires rose to an upright
position anl continued on until tho
one within the shadow Of the wood.
became visible then resumed the
creeping posture a. before. In n
few moments came upon n slight
cminencc covered with los under
brush, aud once on the top behcl
the camp of the rebels plainly. |,
was not largo, cou,i lorins the uum-
hrr OF it's occuplnts. nul was sitnlt-
ei IN Il large depression at toe en-
trance OF the grove, Instead Of be
yond it, RI ! hal supposed tvs,
fires had been built in front Of The
uihccrs' ten's. uni around were con-
srcghtcd quite number OF mcr
nmnug them Col ----
4 ! Faw an immense loll pf gcsiinu
llting and running here aud there
heard several angry. coutendlug vol
ccs, and uptel lhlt i, centeral upon
one person who sit IN IL" midst o
the crowd. As they wer" all abnu'
hlm | hal no oppnrnnity 10 Sigh
him but Suddenly they parted ~
If Il thnuierhnlt hal fnllsn in thnir
midst, aul as thoy did 80 the ligh
fcll npon the stern features Of sam
mel Cox. lie hal been discovered
and they were trying him A. a spy
Tho cIHse OF the sndleu startin.
soou became apparent Cox la,
spruug to his feet, holding revolv-
or in one hand, aud with the uthe
he swept up the whole contents Of
deal table by which there were seat
ed the rebel colonel, n captain, nnt
lieutenant, thrnst them into his bo
som, aud with u regular Indian vel
dnshei through the astonishei CROW,
over the busy ground directly to
wards me.
Seeing the exciting state Of affair
sprang to an upright position, an'
shouted
This way, Sam, this way II
back you."
Ho saw me, and ns ho came up h
gave me the papers, saying
Take 'em, lieutenant they nr
the plans Of tho rebels. etc. If
fall, You can carry them to our col
oncl tell him how ! died -
"Don't go under now, Cox" l re
piled, cheerfully. "See, they are af
ter us; come. follow me, and as
spoke | dartel away. Samuel clos,
behind followed by crowd of MAJ
yelling demons,
The sentinel fired n shot at us
likewise tho crowd, which had n
effect save few whistiing balls b.
our ears, us | could see One. twt
and three long miles of the fores
flew beneath our feet, and as | Ia,
taken the direction of our canoe Tia
dark river soon burst upon on
sight.
Dashing down to tho spot where
lay tho canoe, We jumped in an
were soon pulling down the river
the ashen oars bending until the,
almost snapped beneath tho pre-
sure.
Our pursuers came running dow
to the bank where we were last seen
to find their prey gone, just as W
turned bend in the river. Al
their important maps, plans, etc.
were in the hands OF their enemy,
aud taken from their very midst b.
a daring spy.
They returned in chagrin and n