The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
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10 The Twtlhh New YORK IntAn1ry
theta was pdylss soldier, Who vas sgr.
sAluly msn Of Isany oddities sess Il
one uae rou Rosld ssy thar Dan Harri.
son hsd biss eyes. Five miaates after
gard. you would make oath thai ,hsy
sefe black
uan Also lad wondcriai eonuol over
bic vvlce tie eoald mimic she voice Of
soy Gsan - che brigade. lie coasd hAEk
/ like dcs, trsy iike mute, whistle hke
bird. asld was lbs w0sdar u the camp
There were other reasons Why Dan waH
I considered KEeaaeT than . msasgeFis. he
conld drop one shouldtr ihree inches
lowevshan the other. lie could walk ~
! q oSe leg wss shooter thar The other. 1s
eouid work bic ears ike borse. he
coud eramp bis hands nntll they seemed
ID baye been drawn all out Of shspe By
rheunaa,ism. He could make Il sppea'
that lie had squint 10 either eye, Aud hs
could raise his eyebrows clear up into biz
hair. lie was a farmers son, genial
brave and good bearted, and was neveI
tired Of doing something 10 amuse us,.
sooa afler HeIntElemAn made hls rec
aGelssaGee, from in front Of AleIandtis
down toward Centerville, BE sent for DAr
Harrison, Asd the result Of The inieEyiew
was that Dan va engaged bs tbc gov
ernmant % spy. His curious physies
structure and his EEv1rsl ccofuess and
bravery fiped him for seeb dangerous
work aud may say here tttt for three
/ wears was accounted the mos aaccessfu
IAod daring spy in the service.
0ns lonely, rainy night Ia the 6egIp'
ming Of '62, Dan Harrison set out TO woFs
bis way into the Confederate intrench
meuls around CenteFViIie, charged 10 se'
everything that could be seen and heal
everything that could be beard aud b'
turned to value to the Federal cause.
The spy lett the Federal oulposts an(
beaded directly for CentervIile. He me
4 with no adventure that night, laid in th'
woods all next day, or advanced usde
cover of them, ana at dark again took th'
highwsy. lie knew that danger lurked II
every fence corner for one who skulket
along, and be therefore put bold face OF
the matter aad walked briskly forward
passiDg quite number OF negroes anc
lwhite men being undsturbed. jus
| then many slaves were trying to reacl
ht, re Federal lines, and this fact got DaI
| iul 0 trouble.
A bout 9 o'clock, as be stepped briskl!
along a patrol consisting Of three mel
sprang from the bushes and confronted
him, sup. posing bim at first to be ne
gro, wbeL finding that he was whit
man, The Je. ,der OF the patrol began ask
log le esdios a peslions ard insisting upoI
prompt replies. For some reason Da;
saw fit to chang e his plans. Dropping
his shoulder and humping up his back, h
replied to their qu, estions in whining
drawing voice, in imitation of hslt-wit.
Laid for nigger and captured fool
grow led t.ne Ieadnr, as Dan began to asl
silly que s.lons AID dat zee around.
whar do yon liver asked one of th
others.
In -ze-moon, drawIed Dan, laughing
as loud as be could.
flow aid you get down heref
On-a- string bal bal bal And b
jumped up and down and chuckled as
be had got o tf good joke.
= Well supp ose we'd better give him
kick aud let hh II go, remarked ne leader
He's no uigger, don't know enough 10 :
soldier, AID wa better hurry him
along.
] don't know about that remarked lhs
third map, wbS dad al along been sIlent
| dcatenow q asy fool 10 this poigb.
sorbeod, and We sbauldpt let this chan
90 abiii We have eSser look At hlu
Here you Internal idiot, do YOU know
any one around here?
Misus Brown MiSsus Biosul repliea
D'@ nsip 3 sbeGnt name lhsr came III
bis way
Well, it's oniy step down thar, said
The msn, ard il she know. bin IL. ali
right.
30 ihetc wss q Mrs. Brown close Al
habdf No one could have been more sur.
prissd tbsn tho spy, and be feared fiat he |
had gotten himself into bad scrADe
There was no chance for him bot 10 70 .
along, aud 60 be did, amusing toe men
for qaaFtsr Of mite with strange
antics aud silly talk. MIA Brown was |,
widow, living 10 comfortable though
small farm house, and Dan was marched
straight up 70 her door. She wa, wo- |,
man about Afty years Of age. with Kind
Iace aud motherly ways.
Widder Brown, began the leader Of the
party, as be put his hand on the spy, we
'aptured this fool down the road thar.
lie scts and talks like fool, bat we want
0 make sure that be isn't tricking us.
lie says that be knows you lfyou know
i'm that's all We want,
Aissus Brown know Tommy, ehnekIei
Jan, as be body entered the house aud
at down aud sook lie lAmny oAl on his