The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-11-19

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,m eetlain d#H They cuHd
CONCEAL him aai a4senlea.
fhe fouls ladies' acted promptly
Oncmn 20 thc window md asked
Vho was there, while another
closed the b1ck door lhalin0unt
being already mHcncd. S
vs thon hurried up the staircase,
onc,pf lhe Ladies' accompanying
him - show him bis hiding plncc.
All bed taken place 10 q few mo-
mcnts, and tie Federal lroop7
gave sudden evidence of their
estimate of S.. They fred a
vollcy through the trout door and
lhc'bullcts whisllcd by the young
ladies. Then the door was burst
in and the troopers swarmed into
thc.housc.
s. had been conducted to a
garrct bare of all furniture, but
some planks lay upon the slccpcrs
Of the ceiling, and by lying down
on these man might conceal him
self. s. mounted quietly and
stretched himself ut full length.
and the young lady retired and re-
turned to the lower floor. From
his perch s. then heard all
that was said in the hall beneath.
"Whcrc is the guerrilla?" cx-
claimed the Federal officer COM
manding the detachment.
"What guerrilla asked one of
the ladies'.
"Thc rascal S."
"Ile was here, but he has gone. +"
THAT is untrue" the officer
said, land am not to be trined
with. | shall search this house.
But first read the orders to the
men," he added, turning to a SER
geant.
The sergeant obcyed, and s.
distinctly overheard the reading
of his death warrant. The paper
chronicled his exploits, denounced
him as a guerrilla and bushwhacker
and directed that he should not be
taken alive 1.-THE men were express
ly ordered to kill him, not TO take
him prisoner. This vas not re.
assuring to the scout concealed
under the raiterS above. 1t was
probable that he would be discov-
cred, in which case death would
follow. There was but one thing
TO do-to sell his life dearly. AZ
ter ransacking every room on the
first and second ilools, the Federal
troops assembled 10 the garret,
The ladies had attempted to divert
their attention from it, but one ot
them asked:
"What room is that mp there;'
"The garrct," was the reply.
ale may be there-show the
way"
"You see the way" returned
the young lady, 81 do not wish 70
60 up in the dust; il would soil
my dress
"You 20 before, them" said the
trooper to negro girl who had
been made to carry about a lighted
candle, for night had come now.
The girl laughed and said There
was nobody up there but at thc
order went upstairs to the garret,
followed by the troopers. The
decisive moment had come. Ss-
heard the trampy feet and cooked
both his pistols. The light stream
ed into the garret, and looking
over the edge Of his plank he sav
the garret filed with troopers
All seemed over AND hi
discovery certain; he was abou
to spring down and fire, when the
men growled: "IIcli, there
nothing here" and went down tn,
stairs again. The servant cir
had saved him by ruse. Sh
had tas en- her stand directly be
meath the broad plank upon whiel
S-was extended, and the dee
shadow had concealed him. T
: this rusc he doubtless owed hts lile
, An hour afterwards the Fedora
detachment left the house in eS
ireme ill-humor, and before morn
ing S--was miles away from Ii
, dangerous locality where he ha
overheard his sentence OF deati
!, s. is now one Of the leadin
clergymen in Virginia -Philade
!. phia Times.