, 1881-01-22

%%3'!, 'n,tcc." I tte,pl|IcAa;; t,pl ..,.,.,. -, -
guerilla tiiief M II ths @ t,,i!sdciate "a scfyIcs.
who wus tIlp terror q thc iaNiyes afri liz,
grtal, fEfun, Of Ur''. l'eanrerait', Ionis!ann'*
fayuiit son. un several ocrasions 81 nItleil
trrst,ar. HaI, y"i iava " l!rail Of Inps"
rase u, n,il. advanced towards Tho Colo
nr!, !'ntdly nble to refrajn frnul laughing
n9trIpltt3 !extenilCt! my liattl, mid snt'l:
nice: Int, altitntHll hive liveu IN ttlts city
f9r ysnr. md fur year preylnns ,sas enl-
UM1"n h atiI .als,ut Ills nin! aJ JtIhnT stntr].
tlie Nttn. pxp!1its oi I'll. sliupklns.
swell, we'll. S!tal,g,, very, e''ifputnled
WHY, f6tp', T isSs IL i lie e!ast: ot liz viii, ~
aphlcstIc ''eaItl, NJ tho pnbllr gathering, ani
elsewhere. ,My i,s,s,a .Was fafHiltar, nt.u
.!rea'lct! ns NlorEan Or M!,stby. Dut ! yrs
sollrry wete, SIMPLY 10 assist t!!u Ercat ranso1
Ut tile confederate States Ut Asrotlca. .Aln!!
UT ynli shy TINT y.'i' lltye never lleard u t,!s!
.Wcf!, ynn rertality could mt llnss read ihs
mt rctllilre titat ytlu should know how 10
read. III at,y event, sa@. II spukBM t9 n!'uut
INC hereafter pretend you iMsc heartl nbout
HIs' sss!'Ss .';a n ,e i kpsw Of Col spkns' the
1 ir,ainctl NV cuinplaeency. sufficient to
reply ttlnt could real .aiml did real tllu
pn!Nrs. md saiMfy battered ,'yself 5nto N!e
History Uf Tho ltu6rltti,, vsprgtplly I'll tint
sret!hil, a1nl Ind tried 10 fal,i'1Arixe myself
With li!n s'anlcs Of tho prominent i,lc1s c's-
Enae!l l., tho STRUGGLE. bnt for st'ine ~; nl,as-
and remained tn perhaps fMcxcusabae iE.
iiOrA'lrr Ut Ills great exploits.
."Sjngu!af, why singular aid strange, sall.
:.-bht as the pnet says: :.
~ What Is the end ur fntIic? '1ss but tn MI
a certain portion of uncertain paprr.'
/ tlireet.tl tlo Colonel where lie could find
ont about Ills Eoutts, nlMl tult lin to cul1ie
Nguin a,ut tell 1ne lrure fully about lttlslf.
:, A!,n9t tYo weeks Afterwards iny friensl,
my cnurtesy IN assist!nE lin to Ert his g1ous
pitt .tl,.png!l,, tle ,snid t!e lad lniparslcnar
business o'' l!nt.l, and Il was at lsisnrs 1!.:
wo!l relatG to ,,te ~ S,'e q Ills nlost thrilling
former yislt tint !ls. story would repay lor
lost Ting, ! beggsil 1t Tin UT p bg sSatnd a''d
sion OF .Nrw urlen'ss, had returned for
sl,ort ttntc frp1n NY command u my plnnta-
tinn o.! tl,e He'd River. wroie y letter to n,i
old friend. ntd at one linia Soinpanlon-i'l;;
most uurelenltng spirits 0f lhb r0nletterary.
liz WIS, un,trr ii, ,ss,In,ed ,lnllle, living su-
crctly fiji New urle.lis. In winding llp my
lpttet toll him to give tho fniiktey pnrt!tu-
short tine, il could, would meet Ilta III
thy Gtty. n. .,.. ,,.. ,.,o,,
arrangements Ms npl,purea necessary to PASS
NC u,,ll9tlcra as,a qn'ho!rs!ed nto tho Ely: ,;,
stnrtetl en the train, anu hnd nut RGile over
twenty niles when, stopping ut 4 .staslol, for
few minutes, nuticea III ui!lcer Of tle
nriny apiroacl,ng @ tt!, " 'nni!sr,at IT, Il , was
iai cIsiaie aersies: Xief XII : sous Ic:slsa!o a!
iI'''S / Wis i he. Irs prlwiss ' fron. li5 Ssit
letter. e lal'e r'ts Ill., + tS ns' o Hd. s''; n:
letter hal written 10 my friend Iearbtc1l.
stopd for u few minutes. read the letter,
md thought yhnt wns brst to 10; was L.,
thu Yankees power, Md this additional proof
9{ ~ hsred sta %S not not k9 fv s n" ajwayy f a9y
prltletl themselves Oh their truth! alnl
iiy father l,a.l tulu each Of ply e1eyel. living
children, tIn!e onA ngain, TIL i.beeamu hnrs
s.ury or ueorse Wps1lington's lltt!e clisrry.
tile ulivarllislled trlitll, ea1ecialIy about my
self, hnd, up to tl,at time. been ullilpcaelirt.
Thsrstor. s!era's' @ , to IT, rc,er 1hH ,%s
| authorship ut tl!u letter.
~ was then plaee,l IL the elarea Of Eaart,ll
ct snlsliers. and continued o., lny!nnfltcy 70
fens!ax MY rescue, was placed III i Eaard-
house, aud the guard for TINT night was
ue"T!S'i aTHe next morning was brought before
St. Chntles l4tcl, and seated iii all n,,te;rnonl
iii tic strnlght-vlsioned ihiscreant hat tlnlu
to attend to MY cnac. lind not lonE to wait,
md was rsllercd into hls presence, notlitr;
nbnshrtl, Int determined 10 die game,
| lin WnQ EtnN}InH ut II Wkn{tnW talking to
turning urUulitl he nbr,psly sdIl: Are yulj
tho miirderng. th'svlnE, cM!~throat Rebel
~ i nm tie lalter hill, sab, but n,i, neither
It. murderer. thief. cut-tllrunf, Of kebe1. i0t
old unc0nstlonahlo scounlreli You think
your own description tits others, hut ynt
!" liz sail, growing excited. and swearing
like II traonr, 'Dure ynu address ll!u In TIL:
Insulting aud snperrlious tuae?,. anll MI
| ynlelliE seIzGl INC. BY the lnpels of thy gon
fuill,.g III tlls, he Erabhpl my hair, md | VII:
titus brought to realize my Go,,aitinn. In NJ
instant seized him BY Ills struggling haIr.
md by tho neuk, mud had 1t ilDt b:tn lor sn,t,t
havc rclIeynd the world Of a ilypoerit, ,noil
ster, poor General, mud unstable politician,
"kecoyerlng l,llnself, h|s fac6 llyld will
rage, n!s ono eye g!nriuE lIke tl,oso t Nr m Fl ~
6 fefiow aid aid but h!m III Tho ceil III tie Custom
House,
~ thought this was only temporary res
pit beforoexecntton, and wunt tn my prlsol
with n 'ienvy aliI f0reb0slnE heart, tliinklns
Of the loyett ind ullslspecttilg otcs at llon!c
"In this stutu Of mli1d remained. tllli,k
INK t!iat NY. .lo.!!n was sea!ud, and hop!,u
that Y hid to t!te I wonld prefer to nie likk
sultlier than lang like, d feloM. Hearing
footsgps appIoae!!tnE jAst y # was growsi,na
A sharp knOck OIL my cell door was gtyell
md heloro ! soniu say .Ga,ne H., The , aoo ,'.
lnuplrud Il WIS Col. Slmpkins. I repllet
ln,the. affirmative, whel ono OF them N.Y. 4!
attendance Ut hts nel;dquartGrS. t'lol,Kh
tho officers senn,ed deierentlal mud polite
but concluded It was the regulation system
preliminary to Yankee executions. I toll
them II WIS condemned 10 dIe 1t would bt
fur il,ors pleasant for Ing to Ito 80 wEthou
aKaiu seelng that r.an. They only smiled
md saiA they would accompany lnc to TIL
III Went, W. ust,ered Into lls presence
and was greatly surprised AID cuilt1lntod Il
srt hin, CulMe forward. greet mo pleasantly
md, uxtenatng his hard, which. touk, saitl,
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