The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-10
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The scout was surrounded. He took
In everything ct . glance and deter
mined 70 cut his way through and FioE
the chances. But the ladies repfoDen.
ted to him that this was certain death.
They could conceal him, and g. -
sented. The young ladies acted
promptly. One ran b the window
and asked who was there, while an
other closed the back door-that In
front being already fastened, g.
was then hurried up the staircase,
one Of the ladies accompanying him
10 show him TO his hiding place. All
had taken place In . few moments,
and the Federal troops gave sudden
evidence Of their estimate ofS-.
They fired volley through the front
door and the bullets Whistled by the
young ladies. Then the door va
bust In and the troopers swarmed into
the house.
S-hsd been conducted to Q garret
bare Of all furniture, but some planks
lay upon the sleepefs Of the ceiling,
and BY lying down on these amsn
might conceal himself S-mounted
quietly and stretched::himself 1t full
length and the young lady retired and
aeturned to the lower floor. From his
perch s. then heard all that was
said In the hall beneath.
Where IL the guerrilla ?" exclaim-
the Federal ofilcef commanding the
detachment.
What guerrilla" asked one Of
the ladies.
"The rascal g."
He was here, but he has gone"
That Ii untrue" the officer said,
land I am not to be triiled with. 1
shall search this house. But first read
the orders to the men," he added,
turning to Sargent.
The Sargent obeyed, and s. dis
tinctly overheard the reading Of his
death warrant. The paper chronicled
his exploits, denounced him a 0
guerrilla and bushwhacker, and d.
rected that he should not be taken
alive; the men were expressly ordered
to kill him, not to take him prisoner.
This was not reassuring to the scout
concealed under the rafters above.
1t was probable that he would be dis.
covered. in which case death would
follow. There was but one thing to
dO-to sell his life dearly. After ran
every room on the first and
second floors, the Federal troops ~
cended to the garnet. THE ladies had
attempted to divert their attention
from II, but one Of them asked: "What
room IL that up there?"
THE garrett" was the reply.
He may be there-show the way"
"You see the way" returned the
young lady. II do not wish to 70 up
in the dust ; II would soil my dress"
you 60 before, them" said the
trOoper to Q negro girl who had been
made to carry about lighted candle,
for night had come now. The girl
and said: "There was nobody
up there" but 1t the order went up
stairs TO the garnet, followed by the
troopers The decisive moment had
come. S|heard the tramping feet
and cooked both bis pistols. The
liz hit streamed Into the garret, and
looking over the edge Of bis plank he
saw the garnet filled with troopers.
All seemed over and bis discovery
certain he was about to spring down
and fire, when the men growled:
Hell, there's nothing here" and
went down the stairs again. The ser.
want girl had saved him by Q ruse.
She had taken her stand directly be-
meath the broad plank upon which
s. was extended, and the deep
shadow had concealed him. To this
ruse he doubtless owed his life An
hour afterwards the Federal detatch-
nent left the house In extreme ill-hu-
NOR, and before morning s. was
miles away from the dangerous local.
ty where he had overheard his SEN
ence Of death. s. IL now one Of the
eading clergymen in Virginia.