Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-08-23

serve the British the same way upol
occasions. He had driven out from
Washington since morning, bringing
saddle in his carriage. While W.
were talking together, we heard loco
motives wbistling over on the Manas
sas railroad. The trains stopped in Gu
out of sight. Pretty soon out marched
lot of soldiers in grey, with a stanC
of brigade colors, and came at double
quick across the field. 1t was Kirby
Smith with the last instalment O
Johnson's army from Winchester
which had eluded Patterson. The
panic which seized our troops when
these fresh fighters hurled themselves
at the Union lines, already tottering
with exhaustion, was wilder than any
thing in military history since three
Austrian soldiers coming out of the
woods to surrender after the battle oi
Solferino put the whole French army
to rout for a time. Regiments that
had stood up to their work bravely
since 9 o'lock in the morning melted
away in few minutes at the sight OF
the
| GREY CHARGING COLUMNS.
"There was no knowing what
force was behind Smith, and Hunters
men did't wait to see. They took the
road to Centreville, pell-mell, every
mao FOR himself The infantry
charged their own batteries, cut the
horses loose, jumped on their backs
and went to the rear at gsllop. Rus
sell disappeared on the tide at the Top
of his speed. Raymond drifted away
from me, and / didn't let many pass
me in the race myself. 1t was the
farther the faster, and after covering
what seemed to me about FIVE miles
/ dropped exhausted besides the road
to rest. By aud by Raymond came
along. He had found his barouche
and took me in. We whirled along
in the crush of ambulances, artillery
horses, privates, officers and camp
followers on foot, ladies and politicians
in carriages, and two or three hundred
steers, all making the best of their
way to Washington A drove Of
cattle had been driven out behind the
army to be slaughtered after the bat
tie. They were stamped with the
rest and added to the confusion
There were many amusing inc dents.
Earlier in the day / had noticed l.. l..
MEG uffin of New Castle, since judge
in tnis judicial district, now dead.
He was carrying water to one of the
field hospitals. He had been one of
the "On 10 Richmond" crowd, had
come down to stiffen up the presidents
spiue, and was loud in advocating
vigorous prosecution of the war.
HOW JUDGE M'GuFFIN RAN.
"He was large man and wore
long linen duster. Wheu the rush for
the river began he ran with the rest.
He was fat, and as the crowd gradual
ly swept past him ne at last began to
think the rebels must be almost within
grasp of his flying duster tails. Blind
with sweat and dust, he fell fat on
his stomach. or as fiat as he could fall
on such round stomach. A zouave,
W wbo was hard at his heels, came down
with emphasis on top. Mr. McGuffin
was certain that the Philistines were
upon him, and with a weak endeavor
to roll bis eyes around that he might
see his foeman's face, exclaimed:
"Great God, gentlemen can this thing
be compromised"
Before Raymond and / had driven
far an ordinary wagon crushed into
our barouche end demolished it. /
mounted one of the carriage horses.
Raymond was in despair.
"Get on the other horse," cried.
"But / can't stick on"
"Then good evening; / am going
to Washington"
Hold on, I can ride behind the
nigger," exclaimed the distinguished
editor, and he was about to Chamber
up behind the colored driver, when a
carriage drove past with some congress
men whom he knew and he got in
with them.
81 galloped away, bat before had
gone far | saw a regiment drawn up
10 line across the road, with fixed
bayonets, stopping the fugatives. |
took to the fields, executed flank
movement and got past with a few
others. When / came to The little
field telegraph Office near Fairfax
Court House, was riding ahead OF
my party. A wire had been laid out
this far and dispatches from the field
were carried to Washington. The
last message sent had told how our
troops were driving the enemy.
"Wbat news from the field ? cried
the little operator with his finger on
the key.
"Our men are routed They are
running this way,"I shouted back to
him as galloped past. He cut loose
his instrument, tucked it under his
arm and took to his heels When the
next orderly came with dispatch, he
found The battery dismounted, and that
was how | came to be
THE FIRST TO CARRY THE NEWS
To Washington. | overlook Bull
Run Russell" and we rode together for
while but his horse was tagged
and mine was fresh so | soon lett him.
After that rode foremost and alone.
At Ball's Cross Roads / was chal-
lenged by Dutch sentinel. Ben
Morgan had my pass through the
lines bat had annual over the Penn
sylvania railroad signed by Tom
Scott. / showed the sentinel the name
of Scott, and told him il was Gen. Win
field Scott, the Commander-in-chief
and he passed me through. / got
over the long bridge at Washington at
8 o'clock, just as the countersign
was being given out for the night
| rode up to Willard's hotel, through
streets thronged with people, wild
with excitement over the favorable
kilograms that had came in from the