South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-29

ouOs r6ttu& y tUtck0t U pines on 10
my right. / thought I would hide my
horse there and then hide myself en-.
til the storm was passed. I went to
the thicket and concealed the horse
the best could. and then passed out,
and after going short distan.e / cav
the trail where my companions had
just passed along. thought I was
leaving the trail and had come back
on it again, but it was too late then
to 60 back and move the horse. Sec
ing small house not far offI went TO
It. not knowing whether they woro
friends or foes; I went in the house
and inquired how long siucc our boys
had passed along. The man said a.
bout half an ho1r. eat there few
minutes when the dog commenced
barking, and on looking cut the win
dow saw the blue coats coming o.
yer the hill. jumped up and said,
where will hidea' lie says There
Is no place to hide bore 1 knew
then that I was in the hands ofa Union
man, bat seeing door leading to an
other 70 I'm started for it, but no.
collecting had left my gun outside l
stepped to the door AID got il, and
then ran in the other room, aud crawl
ed under bed that was there and
got behind some wool that was under
tho bed; by this time some of the
Yankees were IN tho house and |
heard them inquiring about our fel.
lows, but never suspicioncd l was in
there; they soon went out on the
porch, and the man OF the house fol-
lowed them. While they were talk.
ing out there | heard little girl cry
ing in the next room, and saying,
'Oh. mother, don't tell Her mot her
said, slIush up; am going TO tell
the truth it they ask me: this ia no
way OF stealing horses from one anoth-
err. Thinks ], well, l am gone up
for ninety days. no Providence pre-.
venting But the Yanks never came
IN the house any more and what few
stopped for information soon mount
ed and went on. AS soon as they
were gone the man came to the door
and SAID, You had better ge. out of
here as quick as possible; they have
gone now, hut will soon return /
felt considerably relieved, for my
heart was in my mouth all til time I
was under that bed. AS came ont
/ looked at the woman as savage as
could and said. 'Ycu would have told
on me, wonid your She never look
ed up, and | passed on out and went
back and looked for my horse; but
10! he was gone; he must have nick.
cred as they passed by aud they got
HIM. Now knew Lieut.. Blue had
LETT his horse at Mr.. JACK Thompson's
about two miles from where / then
was, SO l concluded. as he had been
captured at the foot of the mountain.
| would go 10 Thompson's and get
the horse, and wait in the bushes un- |
til dark and then escape. went
there and when 1 got there / found
the family mad all gone to church.
except the blacks, it being Sunday. / |
told the black woman all about our
adventure and that / came for the
horse, but tina! wanted something to
eat as | was hungry as a dog. She
hurried around and soon had n din.
ner prepared, and just 1 was rrepar-
ing to eat who should step IN but
Lieut.. Blue himself. 'Why, Liuten-
ant / exclaimed, Il thought you was
captured Il thought so, too, says
he; but they happened TO ride over
me while / was hid in the laurels and
did not not see me- lie then told
me that Montgomery had escaped in
the same manner but that McGraw
was captured, and we had lost the
finest horse Of the bunch.
lie said, 4 came here after my
horse we will eat some and then hide
in the woods until night We sat
down and eat hearty meal, leaving
the black woman on picket at the door.
As soou az We were done we started
out, when he remarked: ooh, am
80 tired Just then the black woman
threw up her hands aud exclaimed,
lord God, mon, here they are We
were just passing ont the door on TO
the porch, and sure enough they we're
there close 10 the yard fence and com-
mencing firing at us and hoIlering
halt F! Bot we ran down the steps
and around the end Of the house Cut;
as we passed throSsiI rho yard there
were several little negroes there, and
| never heard such sqLalling in my
life. l thought they were oil shot by
the way they hollorod. AZ we passed
around tho end Of the house said
'Oh, Lieutenant let's giso up; they
will be sure TO sill Us il we run lie
says: They will kill us any hng If
they get US, and VIC may rs we'll run
for IT, And he kept "a running and
| after him. Thee nad to ride around
the house to get view OF us, and by
That tire we were running along a
ieece and had ia get over the fence
ana rdn across large field to The
woods can nevor tell how 1 got
over whsfhc I innuod oyer ro.fa1