The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-07
FLYING FROM THE YANKEES.

eral times.
FLYING FROM THE YANKEES.
They were now going at their topmost
speed, and both girls were standing up,
LOOKING alternately through the window
in the back of the carriage. 1t was evil
dent they were being pursued.
eff we can only keep ahead awhile
longer" said one Of them, "I know they
will be afraid to follow very far"
lSssBut,n y said the other, .'see how they
are gaining on us, and the carriage is 80
heavily laden they must overtake us soon.
s;Itiis useless to try"
$50 they relaxed their speed, and in o
Z few moments we're surrounded by body
of cavalry.
81 have orders to arrest this party.
Driver, turn your carriage around at
once, said the foremost one, who rudely
thrust his head in the window.
81 can't turn just yet; it is too narrow
here" said the driver.
HWell I cam" returned the soldier, and
catching the horses heads he wheeled the
carriage short around, and barely escaped
turning it down the embankment.
Two of the pursuing party had been
stationed little in advance as soon as
they came up to the carriage, evidently
to watch and warn of any attempt at
rescue. Their great hurry indicated
serious fears that masked battery might
open on them at any moment.
eve are travelling under pass from
Gen. Cluseret," demonstrated one OF the
young ladies. "By whose authority are
we arrested, pray 7"
'sThat is none of your business, or
mine either, for that matter" answered
the fellow grufly. ;,
The carriage was surrounded on all
sides, and both the girls and driver were
closely watched. Of course they could
not comprehend the reason of such treat
ment. They did not know that during
the interval of receiving and using their
pass Gen. Cluseret, from whom they had
obtained it, had been superseded BY @
rut;an who outranked him. When the
carriage reached the picket it was brought
to 8 halt, while the leader of the party
who had made the arrest rode off to con-
suit an officer who was brought to the
door of his tent by the sound OF the re-
turning carriage.
The soldier communicated something,
and the officer looked towards the carri-
age where the girls sat waiting in breath
less anxiety to know what was to become
of them. After parleying with the
cavalryman for some minutes, ne came
towards the carriage aud looked IN, then
turned and went back to the man again:
The girls then heard him say, 81 will
not; / will resign first" He then went
into his tent, and presently returning to
the carriage climbed up and took his seat
beside the driver. He gave the order to
move on, and with a guard Of four cavai'
rymen on each side they took up their
line of mach for Winchester.
A GALLANT IRISH OFFICER.
AS soon as they had gotten we'll under.
way, the officer, who proved to be a
humane Irishman, turned to the girls
and said: "I had orders to have your
persons and baggage searched at my post
but would not do it, I don't care what
the consequences are; I shall take you tc
Gen. Cluseret, from whom you obtained
your pass, and who alone has the right
to arrest you and only then, in the event
of your having violated the conditions
upon which you obtained it.
eve are certainly fortunate in having
fallen into your hands, if it was intended
that we should suffer such an indignity
as that" said one of them. "But our
passport was granted without any condi'
tions, and cart understand at all why
we are not allowed to go on"
"It seems to be the fate OF all the ex'
peditions to Richmond that originate in
Yankee lines," remarked the other sis'
ter, "and l suppose we will have to sub
NIT to the disappointment as we'll as the
arrest"
The officer smiled good.naturedly al
her audacity, saying:
~ think that Milroy must have order
ed this arrest. He suspects that as there
were no conditions imposed, or oaths re-
qnired, you 60 South freig hted with a
mail from the citizens of Winchester.
and he hopes to capture it."
"He will be greatly disappointed.
Obtaining the pass as we did, we were
especially careful to carry nothing that