Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-18
"w-a.ll, yes, there has" no drawled

"W-a.ll, yes, there has" no drawle,
"How long slnce2'
"Not so terrible long sence. A con
, pany of Mr.. wheeler's boss soldier
went down that air road q while ago,
said he.
"How long sgof"
81 can't jlst tell for sartln as to tn
time, but them hots soldiers was at thi
very gate, and they rid away list as
commenced q shawn, and now I've iis
finished. You mout guess about how
long it would take a man to shave
stronger"
l was riding an excellent horse an,
the abruptness with which we turned anC
dashed back the way we came and tarrlec
not until we rejoined the squad wa
very startling to the old gentleman who
stood at the gate, continuing to shed In
formation about the boss soldiers. He
may be at that gate yet for all l know,
and still talking,
On the 18th of April our party took
possession OF a grist mill, hauled in all
the corn to be found within quite a cir
cult aud turned out an excellent quality
OF meal which We sent in to the brigade.
At this time the two armies were en-
camped a few miles from each other,
and woods full of confederate soldiers on
their way home from Lees army.
WITH GRANTS PAROLES
In their pockets. While at this mill Bick
Jones and l ride out into the country
eight miles one afternoon, with a view of
spending the night sat o farm house, and
at dusk, In the midst of a dasbing thun-
der storm galloped up to the door of a
comfortable looking dwelling. An old
lady comes out on the porch and in reply
to our question as to whether she viii
allow us to stay all night says, "well, l
suppose you'll stay anyway, whether /
say 30 or not" and orders a colored how
to show us where to put our horses in
the barn. While we are talking we see
three men run to the house and take
shelter under the porch. In caring for
our horses we are careful to get a good
d of the surrounding and to know mat
where our saddles and brides are placed,
we agree that as there are three
men there, doubtless armed, and
only two OF us - Dick being
armed with a rifle only, and l with a
sword that would hardly cut q squash In
might be advisable for us to slio
but quietly later oil and go back to the
mill again. Returning to the house, our
Is Increased by the fact that
only two men show themselves-the man
the house, a hearty old gentleman
over six feet tall and heavy In proportion.
his son-in law, a young preacher. AL
The supper table the old gentleman asked
If we had met auy of Lees men since
he surrender of Appomatox, and we re-
'lied that we had met a good many.
eff you should meet n that had no
parole you would capture him and send
lin to prison up north?' he continued.
We responded that, on the contrary,
le would not be molested-that we were
lad to see them go home, whether par
led or not.
Returning to the sitting room, our
lost attempted to entertain us, but was
cry nervous and excited. He would
uddenly get up and leave the room, and
hen return and apologize, nwhile
xchanglng looks with other members of l
he family, all of which did not tend TO '
reate In he minds of Jones and myself
nat peaceful calm and mental %repose
'hich might have been desired, Finally
Nd he, "The reason l 8 ked about
es,a men was, l have a relative who
cached home lately from Lees army,
ithout a parole, and I didn't want him
that's ALL"
Then we knew that the "relatiye" I
oresaid was the third man we had seen
l the porch, and was convinced that he I
as