The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-03
AN ADVENTURE OF SHERMAN,
Atlanta Conss;;u;:,,a !

great commander utilized his engineer ing uowledSe to tho utmost, and per sonally inspected every inch of ground where il was practicable, with view la selecting places where the river could be crossed without suffering too severely from the cuemy's fire In the mean time the soldiers of the opposing armies, being divided only hv narrow river, found means to communicate and carry ! on their usual exchange ot newspapers, tobacco. coffee etc, In one ef these trading bouts captain in Missouri company on the Union side discovered that his brother. who was Confederate colonel was located with his regiment at a certain point on the opposite side of the river Finding an ohlising Con- i fcdrratc he sent verbal message to his brother and during the day received i reply The next day notes n cipher passed between the two
 lt was midnight. and all was quiet 1 along the Chattahoochec The placid waters mirrerrd long ranges ot hills and l groups nf giant forest oaks The moon i rode high in the heavens and east mellow radiance over the seem" Moth l ing broke the stiffness except an ocea i sioual shot between n few pickrt~. who 1 could not see each other and for that l reason hlat"d away with murtlcruus reek 1 lCs>nes> From one of the Union camps l two dark figures quietly and hastily i made their way to the woods skirtiug a i hlch hill. Che of these men was the l Missouri captain The other was Gen. eral sherman. attired ill T shabby uni l form which gave no indication uf his i rank
 This i~ the place. whispered the 1 Mi>souriau, pausing Ill d thick"t ou the 1 edge of the river My man k concealed oYcr there with n skih You see what Il dark shadow the trees east on the wa l ta That fellow will be ahl" Ia get across without being seen 1 doubt thc wisdom of InN coming
 said the general, but guess 1t k all right Give the signal
 The captain whlstl"d ], lew sveouis iu 1 imitation of n mockius bird and then stopped Ia listen
 He k coming he sad Ia his com pauion, take seat on thi~ lng and wait quietly
 See here ~aid sherman. with pc l culnrlv thick and slow articulation hat kind ot whisky wns that you gave me on our way herc2
 Fir~t=class, replied the other as he tapped the flask in his vest pocket l Then then why diln Nau drink 2
 Me? oh, did said tho captain didn' [ see you. sherman W hisper"d w,th tiff, ti!:i, TT lY" forgotten am so drowsv The devil believe l m going Ia ,lle, or .ve been druggcd i He rose to his feet and attempted to advance toward the captain but sank 1 back on the log and leaned hi, head agalnS, s tree In moment h" wa~ 1 breathing heavily and was utterly m | conscious of his surroundings
 With triumphant smile on his face i thr captain dartrd duwna marrow wind l ing path to the waters edge \ skif | had just landed with two men m it ! One left the boat |, was the captain i Confederate brother the colonel With out saying n word the former led the ! latter hH the hand up to tn" thlck"t 1 where General sherman lay in help l less stupur With a tromnr of cNcit" mont the traitorous Mis~ourinu pointed to the sleeping man und sad to his i brother
 That man i- General sherman 1 have drugp"d him heavily He cannot w'rkc Ilt.-f.'-i--itn- danger whatever l All we have todo i, to lond hlm ln the | skiti. and take him over deliver hlm ! into your hands
 1 Tn" Confederate colonel bent forward ] and looked into the face of the sleeper ! Then he turned upon hi- brother liIe" and enraged lion
 You informal scoundrcl You soul 1 less traitor' he hisscd between his teeth
 Great God what do you mean sad the a-tonishcd captain mean. replied the Confederate.
 that will bo no party to this act of trcaehery on vour part Until now 1 believed you to be honest m your deyo- i ton to what considered bad cause l respected Your motives But now 1 find that my brother is |. base, -ordid traitor You have disgraced your uni. form You have di-grared both of us by thi- unhcar'l-of inianf
 But brothcr---
 silence. sir' You tracked me into coming here by pretending to hay" news from h oTne to communicat" You brought me here to duplicate m" in crime that barbarian would be ashamed of Were you not my brother would kill you on the spot
 The traitor covered under thoe" lion like cys-
 What shall do2 he groaned
 Do this said tn" Confederate" Af ! ter 1 leave walk your commander back . in the direction of your camp Walk until you revive him Then tell him { that you wnr" similarly affected by the 1 drugged liquor b'it in lc-ser degrc" | W III he brli"yc you do you think1'
 Yes replied the other gloomily. |
 he trusts me IIc will believe me | .uppos@ ] unrt you cay so but we ar" missing 4 chance to make our for ! tunes and to save the cause you love
 None of that rntorte1 the colonel . iirrcely 1 cannot aid brother of mine in aH act that would Inak" our whole family infamous for all time to