Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-02

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the time Of my escape and daylight, and
was justified In believing that was over
thirty miles from Andersonville when I
sought hiding place was mistaken, how
ever In the darkness and rain, and without
the slightest suspicion on my part, bad
taken the wrong road at the first forks and
gone toward Columbus / had thus cheated
myself out Of fully ten miles.
As daylight began to break entered upon
a plantation, having for the last half hour
been following the road through the woods.
It was still raining, and wanted shelter for
the day. As soon as it was light enough to
take an observation crossed an old cotton
field TO a cabin or building, which turned out
to be filled with COW peas on the vine
climbed in over the vines and slowed myself
away near the roof cold, soaked through
and through and SO tired out that i could
not 90 a rod further. Ny cracaers had been
reduced to dough by the rain, and the bacon,
none too good at the start, now Disguised me-
| therefore lay down without tasting food,
and was Just doing off to sleep when two or
three people came to the building. A little
later they went to work on the peas and l
made out that there were at least three old
negroes in the party. They were below NE
and entirely unsuspicious, and after time l
got over my scare and went to sleep 1t was
noon when l awoke and what broke my
slumbers was the voice of a white man who
came riding up to the place. Looking out
between the logs l saw that he was Con-
federate caviar man, and from his mud
splashed appearance | could guess that he
had ridden many miles. His salutation as he
rode up was:
.'Ho! thar, you niggers, come out!'
"Yes, mas,r,n answered all in a chorus, as
they hurried TO the door.
You are hiding a white man in thar! he
came here this morning. Bring him out or
I'll have the three OF you skinned alive
"A white MANI queried one.
"Yes, d--n you, Bring him out.7
For moment gave up, believing | had
been seen as crossed the fields. My heart
was in my throat as ons OF the negroes
finally said:
mo, masr, no white man ar hidn' yere.
Nobody but US has dun been yere dis
mawnin'.n
'sIf you lie to me Iii shoot youl" shouted
the trooper.
"Fo' God, but we's dun toled de troof,
mas'r."
swell, keep your eyes open. If you see a
strange white man around yere do you let
eli KNOW Nv tIc Housc ~ otlSc.
''Git away from de prison pen, sahs"
Eyes, last night. Keep your eyes peeled"
Eyes. sah.n
With that he rode of, and / was satisfied
that no trace had been found Of me- / fell
asleep again in little while, and when
awoke it was night was now thoroughly
rested, but sharp set Satisfied that | ran q
great risk in trying for anything to eat on
~ 7 faI fnr b., birhx
ard as soon as struck it l set off at brisk
pace While the rain still continued, there
was considerable travel, and every half hour
at least had to hide myself to let travellers
pass. had walked ten miles before | sus-
pected that was headed for Columbus. l
kept on until midnight, however, ping to
come to landmarks which | should have
found long ago on the right road. then
met negro, who told me it was only nine
miles to Columbus. He had bundle, and
was, suspected, runaway. gave him my
confidence at u venture, and it was my sal
walton. He had been sold the year before by
his master at Jackson, Miss, to Il man living
near Hawkinsville, GA. A week before
met him he had run away, planning to get
to Grants line in Mississippi, and just as
encountered him he had been raidng plan
tation for provisions. In ten minutes We
knew we could trust each other.
Up to this time had carried the lieuten-
ants uniform, thinking to don it, if worst
came to worst, and put Oh DO face. The
negro, who was called James, advised me to
abandon it, which l did, and we entered the
woods, cooked some of his meal and bacon
and lay hid all next day. When night came
we fanked Columbus by the left, passed into
Alabama and headed for Tussogeo. Tint
WAS the beginning OF tramp lasting forty
ore tights Dus;Dg tAis time We lay hidden
by day Ill suanps, barns and thickets, fed by
Ccrrcas AID hunted BY white men, and sew
ercl .-cieS narrowly escaping capture We
passed to the ief. OF Montgomery and Selma,
right through Denopolis, and near the Mis-
sissiopi state line were hidden three days and
three nights in a swamp, while hundred
n.ea beat up the neighborhood for US. When
We were finally picked up by u Federal scout
ing party had walked nearly 800 miles, had
10. been in bed for forty-three nights,
weighed thirty seven pounds less than when
started and was so sore and lame and full
Of aches that the last night Of our journey
the negro carried me seven or eight miles on
his back
Below Selma, as was trying to get into n
corn house one night, while the negro was
after bacon, a white man came upon me sud
denly, gun III hand | struck him with club
had in hand and have no doubt that broke
his skull Again, near Demopolis, We were
pursued by savage bloodhound, and while
! went Oh the negro waited behind n tree on
our trail and killed the dog with single
blow as he came up.-New York Sun.
Phil. Sheridan at West Point
NJ :,
said Gen a. S. Hascall, of Indiana, the other
day. "and he was by all means the oldest
member of it | remember bis appearance
and the impression he formed on his arrival
He was one of the most peculiarly built boys
| ever saw. His chest was very large and
full, his legs short and small, and his arms 80
phenomenally long that his hands reached
far below his knees as he walked His
physical peculiarlties were so marked before
he finally and fully developed that he came
very near being rejected by the examining
board on that account He was q dull cadet
in his studies, too and had any one predicted
that Sheridan would become the most dis
| tinguished man of the class and one of the
greatest military leaders Of the country he
would have been laughed out Of the academy
SHERIDAN was graduated year behind us,
owing to rather peculiar reason. On one
occasion the officer Of the day was Capt. Ter
rell, who was at the time figuring for pro-
motion, and was therefore DESTROYS of curry
ing favor with the officers. Sheridan hap
pened to he late at reveille and Terrell re-
ported him, resulting in his being repri
handed Sheridan did not lack spirit, and
the next day he caught Terrell off of duty
and proceeded to resent what he considered
an unwarranted indignity by pummeling
him in the most approved fashion. | don't
think that the result of the encounter was
entirely satisfactory to Philip, but he had got
In his work and done the best he could any
way. For this offense Sheridan was sus-
pended for year and left West Point. At
the expiration of bis term Of suspension,
however be returned and was graduated.n-
New York Tribune.
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