The National tribune., 1888-08-30

trauping good many miles, but he'd not put
much distsnoe between Us and Salisbury. l
suggested that we B5s the stars aa compass
and travel by them, which we did, and as
darkness commenced to spread its mGntle over
the earth we selected three Of the largest shars
in s. line pointing directly west with the set
ting aaE and ell thst night, with our eyes
continually raised 70 orr celestial guides ge
Travelled ever hillg through swsmps and forests.
While nc were thus putting tie Prfson-pen
behind Us and covering tho distance step by
step, their came 30 our saTs ia the stiffness OF
the night the rumblIDg sound Of railway Cars,
which soundea as il great way of aud which
had mEsioal and pleasant Hots es it waa evil
danoe that we zero at last approaching coun-
try selected by man for travel and commerce
We had not gone fSr before we could distinctly
hear the rear Of falling water, and shortly
struck r0sG, along which we travelled, ss it lay
in q direct line With our JWinkliag compass.
Along this road ws kept ST fair gait. Upon
reaching q slight elevation We were apprissd
that We were approaching soma kind Of build
ing, foT from cur position We could family dis
tingBish its dark outlines IN the hollow below,
and tho sound Of escaping steam GOuid plainly
be heard. The road We we're on ran directly
in front Of the building, and We hesit8ted
whether 10 talIe the risk and conbinas On We
listened for s long time, aud al last mustered
no courage TO make the attempt. CHANGING up
,
ness seemed TO assure as Sbst they would Soc
US through in safety, down the road rs went,
keeping directly ia the middle, and IS we came
opposite the mill for such il seemed to be- VIC
could piBinly Bee the dying GTnheTs Of the fire
under the boiler. There Rere no other signs Of
life, ,nnd not even dog interferad with oar
passage. With quite 8 Teiof from fear, We
continued on until aybreak. We f0un0O0r-
selves in g cultivated country, and ne watched
from 3 concealed place house that We could
plainly see, and which wss situated on the op-
po5ite side Of an extensive lawn Or cleared
place. While thus watching we saw 3 man
lcsve the house apd walk along psth that ied
directly through the Lawn. we waited until
he had gotten sufficient distance from tho
house and within hearing distance OF us, whom
We called TO him, and the sound of eur voices
caused linn 10 stGp. lie was eoi0rsd man,
bent with age. While hs Was locking around
Re left or place q Coeoe2lment and went
toward him. As We approached hs appeared to
have q troubled look, and when We told hjm
who We wars he turned and looked t08ara the
house IN 8 frightened manner, and eaad IL
would SCI % foE dc folks to see OF know It,
snd cautioned 40 to kesp cut Of sight. We told
him that we WerS hungry snd wanted aim 60
get Us seTnethink 30 eat, which be said he
would do if ne could. lie Glso asked how far
tbs Yankee armies we're from bbere, and
wanted TO knoE il they would ever oet his 1859
AEot' " g bo1u AsGl bisaS tfaSy fs9f& aEHNsS!4y
bemmIag ia the rebels, and th9t it would not
be q great while untiI they would capture their
armies ard ros5ore peace. Then thsT8 Wopi3
bs no mere s!aYsry. lie shook bis head aud
said:
"Tye heard that Ger great many years, sad
1 hardly believe Is viii ever come to pass. IL
doesn't look possible for tho Yankees 70 ever
overcome the Southern people."
lie then asked If tbs prisOnerE at Salisbury
were fed and treated well, End when We told
him of tbs starvation and suffering and how
they were dying every day bo looked sur
prised, and said that his master hGd told al
the black folks that the Southern soldierg had
captured 60 many Yankee soldiors ths5 il Vas
taking al the 1onT and cattle ia the couatYy
to feed them. He also said il was not cafe for
Us wbere gye were aud advised Us TO get away
from there es soon as possible which advice we
took, and left him without waiting to Gss IL he
would return with anything to Cat
FRIGHTENED By 4 PoRKER.
we struck into the woods, and after going
quite distance sought place for rest, which
was alongside an cid fallen tyse, wh5re we
gcraped inc fallen leaves together and lay
down; covered ourgelvss ever and slept until
I sTsg awakened by the xustling of the leaves,
ss If some enc was walking aud stirring them
about. the sound appeared TO come nearer
and nearer, but very glOWly, and I vas sure ~
] ley there and listened that il was come one
searching through tha leaves for something,
and ] could imagine that we were the object Of
the search. 1t last it came so near that /
could stgad Ii no longer aud with enc pniClI
motion q my arm t0sBe3 the dry and rustiing
leaves in the air and at 5olt-upright, and was
moro frightened gg the gTnn5 that cana from
an old North Carcline hog searching FOX mast,