Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-04

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shoulder musket," addeL
bully for your shouted the three o
four men on the post, and they wer
laughing as we drove on.
The inner picket did not stop 10 at all
and we drove into the town in tbs graz
d morning. Although the hour wa
early, everybody was astiF and the street
almost blocked with army vehicles. D@r
ing TIE last half mile of the drive tRS
young man inspected me very closely
and WREN ! finally left him ha did no
seem altogether satisfied as to my iden
tity. He asked npe several questions
about Guuyown, which ! had to answer
at random, asFd my account of how ''my
SON" had left home was not as clear as il
might have Been. My first move after
losing sight OF the milknaaD was to go tc
a hotel. There boldly registered as
John William Richardson riobiIe. and
dropped hint TO the ctFyk that was
furnishing Beauregard supplies. AS
soon as went to ray room peeled off
my outer suit. reLnoved wig and spec
sacles, took out thres.of my sakse teeth.
which were on a plhte by themselves,
baackened my eyebrows. and in ten
minutes was in a new disguise: went
down to breakfast, and then slipped over
to- the other hotel and registered and
took a room as Professor e. G.. S. La
Due. New Orleans" had the French
twist to my speech, and also haul dis
covery relating to new explosive. |
had come to the front to put itinpractice.
It was about 10 O'Clock when STARTED
out, and who should run against the
| very first thing but my friend of the
milk business. He had a sergeant and
three privates with him, andi as they
passed me he said:
'1Oh, can tell him milecff. His
gray wig got rumpled up, and I snw
| light hair under it, but he was OFF before
knew what to do"
| followed them TO the hotel where I
had first registered. and entered it just
as they went up the stairs to my room.
They Thought they had their man, but
were doomed TO disappointment. Two
of the men were left in the Office, how
ever, while the other two, accompanied
by the nailkman, went out to look fOB
me ON the streets. This was on the Goth
Of May. Beauregard had concentrates
everything on the short line, and the Con-
federates believed they had sure thing
in case they were attacked in their in
trenchnsnts. ! picked up the acquaint-
ance' Of dozen army officers before
night, and the subject of the new ex4
plosivc proved interesting to all. They
pumped me for particulars, of course;
but my reply was:
''ln day or two hope to make o.
test and surprise the Yankees"
Through the influence of Capt. john
son, belonging to MarmaduSe's com.
mand, and who had been wounded and
carried his right arm in a sling, secured
pass to carry me aboa Corinth, and on
the second day of my arrival posted
myself in many details. Everything was
excitement and hubbub as everybody
thought a great battle imminent, and no.
body paid any attention to me. At my
solicitation Capt. johnson reported my
arrival to Deauregard's adjutant, and
asked permission for me to experiment.
lie came back and said:
II found him upside down, and he
felt like ordering me under arrest for dis
turbing him.
On the afternoon of the third day.
while was returning from the Confed'
crate left, a provost patrol picked me
up. My pass was all right and secured
my liberation, but it gave me an uneasy
feeling to- observe that the milknan was
among the guard. lie had evidently
pointed me out for arrest, for | heard
him mntter to the officer:
Il may be wrong. but can't get shut
OF the feeling that he's the man. No
two men could have such eyes"
knew should be under surveillance
now, and the first thing did after
reaching the hotel was to replace my
teeth, rub the black from my eyebrows
part my hair in the center and give a
new twist to my mustache, and as de-
seconded to supper my left eye had a
slight squint. After supper, as sat in
in the Office smoking, observed the
milkman moving about as If looking for
me. went directly up to him and said:
My friend. were you looking for meS''
mo sir" was his prompt reply.
PR. you were with the man who ar
rested me this evening"
"Whatl Are you the fellow we picked
up near the depotS"
IL am.
He looked me from top to toe with a
puzzled expression OH his face, and re-
marked:
II overheard you say something about
my eyes. Is there anything wrong with
thenl?'
"N-no, sir"
but why did you point me ont to tie
guard1 Indeed, why are you civilian,
tramping about with the soldiers? pre-
sumo you hold yourself accountable for
any trouble you may cause gentle,
man2"
lie turned pale in IN instant, and ask
ing me to step aside, he explained:
There was an old man rode in with
me the other morning. He called him
self Judge Lexington and said lie lived al
Guntown. No such man has ever lived
there. This man also wore gray wig
to conceal his natural hair which was Q
little reddish"
d "Well?''
.oNell, he told an affecting story, and
/ passed him in as my father. / believe
he was a spy"
"Ies."