The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-26

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| smoking, / observed the milkman moving about
as if looking for me. l went directly up to
| him and said:
"My friend, were you looking for me?'
"No, sir, was his prompt reply.
"l3ut you were with the men who arrested
! me this evening"
What Are you the fellow we picked up
near the depot?"
II am"
He looked me from top to toe with puzzled
expression on his face. and | remarked:
II overheard you say something about my
eyes. Is there anything wrong with them?"
"N-no, sir"
"But why did you point me out to the guard =?
Indeed, why are you civilian tramping about
with the soldiers? presume you hold your
self accountable for any trouble you may cause
gentleman V
He turned pale in an instant, and asking me
to step aside, he explained
"There was an old man rode in with me the
other morning. He called himself Judge Lev
ington and said he lived at Guntown No such
man has ever lived there. This man also wore
a gray wig to conceal his natural hair, which
was little reddish"
"Well?"
"Wel, he told an affecting story and passed
him in as my father. believe he was spy"
Eyes"
"And the soldiers believe it, and want to
find him"
"And hope they will But you my friend,
must use more discretion. If you insult gen
tleman you must be prepared to give him sat
isfact1on. / feel that -"
"Say, I'm sorry about this thing, and hope
you'll let it drop. Come and have n drink"
/ held off for awhile and then bridged the
yawning chasm, and when he was ripe for it 1
said:
II have brother here-a citizen-who is
just able to move about after a long illness. L
want to get him away before the battle occurs.
How far out do you live?'
"About nine miles"
eff paid for it, couldn't you take him home
for n week or two?"
ON take him without pay, and be only too
glad to do you favor"
But l wouldn't have it that way. bargain
ed with him that he should call at the hotel
the next evening. Nothing was said about a
pass, but intended to see to that. The next day
Marmaduke's captain helped me to secure it.
What | saw in Cornth satisfied me there
would be no fight While the confederates
were shortening their lines and intrenching,
and while the great mass of soldiers believed
that Beauregard was aching for an attack, the
railroad tracks told the story. l saw that he
was sending away guns and stores as fast as
possible, and was likewise bringing in and side
tracking all the cars available. Several extra
locomotives had come up, and / believe l had
good grounds for suspectinG a retreat from
Corinth. This belief was strengthened on the
last day OF my stay by the confidence of tele-
graph OPERATOR who informed me that supplies
intended for Corinth had been stopped down
the road.
When evening came had seen all that was
necessary, and half an hour after supper 1 dis
appeared. The man who took my place was an
invalid. He was very pale weak in the legs,
and spoke in hollow voice. L chalked my
face a bit rubbed the black off my eyebrows
cut off the corners of my moustache. put on
different style of collar, and followed in my
cheeks by suction. In that way l heightened
my face and made the cheek bones show very
prominently 1t was dusk when the milkman
a 1,an fV,T
professor, my brother, had been called to Beau
regards headquarters, and that l was all ready
TO be moving.
"Been powerful sick, take it?" he said, as
he looked me over.
Eyes, very sick"
Consumption
81 m afraid So" gasped between coughing
spells
He offered to treat, but declined, and after
indulging in horn by himself, he took up the
bundle had made up, and helped me to the
buggy. My pass was all right with the pickets,
and the young man had enough whisky in him
to be jolly. intended to leave him about
where l found him Mt first, and in pursuance
plan had formed, l pretended to be very
nervous and excited. Every sound made me
start, and the further we drove the more
nervous l got. Fortune came to nv
aid when we had reached the right
spot. We heard a great clatter of hoofs
ahead, and l yelled out that the yankees
were upon us, and jumped out and over fence
into the woods He was badly scared for the
moment, and ran back about fifty feet before
seeking shelter. In a minute or two three cav
airy horses, saddled and bridled, came tearing
down the road. and as a consequence the old
horse in the shafts wheeled about and went
toward Corinth with them. The last 1 heard
of the young man he was trying to call to me
and yell "Whoa!" in one breath. In two hours
was inside the union lines, and before mid
night General Halleck had my report. 1 was
neither rewarded nor believed. Indeed, was
very CURLY dismissed after concluding my re-
port. / had my revenge, however, when the
general woke up ono morning to find Corinth
Then ho must have been satisfied of the cor
rectncss of my theories, but he was too sore
and had too much dignity to send for me and
admit it. Indeed, my existence had probably
escaped his memory