The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-10
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over to the other hotel and register
ed and took room as Professor E.
G. s. LaDue, New Orleans" / had
the French twist to my speech, and I
also had the discovery relating to
new explosive. I had come to the
front to put it into practice.
II was about ten O'Clock, when /
started out, and who should l run
against the very first thing but my
friend of the milk business. He had
sergeant and three privates with him,
and as they passed me he said:
"Oh, can tell him half mile off.
His gray wig got rtimpled up, and /
saw light hair under it, but he was
off before l knew what to do"
l followed them to the hotel where
| first registered, and entered it just
as they went up stairs to my room.
They thought they had their man,
but were doomed to disappointment.
Two of the men were left in the Office,
however, while the other two, accom-
panied by the milkman, went out to
look for me on the streets. This was
on the Goth of May. Beauregard had
concentrated everything on the short
line, and the confederates be-
lieve they had a dead sure
thing in case they were at
tackled in their intrenchments. l
picked up the acquaintance of a
dozen army officers before night, and
the subjects of a new explosive prov
ed interesting to all. They pumped
me for particulars, of course but my
reply was;
'1n a day or two hope to make a
test and surprise the Yankees"
Through the influence of a Captain
Johnson, belonging to Marmaduke's
command, and who had been wound
ed and carried his right arm in a
sling, secured a pass to carry me
about Corinth, and on the second
day of my arrival | posted myself in
many details. Everything was ex-
element and hub-bub, as everybody
thought a great battle imminent,
and nobody paid any attention to
me. At my solicitation Captain
johnson reported my arrival to
Beauregard's adjutact, and asked
permission for me to experiment.
Hecame back and said;
81 found him upside down and he
felt like ordering me under arrest for
disturbing him."
On the afternoon of the third day
while 1 was returning from the con-
federate left. q 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 milkman was among the guard.
He had evidently pointed me out for
arrest for l heard him mutter to the
officer:
81 may be wrong, but I can't get
shut of the feeling that he's the man.
No two men could have such eyes. !"
KNEW should be under surveil-
lance now, and the first thing / did
after reaching the hotel was to re-
place my teeth, rub the black from
my eyebrows, part my hair in the
center, and give new twist to my
moustache, and when l descended
to supper my left eye had slight
squirt. After supper as sat in the
office smoking, l observed the milk
man moving about as if looking for
me. I went directly up to him and
said:
"My friend, were you looking for
me?"
"No, SIR. was his prompt reply.
"But you were the men who ar
rested me this evening""
"What are you the teller we picked
up near the depot?"
~ am"
He looked me from tip to toe with
a puzzled expression on his face, and
l remarked:
II overheard you say something
about my eyes. Is there anything
wrong with them"
"No-no, SIR"
"But why did you point me out to
the guard? Indeed why are you, a
civilian, tramping about with the
soldiers? presume you hold your
self accountable for any trouble you
may cause a gentleman"
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 Lexington and
said helived at Guntown. No such a
man has ever lived there. This man
also wore a gray wig to conceal his
natural hair, which was little red
dish"
"Well, he told an affecting story,
and passed him as my father. l be-
lieve he was spy"
eyes"
"And the soldiers believe it and
want to find him."
"And l hope they will. But you,
my friend, must use more discretion.
Ifyou insult a gentleman you must
be prepared to give him satisfaction.
/ feel that"
"Say, I'm sorry about this thing,
and l hope you'll let it drop. Come
and have a drink"
l held off for a while and then
bridged the yawning chasm, and
when he was ripe for it I said:
81 have a brother here-a citizen
who is just able to move about after
q long illness. | 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 week ortwo?"
"I'll take it without pay and be
only to glad to do you a favor"
But l wouldn't have it that way.
bargained with him that he should
receive $40 for this trouble, and that
he should call at the hotel the next
evening. Nothing was said about g.
pass, but l intended to see to that.
The next day Marmaduke's captain
helped me to secure it. What 1
saw in Corinth satisfied me there
would be no fight. While the con-
federates were shortening their lines
intrenching, and while the greatmass