Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-03

RRc.NE AND KNIGHT CAPTURING A PIG.
ong bire to see if anybody came, and as none
tii VIC concluded to investigate it. Brown stood
yuiIa, and | climbed down the wide outside
chimney and found nothing inside but two ears
IS csrn went up the ladder and there was
sd aN made up ready for q person 70 get in. |
'u-ned down the covers and found a rifle and all
.he fucsiture but powder; and as there was none
n -hai did NOT care 10 take it. But carried
he Two Cars # corn out Of the chimney with me.
&b@re "r' ire IN som" ct tn" s'ui"IS on tho
.noI,halGf and W. roasted the corn and that was
NY mpPr We went down the river " little fur
1hct 1uG C,.npe'l - the night
rho uoNt morn NJ: We confined down the
liver, making good progress, for now the trail
'eHs lriU,. whoa suddenly ~. ,lad p sharp bend,
"a,nV a. q l&r-e house with two men sitting
tIe purch. We concluded to 60 up to them
mi asa now FAR IL was TO Cleveland, and maybe
could get something to eat. When we hailed
and 1slied. one Of the men came down to and
ole 80 e. sixty miles Then We asked for
70uis dinner, telling HIM that We We're sick sol
Asra lie sold we could have some dinner, but
Toy Ma part he was opposed to the war. Wewere,
ioci
we got 10 some water and some soap, which
improved our appearance a good d'al, and finally
1tuDer was ready. There were two ladies, one
ND and the other young. The old lady was one
~ the kind that do a good drul of thinking and
'ay TGst What they think. Alter we were down
" The table, She said she wished the Yankees
would get there, so that they could get some Lin
s1ln oDfF,e Then | said that | wished So too
men sire accused us directly of being Yankees
ourselves and rs We concluded that those two
qlcu osuld not arrest us anyway, we said that we
gere Bnion soldiers, and belonged to the party
allied "eugine thieves They had al heard of
hat raj, and now made US welcome indeed
They invit"d us to stay week and rest up We
'9crc Willing, if we could be secreted somewhere
Fbpy told that they could hide us where the
'Gi1St great rebel could not find Us. told them
hat gas llst where wanted to GO
We had good time, being Kept in the back
roou during the afternoon. They put a large
Aog oui 81 pics ct, and we told them army stories
md sang songs til dark Finally the dog harked
and then stopped. They told us not 10 be I'M
\
aim whom they had in the back room, and he
iarne IN and took us 10y the hands and laughed
and cried, and told us some hard tales about his
.1eioP Imprisoned because he was for the Union.
II NSas now settled that we should stay for a
lew days large basket of grub prepared,
and their hoy, pretending TO be going coon hunt
my, made ready large torch. We were to fol-
loS short distance behind, with quilts and pro-
gisions We first went down the river, and then
armed up the mountain and went up, up, till i
thought we would never get to the top. We
tuTncd iBto another ravne and again went up,
lp, tD we came to solid wall across our ravine.
L looked rs if the top Of the mountain had slid
1Own and barred the passage, Our guide turned
= little to the left, and among the bushes he got
4own and showed us u hole big enough to crawl
p. lie entered with his torch and we followed.
There was a good sized room IN the cave and he
said we could have all the fire wanted, and
1id rock as if the Evl one would have quite a
TASK 20 flnd us here Then he gave MS counter.
aigDs md promised TO come again, and left us IA
aujoy our good t%une nlone. We began To eat
ihe provisions brought along, and continued till
% Waa nearly gone, We would eat ana lie down
olt Pst hungry again before going TO sleep and
ssit 6onsa more, Finally we quit lest our friend
a11nld not come back in time; but lac did, and
Wrought plenty OF food with him.
FOR i've days we were fed and rested IN this
'S ia retIeat then our kind friend tool, us dowr
Sesia 70 the river and gave us guide whom We
H'rlloNeo Crfr HE mountains. After long tim,
u raticcd IT, ut In the woods and that lie wa.
'@UsaG ug for IT, Bherc found an old hous,
's1a0Qjug alone and surrounded by rho forests
''s1!5sa Ye GIT 10 tho door my guide opened il
.Sls1 20 my surprise it full of men. They tol(
t.a1 q come IN, for we were among trienu5. w
IRA gCOd hJudshake all around, and then on'