Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-21

charge OF the slight earthworks it
seemed advisable to erect. He spent
full half of every day outside the
lines, looking for additional points OF
vantage, and as no enemy had been in
the vicinity for weeks. he never cared
for guard.
Time passed so delightfully."- for
fortnight that there was little but roll
calls and picket duty to remind us that
we were soldiers. Every thing was
too pleasant to last, so one day rattle
OF musketry warned us that there was
trouble on the picket line. BY the time
our bugles had recalled us from our
hospitable lounging-p ace, and hurried
us toward the front, o soldier with
broken arm came in and reported that
some cavalry had tried to force their
way into town by the western road,
and, being repulsed, had dismounted,
and were disagreeing, in the usual mil
itary manner, with the pickets, who
had fallen back to Glennie's breast
works.
| BLESS Glennie for the breastworks!''
exclaimed our Major in command
after he had shouted: "Double quick,
march!'
The resistance made by our entire
force seemed to disgust the enemy,
for in a couple Of hours they ceased
firing. A special roll call showed that
none of our men had been killed, and
only two or three wounded, but a
Captain approached the Major and
said that Lieutenant Glennie was miss
ing. He had gone nearly a mile to
the front, to a little elevation where
he had thought o howitzer might adj
vantageously be posted, gone two or
three hours before the enemy ap-
peared.
Captured, then, of course
groaned the Major. Confound it,
gentlemen, for the good of the service
I'd rather have been captured myself |"
Most of us felt the same way, and
we were too dismal for the remainder
of the day even to rejoice at having re-
pulsed the enemy. The entire force
went out as slkirmishers for mile or
two, asking questions at every planta-
ton house and cabin, but no one could
tell whether or no the enemy, as they
galloped away, had a Union officer with
them.
We felt so ugly at our loss that we
feared to face the natives when we re-
turned to town. What would they
think Of us, as soldiers, when they
learned that the officer whom we all
cheerfully acknowledged was the
ablest soldier among us had fallen
into the enemy's hands? The Major
,, was so amazed that he actually bit off
the mouthpiece OF his pipe-stem in a
fit of anger; but this severe action did
not return to US the flower OF the reg
iment.
Just before sunset sentry on the
road startled all of us, as we lay be-
hind the works, by shouting:
"Officer of the guard! Flag of truce
! coming!'
We all sprang upon the parapet, and
saw emerging from the forest, nearly
half mile away, horse, rider and
!, a tiny white rag. The Major raised
his glasses, peered through them Q
moment, dropped them and exclaimed
"Well, I've heard that the Confed
eracy had robbed the cradle and the
=. grave, but l didn't imagine they'd beer
!, recruiting Amazons. That flag is car
!. ried by a woman"
\ Then all of us wished we had glasses
= The rider advanced slowly until W.
could see that she was not armed; ther
that she had a good seat and q fine fig
J, ure, and finally that she was young
:. and pretty.
8 "Wants protection for her property
I suppose" growled the Major
: Those raiders are probably cleaning
: out the family's barn and smoke
/, house, there being nobody at HON,
. but women and children. What d.
- they suppose few infantry can d.
: against nobody knows how many cav
!, alrym
: Nevertheless we went slowly out
! alone, TO meet her, at which Glennie'
, Captain exclaimed:
- This isn't according to custom
= Who knows but she's young man
disguised, and will drop the Majo
!. with his pistolP Come on boys!'
p Several of us followed him. As W
saw him twirling the ends of his mus
!. tache and tipping his hat slightly t
!, one side, we followed his example i
= these respects also. We overlook tn
: | Major just Us the rider halted, locke
n very pale, and said:
at wasn't his fault, sir-really
. wasn't"
IS Whose fault, MADAME" said tn
l. Major, raising his hat.
Il "Mr Glennie's," said the girl.
d "Oh! Confound it! mean--so the
% got him. did thcyP"
d "Oh, no, sir, but he wishes they hat
% And they would have done, only
N only"
- "Well, madam"
n "Only they were prevented.
a. "Indeed? how was thatP"
; 'Why, you see, sir, he stopped ;
h our house, just for a drink of waite
~ and while he was standing by the wei
in the Rangers
n "Rangers?"
7e "Yes, sir; the Texas cavalry-the