Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-07-03

description, and he vas undoubtedly
n gentleman of refinement and birth.
Saving a little arrogance and some
quite natural f~retfulness, no was an
excellent companion and n veteran
campaigue,.
In the same room there was n Vir-
ginian by the came of LomaN, whose
family resided in Richmond, and n
of whose cousins was actually, when
his turn came, the sentry stationed at
our door.
Col. Maxwell, Lomax and | formed
a sort Of private lcague-composed
only Of oursclves-whose sole object
was TO escape. This cousin OF lomaXs
used to keep us posted rs 10 the move
ments of Lees army, and told us that
the fall of Richmond was only Il mat.
ter OF a few days. As April drew on
we kept hearing rumors, now quite
common, that Lee was To evacu'
ate. Al last the night came when we
were ordered TO fall in, and prepare TO
accompany the southern army as it
moved out of Richmond. Maxwell,
Lomax and | had each saved Il bottle
full of molasSes from our scanty IA
ton, and these were the only 'weap
ons" we had. AS we wound through
the darkened streets of Richmond, on
turning a corner an opportunity oc.
CURED for us three TO slip unseen from
the long column of prisoners; and, fol
lowing Lomax's lead. rs had previous,
ly been agreed upon, we dashed mad
ly along the silent by streets, with
which he was perfectly familiar.
Suddenly, the sharp ring of a rifle
brought TO the charge, and the sharper
command:
Haiti Who goes theref" rang upon
my ears.
We had come upon a stray sentinel
not yet relieved from some govern.
ment storehouse. In an instant, like
the leap of "A tiger, Col. Maxwell was
inside the sentry's gun before hecould
use il, and had laid him out by a well
directed blow Of the molasses bottle be.
tween the eyes, A street lamp not far
off enabled Inc TO see the fricas. AS
| came up | broke my bottle of molas-
ses, also. v his head, and pulled the
PROSTATE mans bayouct from its sheath
TO replace my broken bottle. The sight
of that poor fellow dripping with mo-
lasses, and the thought of what he
would think had hit when he came TO,
for | was sure he was only stunned,
set m to laughing so that | could
hardly run.
At this tine English colonel grew
very angry, and ordered me TO shut
up" or I'VE would all be lost" but |
could no more control my risibilities
than | could the movement of the
planets, and | laughed as | ran. and
ran as | laughed. The colonel finally
positively assured me ''he would. him.
self, cut my throat from ear TO ear, il
we We're rc%captured !" but we were not,
and reached LomaX's house (where we
were expected. The colonel was so
exhausted by his running and his chol.
er that LomaS and | had actually TO
lift him yer the fence as we entered
by the back premises.
As all the world knows now, Lee
abandoned Richmond, and we then.
after a day or two of hiding, emerged
from Lomax's cellar, where no one
had ever come TO look for us. | have
no doubt we were hardly missed in
those last few days Of the Confeder.
acy. | made my way back TO the
regiment, and vas for a time the hero
| Of the hour. | received thirty days
I leave Of absence, and when | returned
was rapidly promoted TO captain, ma.
jor and Lieutenant colonel. by reason
of so many of the regimental officers
resigning to 20 home. stuck to the
old craft until we were mustered out
Of service, a year later, when | was
commissioned O first lieutenant in the
regular army. Commercial Bulletin.