The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-01

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The INTERRUPTED DANCE.
men, about dozen being from our company
| (Hl and took man named Grotts along TO
| guide us. Grotts was fiddler, and had been
out there furnishing music for their dances,
| and thought he knew the way.
ave went out of town one evening, eat sup
| per at farmers house near by. camped awhile
/ 30 deceive any Paul Pry who might be watch
! ing us, and Mt length started out. GTotts
didn't know the way as well rs he thought,
but after inquiring two or three times he came
/ to big white house and announced that that
! was the place. We surrounded the building,
and the Captain knocked at the door. Recev-
/ ing no reply, we kicked it down and found o
man crawling out of bed with his pants in his
/ hand
a. Is there anyone here by the name of Bill
| Worthey2' demanded knight, covering the man
with his revolver.
"N-no, SIR replied tho man. covering; he's
ovah to n dance bout mile n half I'm beah.
| Please pint that gun. tother way, mister; IL
makes mo shivcry.'
| would you mind guiding us to that placer
asked knight, putting up his pistol.
!" Not bit long 3 you've got that 'eah
pistol. But doan' let 'em see me, mister, please
don't; they-uns d kill me. suah'
a. Well. come on; you shan't be seem said
the Captain smilngly. and when the man was
| dressed he took the lead instead Of our fiddler
| Grotts. Long before We got to the house We
| could hear the dancing, and the leaders cast
/ iron voice calling:
as First four forward Back again Gents
4 dose.do Balance all Alleman left Swing
! your pardner All promouadeR etc.
This noise made it very easy TO deploy
around the house without being heard. Lieut..
! Davis was placed in charge of the men outside,
and when everyone was ia their places, knight,
| with six men OF our company, myself among
the number, advanced on the dance hall.
Tho house contained two rooms, the main
| part, where the dance was In progress. and an
| l. 70 the south, through which We had to pass
| 10 get into the other room. There was an cast
1 door 20 the main room, which we knew nothing
| of, but IL didn't matter.
S We fixed our bayonets and formed. was
ono Of the second couple, and knight led the
way on to the porch aud into the first room.
| There he halted, but threw the second door
wide open, motioning for as TO 20 in, In we
| dashed and jabbed our bayonets almost into
Bill Wortbey's astonished face. Knight rushed
IN just behind us, aud being some six feet eight
inches tall, leaned over tho rest Of as aud stuck
his revolver right under the runaway's nose.
Throw up your hands, Bill worthey; you
are the man want + thuudered the Captain.
The music stopped as quick as per.
son would snap bis fingers; the women be-
gan 20 scream, and tho Home Guards 10 the
number of q dozen or 50, made a break for
their pistols lying on tho bed: but we got
| between. and rs they didn't like tho looks Of
our bayOnets or the rcsolute eye Of our Cap
tain. they desisted.
There was great big niger In the crowd,
| a regular giant, Tho rushed toward tho east
door, followed by tho women, aud jerked IL
open.
"Click, click! Click, click Click, click =
went the fnuEket-locks belonging % Lieut..
/ IA nd ka MD al
Of dashing out, began to crawfsh rs bard as he
knew how, sending the women right and left
in his haste
g" Look outl' he yelled. 'Git back Git
back n heah Bio God. all aronn do house
bib Worthey glanced calmly into the muz-
zle Of Knights revolver for a moment, then
coolly remarked:
80 Terrible racket TO capture one man. I'll
90 to camp all right enough
Z" go we led him ont, took him over 10 the
house Of the man who had guided us. which
gentleman, by the way, remained undiscovered,
put him Ia corn crib, set a guard over him,
and went 10 bed. Next day we took him into
camp, John smith, Lieut. Davis. and myself
riding nearly all the way on one little gray
mule about the size OF shepherd dog.
Bill Worthey was placed in the guard
house, and | don't know what did become OF
him; but I'm under the impression that he
finally got away aud never came back 10 the
ably discharged for all know"
THE sURPRIsERs SURPRISED
"Yery good, very good said Jenkson, when
Pete had finished. Let's have another. /
wasn't in the army myself, but like to hear
the stories all the same. Green, can't you
think Of something worth telling2 You ought
| 10, for you were Corporal"
We'll, don't know responded the indi-
/ vidual addressed, large, fat man Of q sandy
complexion. . don't know, er- we'll, boys /
VIII relate little war history something that
happened To US Of the I'd Ill. Cav. ct Island
No. 10.
after the place was taken by Cen. Pope we
| were stationed there together with 20 or 60
infantrymen, about 100 In all able 10 fight
There being SO few of us, while We kept picket
guard we were obliged TO stand at least every
other night, aud sometimes every night. II
didn't take much of this kind Of work To wear
; US out aud we finally dispensed with the
picket and kept only camp guard, which ar.
rangemeBt WAS great deal easier on u.s. and
as there was no enemy within 100 miles, seem.
ingly just as SAFE
"Of course the citizens had free access TO The
camp, as that was the only place TO buy coffee
and such stuff and sell their produce; az q con
sequence they knew where every man bngked
; where every officers tent stood, and in what
corner of tho tent he slept. The citizens were
always very friendly; talked more like Union
; people than rebels; said If they only had such
people near them all the time they didn't care
how soon the South was whipped, and all THU
: sort Of rot, the id rascals.
Zone night when We were snoring away IN
our hunks, and everything seemed quiet and
peacefnl-whaagi went whole yolley of mus
kerry, about 200 guns. lit right out in til,
: middle Of the floor with my gun in my hand
+; and scared nearly 10 death. The sound of tina
a yolley was yet ringing in the air and we coult
a plainly smell its smoke when stepped from
the tent dressed and ready for action.
: "serg't Murdoch came slipping along sayinJ
: In heavy whisper Don't strike light
q boys! For Gods sake don't strike light
and everything remained In semi darkness; 4
, was not totally dark, for the moon was slrninl
alittle. 1t was surprising how quickly we 60
into limo, for'0ur things were scattered all owe
r the camp; bat we gathered them up and formes
8 almost before The echo Of the rebel volley diei
) away. There we stood, drawn up in double
0 line, and looking dim and spectral In the un
{ certain light.
S 4Now, when the rebels evacuated Island No