Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-19

would care for, ! was intending to leave
! Jackson that night, and was congratulate
ing myself on the good luck that had attend
ed me, when trouble came all of a sudden.
! The streets We're full Of soldiers, and as |
stood leaning against a wall opposite the
! Capitol building a provost guard of six
men came along All except the officers
had been ordered TO their camps. and as
was clothed in the uniform of a private no
courtesy was wasted on me. was ordered
to move at once, but in response | exhibited
my pass Four or FIVE officers and two or
three civilians were attracted, and as the
Sergeant read out the name of George
Sloan, Colonel Lount himself came up, and
and at the same moment Lieutenant, who
who had taken a square look at me, cried
out;
What the ID is he doing with George
! Sloane's pass2 He has no more right to
the name than have
What Do you know him? Isn't he
George SloanY' demanded the Colonel,
while the crowd at once increased
No, SIR, not the one | mean, and
don't believe there are two Of them "
DO You mean the George Sloan of
Company II, Seventh Arkansas, quietly
asked.
lido,
well. you forget faces very quickly.
You are Lieutenant Hatfield, formerly my
orderly sergeant You left US year
ago,
Eyes, that's correct, he said, in an un.
certain way; but can't believe you are
George Sloan
! gave the name of the Colonel Of the
regiment, those of several sergeante and
corporals of the company, and gave tho
present location of the regiment, For
tunately for me il was not in Jackson
well, YOU are dead right said the
Lieutenant but there something mighty
queer about this.
Take him to the guardhouse until can
| investigate further! ordered Colonel
Lount and presto change, was on the
road 70 the gallows,
In the presence Of an enemy q spy gets
a speedy trial for his life. Within an
hour, Colonel Lount fent for me, His
face was hard and his voice stern as he
said
You are accused Of being a Yankee
spy
II can prove 10 the contrary in half an
hour. quietly replied
"HowY"
take me 10 hblefW johnston.
90 was about 10 do SO What can you
prove 10y himY
81 can detail every word of our con-
versation before set ont for Nichsburg.
Johnston was then with his chief engi-
neer establishing a new line two or three
miles away, and the Colonel could not have
taken me 10 him | did not know this.
however, until afterwurd
do you know any citizen Of the town.
asked the colonel, after pause
YES, sir; know David Oldfelds, John
Hampton and William Rich, | have
lodged with Rich several nights
"Oh, you have Sergeant
He stepped to the door and called to a
Sergeant who was just then passing with
a squad Of men as the officer halted aud
saluted he continued
Take this man under guard and see if
he can lead yot TO the house Of William
/ Rich. If he can see if the people can
, identify him as George Sloan Have him
/ describe the interior of the house and con-
duct you 20 the bedroom he occupied "
Had not pumped the captured rebel
scout OF these very particulars | should
have been in nice fix ! had identified
the house that very day, and so when the
take in leading him directly 10 the dwell
ing.
"You are right. he said az he halted
at the gate Now describe the rooms
This front door opens into n hall,
which runs back into dining room The
stairs are ON your left, the parlors on your
right Back of the dining-room is the
kitchen Up stairs there are only two
rooms, front and back ! slept in the
front room II has green carpet on the
floor Opposite the bed H. picture of an
old English castle and grounds On the
wall at the foot Of the bed is a picture Of
! the cruciXion.
That pretty glib but wen see about
/ it, be- answered, a. we advanced and
knocked at the door
! II wa opened by q woman, whom
| knew TO be Mrs Rich, and ! called her by
name and passed the time o. day She
looked hard at me for a minute, and !
/ thought she was going 10 deny my pres
ence but after 70 time she said
"Oh, SEES YOU are one Of the soldiers
whom William has brought home with
him. Yes recall your face now. What
name. pIcase2'
"Sloan, ma am George Sloan
"Ob, certainly And what is the trou-
bleY"
my friends here seemed in doubt that
ever lodged here
"They did2 Why, Of course you have
81 want 10 see the front bedroom up
stairs, observed the sergeant, and be was
Told 10 go right up. When he came down
be- bad % good natured look on his face,
and as BIZ walked away he asked:
"What IS tn old man driving al, any