Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-05-17

without the slightest suspicion of any
irregularity in :heir makeup. When
all was ready the young doctor bought
an old wagon with pair of broken
down horses which the meanest-prin-
cipled Union or Confederate force
would never have dreamed of contis-
eating, and then after clothing himself
in suit of clothes bought a. a second
hand store started ont of the city.
Over one hundred miles was made,
with several narrow escapes, before the
doctor again neared the river with his
old team. For the last day or two the
scouts and yidettes had seemed to be
unusually suspicious, and the young
doctor concluded to give away or sell
his te am after gaining the river.
When ha arrived upon the bank he
followed the road still down the stream
until he came to the house or dug-out
of small farmer. Here he unloaded
his bark-covered tubes, and after tying
them together and attacking a bunch
of brush to them to make them look
like an ordinary bunch of drift he put
them in the river and let them float
off in the current, which they did, look
ing like a banch of brush which had
foated from the shore. The old wagon
and horses were then driven to the
home of the farmer, traded off for a
boat and pair of oars, with three or
four days provisions, and an old blan-
| ket thrown in as good measure.
The young smuggler hoated and
rowed away night after night, some
times ahead and often behind the
bunch of brush which hid away the all
important tubes of quinine. In the
daytime, whenever near the lines or
| outposts of the Union forces, he would
remain hidden in some creek or small
stream with his boat and bunch of
driftwood in close proximity.
After three nights travel early one
morning, as he was quietly floating
and padding along about one hundred
yards from the shore, he was halted
for the fifth or sixth time and com-
manded to land. OF course he did 50,
expecting to find himself questioned
by Union vidette. Meantime the
quinine was calmly and smoothly float
ing along just ahead of him. But this
time the young doctor found himself
confronted with a squad of Confeder-
ate cavalry, an outpost of General JO-
seph Shelby's brigade. The Captain
in charge closely questioned him as to
his business and where he was going,
and not perfectly satisfied with his
answers, ordered him to mount horse
and ride to camp, about one mile be-
low. Young Guthrie knew that if he
was taken into Confederate camp,
which was located below where he had
been arrested, his quinine was safe and
he quietly mounted. determined, how
ever, not to give hint of his real busi,
ness until he was sure that he was with
friends.
The squad and their prisoner soon
reached the headquarters Of the
colonel commanding when the prison
er was turned over to the commanding
officer When the young smugglel
found that he was really with friend,
he produced his credentials and told
the commander the secret of his bust
ness. A boat, or rather two or three
skiffs and small punts, were soon found
and the young fellow, accompanied by
several soldiers, padded along shore
upstream until they met the little
bunch of driftwood. They soon towed
it ashore ut the camp, where the long
tin tubes with their bark covering were
taken out Of the water. The quinint
was found in perfect condition, and wa:
Immediately forwarded under a guart
to the nearest large post.
Young Guthrie was Riyed a letter
vouching for the safe arrival of a large
supply Of the great drug. He wa:
sent to General Smiths command
where, after a high compliment for hi,
courage and ingenuity, he was vel
paid and recommended to undertak,
another trial of the same sort Fiy,
times he succeeded in getting through
the lines with large quantities of qui
nine, but the sixth time he was cap
tured and sent to prison at Fort Della
ware, where he remained until the wa
, was over.
4 DR.. Guthrie is to-day one of tn
most popular and eminent physician
! in this country, with an immense prac
, tice, but seldom too busy to tell SOM
interesting story or "reminiscences o