Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-12

my friend, must use more dls,.-atio-
Ifyou insult a gentleman YOU mnn:
be prepared to give him satis.nctinss'
l feel that" 'u
Say, I'm sorry about this Thine
and hope you'll let it drop. Coms
and have drink"
l held off for while and then
bridged the yawning chasm. and
when he was ripe for it l said: N''u
81 have II brother here-a citizen
who is just able to move about afro,
a long illness. want to get him
away before the battle occurs. HOW
far out do you live?'
"About nine miles"
Ifpaid for it, couldn't YOU tol.
him home for n week ortwo?"
"Ill take it without pay and ba
only to glad to do you a favor" "
But l wouldn't have it that war
bargained with him that he shouiii
receive $40 for this trouble, and thnt
he should calls the hotel the next
evening. Nothing was said about
pass, but l intended to see to that
The next day Marmaduke's captain
helped me to secure it. What
saw in Corinth satisfied me thera
would be no fight. While the con.
federates were shortening their lines
intrenching, and while the great mass
of soldiers believed that Beaurerard
was aching for an attack, the rail.
road tracks told the story. l saw
that he was sending away guns and
stores as fast as possible, and was
likewise bringingin and side-tracking
all the cars available. Several
extra locomotives had come up, and
l believed l had good grounds for
suspecting retreat from Corinth.
This belief was strengthened on the
last day of my stay, by the conf.
dence of a telegraph operator, who
informed me that supplies intended
for Corinth had been stopped down
the road.
When evening came l had seen to
all that was necessary, and half an
hour after supper disappeared. The
man who took my place was an in.
| valid.
He was very pale, weak in the legs
and spoke in a hollow voice I
chalked my face bit; rubbed the
black off my eyebrows, cut off the
corners of my mOustache, put on a
different style of collar and followed
in my cheeks by suction. IN that
way I heightened my face and made
my cheek bones show very promin.
emily. 1t was dusk when the milk.
man drove up. When he came in l
stated that the professor, my broth.
er, had been called to Beauregard's
headquarters, and that was already
to be moving.
"Been powerful sick, take it," he
said, as he looked me over.
eyes very sick"
"Consumption?"
"I'm afraid So" gasped between
coughing spells.
He offered to treat, but I declined,
and after indulging in horn by him.
self, he took up the bundle l had
made up and helped me to the buggy.
My pass was all right with the
pickets, and the young man had
enough whisky in him to be
Jolly. intended to leave him about
where l had found him at first, and
in pursuance of a plan had formed.
pretended to be very nervous and
excited. Every sound made me start,
and the further We drove the more
nervous l got. Fortune came to my
aid when we reached the right spot.
We heard a great clatter of hoofs
ahead, and I yelled out that the
Yankees were upon us and jumped
out and over the fence into the woods.
He was badly scared for the moment,
and ran back about fifty feet before
seeking shelter. In a minute or two
three cavalry horses, saddled ana
bridled, came tearing down the road,
and as consequence the old horse
in the shafts wheeled about and went
to Corinth with them. The last
heard of the young man he was try.
ing, to call me and yell "Whoa!" in
one breath. In two hours l was in.
side the Union lines, and before mid.
night General Halleck had my report.
was neither rewarded nor believed.
Indeed, was very CURLY dismissed
after concluding my report. l had
my revenge, however, when the gen.
eral woke up one morning to find
Corinth evacuated and the enemy be-
yond his reach. Then he must have
been satisfied of the correctness OF
my theories, but he was too sore ana
had too much dignity to send for me
and to admit it.
Indeed, my existence had probably
escaped his memory.