Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-03

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'And get" said the oommandant.
proudly. II have two thirty-two-pound-
ers and sixty-pound Parrot gun in
barbette up there"
Major White was astonished, and
hastily made more notes on his dia-
gram. Then he said: ST trust you have
your magazine concealed SO that tho
enemy can not throw a shell into it and
blow it up"
"Right you are" was the reply.
''Our magazine is in the hillside down
there by the railroad station. They
could never find it, or send a shot into
It."
"You are certainly in splendid shape
for an attack" said the Major. ''How
many men are At for duty?"
Fifteen Thousand, and reinforce
ment Of . brigade are on their way hero
now from Nashville"
Indeed" exclaimed the inspector,
land brigade on their way here now!
Why, you are wide-awake."
II need to be, you see," said the Gem
eral. DO you hear that firing on the
picket limo, and there comes Colonel
Brownlow now"
Colonel Brownlow rode up the slope
on a sweating horse. On his head was
a Tapping gray slouched hat He wore
no other uniform than the blue blouse
Of tho private soldier, and slung 1T his
back as he rode, . carbine. He salltsd
the group and said: 1T looks to me,
General, a. II there was going to be
trouble. We have stirred up . big
hornets nest over there on the pike, and
think there is infantry back Of the
skirmish line. You might send out q
light piece of artillery and see what 1t
is 1t looks to me like an attack"
Thank you, Colonel. Now. Major, If
you have inspected the works sufficiently
to report to General Rosecrans, we will
60 down to dinnerw
THAT suits me, sir. I see nothing
more to inspect. But it occurs to me to
ask II you have any extra muskets not
in use? We need some down the line"
YES" said the General, I'VE have q
thousand stand OF new Springfield
muskets boxed and lying near the rail-
road down there"
II will make a note Of that" said
the Major, as he followed the group to
headquarters. When this was reached,
the General turned to Mike, the orderly,
and said: Call Whipple to take your
place and you come in and wait on the
table, Mike. We have company at din
ner to-day. Lay an extra plate, and
don't forget to count noses as you did
when Stoneman took dinner with me
last week."
Mike looked carefully at the visitor
and replied: 'FYis, sor. Owe he'd me
two Dyes on the gintleman ever since
he KEN into camp. Niver fear but Oi'n
reminder himr'
Major White turned and looked at
Mike. Then he looked across the spires
of Franklin, and slowly followed the
General into the tent, The dinner
served on that occasion was q triumph
of army cuisine. Army beefsteak. army
coffee and army bread were followed by
the inevitable black bottle from the
mess-chest, and all were happy. Mike
was handy man at all camp duties.
Plates were promptly changed, glasses
duly rinsed, and then Mike stood at
attention in the corner OF the tent,
where the swords which the officers had
laid aside were standing. While wit
ard the black bottle passed around
touch. He took up Major White's 1t
laid it softly back among the rest and
stepped out Of the door. He was gone
about ton minutes, and was not missed.
The alton ton of the group at table was
attracted shortly after Mike returned by
the tramp Of squad of soldiers, and by
the cries whi:h halted them at the door
OF the Generals tent,
'Haltl Order arms! Rest!'
"What is that, Mike@' said the Gen
eral, sharply.
Mike hesitated and turned very red.
Then he slowly took up Major Whites
sword, held it under the Generals eye,
and pointing to an inscription cut be-
meath the hilt said: ''Plaze, sor, read
thotr'
The General read slowly, but so that
all could hear: Colonel James Peyton,
First Tennessee Infantry, @. g. A"
Major White sprang to his feet. but
dozen muskets covered him from the
lifted flap Of the tent-door, Then he
eoolly thrust his hands into his trous-
ers' pockets and said: "What an over.
sight"
solve me that diagram and your pa
pers," said the General.
Major White took out his papers and
laid them on the table. Then he asked
leave to write some personal letters.
This was granted. Meanwhile two dis
patches went over the wires instantly.
One was in these words: "Have taken q
confessed spy. Had on Union uniform.
Had made diagram OF works How
shall we dispose OF him?"
This Is the answer: Convene drum
head court-martial. II guilty, act in
stantly according to law"
When the relief brigade marched into
franklin the next morning they saw
near the station temporary ga1lows
and q newly-made grave. They related
to what was only an incident I'M the
great rebellion. He was young and
brave and noble, and he would have
been successful but for little over
T. Worden, in N. Y. Tribune.