Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-02-06


command, sent me to General Wayne, in
command of some Georgia State troops.
| was not suspected of being Federal
spy. but having been arrested on charge,
and being found without pass. ii was
quite proper to make a further iuvestiga-
tion.
There were several officers in the gener-
ais tent when was taken In and reported
on and the facts in my case had no sooner
been announced than one of them, who
was surgeon in Hoods command held 8
whispered consultation with the general,
and suspected plot to test me. My >u>-
picions were soon proved correct The
escort had retired and left me standing in
front of the entrance. inside, of course,
but just where | WAS in the way OF any
one coming or goitg. The whispered con
>ultation lasted about five minutes, and
then the general casually remarked to me
Take seat and viii hear you
The surgeon was looking me full in the
face. and had made the slightest move he
must have detected il.
Sit Down" commanded the general in
louder voice.
was looking at his sword hanging on
the tent pole, and did not turn my eyes
! until he wheeled around ia his chair and
beCkoned tn me to approach. han'itd
! him my tablet and pencil. and he inquired
why had not pas, and where wanted
10 go. | explained to him about the pass
| a. before, and told him wanted to 20 To
Dalton or Rome aud secure more goods.
! The general would have been quite salts
! fed in i've minutes. but the surgeon wa a
keen reader of human nature, nd he Was
not con, lnCcd n to my disguise heard
him whisper hl- suspicious 10 the Others,
,I...r-
moIe determined To expose me. had no
fear Of any of the rest. bat realized that
it would take all my nerve and tact to
/ hold out against the surgeon. Some of
/ the tests he at once put la me may -ecm
! trifies Ia the reader until he can pat him
self in the position that | occupied He
rose up suddenly, crossed over to me. and
slapping me on the shoulder, exclaimed
Leo me your tongue
had my teeth hard shut or my jaws
/ would have come open at the command.
'Straighten up" was the next command,
wa, bumped over and the word went
through me like bullet. did not move
however
Take your foot II that sash :" shouted
tho surgeon, but | looked from him to The
general aud showed my wonder.
Come nov. but you're beaten laugh
ed one uf the officers. and the others
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Innr belf mIn,,tr md tlrn .,'tto iii
comrades
Il won't give in yet. general. Piea>"
hold on I" this man until "c aFc errtai" "l
him some way or other"
"Oh. certainly, but thiuk YOU have
made mistake thi- timr. deaf and
dumb person al"aN~ ha> an cNl r'~>i"n net
to be c"unt"rf"iird He ha~ tnih a pretty
straight story
" That j. true; bat want 10 study BIN
little murr. He claims tp have lost hiN
pass l want 10 ASK Aim for more details
W hat wa- The dat:
lie turned and pui thl~ question th ne,
and had not h"ru looking ahead ioi y "r
something oi the KIND my mrL'h w"uld
have got away with me H. failure pro
v"krd another laugh, and wrote IN the
tablet
hat does NE officer say DOGS he
believe am de~eiirf:
hr say YOU are hrcrif ih- u>-
II haNr IL hard rn"nGh now, without
oclns looked upon Win f''lIc"l' or >u>Pir-
Ion, wrote, ana the general nodded M
head to ma, and said I" the surgeon
Il won't Keep hlm longer than noon to-
m"rr"" The poor GUS ha, bard rnw
q hoe, AMI don't want u discourage
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