St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-13

cruc!ating pain, but Boyd would not give
up. he Whipping and salt and pepper
accompaniment was repeated three
or four times without breaking the spirit
of the unwilling slave. He tainted
twice from pain, but he would not give
in. He was given cup of water each
time to revive him.
After the OverSeerS became satisfied
that they could not conquer him they
went off and left him fastened to the
ground. In an hour or to little darby
vas sent from the quarters to release
him, and he went about his business as
before.
Not long afterward he again got into
trouble, and the driver went to the
house to get gun to shoot him as the
quickest way out of the difficulty.
When Boyd saw him coming back with
double barreled shotgun on his Shout
der he took to the woods to save his
life. He tramped five nights and slept
in the woods in the daytime.
One night he was creeping
through a thick forest on the
alert for wild animals, when he was
frightened half to death by hearing
some one cry out near him: ''Halt"
he stopped snort ana stood trembling,
when the voice again rang out: "Who
comes there?"
Boyd answered that he was friend
in trouble, when he was commanded to
advance and give the countersign. He
hadn't the least idea what that was. and
said he did not have any with him.
The sentinel proved to be Union SOL
dier, but he captured Boyd and sent
him to camp without giving him any in
formation as to whose hands he had
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could not distinguish friend from foe.
When daylight came. however. he was
gladdened by the sight of blue coats.
He soon attached himself to captains
quarters, and made himself generally
useful for six months. At the end of
that time he was asked il he would not
like to go to killing rebels as business.
He said nothing would give HIM greater
pleasure, WhereupOn he was in Vlted to
enlist, which he did, and served two
years.
One of Boyd's first experiences as
soldier was rather exciting. He was
out with another soldier, when they
saw two rebels in piece of woods. The
white man told Boyd to ''catch" one and
he'd take care of the other. Boyd was
armed with gun, two revOlverS and
sword, but he rode after his man without
drawing any of his weapons. The Reb
had long Mississippi rifle, and did
not seem inclined to shoot the cOlOred
Yank who was after him, but lodged
behind tree six feet in diameter to
awaits developments. Boyd made a
dash for him, and soon was chasing him
around the tree. His movements were
so rapid that the reb had no chance to
shoot. BOyd's Interpretation of the Or
der "catch" the reb was that he was to
be taken alive, and SO he kept after him
without trying to use his arms. They
had it nip-and-tuck around the tree five
or six times, when the white soldier had
disposed of his man and came back. He
promptly dispatched the Reb and then
gave Boyd a lecture for doing such a
foolish trick
That evening in camp Boyd noticed
the soldiers erecting sort of scaffOld.
He hung around to see what was to be
done, and the first thing he knew he
was suspended by the thumbs to teach
him to shoot rebels when he had an OPP
portunity to do so. He was left hanging
there, with his toes just touching the
ground, until both thumbs were dislO-
Gated. After that, he says, he shot at
every man he saw who looked the least
bit like a rebel.
growing cotton in Mississippi, but soon
became tired of the South and moved to
this county, whore he has lived ever
since, peaceable and law-abIding citi-
zen. He is hale and hearty, and seems
to en..oJ life among the NOrthern folks.
as he calls them.