The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1890-11-14

cunning and bravery that mari n sruOl
scout, and would enter the cnemy's camp
to induce their soldiers to desert He usl-
eIly had six followers and Gen Moultrie,
who commanded the bri r4de-Narian at
this time was colonel of the SCcund-statkd
in his memoirs: He LJasperI oitra went
out and returned with prisoners before |
knew that he was gone. ! have known ct
bis catching party that was looking for
him. He went into the British
lines at Savannah rs a dcserttr, complain
ing ut the same time of our III usage of
him. He was gladly received (thoy having
heard Of his character) and caressad by
them. He staid eight days, and after i'll
forming himself well OF their strength,
situation and intentions, he returned to us
again; but that game he could not play a
second time With his little party he waa
always lowering around the enemy's
camp, and was frequently bringing in pris'
oners.
Notwithstanding the ferceneas of the
strife In the south, where a most cTuel and
relentless civil war ragged, Jasper was dis
tinsaished for his noblcnesftn, generosity
in these guerrilla excursions Ia many an
encounter, single handed, he spared his
foeman rather than Kill him, preferrins,
as he SAID, 'to let them get OF
On one Of his scouting trips Jasper had
the adventure 1t the sprin4 which gave
him quit" - much celebrity ~ did his eX-
plot at the fort The British held Savan-
nah and the Americans were around it,
the Second regiment lying mp the river at
purysburg In the British camp ut a
-, t...3I H., ftttR a Tory
brother and one day he boldly presented
himself to him with the statement that he
had ceased fighting for his country, yet
had not the III I'm to fight against her"
Here ne remained until he had secured
valuable information, and then returned
to his own camp, soon aiterward, III com.
pany with q c0mrade, he revisited his
brother, and on ,hls trip he saw & party Of
prisoners who had turned coats from Tory
to patriot The mrF prisoners had borne
arms in the British service for q time and
then deserted for which the punishment II
caught wa, death The unfortunate pris-
Oner, were now on the way to Savannah.
the British headquarters, for trial. One OF
them, an American by birth, was secured
in chains and was accompanied by his wife
and child--a most touching spectacle, for
all believed That the man was on his way
TO the gallows. a martyr TO his principles.
When the prisoners left camp under a
! guard of eight men and two officers TO
march to Savannah, Jasper AMI his com
panion set out in another direction, and by
rapid travelling made a wide detour and
secreted themselves near we'll known
spring, just off the main road, where Il
was believed the party would halt for
water 4 halt was indeed made at the
roadside, and the guards stacked the11
4 mu,Sets two armed men only conducting
the prisoners to tie spllng. The place was
MT fir frosn the british ugtposts Of @ayan
nah, aud was III fact on territory, nominal
II at least, controlled by Jasper enemies
These ftets :, ,nderel The guard coniiaeni
and lass 1.a..Aful. and though the inme
diate work Of rescue WIS rendered slmpiel
bv the attitude Of tile British soldiers, tins
deed was on the whole extra hazardous
There were ten armed men to be over
matched }4y two Nao were unariEed, ahe
in cslse Of temporary saccfSs the rt"Scaer'
must make their escape through hostil'
regions hamperci by q band OF prisoners
The two British soldiers who went To th'
sprin., leaned their nnuskets against tre,
4 while they filled cantsens for themselves
and their comrades at the roadside 9dIci
as lightning Jasper and his fellow rushei
ant and seized these two mGtskets and sho
down their owners. Then, without walt
ing to reload the pieces, they dashed upon
the main body of British and before thes'
could realize the danger two OF them ha'
been felle,i hy the dubbed muskets OF tn
bold assli lants and in this way tue latte