Telegram-herald., 1890-06-06

Coloasl Browulos rode % fAs slope
On : sxezttur borsa- Ga AS hs13 sas
: aspnsng rrax sloachs1 haL Es we're
70 otes.r - fs,~r, tAsa tne blss baoass
e ree prlvate soldier, Ana sung 81 as
back as Il rods. > cSroane hs saAete1
tae s-roup ana 49, 1t locks = me.
Gsuer.l. IS il lbers Wss Ee-ng - be
t-orhla Ne lave stirred aP b3z
hornets nest oyer Eaere on the PIKE, and
thisk teere Is infantry task u tie
ssirpiSh iine. You might se21 0st =
liEht pleoe q ar1llery ana seS Wat -
Is IL looks 10 ne Aze Al asI-sA
"Itaak yoas Colcne4- Ne~' AA}of u
van ts,.e ,rsn..sss,a TIE works Sufficiently
"a rso,r. 70 tisnsral Boseer4ns. Ne VII
g down % a2Enerf
That suits ne slf / see netting
more 70 insnecL Blt y occurs 10 re to
aslr u xon have sdy extra muskets not
IN use? We need 81 pne down the line
Yes saIa the Ge1eTzl, We have =
thousand stand ~ new Springfield
rnuskets boNed and lying Eear the rail
road down there
4 viii mako ; note Of that" said
the Major. as he followed the group 10
hoaaoasrters- When this vas reached.
the General turned 20 Nike, tAe orderly,
ard said: Call whtpple . take your
place and you come in and wait on the
table, Mike. We have company az din
ner to-day Lay 81 extra plate. and
don't forget - oouat noses as you did
when stoneman took dinner VIA no
last week.
Nike looked carefully at the visitor
and replied: ''Yis, sor. Oive hG3 nc
TWO oyes On the ginueman ever since
he ken into camp hiver fear but ofn
remim Der hin!"
Major White turned and looked az
Mike. Then lie looked across the spires
OF Franklin. and slowly followed tie
General into the tent Tho dinner
served on that occasion WAS 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. Nike
was handy man at all camp duties
Plates were promptly change, glasses
duly rinsed. and then Mike stood az
attention ~ the corner Of the tent,
where the swords which the oaicers had
laid aside were standing. Nbilo wit
and tho black bottle passed around
Mike handled the swords with light
touch. He took up Major White'a Il
was q nicc, silycr-mOunted affair Mike
laid it softly back among tho rest and
stepped out Of tho door. lie WAS gone
about ten minutes, and was not missed
The attention OF the group At table was
attracted shortly after Nike returned By
the tramp Of squad Of soldiers, and by
tho cries which halted them at tho door
Of the Generals tent.
HALT Order armsl Rest!'
What is that, Mike?' said the Gen.
eral, sharply.
Mike hesltated and turned very rcd.
Then he slowly took up Major Whites
sword, held il under tho Generals eye,
end pointing 20 an inscription cut be-
meath the hilt said: "Plaze, sor, read
thotP'
The General read slowly, but SO that
all could hear: Colonel James Peytoa,
First Tennessee Infantry, c. s \"
Major White sprang to his feet, but
dozen muskets covered him from tho
lifted flap Of tho tent-door. Then DO
coolly thrust his hands into bis trous-
ers' pockets and said: What an over
sight!'
"Givo me that diagram and your pa
pers," said tho General
Major White tool, out his papers and
laid them on the tablo. Then no asked
leave to wriec some personal letters
This was granted. Meanwhile two dis
patches won't over the wires instantly.
One was in these words: Have taken
confessed spy. Had on Union uniform.
Had made diagram of works. How
shall we dispose Of him?"
This is the answer: Convene drum
head courtmartial. II guilty, act in
stantly according 70 Law"
When tho relief brigade marched into
franklin the next morning they saw
near the station a temporary gallows
and a newly-made grave Thoy related
TO what was only a. incident in the
great rebellion. lie was young and
bravo and noble, and he would have
been successful but for a little over
sight-A. T. Wo7den. in y. y. Tribune.
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