Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-25

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10 get home was passion that made I'll
nearI Dleed, and other wounds and smart
were for the time horrors to be borne br
not avoided, The journey was resumed j
| spite of the storm.
When the fugitives drew near the Unio
lines the danger of capture increased, for
coruoh OF mountain rangers patrolled tn
region to bead off any fortunate ones VIII
got thus lar on the journey homeward
Inc mountains were simply barren wastes
the rev cabins had to be Stunned, and TN
only food to be had was wild game, which
TIE rifles of the 'fyers out" brought down
IN the upiands the poor fellows wer,
bounded by rangers" and in the valley,
mounted Contederates dashed about on all
sides
At length the party reached the vicinity
Oh BulI's gap, a railway pass through tb,
mountains, and guarded by Union trooBs
as an outpostot Knoxville The chief scout
announced that the gap was fifteen miles
from the foot Of the hill, whence it was first
slShted, and that once reached the refugees
would be safe. The news stimulated the
men anew, and they started down the
mountain with their eyes riveted on the
gap Tor fear, as Drake says, it would take
wings ana lice. Alasl alasl The unexpected
happens in war if nowhere else.
The gap didn't exactly take wings and
lice, but the ubiquitous Gen. Breckenridge.
win an army at his back, fell like a thun-
deroolt upon the Union garrison at the
pass, defeated and routed the entire force
ana hurled them backward at mounted
double quick pace toward Knoxville; and
prestol the gap was closed in the very faces
Oh the yeaFaihg eyed, broken bodied nil
grims. Think of it; at the end of those
terrible weeks of endurance and suffering
TO ind hostile army springing across the
path at bound, and its scouts and patrols
beating every byway and bush in the re-
glon for the luckless strays of the fleeing
enemy.
"A young woman of the mountains yolun-
TERED to scout toward the gap and bring
news to the refugee camp, She simply
learned that Breckenridge was sweeping
the country of Union troops aud marching
upon Knoxville.
AT The same time it was discovered that
a oaDd OF Confederate partisans were on
the tran OF the fugitives, and to escape this
ne" danger they found comparative shelter
IN ravtne. Two Of the men who ESCAPED
rom the car with Drake, Capts Todd and
urant, Ventured out to obtain rations.
which were sadly needed, as they were ali
living on dry corn. During the night
mounted men attacked biyouac and the
'eiugees scattered, every man for him
veil. Drake struck out wildly, having
10 guide but the firing of the assailants
ma determined to get as far as possible
rom mat. He ran aud stumbled until he |
vas compelled to halt and pull stub from |
us heel, and then for moment sense of |
us awful situation overpowered him with |
espair,
Yesterday so near the realization of his
hopes and then suddenly cast
uriit alone in strange region, with enc
MES all about him and starvation staring
I'm In the face. In this plight some of the
arty found him, and with the fresh vital
y OF these spirited mountaineers to en-
ourage and sustain him he set out again
or the Union picket lines, up the UolstoD
yer yer AT the end of week they fell in
ltn cavalry patrol and were once more
nuer the protection of the stars and
'iipes' GEORGE l.. KILMEB.