Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-12


with majors star on hi. gray coat
Captain FORBES secured q seat bcsid,
Major Moes. and his cousin got ON,
with q young cavalry officer across th,
aisle. Major Moses proved ~ be q de
lightful travelling companion. In answer
To the captains questions ~ 10 Long
streets pro~pccts at Knoxville. Majo'
Moses replel:
Il shall hurry back from Richmond
In day or two quito prepared to find
Burnside surrendered or Longstrect In
retreat Everything depends on the out
come of the pending battlo before Chat
tanooga. n Grant beats Bragg-and
much fear he will-then he will detach
q force to relieve Knoxville and wei
have Ia scurry into Virginia. Your peo-
pie blunder~i la the Chickamauga cam.
paign. and I much fear we are initiating
them"
This proved 10 be the correct view, fo'
within q week Missionary Ridge wa,
won and sherman was hurrying 10 the
relief of burnside. and Longstrcct wa
prrparing 20 retreat with les than ono.
half tho men he had taken with him Ia
the west Immediately after tho Gettys-
burg campaign.
Major Moses had . black boy with
him. and this black boy carried q hayer.
sack well filed with bread, bacon and
conimissary. 10 that. though the train
did not get into Richmond TIL near noon
the following day. the parOied Yankees
were not permitted 10 20 hungry. And
this gallant goutleInan further showed
his inter,s; In hs helpless fovmen by
escorting than 10 the Office % General
winder and d'.n,roiucing them.
General winder was stout. unarnia-
bic looking man. with a gruf manner
that was n great success N assumed and
. great misfortune II natural lie had
the prisoners conducted into his private
Office. anil then. with a scowl that would
have frightened timid school children
into fits. be- began to examine the cap
tain. but be was soon brought to q stop
by the young Kentuekian. who said with
spirit
"you have no night 20 question me ai
all. sir. bat under the circumstances
have no objections 30 answer reason.
able question, IL 10 Is asked In q gentle
manly way. hut you act as II q military
prisoner were . criminal"
"And. sir. no doubt that many II them
arr. sir" growlei winder, hut ] ar
willing to believe that you are an e,csp
ton. for Miss Campbell Is of that opin
lon. aud the old man laughed A. " he
hal aid something pleasant.
lie then turncd 10 Lieutenant Bowen
AMI said. II understand. sir. that you
can prove that Captain Campbell. now
under sentence u death at Camp Dick
Robinson. Il entirely innocent of the
crime % which he was convicted
A. yet Bowen did not know the cap
tain's reason Tor getting him 20 write
out q statement % his capture. and 4,
was not until the evening bsfOre that lac
learned of Campb-ll. POSITION. Now
the memory ~ the wrUng be- had suf.
fercd at the hands of thi. man asserted
itself In his blazing eyes and foIceful
manner,
mo. Campbell could not have killed
q man In the heart oi Kentucky on the
date stated. for the internal scoundrel,
a. my own certain knowledge. was then
down ON the llolston. iiut II get even
with him II ever get Oui of your
hands,
THIS wa. spilling the fat into the fire
with vengeance. General Winder
COMPRESSED hts lips aud archod hi
shaggy brow- In amaHeinent, and the
captain. alarmed at the turn Affairs had
taken. asked 10 IL permitted 10 make All
explanation.
"You mean. sir. said winder. "that
you will tell me how this young man.
Bowen. came 10 b. capturc,lr'
YES. sir; think II you knew that.
you would see that he has a reason Tor
his Indignation against Campbell, said
the captain.
General Winder took n paper from a
pigeunhole aud handing 10 10 the lieuten.
ant asked
"ls that your writing
1T is.- replied the amazed Bowen A.
be- glanced over tho statement be had
written out at Danyille.
And II is trueC
True ~ q sluars'
well, COPIES have bccn scnt through
10 Washington. With the manner of
your capture we hay. nothing 10 do at
this time. We have Do charges against
Captain Campbell
Nor any record % him as q captain
interrupted Bowen.
"Yes. sir. We have. aud his sister has
now In her posscssion his commission
bearing date one year ago. But apart
frUin your dislike for this unfortunate
man. you are ready % swear that he was
no, In Kentucky On the sixteenth day VI
last September
II am not ready 10 swear to anything
that will help him. but II had to testify
u would h. "a that effect" replied Bowen
1T may be tha, We will give you the
option Of going north 10 testify 10 that
effect or remaining here prisoner
What them
Then. General winder. | would 20
north 10 testify. for ] cannot imagine
anything worse than bsing the forccl
guest Of the Confc'ieracy."
AZ this the general laughed; then
Bowen was taken 90 another room.
No man who has ever served any
length Of time In the southern military
prisons can entertain any pleasant recol
lectiOns Of General winder. yet tho-e
who knew him best say that naturally
be was . kindly man. lie certainly
showed indications of such disposition
nj this time. A. soon A. Bowen left th.
rom. the general addressed himself u
Captain Forbes with much more gra-
ciousness ~ manner. lie told him % the
noble efforts of Mis- Campbell TO save
her brothers life. and confirmed the
NEWSPAPER statement that she was then
In Richmond
''she ha. reported your efforts In her
brothers behalf. but a. yet sbe h not
aware that you are q prisoner. lac said
In conclusion.
Forgetting all his trials In the pas,
and present and reIneinbering only his
love for the brave girl, the captain
asked. where is Miss Campbell nowr
For reply the general roe. notioned
Tor the prisoner TO follow him. then
steppej before q door. bowed for the
captain 10 enter and closed II. himself
remaining on the outside.
II had read Of dramatic surprises and