The National tribune., 1893-03-30

horses, and rode on toward us very careless and
nconcemed, just as though they would have
10 so several miles before finding Us. 1t was
now daylight and they were getting close to
us. We were all ready 10 shoot at them when
commanded.
The front man was riding very fine horse,
and looked like an officer. fired at him, at
the same time giving orders to the Others to
fire, which they did then. We then began 10
yell out Charge them!" shooting as fast as
We could, making the rebels think the woods
were full OF armed soldiers. Some of the boys
ran down the ridge and tried TO cut them of
from the main road, but they outran them and
got away. ] never did see men run so fast.
They threw their guns, overcuats and hats
away and never fired a gun at rs.
We followed them, shooting ali the time, I'M
til We thought il not safe TO follow any farther.
We then returned, gathering up the guns,
coats and hats they had thrown away. getting
as many rs we could carry up the mountain.
We went up on the side of the mountain,
where we stayed ali day, intending to defend
ourselves as best we could in case the rebels
again attacked US. The day passed without
any further trouble. We campcd all night at
this place. and the next morning we saw a man
coming up the mountain toward us. l soon
discovered that the man was a negro, and
waited Tor him to come up TO where we We're
He was carrying a large bundle, and when he
came up saw that it was Dave Slower,
ONE OF COL. DAN sTovER's NEGROES
Dan Slower was strong Seccssonist aud the
rebels who had been given such race by us
were stopping at his house. When Dave came
up to us he dropped his load, and throwing his
arms around me shouted and cried. He then
told me lie had been at Col Stovers barn yes
terday when them rebels that we had whipped
so badly came back. He said he was standing
against the fence when the Colonel saw them
coming up the road. He said:
a" sent the right man this time; Capt. Brown
has caught tho Old Fox at last, for / see them
coming with him."
IF / had not been standing against the
fence" said Dave. % would have fell to the
ground. l was afraid to look but stood still
until they canIe mp, and when ! saw they did
not have the Old Fox, felt like shouting"
When the rebels rode up Dave said Col. Slower
asked the Captain if he had got him. when the
Captain answered NO. but said that they came
very near being taken themselves Slower
asked them where their coats aud mats were,
when the Captain told him they lest them in
running from the Old Fox and his men.
Why didn't you charger" said Slower to
Capt. Brown.
Charge! He'll fire; they charged us before
we knew they were about. | tell you, Col
Slower. ] never got such a whipping in my
life. If We had siad there 10 minutes longer
they would have killed every one of u.s.
Slower cursed them for being towards"
said Dave. land / went home and burned my
old hat and we niggers had n jubilee that day"
lie had brought us a fine turkey. cooked.
besides cakes and pies that his wife Betsy had
cooked and sent to us, as she said, for whipping
them rebels. We all sat dowH and ate what we
could of the old darky's turkey, bread, cakes.
and pies, ard then gave Dave some tobacco and
money, and he left US to go back TO his home.
We remained ia this camp few days with
out being molested by the rebels, when we
broke it up to get up crowd 10 go through
the lines.
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