Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-16

one to take look ont Of the window.
why hello!" he exclaimed, as he sent
glance at the unclassifed member of
the party which might have meant any
thing. II think | know this place.
Why, OF course, certainly ! do Yes,
YES, same place. Same old mountain,
looks as natural as it did thirty years
ago. And just such a night as this
when was here. All! I'll remem-
Der that night if | forget my grand
mother"
The younger man, who was n student
of war history, became interested at
once. He put aside his yellow-baclSed
novel and prepared for "reminiscences.
War of any kind seemed 70 be wholly
irrelevant to the man who had been
looking out of the window-he of the
accent and hat-but he had bound
less curiosity. He closed the window
and listened The narrator continued:
II will tell you something about that
old hill over there" he said, IF you
care to listen. 1t is doubtless very
nice old hill when you come to know
it well, but | made its acquaintance
under very trying circumstances. That
was in war t;mes-in the year-well,
] don't exactly remember the date, but
that docs not signify. was then serv-
ing in the confederate cavalry, Cham
bliss brigade. Stuart's command.
was on scouting expedition that
night, six of US in the party. We had
been riding all day, trying to rejoin
the command, which had suddenly
shifted its quarters. And | tell you
we were mighty tired when we got
upon the top of that plateau which
you see there. and concluded to camp
for few hours, for our horses did not
look as if they could carry us another
mile without rest. We knew that it
was not safe to tarry very long, as the
enemy was all around us.
''Well we picketed our horses. and
after stationing one man as sentry the
others stretched themselves upon the
ground for 4 few hours sleep. 1t seems
to me that had hardly dozed off be-
fore we were aroused by the sentry.
Come. wake up he said, as he hur-
riedly kicked one sleeper after another,
.the enemy is coming We rubbed the
sleep out of our eyes and listened. The
trump of horses could be distinctly
heard in the dead stiffness of the night,
and looking down the road in the di-
rection OF the sound we could distin-
Cuish about dozen horsemen coming
directly toward us.
'NYhen we saw that we were not
very greatly outuumbered we decided
on defensive policy. The road made
sharp curve before reaching the top
of the plateau. Just where it diverged
was "a ledge of rock, and behind this VIC
ranged ourselves and waited the ap-
proach of our friends They came
clati ,ring up the hill, and when within
about thirty PAGES, near enough to dis
tinguish their blue uniforms, for we die
not want to make u mistake, the ser
geant gave the oHder to fire. -Four ol
the men reeled out of their saddles, ono
horse dropped to his knees, pitching hi:
rider over his head, and the others
thinking probably that they had rur
against the picket line of regiment
turned and fed.
THAT is, all but one did. lie was
mounted on powerful black horse
and the animal, stung by bullet
came rushing directly toward us. Al
he leaped the ledge one of our mer
made grab at the bride and had hi:
cheek laid open by saber cut. An
other, who threw himself at the rider
was carried off his feet by the rush o
the muddened animal. We sent sew
eral bullets from our revolvers after
the pair, but don't believe any hit
At any rate, they both got away"
The man with the hat had beer
listening intently to the narrative ant
would frequently nudge closer to th'
speaker. lie seemed several times oil
the point of interrupting. but con
tanned himself At this point he ex