The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-10

privilege This excited the wrath OF the
rebel fellow citizens aud a system OF perse-
cution 40 common in the South IN those
days was at once begun.
Complaints came into Headquarters, ana
Co A. Cant f. A. : ration, was sent out 10
investigate and warn the cvil.doers OF the
consequences Of their conduct. Our route
led us through SOmsrton toward the Chow-
an River A part of two days was spent IN
chasing rebel preachers and arresting Home
Guards otherwise gucrrillas. On our 70.
turn We halted ut DR.. Sayage's to feed our
horses and make coliee, The corn came
fiom the Doctors crib.
As wins sitting on n log enjoying my
salt.pork and hardtack. the Doctor took
seat beside me and inquired how he was TO
get his nay for his corn told him there
would be no difficulty about n: all lie would
have 10 do was to go TO Suffolk and prove
his loyalty and the Government would pay
him. His chin fell 80 suddenly thought
IL would drop OH.
We were soon on the march. | was riding
at the rear Of the column, and when about n
mile from the Doctors colored boy came
out of the woods and trottcd alongside my
horse, | asked him where he was going.
30. cwine with you ALL" lie said he be.
longed to Dr. Savage; that the Doctor was
hard master.
lie was telling me his troubles when.
CHANGING to look back, ! saw the Doctor
coming in his gig rs fast ns his horse coald
carry him. Az he came up he asked me 10
catch the boy for him. told him | was
| not engaged in that business Just then. The
| boy pissed through among the horses so a.
to put the moving column between him and
| the Doctor. and ran up TO the head where
| the Captain was ridii .; the Doctor making
| his way to the same point. r5 T.
The command halted. and rode up u
| the front. The boy with both hands raised
and tears streaming from his eyes, was
,..tt nj nj N Ia m
back He told what a Seccsh the Doctor
| was: how he cursed you.all how he said il
| he took the oath he would spit II out.
| The Doctor told the boy lhas IL he would
| go back with him he would not hurt him;
"Oh, yes, you know you will. You will
Doctor asked the Captain what he intended
| TO do about it, The Captain said that IL the
boy wanted TO go back he could do so, but
he should not compel him. The Doctor
then asked il he should attempt TO take
| him and hc resisted and lie should shoot
| him. what we would do
| At that question Hi Evans, who certainly
laid no claims to being an Aboltionlst,
spoke ups I'VE would shoot you. -
| quick"
Some of us had been trying to give the
| boy a hint 10 take TO the woods. AT this
| point a poor white came up in his cart. and
the Doctor called on him 10 assist in taking
/ the BOY. One glance and the boz was in
! the WOO is ont of sight. The hclp would not
| have awaited tho Doctor, as the men would
not have allowed them to take the boy.
| We moved on, the Doctor followed at the
rear We could occasionally catch glimpse
| OF the boy rs he run through the woods
| parallel with the column. and he was GER
tainly doing himself credit in the way Of
speed. Finally. Barnes dropped out OF the
ranks and informed the Doctor that tine
| men were becoming impatient about his
following them; that he must get behind
the rear guard. The Doctor wanted TO know
il IL was the Captains order. Barnes re-
pied that II was his order, and II he knew
when he was well off he would obey. He
waited with the Doctor until the ysar guard
came up, and po.ted them on the situation
They nioYcd very slowly and got long
way behind. Alter q rut of two or three
miles the boy came out On tho road One
of the men dismounted and let him ride un-
iii he got his breath. He went into Suffolk
with lls and we saw our contrsband no
more.--G. l.. CRuIKsHANx, in National Tri-
bune.