The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-24

from Memphis into camp, accompanied
BY Lieutenant and Orderly, when one
of my detachment passed him without
properly saluting him. "Is that the way
you pass your superior officers" said the
Colonel The soldiers answer will not
bear repeating, as he quickened his pace.
"Arrest that man." commanded the
Colonel to his Orderly. The Orderly
put spurs, but the man gained on him.
The Colonel sent his Lieutenant with a
better horse to make sure of bis man.
THE RACE WAS HOT ONE.
The eyes of everybody along the way
were turned upon them. They neared
the camp, and the camp was aroused.
The soldier held the lead. He turned
into camp in front of my tent closely
followed by the officer. The ground
was wet and the soil slippery. As he
turned the sharp angle his horses feet
slipped from under him, and horse and
rider fell fat. The man escaped unhurt
and hid in his tent or mingled with the
Others, while his comrades took the sad
die from bis horse.
The Lieutenant followed in bis tracks,
and as he turned in his horse too slipped
and fell as the other had before him. l
was half a mile from my quarters,
but heard the yell which went up as
the Lieutenant went down. In a trice
he was surrounded by a living wall.
A stranger had no show against such
crowd. They guyed him with all sorts
of questions and remarks. They cut bis
saddle-girth, cut off his horses tail, and
were fast using up his snowy rig when
he called for quarter.
a give it up. 1t is my treat, boys"
and he returned without his man. 1t
was too bad for the Lieutenant, but the
officers learned that it was not necessary
to wear shoulder-straps in order to have
friends. am inclined to think they had,
if not more respect, at least more care
how they came in collision with the 9TH
boys after that. The next day l received
an order to arrest the man, but to this
day have never learned his name.
should leave out one phase Of army
life if failed to tell you of the snug
Cling that was carried on through the
army lines. Around such city as
Memphis the guards had to be particu-
larly watchfuL The means of subsist-
ence of some citizens living just outside
the lines had been entirely exhausted by
the ravages of war.
The Commanding General was be-
sieged for passes to come inside the lines
for supplies. Only a small quantity was
allowed to each family at a time. One
woman returned very often with an
empty molasses jug. One day it was
INSPECTED MORE CAREFULLY
than usual. The cork was daubed with
molasses. The jug was found to be
filled with pocket-knives, in which she
was carrying ON lucrative trade
On scout one day near fernando We
arrested citizen riding in buggy.
There was nothing in particular about
him that looked suspicious. He was
well-dressed, and seemed quite at ease.
AS we halted the boys out of curiosity
gathered about bis buggy. As we were
about to dismiss him one of them found
the boot contained a false back, and
within were 10000 percussion caps. He
found lodgings behind the prison bars at
Memphis for some time.
An old horse died within the city lines.
Permission was given to drag the carcass
outside the lines and bury it where it
would less endanger the health of the
city. As it passed the guards they found
the carcass to contain large quantity of
quinine. Had the steed been dosed for
fever and ague by some allopathic ply
sician The reason would not go down
even with the men who, from military
necessity, are accustomed to heroic doses.
The smuggler was arrested.
XIV.
About this time we were sent on
raid under Gen. Sturgis to Guntown,
Miss 1t was the most disastrous expe-
dition in which ! ever participated.
The force consisted of cavalry, artillery,
and two brigades of infantry. A train
of 200 supply wagons accompanied us.
We were out II days. My command
turned out 100 men. Sometimes We
were assigned to the advance, sometimes
to act as rear-guard, sometimes we were
sent out miles on the flank.
While in the advance our command
made several
BRILLIANT LITTLE DAsHEs
Near Danville we drove out the enemy
and secured the bridge before the enemy