The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-06-14

and he told me he said something
kinder careless one day and that told
on him. He weren't to be hung for
three or four days, and Ike were
mighty busy a-thinking about it, and
You kin Just bet that there long head
Of Lis'n were a Matching something.
It's a bloody bad business L says.
d" Indeed it is says Ike, but he
isn't hanged yet
Where IS he 4!
just over here. about two miles,
under guard
Cant we go for the guard"
Nonsense. That won't do. There
are too many Of 'em.
Nobody smells youH | says.
Lord. no. he says, why I'm a
favorite with our captain here
How long have you been over?
Ever since the month after Fred
ericksburg. [ came up from Rich
mond with the last detachment Of re
cruits, he thinks
I bet yer I says, Adams sent for
a chaplain
"'Certainly,' he says. He did that
right away. Don't you ever speak to
me in the day time
All right [ says.
when the day came round for
little Adams to swing, our regiment
fell in and marched over and ] hob
bled along to see it. l kinder felt as
though something were a-going to
happen, and / watched Ike IN the
ranks with his muskit, but he never
noticed me. Tney brought the boy
out in cart and hollow square were
formed, and the provost marshal went
to reading the sentence and the little
cuss were a looking mighty sad, but
he We're game and he prayed with the
chaplain. / limped up close to Ike
and he were breathing hard, but he
never looked at me; he we're just "a
keeping his eye on Adams. Well,
when everything was ready, Ike left
the ranks, marched up to the provost
marshal, saluted him, and whispered
in his ear.
What, says the lieutenant. How
do you know thatH
I've known it long time, says
Ike.
We'll, pard, You never see such q
whispering and a talking among Off
GERS. | couldn't get it through me
what were up, and the kurnel Of our
regiment said he'd assume the author
ity to suspend the proceedings till he
could write to headquarters, and the
regiment marched back TO camp, and
after taps, that night, Ike come for
me and SAYS: Come, Sarge: we've
got to get away from here tonight
"'Well I'm id if | do | says.
You think not3
No, l says. I amt a-going till |
try to get Adams out of scrape.
Adams is all right. | know the
Southern people we'll. We are at war
now, but a better people never lived.
When they find out what | dropped
in that lieutenant's ear Adams will be
released
That may be all hunky,' [ says,
but I don't leave here till [ know it.
You viii leave with me tonight.
Not another word, When we arrived
at General Hookers headquarters. I'll
tell you what's what Besides, have
their countersign and we can cross
without trouble. We Will both be
suspected to morrow and arrested
Trust me, I'd lay down my life for
Adams as willingly as yon would
yours, but ii would be a useless sacri-
flee now. He's as safe now as he
would be in our lines I'll trust him
to the inherent nobility Of these gal
liant Southern people"
well pard, what could | do? Ike
were level headed and knOwed he
were game and would er died for the
boy. so 1 told him I'd go. We got
through their lines all right, and when
we got to the old mans headquarters
he were glad enough to see us and
give us some commissary, but he We're
affecting mighty bad about Adams
and he asked us when he was executed.
$ oh, he isn't executed General,
says Ike.
:. I'm glad to hear it. I presume
thye'll hang him shortly. Eve sent a