New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-01-30


more than two hours before daylight
would show him the road, and he re-
luctantly concluded to go into bivouac
AS he was looking for a good, broad,
fiat rail to stretch himself on, Tom put
his nose over his shoulder afectionately
and rested it there. Never before had
Jakey felt SO deeply any interchange of
sympathy with dumb brute.
ttTom, ole critter," he said, putting
his arms about the horses neck, ''this
air lonesome.
And Tom seemed to respond as plain
~ as if the words were spoken:
"Jakey, you bet.'
Maybe Tom had an object in view
more important than an offer Of sympa-
thy. Maybe he had something to COM
municate. At any rate as Jakey stood
with his arms around the lowered neck
and looking over it he espied light.
"Golly, Tom," he exclaimed, II
reckon y sort. -
In a moment he had climbed the fence
and had regained his place in the sad
die. Then, pointing the horses head d.
rectly for the light, with "Git up,
Tom," rider and horse were soon away
in the direction of it's appearance.
Suddenly there was an ominous click,
which in the stiffness OF the night sound
ed with all the distinctness Of the cock
ing Of gun.
"Who CONT dare?'
"Mister, can y put me on ter the
road?''
"Who you wasp"
'1'm boy, air."
"Vat you want?"
II want ter 60 ter Manchester.
"Vat for:''
Jakey thought a moment before re-
plying. The question occurred to him,
Was this surely Union picket? No
Confederate would be likely to chal-
lenge with German accent
eve got some information TO- Mr..
Rose-Rose-what's his name?''
"Sheneral Rosecrans?"
Eyes"
Jakey was led over a stubble field
which had not been planted since the
previous season and brought before a
group Of half dozen tents, the head
quarters of the colonel commanding the
til cavalry brigade. The colonel had
: not yet risen. Jakey's conductor ex-
planned to the sentinel on post that the
boy had important information, where
upon the sentinel shouted, loud enough
to wake the whole army, Corporal Of
the guardP' The summoned soldier
came, and it was explained to him that
Jakey had important information. The
corporal went off to fetch the officer Of
the guard.
"What you want, sonny?" asked that
person when he arrived. buttoning a
coat he had just put on.
Il don't want nothin."
"Oh, you don't. I thought you did. I"
"Reckon got somep'n you uns want,
but I'm gittin tired answerin questions
bout it.
"Well, what is it, my little man."
II amt no little man. I'm a boy"
Cant you tell me what you have
for us?" asked the officer, smiling.
"Can't tell nobody but somebody
big"
II don't know anybody bigger than
our chief of staff about here I'll call
him.
So the chief Of staff was called up
and informed that Jakey had Informal
ton of the enemy. The chief of staff
called up the colonel commanding, who
suddenly appeared at the tent door in a
pair Of trousers and wooden shirt.
It was evident from the moment the
colonel espied Jakey sitting on old Tom
in front Of the tent and Jakey espied
the slender figure Of the colonel, with
his blue eyes and light hair, that they
had met before, not only that they had
met, but that they must have been unit
ed by some cord of great durability
There were two EXPLANATIONS like pistol
Shots
big brotherv' from Jakey.
Little brotherp' from the colonel.
Colonel Mark Maynard strobe up to
the boy, took him in his arms, and
Jakey might have as we'll been in the
embrace of bear for time, while not
word was spoken. Then there was a
fusillade of questions and answers,
after which the colonel took Jakey into
his tent and sat him on his own camp
cot. Jakey lost no time in giving brief
account of his trip from school, how he
had slept at the guerrilla's house and
how his father had heard of the evacua-
ton of Tullahoma.
The colonel, throwing open the tent
flap and seeing his chief of staff outside
called him in.
"Captain,' he said, ride over to
corps headquarters and say that a boy
has just come in who is sent by his IA
Their to say that he slept last night at
the house Of a guerrilla, who told his
wife, not knowing that he was over
heard, that they are getting out of Tul-
lahoma. Say that the information is
perfectly reliable, as it has been brought
by Union boy who went with me on
my most important mission when I was
scout and rendered me on that occa-
sion the most valuable service human
being can render another. Ride at once.
Never mind the division commander.
There's no time to spare for army ETH
quette. Co."
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