Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-04-03
"Waal," said Jakey, who had no

than tho l4-year-Old DOy ne was, !
reckon I'd put the big guns in long
limo on top O. tn Pea Vine ridge hyar,
n Jest scatter shot n shell like chicken
feed"
Maynard burst into laugh. Jakey
surveyed tho altered expression Of his
friends face with his bright little eyes
and chuckled, but his own face was as
ilnperturbablo as usual
General, said the boy commander S
supposititious enemy, what would YOU
do if 1 were to draw my troops out OF
ranger"
Jakey was puzzled He made des-
perate effort to conjure up a reply.
"Waal," he said presently, II reckon
I'd jest wait fo' you uns ter do some
pr"
Your ground would bo strong enough
in itself, but weak on the fanks, esre.
cially your left. aud in case Of retreat
you would have the creek to cross il
face of an enemy, a hazardous under
taking. Iwould turn your left and get
possession of the roads to Chattanooga.
Perhaps l could defeat you and force
you to recross the creek. While you
were doing so would knock you to
pieces. If you succeeded in crossing,
you would find my troops in your rear
between you and Chattanooga.
Jakey neither understood nor even
heard word his opponent said, but be
looked as seriously stIdious over the
problem as if he were the general COM
manding.
"Are you whipped, general?" asked
Maynard.
"Waal, mebbe eff l air whipped l
don't know nothin bout it, n Ill jest
60 Oh fghtin till make you uns think
thet you uns air whipped.
Like Grant at Pittsburg Landing. !"
The reference was lost on Jakey, but
it led him to think that he had made q
point. He looked very wise and sail
nothing. He was thinking Oh a lire
which he feared might be of some prac-
tical Importance to hi. individual sell.
He was not certain but that it would bo
necessary for him to make the connect
ing link in person between his friend
and his friends wife. So he turned the
conversation on lines Of retreat.
"Now, supposin, he said, "just sup.
posin l war busted right hyar, how'd
I git away?'
"That would depend OH the condition
of things. If were the general oppc;-
ing you, you'd never get away safel:::'
I'd never stop till had driven you int
tho Tennessee river.
How could get thar from hyar?"
"This part of your army where We
arc now could OILY fall back on Ross
vile. There the tanks would be better
protected for stand. You could TO
from Rossville to Chattanooga by this
road" (pointing to it on tile map). IF
you should be successful in keeping
your enemy far enough from You aid
long enough, you might cross tho river
there and save your army. You might
perhaps stay there if not too reduced i!
numbers and if you could keep yo.c
line of supply OPEN
"This air tn Lridge I'd cross til
creek Gil, reckon" pointing to Reeds
bridge OH the map.
That's the nearest from where We
are"
"Waal, general" said Jakey in a
tone to indicate that the discussion Ct
tho campaign was ended, "ef you urs
bust me, III retreat tibet away"
Nothing more was said about tho iE-
aginary campaign by either. Maynard $
eye was fixed OH his water map, and Ec
was lost in study. Jakey let him alone
till he saw that he was drifting back to
his trouble. Then he endeavored to lead
him into war again. At last, seizing n
favorable opportunity, the boy suggest
ed the propriety Ct sending somo mes
sage to his wife.
"Time enough for that after tie
fight" was all Maynard would say
Jakey was discouraged He knew th"t
if his friend lived after the fight i:
would not be his OWL fault.
Jakey considered himself bound il
honor to report to Mrs. Maynard her
husbands condition, not only on ac.
count of his promise made her OH the
evening of his departure for the front,
but because he had vague unformr
lated notion that there are certain exi-
gencies where only women can GO
somep'n," and lie knew that "the gen.
eral" required his wife's attention
Mounting Tom. he set off toward Ross
vile, remembering ly the water map
that the right hand road led there.
1t was about clock at night whcr
he reached Rossville He determined
to rest there few hours, and makil <
for cavalry camp got on tho ''so.t
side" of q sergeant and turned in with
his natural associates, the soldiers. J.;
key asked the guard to waken him at 2
o'clock, at which time, after bite fur
nished by his friend, the sergeant, aid
a feed for Tom, he set off toward Chat.
tanooga- At daylight he crossed t."
Tennessee river and was soon OH lis
way across tho reck of Moccasin point
toward his destination.
AS Jakey approached the plantation
it occurred to hil.l for the first time that