The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-14

Ao HAu "B h-~eHe poy BroPe' ."
Tor awhile looking for the road: Ie WAS
or no use. Go whore ho would tnelo
were only stumps and grass o'ery mol
low being filled with water.
He thought Of lying down i'll q fonco
corner to sleep till morning. But ho did
not like to do this, for fear that, once
asleep, ho would not wake up till lato
tho next day, and then tho southern
army might be away from Tullahoma,
with all Its stores. and perhaps there
were a great many other advantages
they would gain that caused Jakey, be-
Ing good Union boy, to vince. though
he could not name thom But thero
seemed no alternative. 1t could not bo
moro than two hours before daylight
would show him tho road, and he re-
luctantly concluded to go into bivouao.
AS ho was looking for good, broad,
flat rail to stretch hilnsolf on, Tom put
his nose over his shoulder affectionately
and rested it thoro. Never before had
Jakey felt so deeply any Interchange Of
sympathy with dumb brute.
'"Tonl, olo crittor," he said, 1Jutting
his arms about the laorse's neck, "this
air lonesome.
And Tom seemed to respond as plain
~ as if tho words wero spoken:
"Jakey, you bet
Maybe Tom had an object in Wow
moro important than al offer Of sympa.
thy. Maybe he had something to COM
municato. At any rate as Jakoy stood
with his arms around tho lowered neck
and looking over it ho ospied a light.
"Golly, Tom," he exclaimed, II
reckon y sort"
In moment he had climbed tho fence
and had regaincd his place in tho sad
dlo. Then, pointing the horses head di-
rectly for tho light, with "Git up
Tom, " rider and horse woro soon away
in tho direction Of its appearance
Suddenly thoro was all ominous click,
which in the stiffness OF the night sound
ed with all tho distinctness Of the cook
ing Of gun.
"Who CONT daro?'
"Mistor, can y put mo on ter tho
road?'
"Who you vas?'
"I'm boy, I air."
"Vat you want?'
II want ter go ter Manchester"
"Vat for?''
Jakey thought moment before re-
plying. The question occurred to him,
Was this surely q Union picket? No
Confederate would bo likely to chal.
longe with a German accent.
"I'yo got some information fo' Mr..
Observation-Disclosures his namc?"
"Shonoral Rosecrans?"
eyes,
Jalxey was led over a stubblo field
Sx,hic1 hol ,o+ l.,
previous season and brought before q
group of half a dozen tents, tho head
quarters OF the colonel commanding the
.-th cavalry brigade. The colonel had
not yet risen. .Jallcy's conductor OK
planned to the sentinel Oh post that tho
boy had important information, whero-
upon tho sentinel shouted, load enough
to wake the whole army corporal of
tho guardp' Tho summoned soldier
camo, and it was explained to him that
Jakey had important information. Tho
corporal won't off to fetch y officer of
tho guard.
"What you want, sonny?' asked that
person when ho arrived tuttonins u
coat ho had just put OH.
II don't want nothin."
"Oh, You don't. l Thought you did"
'Reckon got somap'n you uns want,
but I'm Gittin tired ;inswcrin questions
bout it,.
"Well, what is it, my little man?'
"lil't no llttlo man. Pm Il boy
Cant you tell mo what you hayo
for uS?'' asked tho officer smiling.
Can't tell nobody but somebody
big"
II don't know anybody bigger than
our chio2 Of staff about hero. I'll call
him."
So the clliof Of staff was callod m
and informed that JaI,ey had informa-
tion of tho enemy. Tho chief Of staff
called up tho colonel commanding, who
suddenly appeared at tho tont door in
pair Of trousers and q wooden shirt.
Tt was evident from tho moment tho
colonel ospied Jalioy sitting on old Tom
in front Of the tent and Jak',y cspicd
tho slender figure Of tho colonel, with
his bluo oyos and light hair, that thoy
had mot before, not only that thoy had
met but that they must have been unit
cd by somo cord Of great durability.
'Thoro were two ordinations like pistol
shots.
"Big brothorp' from Jalxev
"Littlo brotherp" from tho co,ono,
Colonel Mark Maynard strodo m 70
tho boy, took him in his arms ord
Jakcy might havo rs woll been in % tho
embrace Of q boar for a time, whilo nnt
a word was spoken. Then thoro ,ya. a
fusillado of questions and ans,yo,.s :"
aftor which tho colonel took Jakcv intn
his tont and sat him on his own comn
cot. Jakoy lost 10 time III giving bricf
account Of his trip from school, how ho
had slopt ut tho guerrilla's house and
how his father had heard Of tho evacua-
tion of Tullahcma.
Tho colonel, throwing open tho tent
flap and scoing his chief Of staff outside,
called him in.
"Captain," no said, "rido over to
corps headquarters and say that boy
has just como in who is sent by his ifa-
thor to say that he slept last night ut
the house Of q guerrilla, who told his
wife, not knowing that no was ovor-
heard, that they are getting out Of Tul-
lahoma. Say that the information is
perfectly reliable, as 1t has beon brought
by Union hoy who went with mo on