The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-03

IHG UAIIUNA0 1OS0O4S4S
Richardsonville guarding our wagon-train.
OF course it goes without saying that had
no business at Brandy Station just at that
time, so headed my horse toward Kappa
hammock Station, situated about four miles
to the east.
No one seemed to have taken any notice
of my approach, and began to felicitate
myself on making so lucky an escape, but l
was mistaken. I had ridden but short
distance when someone called after me, but
/ neither fastened nor slackened my pace.
Then several voices shouted in chorus, but l
paid no attention to them, but kept on for
few rods more. Then spurred my nag and
dashed it soundly, but to little purpose, Tor
it had no more "git" in it than a COW.
Presently halted to listen, and could dis
tinctly hear the clanking of steel and the
Gathering Of Loofs in my rear l lost no
time, but Immediately left the Travelled
road, crossed the railway track and plunged
into dense growth of stunted pines, dwarf
oaks and cedars, mentally resolving that II l
was hardly pressed to abandon my festive
"cayeuse," and make my escape on foot IN
the favoring darkness as best could.
had not left the dirt read moment too
soon, for almost Immediately several horse
men cantered rapidly past in the direction l
had been following, and in something IKE
90 minutes thereafter heard several rlne-
shots at a long distance in front. Inc night
was exceedingly dark, the sky being over
cast with heavy clouds, but l picked my
way through the tangle of vines and under
growth as best I might, and somewhere in
the neighborhood of midnight was halted
by picket at the nights of Rappahannock.
1t seems had approached the earthworks
along the PERCEPTIONS bluff of the river,
which in the darkness I had not seen, and
at any moment stumble or misstep of my
awkward quadruped would have plunged
us down its steep side, and in all probability
this narrative would never have been
written.
was hustled before the post command
ant, Gen. John r. Kenly, who also COM
manded the Maryland Brigade, but was 80
stiff from my long ride, having been about
IA hours in the saddle, my wet clothes, and
the icy temperature of the weather, that I
had to be almost carried into his presence.
He imagined that great prize had fallen
into his hands, and utterly refused to believe
that / was an dttache of the Tribune. ex-
hibited my pass and sealed dispatches, but
he failed to be convinced, and intimated that
I had probably captured . newspaper man
and taken the papers from him, and was
then prswling around his position with q
view Of attacking it later on. As final
argument and clincher he averred that no
honest man could come through the country
claimed to have traversed, and that no
honest man would dare to attempt 1t.
afterward learned that had been mistaken
for Col. John S. Mosby, the bugaboo of the
| army.
was kept under guard all night in the
| open air without mOreel of food to eat or
| even cup of coffee to drink, and my thor
oughly-tired horse had no forage. The
| November wind blew raw and cold, and
suffered severely, as may be imagined, but
in the morning was granted the liberty OF
the camp, but was kept under due surveii-
lance until identified by an acquaintance
later in the day.
As good luck would have it. special
train came out early in the afternoon, and
was able to reach Washington the same
evening The Tribune the next day was
more than jubilant; it fairly crowed over ite
big beat; consequently, for few hours
was the lion of Newspaper Row.
Gen. Wool issued his usual bulletin of wal
news, informing the country of the situation
of affairs in Virginia, and the said bulletin
was based on the news had brought through
the lines, for Gen. Meade's expedition had
not been officially heard from. It was sew
eral days before the War Department had
any information from Mine Run other than
that contained in the dispatches the writer
brought in at serious risk of being drowned
shot, frozen, or incarcerated in Confederate
prison.-FRANCIs C. LONG.
|
The Topic Of the Day.-They
were standing on the platform OF small
station, away out in Oregon. discussing, as j.
generally the case, the topics of the day, an6
among other things, the new doctor and the
rather stiff bills he was sending out to hi
patients in the neighborhoed. mo doctor
bills for me-" said honest Chas. Salzman
who lived in the town Of Bowers. "Peoplt
are foolish" he continued, I'VE have doctor
and drug store right in our home all tht
time ready for use, and I'll warrant you thai
it costs us less for whole year than yor
fellows pay the doctors in week. JUS
listen. / was away from home for few
days some months ago, and when I cam,
My wife told me to hitch up and 20 for TIT
doctor. No doctor, said l. I asked then
about the symptoms, and fousd ont he hai
some stomach trouble. gave him goot
dose of Dr.. PETERS BLOOD VITALIZER, ant
kept this up for some time, according to di
rections. In about three days the old maj
was up again, and felt as gay as a lark; bu
that isn't all. This honest old remedy ha
cured rs all from the Grippe without tn
help of doctor or drugstore medicine.
DR. PETERS BLOOD VITALIZER, can b.
had only of local agents, or the propreto
direct. A little paper called "The Surprise
tells about this remedy, including it's origin
Send q postal card for copy, which is sen
free. Address DR.. Peter Fahrney, 112-11
S. Hoyne Ave, Chicago Ill.
IN THE MORMON COUNTRY
What Came OF an Officials Sympathy Wit
Men on Fatigue Duty.
, EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: The I'd Cal
Cav. had plenty to do during the Winter o
1929 in the Western country aroun,
Salt Lake. Co. A was sent from For
; Churchill TO overtake detachment of tn
Sd Cal. near the Mormon City. Cos. Il,
, and M of the ID Cal. Cav. came later.
} The object of sending the troops to tina
J part Of the country at this particular tim
} was to keep open the Pony Express an,
, overland mail route, which at this time wa
, highly essential to the welfare of the coun
try, as both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
, were swarming with privateers destroyin
: our commerce and interrupting the trans
| DUrtatiOn of the mails