Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-30

company 81 rebel soldiers. II doing
this II made our march about nifty
miles longer. After we got ready 70
leave he advised 10 to 60 about three
miles down the road where We would
see barn. He said his.tw0 boys were
husking corn and were sleeping there.
He told us TO crawl In and sleep with
the boys, and ii the morning We would
come 70 4 house three miles further on
where Ne could get breakfast. He said
the man was in the rebel army, but the
women would get our breakfast, and We
were then % free to continue our march
In the day time instead Of nights. We
took Zachary's advice. and slept with
the boys. In the morning We wended
our way to the house for breakfast.
When Within q hundred yards We saw
. rebel major and two soldiers with
gums standing on the porch.
TALKS WITH REBEL MAJORS.
We we're too close to them to run, 80
all we could do was to face the music.
They had arrived there that morning
and had just finished breakfast. We
called for ours, which tbs lady pro-
ceeded to prepare, and after having
eaten II all Of us sat on the porch and
talked matters over. We told them .
straight, true story, who we we're, and
what hard time we had In getting
this far to liberty. They seemed to
show and express little sympathy for
us. The two majors got of by them
selves and talked quietly for over an
hour. What they said, Page and ! did
not know, but when their conversation
was finished we bid one another good
bye and parted, they going their way
and We ours. The last words the rebel
major said TO our major were II hope
you will made q success Of it, Tbese
fellows were up In this country gather
ing up cattle for beef for the rebel
army, and 1t so happened that we ran
togeth. +. They were good boys. They
acknowledged that the cOnfederacy
was on it's last legs. Gen. Sherman
was even then making his famous
march TO the sea.
Major Marshal was Mason, and we
suspicioned that the rebel major was
also one, which had great deal to do
with our getting of so easily. When
we visited Major Marshal some twenty
two years afterward at his magnificent
home in Chattanooga we preached the
subject to him. He said there was
s'nothing in It," The::reason they did
not take us was that we we're not worth
the taking, and 1t would have been too
much trouble for them to have taken
care Of vi"
We tramped the rest OF the day with
little more humility than before, and
had put twelve miles behind us when
We came to the house at which Mr..
Zachary advised us to STOP This mans
name was Keuner, and he appeared to
be glad TO take care of US. We ate our
suppers, chatted quite awhile, then
climbed up q ladder to the loft and slept
till morning. Keuner advised US "a
stay there couple of days. He said
he had friend who would be there
then, and would guide US through, a.
he talked Of going that way anyhow, &c
we accepted his hospitality. We spent
| the day In an old log house OF his, 10
Gated up the side OF the mountain on Z
small level piece Of ground. and a
night sleep at his house on the left
Keuner was q clever man, and ha6
plenty to eat. We would go down Il
| the house little early and chat will
him and watch Mrs. Keuner get ou1
supper.
COOKING IN A DUTCH OVEN
There was no stoves in that country
but instead every house had big fir
place in one end Of it. Here the cook
ing and baking was done. The baking
was done in q Dutch oven which would
be set over some hot Goals, then more
Goals would be placed on the cover, ant
when It was properly done II woul'
bake as we'll 9s any oven. We SAY
A6ssu Knaanoe haleo thu hia0aaifa thAl