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square. These were the first ones fred
a - the incendin-ies believed the fame:
! v Guild reach the stables, and destroy boti
HOSES and equipments, but their purpose:
were foilcd bv the shifting OF the wind
| On the following moEning detachment:
OF eur CuNairy secured the cou:Uy II
every direction, capturing great many
rebels who were destroying property ant
pilla.inC houses, passing themselves ol
as Federal sollierS. Ii was common
earse and one easily PLAYED amid the
panic and excitement that followed the
fail os Bowling G-een; the people having
been made To believe there WAS no CRIME
too vile to- the "Nortaern vandals. But
i t'lc caVai-y soo;l casle over, anI the cltl-
zens cnu.,i rca4lly d;scGyc. the difference,
a1i t-.'y began at once to in!om US
where these rebel depTcdatois were TO be
| found.
| Seven hundred rebels were reported in
the vicinity of Russelvil!c, while vet
others were prowlinG q 'Ound in the country,
and Lieut. Harris with Il small dctach-
merit was sent out to bcst-oy the railroad,
Of which party | was one. We went TO
| South Union, in Logan County, where l
wGs sent out W tn seven men Il short dis
tanCc below TO stand picket. While on
duty Il very renla'kab ble-looklng man rode
up To me and said
Il am told you have come here to pro :
tect citizens in their lives and property. ."
Yes, replied, that is our purpose
We'll, he continued, my name Is Ray:
am a physician, and ! own an interest
in large steam mill five miles fu ther
down in the county, and it Is To be
burned tonight Ivy thc Texas Rangers,
IS of whom were detailed to burn it and
several others in tlle County. Can you
do anything 10 sa,e it,
Yes, sir, was my response: get my
men some supper while | go back and see
my commanding oilicer.
! to l 20, ts.Na ~ h r
Ray was preparing supper for the squad.
The Lieutenant at once gave me permis-
SIGN to 90 TO the mill if | desired to do so,
and after reaching the picket tpost the
Doctor came W Ia the provisions, and l
to!! hir, wis ready. We started i'm
the mill was located, when the Doctor
looked anxiou>ly a-ouna and asked
Where are your men,
told him did net need any soldiers,
but would call on tho citizens for hcls.
and inquired how masy could be relied
told him t'Iut was enough, provided
could set them out hen We reached
the mill we succeeded In raisiax but half
u dOZsn men, including the miller and his
employees. | then told tae Doctsr tiat he
must go into the mill and pile all the
empty barrels up as high as he could
reach, so that when one pile is pussed
over tho whole lot would tumble down
with ii, and make a g~eat racket. Then,
| said. | will f-e OF my gun, and then
you knock the empty barrels about aad
shout Turn out the guard AMI Fall in,
mei,' and We will make IS much noise as
if there was a hundred OF Us, after wiIica
| wont iat0 ti,e coopershop to instruct the
men. There were several good places for
protection in the shop, from watch taey
were to fire on any advancing patty, after
| had discharged the signal gun, and to
my ar 1n -AnI
The miiier then went to his house and
b ouCnt down ot biscuits, .reSh BUTTE,
sweet milk and cEgs for ! nch, which
we greedily consumed; after which two of
the pa ty went out to pat oil the vicinity.
We kept turn now guarding til about II
&c ock at night, when one of the men
came running in almost breathieSs with
excitement, sayin~ that they were coming
rom down the road
1 stationed the men to my notion. and