The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-12

WATCHING THE HOUSE.
"Vear What you blese; wear de CLOTHES you
hat on, OF anything else. Dis is nod kong
to be a vull- dress affair Gentlemen gan at
tend in DER working Clothes if dey want to- y
81 don't understand" mumbled ST.
"Of course you don't" said Rosenbaum,
gaily "If you did, you would know as
much as 1 do, unit 1 wouldn't have no ad-
vantage"
"All right" said Shorty "We've de-
to suit yourself We are your huckleberries
for anything that you kin turn up. 1t all
goes in our $13 month"
90 K" answered Rosenbaum. OATS
de rigid vay.< Drust me. unit Will pring you
oud all sdraighd. Now led me dell you some
dings. When you gapchured me, after hard
struggle, as you rememper land he gave as
much of wink as his prominent Jewish nose
would admit. | vas an officer on Cheneral
Roddey's staff 1t vas, unit sdill is, my piz-
ness to keep up express lines Ply which de
repels are subblied NIT qvinine medicines,
gun-gaps, ledders, Citing information, unit
odder things. Unit do i'd"
The boys opened their eyes wide, and could
not restrain an exclamation OF surprise.
'Now, holt your horses; don'd ket eggs
cited" said Rosenbaum, calmly. You
don'd know az much apout var as do-not
py hundred per cent. Desc things are
alfays done in efery var, unit Cheneral Rose
Grams Understands de bricks of var pedder as
any man in de army. He peads dem all
when id comes to getting information apout
de enemy. He knows dat dog dat fetches
must garry, unit dat de pest way is to led a
shy take little to de enemy, unit pring a
goot deal pack De droubles at de pattle OF
Sdone Rifer was dat de sbies took more to
Cheneral Pragg dan dey brought to Cheneral
Rosecrans. But Cheneral Rosecrans vas new
to de work. den. Id won'd pc so in future.
He knows kreat deal more apout de reppels
now dan dey know apout him, thanks to such
men az me"
81 don't know as we ought to have any
thing to do with this. Shorty" said 81
obviously AT least, we ought to inquire
of the Colonel tirst.n
"Dat's all righd-dat's all righd," said
Rosenbaum quickly. " I've got de order
vrom de Colonel which viii satisfy you.
Read id yourselfs."
He handed the orde- to 81, who looked
carefully at the printed heading, Head
quarters. 2OOth Ind, near Murfreesboro,
Tenn" and then read the order aloud to
Shorty: Corporal Josiah Klegg and one
private, whom he may select, will report to
Mr. Levi Rosenbaum for special duty, and
will obey such orders and instructions rs he
may give, and on return report to these Head
quarters By order of the Colonel. Philip
Blake, Adjutant."
''That seems all straight, Shorty" said ST.,
folding up the order, and putting it in his
pocket.
'sStraight as string" assented Shorty.
Pm ready, anyway. Go ahead. Mr.. Cheap
Clothing. / don't care much what it is, SO
longs it amt shovelin and diagin' on the
Qualifications I'll go down to Tullahoma and
pull old Bragg out of his tent rather than
handle pick and shovel any longer"
"Vell, as | vas kong to dell you, have
peen pack to Tullahoma seferal dimes since
you captured me, unit / hat got de EXPRESS
lines between here unit dere running bretty
veil hat hat to dell dem all sorts of sdories
how got afay vrom de Yankees. Luckily,
| hat bretty gOot imagination, unit can fur
nish dem nit virst-glass narratives. But
dere is vun Teller on de staff dat Pm avraid
of. His name is Poke Bolivar, unit he is a
derrible teller, dell you. Alfays vull of
wight, unit desperate when he kets into a
wight. I've seen him pluff all dose Odder
fellers He is red-hot Secessionist, unit
wants to kill efery Yankee in de country.
OF late he has seemed very SUSPICIOUS of
me, mt has said lots Of dings dat SCARED
me. | want to seddle him, either kill him
or take him prisoner unit keep him away,
SOS / gan feel at ease When Pm in Chen
eral Pragg's CAMP. | CAN'T do dat so
long as / know he's aroundt, for veel dat his
eyes are on me, unit dat he's hunting some
way to drip me up. Pm kong oud now to
meet him, at q house apout five miles vrOm
de lines. ! hat my booklets unit de booklets
on my saddles vull of ledders unit things.
Yoost outside de lines will ket some more.
He will meet me unit We will ko pack to Tulla-
homa tOgether-dat is, ii he don't kill me pc
fore We get dere. / hat brought couple OF
revOlvers, in addition to your guns, for Poke
Bolivar's derrible Teller to wight, unit | want
you to make sure Of him. I'd dake more'n
two men oud, but Pm avraid he'd get on to
so many
81 guess we two kin handle him." said
Shorty, slipping his belt into the holster of the
revolver and buckling it on. "Give us a fair
show at him, and we don't want no help. 1
wouldn't mind having it out with Mr.. Bolivar
all by myself"
"Vell, my blan is for you to ko oud by
yourselfs to dat blaze where you we're on
bicket. Den dal<e de right hand road through
the crick bottom, as if you we're kong torag
ing. ABOUT two miles vrom de crick you will
see pig hewed log house standing on de
left of de road. You will know it py its
having brick outside chimneys unit de doors
painted plue and yaller. Dere's no odder
house in dat country like i'd YOU'RE to keep
oud of sight as much as you gan. Directly
you will see me gone riding oud, vollered Ply
niger riding anOdder horse. l will ko up
to de house, chump Off, die my horse, ko in