The National tribune., 1898-05-05

RosEyBAUM Runs INTO SIGEL's PICKETs.
saw guard bacing up unit down in vront OF
dem / hat not counted on dis, unit for
minnit my heart stood sdill. Dere we're no
odder horses anyvheres arount.
II hesidaded, looked up at Headquarters,
unit saw de lighds sdill purning dere, unit made
up my mind at vunce to risk eferything on vun
desperate chance. / remempered dat / hat
put in my envelope some plank sheeds of baper,
NIT Headquarters, Army of de VIontier,'
unit reppel vlag on dem. Dere vas pig wire
purning otter to de rigid, nit no one near.
/ vent up in de shadow of a tree, where /
gould see by de virelight, dock oud vun off
de sheeds of baper mt wrote on id an order
to have horse saddled for me at vunee Den
/ slipped pack so dat id would look as if vas
coming straight vrom Headquarters, unit
walked up to de guard unit handed him de
order. He couldn't read a word, but he rec
kOnized de heading on de baper, unit / tolls
him de rest. He thought dere vas holdings
for him to do but opey.
''Vhile he vas getting de horse wrote oud,
by the wire, bass for myself through de
guards. vas in hurry, you yet, unit i'd vas
all done mighty qvick, unit l vas on dat
horses pack ind STARTED. / hat lost all direc-
ton but knowed dat hat to 90 eheneralIy
But l got confused again. unit found I vas
riding around unit around in de CAMP mitOut
ketting oud at all. I efen gone up again
near de pig wire, ycost where / wrote oud de
pass
'YOOst den what should hear but Pob
Viikins's voice. He bad lost all his money
all nv mOney-at boxer. unit vas damDing
de fellers he hat been blaying nit as cheats.
He vas nod in a dCmper to meet, unit L
kn0wed be would see me if / vent py de pig
wire, but I vas Desperate, unit l sduck de
spurs into my horses ant he shot ahead.
heard Pob wilkins yeg!:
"' Dere is dat Chew. Where is he koiDg2
Halt, derel Sdop hiB.l'
81 knowed dat if shtopped now would
be hung sure De oAly safety vas to 90 az
fast as / gould. j %lashed afay, where,
didn't know. Direcs ~ guard halted me,
but l showed him nv bass, unit he led me go
On. While he vas look ing at it sCrained my
ears, unit gould hear .e,rses salloping my way.
/ knowed it vas Pol = ilkins after me. My
horse vas q good VIC 2 unit / determined to
get on de main rOrg unit 90 as vast as
gould / gould see icy de gampvires dat
vas now ketting af.F from de army, unit
pegin TO hope dat rs going north. / kept
my horse running.
Bretty soon de L,.ekets halted me- but
didn't sdop to answ 2 dem. l yoost bolted
ahead De chances.of deir shedding me
wasn't as treadful as-sf Pob Wilkins catching
me. Dey wired at M, bat | gallOped right
through dem, unit tnfough rain of puIlets
dat dey sent after Dly; L welt peter then for
L vas confident dat = vas oud in de open
country, but kept .,y horse on de run. Id
seemed to me dat | p,at hundret miles
''Yoost as de tay sss breaking in de east,
l heard a voice, NIT ssdrOng Cherman ACCENT
call oud vrom de prve,h:
Halt. Who comes deere ?'
l vas so glat dat almost Wanted. for
knowed dat I'd resched Cheneral sigePs
bickets. couldn't let my lips to answer.
Dere game lot Of shots, unit vun of dem
sdruck my horse in Dc h. al, INT he veil in de
road, throwing me Offer his head. De pickets
run oud unit bicled me up. De Cherman
language sounded de sweetest efer heard it.
As soon as l gould make myself dalk,
answered dem in Cherman, unit tolt dem who
1 vas. Den dey couldn't do enough for me.
Dey helped HE pack TO WIRE dey gould get
an ambulance in which dey sent me to Head
quarters, for | vas too weak to ride or walk
sdep. | handed my yellow envelope to
Cheneral Curtis, got dram of whisky to
keep me up While | answered his questions,
unit den vent to sleep unit slept through de
whole pattle of Bea Ridge.
After de pattle, Cheneral Curtis wanted to
know how much he ought to bay me, but
tolt him dat all l wanted vas to serfe de
country, mt vas alretty bald many dimes
ofer. Ply helping him vim a victory.
But | gongluded dat dere vas to much
Pob Wilkins in dat country for me, unit
hat peter leave for some parts where l vas
not likely to meet him. So I crossed de
Mississippi RifIer, unit choined Cheneraj
Rosencrans's Headquarters.
TO be cOntinued)