The National tribune., 1898-08-11

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THE adventures Of 81 Klegg and his tai
friend, Shorty, both of the 200th Ind, were
| so numerous and so interesting during thei
service in the civil war that it will take the
author long while to relate them, and the
sketches will appear in many issues Hi:
| friends have seen their graduation from raw
| recruits to veterans, and have followed them
in their campaigns to Murfreesboro', after the
battle of Stone River, and there they are
quartered for the Winter. In the immedi-
ately preceding chapters Shorty and 81, hav-
ing been informed that certain Mrs. Bolster
"a woman of meager attractions but fiery
temper, who has fallen i'm love with Shorty
harbors nest of guerrllas and spies, decide
to break it up. They pretend they wish to
desert the Union cause and go with her. She
takes them to o den in the mountains
where, by strategy, they capture some rebel
officers. a spy, guerrilias, and lot OF contra
band goods. Mrs. Bolster, who was bent on
being married to Shorty, is forced to be mar
ried to one of her admirers, Thomas Jefferson
blackberry. ST and others return to the den,
and capture rebel Captain, who leads 9
charge on the house, but who turns out to be
Levi Rosenbaum, Hebrew, who is Union
spy,
Mr.. Rosenbaum Recites Thrilling Expert
ence.
"Hist, poys, don'd dalk vriendly to me
oud loud" said the prudent Rosenbaum.
'Vhat's habbened? know you've got de
house. / hat peen eggspecting vor long
dime dat dere would pc a raid made upon id.
What der deffel is dat saying you haf: IDS
long worm dat don'd haf turn No; dat
isn't id. Id $ an iii lane dat plows nopody
any good No; OATS nod id, neither. Veil;
anyfav, Mrs. Sally mt her crowd got entirely
too pold. Dey played too open, unit knew
dey'd soon ket ketched. Who did you ket
in de house?"
ST started to call over the names, and to
recite the circumstances, but as he reached
that of Brad Jingle, Rosenbaum clutched
him by the arm and said earnestly:
Holt on. Dell me the resd after awhile.
Pm avraid off dat man. He's & me bretty
near getting on to me seferal dimes alretty.
He's listening now, INT he'll pc sure to sus-
pect Something's, if he don'd hear you dreat-
ing me as you did de udders. Pegin swear
ing Mt me as yOn did at lie rest"
Shorty instantly took the hint.
I'll stand M more foolishness," he called
out angrily. ''If YOU don't surrender at
once I'll blow your Rebel head off :"
"pll hat to gif up" Rosenbaum replied
in an accent of pain, g for / pellet l proke
my leg when fell, / Wind i CAN'T stand
up" 81
Give up your arms, then, and we'll help
you up TO the fire, and see how badly you're
hurt sad ST. Il ~
Rosenbanm gave groans of anguish as ST
and Shorty picked him up and carried him
over to the fire.
Now, we're out Of ear-shot o. the house"
said ST. as they deposited him on the opposite
side, and somewhat behind thicket of
raspberries, land we car talk. Where'd
you come from this time, Levi?"
" Sdraighd vtom Cheneral Pragg's head
quarters at TuTiahoma, mt / hat got iDlor-
nation dat will make Cheneral Rosecrans's
heart chump vor aehoy. l hat got de news
he has peen waiting vor all desc weeks, to
move his army. i haf got de number Of
Praog's men, chust where dey are stationed
unit how many is adj each blaze. I'm crazy
to get to Cheneral Rosecrans nit de news
| hat peen cayOrting around de country all
day drying some way to get in, unit at my
Wits end, vor some Of de men NIT me hat
DER suspicious OF me, unit wouldn't hat hest
taed to shood me. if dey didn't like de way
| vas acting. Dell de truth. it's peen get
ting bretty hot for me over DER in de reppel
lines. Too many men hat seen me in de
Yankee camps. Dis man, Brad Tingle, has
seen me twice at Cheneral Rosecranss head
quarters, unit has todt lot Of stories dat
made much drubbles. l dink dat dis is de
last visit I'll pay Cheneral Pragg I'm fond
OF visiting but it rather discourages me to
pc so dat | CAN'T look at limb running
oud vrOm a tree mitout dinking dat it may
Pc where dey will hang me-"
Excuse me from any such visitin'," said
81 sympathetically. sd much rather stay
at home. Ive had IL or IS hours inside the
enemy's lines, playin' off deserter, and I've
had enough to last me my three years. I'll
take any day o. the battle o. Stone River in
preference. | amt built for the spy business
in any shape or form. Pm plain, out-and-
out Wabash prairie style-eyerything above
ground and in sight"
Well, I'm different from YOU" said
Shorty. 81 own up that I'm awiully fond
of a game o hocus pOcus with the rebels, and
tryin' to see which kin thimbe-rig the other
It's mighty excitin' gambln' when your own
heads the stake, an heats poker an faro all
boiler. But want the women ruled out O.
the game. Never saw a game Wit that a
woman wouldn't spile if she got her finger
in''
$ Mrs. Bolster came mighty near marrying
him, and he's pale yet from the scare" 81
explained.
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