The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-18
"H,eN spy"

spy! Home ife'' 4
go. II was the sweetest lluIe Iac'
that mortal ever se' eyes upon 7o'
xas p4.ring around a bug lla' bush
uh.r. Law painting aud exhausted
Tn. F..J-ral cavalry Va. aft" W".
Ic,rli So them ia The .ii"y h"i""'
l. - h haf m''c away. Ne"
dr, pp4d d'.n h-hi' d Tins q" III
the VA. uf an I'D southern mansi'
10 ", tr-a'h AZ d r. cprnnfe
IL the, capgnt m- J would b"
High Soy" gore enough; T n rpy
rally Ma.
was crcuchirg tcfore THU a''ns
maid Of xix suDmcr-, ana sh"
thought ~ were tavlrg P'eat
game Of 81 spy She had 1T "high
spy," as b.li'yr YOU gstcrS grnrF-
aliy do. Bnt VII, has'nt played 1t
"IIrvh Spy, liIme fire.. 'h'' re-
pea,ed, aud clapping her chubby
handp. che started tn run for 'nome.
How NY heart sank. IL was al ~.
with Inc nos. Thl' lit co e would
betray me. ~,
leaned 10 nv feet and ran. The
woods. or "bush,' ~ We # the south
call It, lay thr'e hundred yards DIS
taut. could never reach 1t.
Scarcely knowing what was do
inp. wheeled about aud ran back
to the little girl. Sn" must save M.
"Litte sweetheart Little s"ert-
heart" cried, Il opping onto my
knees and clasplpg my arms around
her. "The MANS are after me.
Don't tell mans on big horses where
1 hide. Tell 'em man went TO bush
yonder. Then We play High spy,
when they're gone"
"All wight. Pearl won't tell
mans" shs said initiating my half
suppressed toner, her big, blue eyes
opened wide with baby mysterious
ness.
dashed into an old wood shed
and crawled behind some lumber
standing on end III corner. II
scarcely covered me. A saber thrust
would unearth. me Two sides Of the
shed were torn away. | could rcadi'
" see out from my sCant hiding
place. | beheld my pursuers whee
around the ill aud dash through
the orchard below. They went by
like blue flash. | could hear then
sabers clanking. Another instant
and they were in the yard.
"Man don away" said "a little pip
ing voice.
"What did you say my little grip
l could hear the officer ask as h
refined up. "Did you zee man run
ming through here"
"Es, saw I'M 600 he ran s.
hard. Like dat. And he breaved 81
hard. Like dat"
The squad laughed. She had evi
IDENTIFY tried to initiate my running
and my painting.
"Come on; he amt here said one
Hadn't we better search tn
house and buildings" was anothe
suggestion. 1t was plain that
sergeant or corporal was in charge
30, he'd know better than that
His only safety is III the bush, am
if we don't hurry he get away YET
Ask the baby. She'll tell u.s.
els the man round here any
where, little girl!'
"Man in the bush.'
And away they went pell nell.
My little Pearl had saved me. Blu
l dare not move. Some one thel
may have been left to search, afte
all.
l heard step. My heart was
my throat. Some one touched tn
pile of boards.
"Iligh spy you! High spy 20,
You're it."
There she was ptering around tn
timbers at me. My good, llttl
angel! A halo of golden hair a
about her sweet face.
Was there hugging match ther
Did anybody get smoshered wit
kisses? Well, there never was il
like before or sinse. Never.
Did we play "lIigh spy" We di,
l would have kept my word wit
her if that whole Union squad Ia
returned, and sat Oh their hors,
look at us. | knew that in boldne'
lay my safety then. surmised tn,
they would return in half an hou
So We played, and | watched tt
"bush."
In the meantime we had fixed u
better hiding place with barre
under pile of old shingles.
they came again, was to crawl
and Pearl was to pull the shingl
down over the mouth of the barrel
They came back. l saw them
the edge of the bush before the
were looking our way. What flu
it was for little Pearl to put me
the barrel and cover me up wit
the old wet shingles. 1 told her
60 out in the yard and play. 81
did. l heard her switching Il
lilac bushes.
Would she be equal to it tn
time?
All this happened in Dacembe
1863, shortly after the battle
Missionary Ridge. knew all tn
country. l had piloted the rig
wing of Bragg's army through Il
bush the previous September whe
they were maneuvering to fall upo
Rosecrans' left. Then later
Missionary Ridge l had done son
service. l had been inside the Unic
lines severa, times, and was final
captured. They suspected me, b
had nothing definite enough (
which to hang me in a hurry;