The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-24

stairs. My mother attended to nv wants
the best she could until / rallied enou. h
| 10 take dangerous chance for freedom
told my sister my plan. She said we
might be caught; but l said was bound to
go II it cost me my life. told her Ia get
a suit OF my fathers old clothes for me. and
an old sack to put my blue uniform in.
We started for the Potomac River. She ac-
companied me as far as the suburbs of the
town and spent the latter part OF the night
with an old lady friend
l took TO the fields to work my way to
harrison Landing, some six or seven miles
up the Potomac River. got there saselv
and crept TO where saw a lantern Turning
IN log barn. When / looked through br-
tween the logs of the harm I saw a man
feeding his stock. / knew HIM well. NV
ldIneI ana ne were particular friends. /
The crack In the barn, and when told him
he SAID:
George, would not give the SNAP Of nv
myers Tor your life. | an preparing to
butcher my hogs to day, and every man who
Is mere 20 help me Is a rebel soldier"
want to cross the river as soon as
possible" | said anxiousIy.
:, Your chances are bad" he returned
ior II is near daylight: but be or,icl5
ABOUT 1t, and get to the Landing There is
an old woman down there in a little shantv.
but IL is SKY for you to cross the river"
woman declared | was a rebel snv ard
refused TO assist me in crossing. GOT in
the shanty and emptied my sack. i'm which
had my blue suit. Then Twas all right
with her. She said:
Get under that table, and don't move
until come" 'i'o'0
She locked the door after her. drew tho
curtain that was over the small window i'm
view OF the Landing. At large tree at tho
! Landing the old woman stood and u,aund
her handkerchief in a peculiar wav. then
she came quickly back to the shai1ty and
said: anu
Ready, go as quick as Won can T
got there Just as a stif was reachino the
shore. man IN 1t exclaimed at the sight
OF me, for he knew me He put me on The
Maryland shore, and there he and | con-
Versed about the difficulties and dangers
we we niL gone thfough to save ourselves from
the rebel gang. He told me that his life
was at stake, for the rebels had said thew
would have him; but he declared if thcy
got him they would have to take him dead
was informed about two weeks after
ward that they had shot him while in that
Same BOAT; that he tumbled out into the
water, and went TO the bottom of the river
his name was Mortorman Cookies He had
Dceh 1orced IN the rebel army. and gave
tnem the slip and came on the MARYLAND
shore. Then the husband of the woman
VINO aided me in crossing and Cookcs ran
me hoat 10 ana loyal folks wanting to cross
TO Maryland.
gave Cookies good-by, and left in the
erection Tor Hagerstown, after leaving the
Dank, towards fagerStown. reported TO our
men where the headquarters of Can't
Burkes guerrillas were In few DAYS they
routed them out, killed Capt. Burke and
destroyed the headquarters entirely.
J made my way to the Provost-Marshars
once IN Hagerstown. He happened to he
iichd OF my father. He remembered me
and gave me pass to Chambersburg
where my family was residing, and nv
rather staid with my wife and children
during the war. soon went to the front
again.-George W. Johnston. Hagerstown,
Md.