The National tribune., 1899-03-09

and had not been home for sever: months
He was paroled for the night, and sent d. wn
to Gallatin the next day. There he was
taken i'll, and lay for long time before
being taken to Jehnson's Island He escap d
the next Winter by pushing himself over /. e
thin ice covering Sandusky Bay on a lel,d
torn from the fence. but he was recap.uu d
lower down in the State, sent to Co.Eml,gs.
and thence TO Fort Warren, Bosom Parbor.
and was only exchanged in time 10 get back
TO his command and be surrender with
Gen. Johnsten's army
In 1885 President Cleveland appointed
him TO high judicial position in one of the
Northwestern Territories, and there the next
year, captor and captive met, and fought
their battles Ger again. in the mcst friendly
manner
In April. 1897, The Sergeant Of the scouts
was IN Nashville, Te8n., and while waiting
the hour OF departure of a railway train. in
the Office OF one Of The hotels. met a former
member OF Congress from that State. In
the course of an ensuing conversation ref
erepce was made TO the work OF the scouts.
and the names OF some Of the prescribed
bushwhackeEs were mentioned To the utter
surprise OF the eX-so,dier he was informed
that Harper, for whom he had hunted often
and long. and whom he had supposed killed
Just at the close Of tire war. was then i'm the
hotel: and in few moments they stood face
TO face and were comparing notes OF
course, tie eX busilwlaeker had known that
he was hunted, and ay whom, and Oh one
occasion the chase lad been less than two
minutes behind him. when he fled from 4
house 10 the brush near by.
Willie on the trail Of a gang which bal
r(t&fepG tho pf Ff,,sD
lin. Ky, and had fed with lis booty 20
Macon County, Tenn, the leader of the
scouting party was informed Of the presence
IN the vicinity OF Il rebel Captain. who WIS
collecting some recruits for the Consederacy.
But, " said the informant, You won't get
him. Ills heuse stands back from the big
road. DE can sec II for half mile. and he
Keeps nigger workin' betwixt the house
anu II, 10 give the alarm. and his horse stands
~ Tie stable with the saddle on all day, and
the brush is close by''
At request, lie drew a rough map in the
sand OF tile highway. which showed tnat the
shelter OF a wooded ridge could be utilized
for conceaiment, till the mouth OF the lawn
leading 10 the residence should be reached.
From this shelter the premises were carefully
scanneG, and each mans place. when they
should have been reached, assigned MIN.
The negro was plowing corn, and waiting
TIL he was at the end of the field next the
road, the rush down the lawn-about 300
yarGs long-was m;sde; one man being left
with The badly-seared plowman, TO prevent
him from giving an alarm There was a low
stone wall in front of the house. over which
iour horses went together, and in less time
than Ii takes to tell it two men were in the
house, the other two at the rear 10 cut off
escape.
Opening door AT the right. The Sergeant
found an empty room; but by the time he
realized IL, g LANDS up" accompanied by a
wo.nan's scream, came from the one across
the hall The Corporal who had gone there
had surprised the Captain and his wife, en- |
gagged IN looking over some seeds for plant |
ing. At the order the brave little woman,
who evidently thought he intended to sIay
her husband on sight, sprang between him |
anG his captor, with the exclamation, "Don't |
shoot my husband. He's no bushwhacker =;
and the tableau, as the Sergeant entered the |
room, was very striking one
When asked his name and rank the |
prisoner gave them 1T once, and when his |
nrnls were demanded, he, with hands still |
above his head and his wife's form between |
him and possible harm. said: " Nv pistol /
and belt are in drawer at the head of my |
bed in that room"
Just then man who had been sent TO the |
stables reported: Sergeant, there's nice |
mare out there with saddle on and bride /
hanging round her neck What shall we do
with her?" Asked if the animal WAS his |
properly the prisoner replied: - Yes; and II | |
had had one minutes notice you wouldn't
have caught me He also was sent 10 |
Johnson's Island, exchanged. ana last year
was living on the farm where he was capt
ured.
Aot far from the river, in Wilson County, |