The National tribune., 1899-01-12

Confederate service. and asked the mer
chant how should manage to get through
the Yankee lines If ] should decide t.
take such step. After a long converse
ton, and much planning. we ut last de
cided that | should go through our line:
the next night with person who was
considered by our troops a thorough Unior
man, as he had taken the oath of allegi
ance to the Federal Government, but VIII,
was in reality rebel spy.
took opportunity OF informing the Pro
vost-Marshal OF my intended escape the
following night together with my brother
spy.
Not long after a gentleman came in. t.
whom | was introduced, and was tOl {
that this was the person who proposed tt
conduct me through the lines. He was
not announced in his true character, bu
understood at once that this gentle
manly parsonage was no less than the
spy before referred TO. He questioned me
pretty sharply, but ], being SLOW oI
speech referred him to the merchant
whose eloquence had convinced me of my
duty to the Southern COnfedeFacy.
The night came, and we started about
O'Clock. AS we walked along toward the
rebel lines the spy seemed to think that
was a true patriot in the rebel cause, fol
he entertained me with long conversa-
ton concerning his exploits in the secret
service; and OF the other two who were
still in camp he said one of them was a
sutler, and the other sold photographs Oh
our Generals.
We were pursuing our way in the dark
ness, talking in Il low confidential tone.
dashed up on us and took us both priS-
onerS. AS soon as we were captured we
were searched, and documents found on
my companion which condemned him as
a spy. We were then marched back to-
Louisville and put under guard. The
next morning he was taken care Of and ]
was sent to Cen Ms Headquarters.
The next thing to be done was to fir d
the other two spies. The sutler was
found and put under arrest, and hi
goods confscated. but the dealer in photo
graphs had made his escape.
| never dared go. back to Louisville
again for | had ample reason to believe
that my life would pay the penalty If / did
About this time the Ninth Corps was
ordered to Nicksburg, where Gen. Grant
had already commenced his siege.
Before reaching Nicksburg / visited sew
eral hospitals where the wounded had
been brought from those terrible battles
preceding the siege of Nicksfurg, where
thousands lay, with all conceivable sorts
of wounds.
! One of the military agents at Nashyi'e
relates most thrilling incident Viii h
he Witnessed in hospital at that place
He says:
Last evening. when passing by the
post hospital, my attention was arrested
by the singing, in rather a loud voice, Of
Rally Round the Flag, Boys, ty one &
the patients inside. While listening to
the beautiful music Of that popular sOne
| observed to nurse standing in tbs
doorway that the person singing must he
IN very merry mood, and could not be
very sick. You are Mistaken said he
the poor fellow engaged in singing that
good old song is now erapr ling with dealt
has been dying all day | am his
NURSE he continued, and the scene 81
affected me that was Obliged to | ave tin
room. He is just about breathing his
last
81 stepped into the ward. and, true
enough, the brave man was near his erd
His eyes were already fixed in dea tn HI
was struggling with al his remain irs
strength against the grim monster, v hi
t the same time there gushed forth fror
his Patriotic soul i1c)herently the words,
'ltally found the Flag, Boys, W hich haC
so often cheered him throuf h his wear
parch. and braced him up v hen entering
the field of Llood in defense OF his cOun
try:
Finally he sank away into his death
lumber, and joined his Makers com
m nd, that is marching onward to thu
.r-oT, better md. The last audit
sound th"t escaped his lips was, Ia H.
boys, RI ly once againi As his eye:
we're closing some dozen of his comrades
oined IN sol mn yet beautiful hymn
together, this was one OF the mos
affecting scenes have ever witnessed il
hospital. 1t drew tears copiously iron
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