The National tribune., 1900-07-19

'Yer monty right do. Like hit best q
any thing in the world 'cept ole peach
brandy"
well. kin show you where you kin
git bar1 OF it. Never seen sich a bee.
tree before in my life. and I've bin great
bee-hunter ever since | was knee-high.
Great Scott, but she's big one"
"Whar is hit? Which way Is hitr
asked the guard, straining his eyes II the
direction ST was looking and pointing.
Right over there. not more'n a hum
dred rods away. Come back here. ana
yOu kin see it plain"
The guard, full OF eagerness, Jumped
down and ran back to 81.
There" said 81. pointing with the
greatest earnestness. See that big she'll
bark, with the top Bowed out? Now,
over TO the left rod or two you'll see
big sweet gum
Yes; I see en- answered the guard.
We'll. right betwixt 'em, a few rods
further on, is a big sycamore. It's just
swarming with bees, and they're flying to
it from every direction. Look up there
See EN- flying that way, thick as muske-
toes?"
The guard cast his eyes upward In
search Of the honeybearers so plain to SIS
eyes. He had n firm belief in the keen.
eyed "bee-hunters."
The two negroes were on the ground
with him straining their eyes in the same
At that moment Shorty. who had
climbed on the engine, wrench and oil can
in hand, rang the bell, and pulled the lever
of the throttle. The train started with
bound. There was no. time for the
guard to get back. Encountered with his
musket he grabbed at several cars before
he succeeded in catching one, and climbed
IN with the assistance OF the prisoners
The negroes got on later and climbed to
the top. of the cars, where they sat until
the engine should stop.
The engine made good time for the rest
Of the distance. and almost ran over the
guard stationed on the track, for Shorty
had become so excited at the sight OF the
fiag hoating in among the trees, and the
line of armed men in blue uniforms, that
he felt impelled to run over a rebel by
way of celebrating the occasion. But he
brought the engine to a stand-still, amid
chorus OF yells from the guards, and
orders from the officers, mingled with
some disparaging. remarks about the
Yankee engineer"
The overjoyed boys poured off the cars
and feasted their eyes on the sight Of the
Flag and our men,
Fall in, men. Fall into single line at
once, with the right resting here" said
rebel officers. with business promptitude
Hurry up, for we've no time to waste"
The boys needed no second bidding. 81
took his stand at the place indicated, with
the engineer next to him and the rest i'm
mediately behind.
Forward, march," commanded the
rebel. Call out your names as you come
up ter them men with pens and papers,
and wait thar till they tell you ter go
ahead"
Josiah KIegg," said ST. Sergeant, Co.
2, 20Oth Injianny Volunteer Infantry" E
Right. Go ahead" said the tally man.
"Thos. Radbone, Co. Q. 200th Injianny
Volunteer Infantry" said the engineer,
with perceptible shake in his voice
The tallymen had to hunt down to the
end Of Sis list before they found it.
Right. Go ahead"
Montgomery Scruggs. Henry Joslyn,
Alfred Russell Gideon Mackall, Alexander
Baker and Peter Skidmore were passed
and checked off
where's Corporal Daniel Elliott?' in
quired one of the checkers. Hes in your
squad, and should be here"
He mustye got in another car. He'll
be along soon," answered 81, pressing on
toward where the Flag foated.
Ito be continued.)