The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-03-06
Take Him Away"
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enemy, George Wilbur. The case was
especially aggravating since Harvey
had just been married. The bride re
manned on their little farm. getting
Oh as best she could, while her hus
band Joined the Union army.
Then the Union army came down
and was scattered from the Missis
sippi to east Tennessee. One day q
Union general visited Mrs. Harvey's
house to ask her questions DIS to the
position Of a Confederate force some
distance south, and she volunteered to
90 and find put what he wanted to
know. She made the trip. brought the
information and was asked to name
her compensation. She asked for a
horse, whereupon the general told her
to select one from those ridden by his
stan. She chose q handsome iron gray.
She was told that the horse was
vicious. but she fancied him and held
to her choice. He turned out to be an
unmanageable brute, especially as tc
guidance. What way he wished to &c
he went. and his mistress soon discov.
cred that neither she nor any one else
could prevent him. She called him
Ajax.
Mrs. Harvey did q great deal OF
scouting for the general after carrying
him Information and always rode &c
headquarters on Ajax. There he was
well fed aud found Old friends, On n
occasion Mrs. Harvey tied n note about
his neck and tod him to take It TO the
general. lie did M he was ordered. AMI
the general was SO p.eased with TIE
idel that he hid a pocket made in the
sac Ia II whieh af.crwarl his scout
sent her notes.
Oae day Mrs. Harvey wrote a note.
giving importsnt information. and put
1t In lire i" plshe To- Ajax e.
carry q The & neral. nut. changing her
mind. she coaciulel - - hegse.f with
II. On tie " y. cosa5ns u II crossing.
WHOM s,iasfl sc meet Bat George Tll-
bur rt Ire hr, I Of j ta.tl Of gueggllsas
of wl3rl 70 rrs eia..r These bands
were ussal' Con lcrt.e ~~n1attt
zers. brit t'}py robbed and murdered on
either ellie. II was too late for Mrs
Harvey 10 teen eni eee. SO she Grew
rein AM wa!tcc. h9plug that thc men
woaId pass oa. s.e vat disappointed.
That { fms critter IN ms r. ridia'.''
said the lea.er acmir.Isly. "t,hdr dill
yo' q. h .ng"
lies al the stock I've got. GEORGE
Wilbur. sh.-e yol run M husband out
and took nll wa had
Ray narvcy's wife, as..cd TIE
guerrilla. looking at Ter carefully for
the first time.
Eyes. and you're mean enough 10 rob
mi now IA Won robbed ns n year ago"
.'Whar 20 goin':"
shes g,in' 10 the Yankee hcadouar.
tcrs.'' said one u the men 1--WE saw
her goin' that away beans o. times.
Reckon shes n o. Gsneral Us sDias"
Mrs. Harvey was ordered 70 s,a.
mount a Whbnr took possession of
Alax While examining the saaal the
guerr'iih stumbled on TIE poke. whIc,
was underneath the leather side an,
drew phf The message that Mrs uar.
vey mad neglected to take out after de.
Gliding TO make the journey herse,s
There was a conference amonr a.
guerrilias. and their captain finally DO.
cided to leave them where they wore
ride to Fayetteville. where there was
a Confederate force, and deliver ,ha
captured message. This meant tha,
Mrs. Harvey would be treated an q
spy. and the penalty for spying /,
death.
Mounting Ajax. Wilbur turned his
head southwark. Vixen spun ON bis
four legs ninety degrees to the east
ward. Wilbur dug a pair of spurs into
his tanks.
Now, Ajax never liked spurs at any
time. and since he had come into Mrs.
Harvey's possession he had never felt
their prick. He threw his fore part
into the air and when he came down
dashed like the wind for S~helbyyille.
Wllbur's men laughed as he passed out
OF sight; but. not doubling that he
would gel control of the horse, they
bivouacked. cooked supper and, leaving
two men awake to guard the prisoner,
went to sleep.
While the guerrillas were sleeping
Agnes Harvey heard the tread OF a
troop OF horses hoofs in the direction
or Shelbyville. Union or Confederate
soldiers were better than guerrillas,
and. fearing her guards would take the
hIarm, she set uD n succession Of