The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-11
By Col. D. A. Dickert.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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This satisfied the Colonel and he asked many questions.
told him Of army wher it moving where the western
army make Junction with and that there
enemy his 'front.' gave passports Gen. Stewarts army
the of meeting scouting parties OF his
and that he would break camp and
mand faith of what told him. He furnished with
TWO ckety horses commenced tramp the ec
ton of Hoods army.
growing dark by this me but reached Spring H
fifteen miles above before midnight of the sloppiet
uddest my i'll fortune travel There gave
pcke who had been sent out from the above Pomar
the fright lives Their growth premaurely stopped
Apprehendng DANGER these worthy vdee violating all rules
of war; had station the road and taken their
ers good old Mrs Eleazr house. and having
good time before blazing fire. after have regaled
themselves bounful table Of the good old Dutch Fork
We ched old seds to the fence where the troop
ers had THEIRS and walked through the house and into the
where the five troopers sitting around the fire. We con-
conversation about the and roads if did not
know there was man hundred miles, We did not take
Seats there offer but stood up with backs
to fire. facing the For than five full minutes these
like statues staring at wild animals from
the unges knew they thought when first walked in that
they surrounded by Yankees and that just toying
with he they told afterwards We just hay
ing fun with them wishing them good fright TOR leaV
ing post To have done them justice should have
in pistols in hands, and made prisoners but Dixon said that
carrying the joke far By telepahic sign all
five arose and walked what up and incidentally
to have look horses. In few they all
back with cooked their hands, demanding
der We laughed and said all kinds of foolish things told them
would 60 of the house easily Dixon
would tell % to questions to who we were and
our business would deny it. Then would tell tale, and
would dispute it, We they growing impatient,
and we pulled COL Roberts orders them Then harmony pre-
vailed Eeazer gave fine SUPPER and told her all the
of Hardees army, in which she had three sons
At daylight the ckets ourselves left for army headquar
together reaching Gen. Bates quarters which
miles above Pomar early the day. He commanded the ad
division him reported He would not believe
word sa and laughed what he called imposition upon
He declared those people around there knew
as pofessed deserte and should be shot He sent
under guard Cheatham the gallant Kenuckian who
manded wing of Hoods army Gen. Stewart commanden
Chief the Saud waiting to hear from Hardee
They heard nothing of him since Sherman began his march
through Gen. Cheatham treated quite differently
the which treated by the Tenneeean
He listened story patiently We knew little in common
H Questioned closely how troops commanded,
l. statod Chckamauga and all about Lngstreet in East
which gave correct for always up
CO. army in which had served At last
?e slapped the back, and said:
my COCO boys; find You all right You have done
eea service Sixteen thousand You say Hadee has, and
tire Sntee lie wants to join him at Cheraw and send
twentour hours? That sounds good and by
will do it, vii dispatch Stewart and before night
fall every shall be down. Then for Hardee then for Sher
and lot of this jolly talk He high praise
fr successfully carrying the peous undertaking:
genial old Kenuckian gave lot of good advice He
charged fall the hands of their cavalry saying
ourselves understood and the cavalry could
bother with prisoners they would shoot without
nnony sounded encouraging Degree to be told that
we would be shot maered in whose hands fell He ad
vSed that mission had been accomplished to discard
Yankee uniform and don the gray, saying there less
risk being prisoners by the enemy than being shot by
our offering furnish with suit of gray
EACH We told him had intended be taken prisoners
by enemy, and would to luck about his cavalry.