Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-14

Plunging his arm into the sack. he
drew out the United States flag. AT
sight OF this the corporal shouted.
'Spies-traitorsv' and danced about
wildly.
IL was useless for us TO try to ex-
plain 10 the Infatuated man. and. To
tell the truth. we were too badly
frightened to give good account of
ourselves.
I'm going 10 carry you To General
Beauregard's headquarters the cor.
poral said. and you'll be shot as
SPIES nH
We believed him IL was nor. there
fore. with very good spirits that we
started Oh our march TO General Beau.
regard's headquarters
We wished TO throw our sacks away.
but our captors would not allow It. so
we plodded along, our loads Oh our
backs and the corporal constantly
threatening to thrash US tor our slow.
ness.
We turned out of the turnpike into a
crossroad. ventured to ask how far
General BeauregardS Headquarters
were and received Gun on the side of
the head from the corporal asked
the other soldier IL he would not carry
my sack behind him nn his horses
back little way. elievc he would
have done 50 If the Jrporal had not
forbidden IL.
Just as we reached the top OF n long
hill and ] was about TO drop from ia.
tigue ! saw that We were. near our
Journeys end. In frout uf lis was a
large building which beforn the days
OF railroads had been II roadside inn
Two guards slowly marched back and
forth before the umbledUwn stems
that led 10 the porch, which extended
across the front OF the house and
WHICH was now crowded with sol.
diers. apparently couriers and order.
lies.
AS we reached the porch the soldiers
began 20 rally the curpc~rl upon his
baby prisoners" He made no reply.
but stalked polupuusly through the
open door after inStructing his com.
paniou 10 bold us.
his was useless instruction We
needed uo holding except as we were
receiving from tho door OF the porch
upon which we had fallen completely
exhausted and where we remained un-
I'll the corpora! came Out TO summon
us 10 the presence OF General Beaure-
gard
Bring the sacks" yelled the corpo.
raj as we started In without them.
am certain that no murdcrers eyer
went TO receive sentence OF death with
hap
pushed into the presence of General
Beauregnrd
had ny eyes SHUT. but opened
them when heard low. kindly voice
saying. Wei. INV boys. what Is the
:roubleT"
saw seated al little pine table a
dapper little man In gray uniform
win small mustache aud imperial and
Kind looking brown eyes. He was
smiling straight into my eyes. and be-
fore ] knew what was doing was
smiling. too. and thinking that our
lives were safe in the hanls OF q man
who could smile like that
! Behind the general several men were
! ousily engaged in writing. and scat
tered around the room were officers
whom took TO be members OF the
staff.
Every one was smiling in tile pleas
ATTEST way. In fact the Only III ma
tured man in the room was the cor
! poral who had brought It's 81
We'll. Wei" the genera! repeated
what is tin troubler'
The corporal began to answer. bu,
|
story. Now ! want the boys Side"
Jack was much encouraged He step.
ped forward and told s;raigh;for.
ward story u the way IL which wr
Lad bee" arrested aud ~ tie cor
poraIS Gruia. treatIieat Uf us
'ShamP:u.' Said :hr general lis b.
looked AT The corporal with angry
eyes. Theu. turning 10 Jack again. he
said k!ud!y. Now tei ,ur where. yoy
got The "ag aAd otIlr: things.
W" got them iron, Gei.rral Butler's
Abandoned camp OH shippers farm
said JucG promptly.
What Aye you telling the truth p
eSciteGly asked the general ns he
jumped zap aud walked around "a
rlrere We were standing. At the same
lime the room was flied with the
sound of rnttiug swords as the officers
approached
Yes. sir ! am telling the truth
Rack answered proudly. looking the
gcnPral straight la The eyes. Contip.
ming he told the whole story from he
ginning tu "ud. not forgetting the din
ncr ~ had eaten In General buffers
Sitchcu tent
General Ecau"egHrd held whisper
ed consultation with the officers pres
eng Cand they soon hurried out Turn
ing TO tlTr cVrpUrnl. The gcneruI said
In view Of the important Information
these boys have given me- ! coYeivt
your foolish arrest and brmal treat
ncnt or them You may go
The corporal went uut cresifnllcn
~ this ;inr ii had grown quite dark
and Che military clerks were writing
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