Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-05

l would soon get steam enough to 90
as fast as the roadbed would permit,
which was not very rapid, for there
had been no work done on it since the
war commenced, and it was very
rough. So long as I had stopped I
concluded to do some more cutting Of
the telegraph wires. and, climbing a
pole, nipped them again.
I'm few miles more I came. to an
other station. This one was open.
slowed up and called to man inside:.
Bring me time table, quick
'He took a soiled table from his
pocket and handed it to me.
"'Anything ceming?' asked.
you'll meet No. s at b. he replied.
"'Next stationY
"'Next but one s
"'Any side track at the nextT
eyes. What you dom runnin' wild
this wayT
Government business was my re-
ply as rolled away.
II glanced at the time table and
found the man was right In two
miles there was station. Three miles
further on was B. I resolved to go to
the next station, get on side track
and wait. I soon covered the two
miles separating me from it, got on to
the switch and in ten minutes a pas
senger train went by. I saw the con-
ductor leaning out and looking back
at me, but he didn't seem to think it
worth his while to inquire what was
doing there. r.
'Of course couldn't get on this way
very long. I was sure to be stopped in
time and called upon to give an ac-
count Of myself. So bethought my
self what story would tell. I might
say was bearer Of dispatches from
one general to another, but I knew
nothing about the southern command
ers Of that region. While I was think
ing passed another station. A man
was sitting on a box reading morn
ing paper. I slowed down and asked
him the news. " s4~5> Z
Thar's been fight on the Charles
ton and Savannah railroad at POGO
talego,' he said.
"'Who's In command of our fellows ?
asked. ..a..
General Beauregard.'
'"This was enough for me. I would
pretend to be going for ammunition.
It was well that I had found some
story to tell, for at the very next sta
ton reached / found a freight train
standing on the track stopping my
way. pulled up in front Of the loco
motive. The engineer Of the freight
was sitting in his cab reading about
the battle the day before I yelled to
him to back up and take the siding.
He called the conductor, who asked
who was.
You'd ought to know by my uni
FORM l said, that I'm Confederate
soldier. You get your train out Of my
way pretty quick
What right have you to order me
aboutT /.
What right? I'm making a quick
run Tor ammunition by General Beaure-
CARDS order. II I'm delayed I'll let
the general know who delayed me-
"rhat was too much for him. He or
dered bis engineer to back up to the
siding, and started putting on full
speed as proceeded. !.
II was in such luck about the battle
having occurred just In the nick Of
time and in thinking Of my ammuni-
ton scheme that considered 1t prob
able I might get through the network
ahead Of me. knew that certain
parts Of North Carolina were full Of
Union people who would hide me and
help me get on northward.
Fortunately for me there wasn't
many trains coming southwark, and
BY working the ammunition story I
/ managed to get on till noon without
being stopped Then ! saw BY. smoke
ahead that I was coming to as.city,
Which bv- ny time table III JUDGED "a