The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-06-01

ana no one was up and about 1 knew
by this that no Information about me
had got through-at least to this point
from the one where had taken the
engine. | pushed on. but stopped aft
er going a few miles to rake out the
cinders. When this was done | knew
| would soon get steam enough to go
ns fast as the rondbed would permit
which was not very rapid. for there
had been no work done on II since the
war commenced. and u was very
rough. SO long ms ! had stopped !
concluded to do some more cutting OF
the telegraph wires, and, climbing n
pole, nipped them again.
'In few miles more I came 10 an
other station. This one was open.
| slowed up and called to n man inside:
bring me time table, quick
| Gle took soiled table from his
pocket and handed 1t to me.
| Anything comingr asked.
| "You'll meet No. D at b. he replied.
: "Next stationr
"'Next but one
"'Any side track at the nextT
eyes. What you doin runnin' wild
this wayT
Government business was my re-
ply as / rolled away.
~ glanced at the time table and
found the man was right. In two
miles there was a station. Three miles
further on was b. resolved to go to
the next station, get on q side track
and wait. | soon covered the two
miles separating me from 1t, got on to
the switch and in ten minutes pas
senger train went by. / saw the con-
ductor leaning out and looking back
at me, but he didn't seem to think 1t
worth his while to inquire what was
doing there.
"Of course couldn't get on this way
very long. was sure TO be stopped In
time and called upon TO give an ac-
count of myself So I bethought my
self what story would tell. l might
say | was bearer of dispatches from
lone general to another. but l knew
nothing about the southern command
ers Of that region. While | was think
ing | passed another station. A man
was sitting on box reading a morn
ing paper. slowed down and asked
him the news
"'rhars been II fight on the Charles
ton and Savannah railroad at POGO
talego. he said.
who's In command of our fellowsT
asked
General Beauregard.'
"Ths was enough for me- ! would
pretend TO be going for ammunition.
II was well that | had found some
story to tell. for mt the very next sta
ton | reached | found n 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. | yelled To
him 10 back up aud take the siding.
He called the conductor, who asked
who was.
"'You'd ought to know by my uni
form said, that I'm a Confederate
soldier. You get your train out of my
way pretty quick
, "'What right have you to order me
! about
What right? I'm making quick
run for ammunition by General Beaure
CARDS order If I'm delayed I'll LEI
the general know who delayed me-
THAT was too much for him. He or
dered his engineer to back up to thu
siding. and ! started putting on full
speed as | proceeded.
Il was In such luck about the BATH
having occurred Just In the nick o
time and In thinking Of my ammuni
ton scheme that I considered II prob
, able ! might get through the network
parts of North Carolina We're full o
Union people who would hide me an
help me get on northward.
Fortunately for me there WASH
many trains coming southwark, an,
= by working the ammunition story
x managed to get on till noon withOu
e being stopped. Then saw by smok
" ahead that | was coming to a city
l. which by my time table judged
e be Raleigh, 1t was one thing to pas
d small stations, where the agent ha
l little TO do with the running of train'
'r and another to get through cit
" where the dispatching was dom
g. While the country was yet open
y pulled M at station. The agent wa
It sitting M n telegraph machine wit
IL the window open, and he hailed me.
y Say he said. 4 Just got word ov'
+. the wires that there's II wild locom
~ fivn 1uNnrtin' oypr the rOnd and II
{. ordered To stop Il. Are You the fello
v that's running it,
SO eyes. I'm n:tcr ammunition for n
~ troops below. I've got To Git I'M
10 Raleigh right OF
10 with that | opened her mp, al
away | went Looking back, ! sa
n. the agent standing on the platfor
I gaping M me,
no 81 knew now that my run was ende