The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-29

riding skirt AZ was riding past the
house Curey came out with a suspi
cious, look on her face. and called:
Where you going BetT'
"For II ride ="
"Want met"
"Hayen't tins' 10 wait"
With that | rode away. preventing |
her asking me any more questions |
Coming to crosSroad. whom should ] |
see riding toward me but Carey's |
hanee. Captain Fitzhugh knew he
would see Carey In a few minutes
and IL | turned northward on the road
he would tell her had done so. and
her suspicious that | was bent on
some aid to the Federals would be
confirmed. therefore turned south
ward and when Fitzhugh had ridden
out OF sight turned and rode the other
way.
My meeting Fitzhugh was unfortu-
nate-not In his giving information of
me to Carey. for when he reached the
plantation he didn't find her at home,
but that II delayed me. and by this
delay ! fell into trap.
| w hhC III Tue OPcuy iOOkluk
sidewise. l saw girl on horseback
galloping across country and aiming
for a point ahead of me- A second
glance told me she was Carey. and !
knew at once that she was intending
to cut me off and prevent my reach
Ing the Union camps. ] urged on my
horse, but It was no use. Carey jump
ed her animal over a snake fence.
lighting in the road When I reached
her she had taken position in the mid
die Of II and was covering me with a
revolver.
you can't 60 on, Bet" she said.
Turn around and ride the other way"
"Well. like thatr' ! exclaimed.
DO you mean you're going to shoot
your own sister,"
these are wartimes."
l wasn't afraid Of her shooting NE,
so I gave my horse the whip. but
Carey was a splendid horsewoman and
put herself in my way. Do what !
could, was unable to pass her At
last she seized my bride rein and.
leading my horse, started back toward
the crossroads.
"Where were you goingr' she asked.
II don't know that | am account
able to you for where I 60"
"Oh, yes. you are. I'm your older
sister,"
She slipped the pistol in her pocket
we had pockets In our dresses then
relying on her superior strength alone.
OF course the revolver was all gam
mon. She wouldn't use It on anybody
especially on her sister. She kept a
tight hold on my horses rein, and II
seemed to me that my object was sure
y thwarted when suddenly l saw q
group of horsemen coming. and by the
! dark color of their uniform l knew
they were Federals. Carey saw then
too. 1t was too late for her to turf
. back with me, and there was no roat
BY which to evade them.
When we met them and they saw 6
girl holding another girls bride rein
leading her along forcibly. they looked
! very much astonished.
please release me. gentlemen"
said. I'm Union. and this girl 4
Confederate. I'm her prisoner"
The absuriity of the point didn'
strike Carey or me. but the trooper
burst into a laugh. Then I smiled
but Carey looked awfully savage. Sh'
knew the fortunes of war had turned
against her.
, Well. told my story 10 the Office
= in command Of the troops and showet
. him the partly burned paper. HI
a seemed much impressed and decidet
: to take II to his general Considering
that Carey knew something about tn
end and might upset the situation. b
concluded to take her and me witt
him
So we all rode together TO the head
;, quarters of the general commanding
D and | gave him the paper. He ant
several of his aids undertook from
D., their knowledge of the Confederat
:. force confronting them to restore tn
!, burned words This is the result o
the attempt:
The men will be under arms at daylight
Reynor's division on the right flank a
5 Crosby's crossroads Williams next on tn
left on Brigham's farm. Calhoun come
o next his right wing touching william,
constituting left flank. On signal Of on
= gun fired by Watriss battery Reyno
# feints on enemy's right nank then
There was nothing more that wa
# legible. but nothing more was needle
y to show that dawn attack was to b
p made and the disposition and inten
d ton of the attacking force giver
d When II was to take place there wa
s nothing to show, but the Union troop
y were ordered to be under arms ever
It morning at | O'Clock and in line G
n battle. Carey and were detained q
the Union headquarters that the Coz
o federates might not know that th
4 Federals had Information of the II
J. tended movement We had not Ion
n to wait. for the very next morning th
n Confederates attacked their enemie
It They found the Federals waiting fo
IS them and instead of gaining a victor