The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

bright cnmo TO mo ana said: "r can
90, you . bed" ana asked my guard
70 could use it They said could
/ hal q long, pleasant sleep; dreamed
| had escaped. and Was IN the Southern
army again. ana Wien awoka my
heart almost sank within me Dir
fer"nt members Of tho family would
COM - cheer me up. but my guard
Mas by me all Tho thne. Miss r:rgom-
bright Was To help mo ESCAPE by draw
ing for mo = map OF the country.
The Fcdcigls brought wounded yam
KEGS into the House. AND some into my
o"' room Miss Ersenbrirht protest
cd She had nothing for them 10 eat.
though sh" brought mo every luxury.
NY Guard accused her OF trying 10 get
M I" escape. but che answered dc
ianuy. and. among other things shc
SAID she had TWO brothers in tho sixth
Virginia cavalry, southern army. aud.
n"d great mind TO say. q lover.
too. hGt did not
We'll that nigh, iul window vas
closed, the door fastened. and two men,
slept right against it, ! had no arms.
and after thinking OF my lot for some
tlin", dropped into II profound siceD,
from which ! WAS awakened early tho
next morning b" the distant booming
WHIPPED Fremont the day before. and
th"t TO day he WAS trying Shields. and
upon th" issu" OF that fight my car
uvitN and destiny depended.
si,W al once that my safety depend
cd thus. because If could play MY
cards 50 as 10 remain At this house. ana
Jackson whipped Shields and pursued
him heypnd the house. should bc re
captured. Upon theg" conditions uy
ESCAPE rested.
, JsGEsoI,s su,crGss and distaqee of
his mon. Nv staying at tic housc dc
pended upon myself. WIS accord
lnsK much wyorse. OH, | cot very
much worse, sent for Il Yankee. sur
econ had lotion prepared. and the
Old lady put = horscrauish poultic. to
ms throat All this time the artillery
was heard ia the distance. the young
lady bringing me news from time t.
time. Finally she camo up and told
n ,and In tact. heard them) that
she SAID and thought. too, that they
w"I" beaten. Listened. and 1t seemed
that The artillery then worc getting
tarihor on. Aiy spirits foil. but ii
around AGAR, ami saw the, were
nearer Then confusion began. wound
aiubulanc"s were rolling to aud fro.
and could see from the "NprossfoE
Of their faces that something was
wrong. and occasiouallv they would
Just about this time q Yankee sur
eeuh cam" ia ana examined me- /
srnaning terribly and pronounced me
unh, 10 bc moved. They then tried
to make mo take TIA" parole mot TO
tax" up arms against tn. United
states until duly exchanged This /
refused. very fc.bly. TO do. MY re-
iusal cNdspcrat"d tbcni. aud they said
I should 20 if II Killed No. hut they
yer" warmed by tho artillery. witch
Was mpmcutlri. for thc wind vecrod
lier than before. djsmouut"d
Dragon rushed i'm ana announced their
troops beaten and the rebels in hot
pursuit They all rushed hcadlouu
troW the room, tho rafting muSketry
Tor the first time could lie heard. and
directly the Yankees began r"tr"atiug
by. q regular Manassas stampede FOL
lowed. Nj guard. paralyzed with
fear. was afraid 10 20 aud afraid to
stay. SIN played my role. gruntinl,
and ;:roaunc. hut waiting the auspic-
icus moment to seize lliu. Miss Ergcn-
bright rushed up and told me that
Colonel Carroll. with tn" Federal cav
airy covering tho retreat was now op-
pusite tn" house. and II" would come
NJ and tell me good BY
,To ha Continued Nest Sunday)