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Among them is that of Marshall Howell, of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, who is stilllhale and hearty, re- siding ut Perl Argyle, Pa. The facts for the story here g-iven were furnished by General _ Drake. I ENERAL J. MADISON DRAKE, historian' l' l lik; V ldonrriuht. `l9i1, by the New York Herald Cc. All rights reserved.) _ `lEl’ picked Marshall 'Howell for the service‘_ llecnllse tlle_VvV noted in_ him that combination of _daring and coolness which recommends men for the hazardous worl: of the spy and that llnseilish patriotism which lends men bo accept ,xt the cllllllcc of lnglorious and wretched death. It was before l'ctersbur;:, about .Tulle 1, 136-i. Gen- l eral llllllvr had just rccoi\'cd a severe check from the forces llllflcr Bcallregllml nt Dre\vry's Bluff and was tllell occllpylllg an imprcgllable position at Bermuda l`llllldrl°ll_ it was essential tllat. some information bof obtlllncll concerning the fortifications at Petersburg. the collrlltlons in that city and tho disposition of the Confcdelntcs in tllc neighborhood. _. General Butler instituted inquiries among his troopsi for volllnteel-s willing to venture into the hostile llnes\ on this dalllzcrous mission. Colonel James Stcwnrt,. I l 0 \ °°°_ "L ’\ Pham by ` ’ Herrzoi l'__.-'=-""._- lfterward l. division of infantry (Rl.\nsom’s) 101. lowed. When Howell returned to the cabin in the after-. noon he knew himself to be in possession of data. which would be of tho greatest value to General Buil- lvf if promptly dellvelrd. He mean: to start back °"~’f the Way by wnlcn ne uae com.. at nlglnrall. Aft" 'h““ki“l§ his Twill 118 Dressed upon the negro the roll of Confederate money as li reward for his services. The old fellow was overwhvllncd by the generous gift and insisted that he had done nothing to deserve n fortune. He was eager to render fur- ther uld und suggested that if Howell would wait until dark he could. lead the scout to the river, where he might tind u canoe and return safely and ‘quickly to the Union lines. Howell consented to this plan .and they left the cabin about eight o’clocl: that evening. The sky was Wmewhlf °|°lldY and the moon frequently obscured, but the negro threaded the forest ways with the in- stinct of the woodsman and mwoll fellowetl at llls heels. They had almost reached the river, when ai: B Ulm UW! were confronted by several Collfederate soldiers. provost guards on patrol duty, Ou.; of them held a huge and ferocious bloodhonnll- in leash. and began to search the shadows eagerly for 1 craft of some kind. He was still groping and crawling along the stringplece when from the patch of forest land he~ hind ilim lle heard the deep buying of a hound draw- ing rapidly nearer. Howell knew instantly tiint his escape had been discovered and that the dog was on his track. Plung- ing from the wharf into the shnliows of the river ho began to xnnke his wily along the shore, guiding his steps and stezldylug himself against the current by the branches that thrust out over the stream. He wal a strong swimmer, but he hesitated to trust himself to the swollen and turbulent waters. For himself he felt no fear. But he carried with 'him n responsibility that made his life a precious thing. He heard the dog spring out upon the wharf, and the crashing in the thicket showed that its keepers were just behind. 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At a point not fur from where he had crfui strokes. Each time he Bo CUQIOO D01, embarked the shore was free of bushes and into this tween him and the animal wal lell. old Er! ll hi' C1951' Space he saw li strange form come leaping. Ef- might be could not increlie lt. "\1mlt.¢l»~4i fecis in moonlight are as weird and shitty as the play There camo n respite when the cloud lwoptbvvt tio of shapes in an evil dream and.~it seemed to Howell moon. Howell redoublcd his elloril to cut scroll as if sou.le_hldeous monster of file pit had sprung from stream, hoping that under cover of darkness thu the around. The dog he had glialpsed with the patrol hound might swim on down the current. But Wi!! waslarge and powerful. But now the beast was trans- the light broke out again the held was lcenreb ten f0l'mf*d. huge, terribly grotesque, with flaming eyes feet behind him nod the Confederatce, hurrying llull and slaverlng jaws. it caught sight of Howell at the \-118 811011. rllllfl 2 Cf! 0f'Ul\llUl'1ll- -1 Wi" l same instant and with a last: howl sprang from mg Howell drQ his revolver and, half tuning where bank into the river. he crouched. took quick aim and tired. The ham- Wltn desperate strokes or the paddle Howell new __ mer of the weapon fell dead. Rapidly he pulled will won free from the eddy and into the sweep of the ` HB4 llgulll.Vlll1d each time the revolver missed Ire. III current once more. He sought to accommodate tho wading from the wharf he had been eolked to'the dugout to its force, not struggling against it, but try- armpits and the caps on all the chambers wen neo-- ing to sheer gradually over toward the opposite side less. while running down with it. 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V _ -~l-'_¢'._*- P ' ;.‘V"' }»l~-"- 'iff' _;v _"l,_‘_.:f,‘f1'_ uni- - _ I _ 13 _I ___V__lr;%__V~*._,_ _ __ Vi_!i‘;..,___ __________V______ __________._V_V___§:__3f_ _ V_,____V.__,_V__ _VL_.%_:_;§_:V___\._.e_g.g_jJ§_é. Dlnvrinz the keen blade from his right boot let. _ _ ‘pit A __ . _._._E_;;;_____;_;__-.yétgj_____i%f1V5'_;;_;_-___~_;5;,l?7@_p;'§g-[;_='_,_;..f§ .<_ ._ _eg »§-_ffl-__._ awaited tile attack. \\ hell lhc dog was within reach e ._.. __.... f» - _~.,»_..‘_ :,__._ :__-_ -='-""~".'.,..fj,»._' ._. ...___ .____.-.,V _ , ` ._ 32; ".‘,“'.'1.l-*lf}._l'}‘_..;.-;,'.',t;9;.._l;;_;)~ijfjffgl .25 -_~l -'.».f.'_£_;,-4:, !.l"l‘ il"-T‘-_ii rf: -1 V;'_', “ii he slashed violently. At the some instant the hound l M In V ~'5."f-"‘1ll1`_‘-"°‘ .-.Wlt ‘_=__ “_ '.1 .`= 'l _ -11"'-. - "_-°‘~"" 1 " '- ifdiihliilf-:iiiM6%’f5`3‘f\%”"11_i!ii§lif1i7f~f"+'ft§\zl'§@fi uf-l"._-Q' 2115;-"7_"‘%'z » - ». - - - _ ,xy . ._ l ,- »lr.."<;'-I-\‘.r'~ .~z""~»-41" L. JI-J.<,,'..,:`0. 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'.1 '. :__»'..; -, gi ‘s _ .-_..;;;V '-'&,;_;.-.-_.‘¢,y. .- _ -» , _ _ A ___ _ __ _ ir é(f'+??r .W _ ‘s ~sL°e~ 23 . lf ___ rs ,__ il """.~`-°.~.lr.~ if _.ri ,, _,,., . 1 4fr 'J' »"“ ‘ L. 1 fi' ...... » .r , - .».. .’.'7,__’/_ _ . .. ’) 1 $`l'.._' -71 `-ll ,ip l' _ ,._:__ 1 , .r.\.f ""' ,, ~l»__ 1"-dar. l' - .»1.~'?_ »_.-‘.,; ,».¢,,_;.'.? 1.' T.. 1 l _-.___ _ 1 .V1,_~~.- __ _ .~ __ ef - _l _ _~ _ ._ _-,- ._ _gp _ _- _-= _-. _ .» _>,'\»."”"".';'”"(' »f_’.",l'n"...,4‘~'-fp*--"‘_.f`_Efli'%-;.=¢'»fl5ih”"@_Tii~fl=.-l‘f`\1-f`7v\;&=ln.'._‘»'. V ‘-'wt'-_»_a._f,_\<'f_"'.';I-.F -*'”f1“.':`»*§’i*3.- ‘”'..f\:\;:',1' iii..-é*‘_ ‘J-J. ~-...".':»"E4- »~‘»~'..f’:»~“. ' Hs'-* ' "'..‘~.-+-‘--'*»<'li-nf"-4.- ..V»-'fa'-»»~ *Hi _~¢~f'1l=¢'1g*~e*-_*lvl »‘.~i‘-Fi-'~'...-=-;~»~ iz- .~-,-.vf=llo.f»~;<.-#lv-*!ff»:-e,»'-:- V. .»- ~»=_..1.e~»f._-..=&"-~; ,;- ~.".t.u.~i""- ‘ ' ~ "~~-.~~.'m_ .nl-fill lllv- l.lll.~.l . .______, _~ __ x »___f,,f_, ___.f .,_,,,. ;l.5_.__»._._...._,,.'li..\ -_. pg. ,._- -._»:. .,,_.,..;- _.__ ,_,__..__._._ ___ _~__,_; _,_-_ly ~._,__,_. __.. A- __ ,_..____.-_:___ ,._ -1%-.__._WV_`__r.._@;g{3`....¢».:_V_ ». - 1 \_ > - l ._< 1 , ll' ‘l‘ - ,(13 ’. .A ,~ ef... ri ,»\.\W, °‘ ,.~ 'ui' and he °°“'°“'1-V ~e’°”P°d being fllngs showlllg as it came through the water toward its prey. Howell gave over paddling and raised the strip of wood, bringing it down with all his strength upon the onlmal’s head. The puny weapon fell to nil:-r-rs in his grasp, and he was left with no means ot_ defence but his Bowie knife. '- " na' thrust &-if allrost niclll oi' the water with a. power-' lllvnt, which had lm:-ll futile, had brought the gun- wall- low 'l'i~r\ 'lnllnal ilmrlcd half in the canoe 'md Vtllttr was plllllllg in ow-r the side The dog 4’ “ #V l ‘ . e "`L,~ .qw »~ t . tl 5; ff a ' _V = _. < __ _ -- ~ . ~. .-_ _ - -.df ._ /lf., -..._-fr-~.:'-‘l_-1-l.V_ If-tt .f_. vi' I _ _ _-lf ._~l»\ . _ _ __ _,V1 -’1;_____. »_ ___ __ ____ blolllzilt. its jaws log(-tller with ll ringing snap. _ _ ' i’ A it .if " ‘°~'~"*‘ ~* '*‘*“"‘“i .._.i‘jl'._» ~ _ ' ' = ' ' e - -fl-~'~ -~. _ . ".".».~rf:~.`- ' - f ‘. , Hr " ~ _ _ __ . _ _ 2-__1__. _ Mn* .__l.fi_-,_. '_.`f.__,5* ._ _ . - all _- ~ __->t.;,'l:;f\d craft u llot gush ol’ lad, and the animal fell alvllv, its hateful eyes glaling upon Howell to the e ‘on clolates, ts lo lad witnessed the s ru¢-- ple with xlltlstaltllln, sllollied with anger at the do- fl-at of their olllissary and rcsulnocl their shooting. 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" -_V ul ='.-I _ -_ -`._‘ _ 'f~.; -_" . . .____,_l___.-_*f ____.V‘__. _ __-_V__.'-___ ,._'____..\ _______fl _ _____f.a_,__‘_______nttl§_;__._¢_1;@§§V¢',l_‘V._, ._-.¢_tl_,»~f__V~,»..V.V,___.-_._,.{_,_..a__jf_»:_,_¢_§_»,._$_§.___:;.V;_ ..- .___._L__-.___:#_____,;__§ ~ -l__,,....v~,_-:l__~_5________;___ E- ~V.~.~.'a52_.__:“"1ll¢_________ _._ ___';"w _ vlorl.. but along toward dawn he had so fur progre.~ssed "~fl -_~"- _J .1 ._-.vf'. .e;‘~¢w.f_ ,l-~.~..'<1.\,|5.o¢ 23; .+5 'za -' --#367 `_‘_.»_~" »;.'~T"."'~=..».i"-_.a.<"".=;-._;_:c._;_. ~- -of' :~-`»_~¢'."»'-f~"“'»»*_-'f.-»l __ _.f_~.~V_.'._ `_ 'FJ/£5'-2\:"l;_'-._‘“ ._ , . _ . - _ - _<,‘_»_-_.' ,Q-,__-__ _ V__._.___V'V_ . ,M *;_l-~__V.--.~_V.-,¢._l,...._-.:.t____;__Hi > ¢.;-,,_. mf, -' - _ -._~_‘_.; -__-",.-="",,.~_--.f,l..._:__,_--~ -»- ~'-'v%...~_,:¢r£.pp;s m ,__._____;,____._..__,_ .~..=a-....-;.._:___.'__ ___/ .lat ll was no lollgel in dangcl of swamplng Menu- ~'-'~¢--1°~'-'*'*'~""’¢_'--` -'_`__‘-“-" ,Ta /'27 “'.~"""'”.."-‘.'_;'.»I-""='l-. .iZ~€-‘li--`_' '.':-_'."."3iK»'<'-'=;"'"=i<_<9'_‘&§r‘~" " )"‘*"”“"` "“-’i'.`\L"“1i;"."" ~' ..§§'iL.~ f ~ ` ' "' _ ~ . ._ . - .. . . _ __V _____;___:______.V___Vl___ _‘_-2-;_,5m__________V_R__:_;_____f____ ___V____.V__ ___ __ V____¢_=_V;..______,________!_V_________._ wx' ~__..__:{¢¢g»_____,___r;,_;_¢%r&;;_;t_2_52»__f»25.,A¢,».¢¥» “_ ._ .. \\illlt ho had ll. . ll tlo.l till, \. llll the 1 lllrent, quite ul ~_\.~V»_"_i.~_:ly_~_.},_;__:."§_,»_i_..Ll_-..._--_.--._____.-.M-~_.n~.,¢._;___i______.-_____-__ _.- _ tlll» lllerc_v_ of its \-ll;_'arlcs_ and he noticed that tile “"~\i-$»f“""" " " " ' rllllrm r.‘:l.s bein: lltlrrle cvvl'-llezlrer and llcarcr to tho Drawizlg tl-le l~`_'ccll Dladc from His Right Boot Leg He [awaited th e Attack. aiu.. on wlllt-n lil.. ._-_,,,f_.d.,__,¢_. "rw, was ,,ucum{,,d_ -» ` Se-vl-ral tilrlf-.< he saw til.-lglolv of dying camp tires Jr"mn"m"dPr Dt me Nmth New ‘Twgey v°I“hte°rs' At Sight 01' UW U09? illr n<‘lZl'0 iwflllllff pal'al_\ xml with floating; object. It was ll ranoc, ll rough dll_-; l-ut of Lprmvu 0.11; Sflll hp p_._m1|,.,g ,,,,V allll lll-ll:-d lilo sllllnpillg tn’ pit-lcetell lier_~=»fl_ It seemed Presented the name of Howell, a private in Company H; of ills rf-gllnent, and aftcr conl~'l