He Feigned Death

Col. Mnsser relates un Interesting inci dciil of aruiy experieucc which occurred wliilc lic was in i'oiiim.iixl of tlic p al if Washington, Ark., In the immer of itffil. I til Lorj ;is related ÍS tokl bv a Federal offleer, a prisouer in camp, to ('ait. .lames 'I'. Otey, "I tlie Eightb Missouri Infantrv. The ( aplaiu.wiis playing the part of lïic hospital host towara his guest and nrisoner, tlnouuh the médium of a couplí of tiu cupu and a jug Blled whh bome-made m liisky, cleai a crystal and onconlamlDsted ly :in exdse tax. Lieut Huren u:iï ft Federal (ilticeiin m Oliio regiment, and luid fallen iulo the hands of ])iek Taylor alKjut tbeiimeof Banks' Red Ri ver expedítion. BeCODÜDg weary of captlvily nnd dugusted wiih Confedérate ralious, he i)lanued witli severa! of liis fellow prisoners a líeme !y which at least oue of their memben mighl makr his escape. Whisky poker was played to determine which onc should be given the flrst chance. Lieut. Boren won. Ín acoordance with tlic scheme afreed to, he feigned death, was buried by his conirades ín a shallow gravc,and meceeded in making his restirrection alter ihc departiire of tbo Confedérales and bis ompanions. The desorted grave was disco vered (luriiiL; Ihe dav by some loiterers about l lio camping place and they wcre "dropped onto,' and reported to the commandant at Bfarshfield, La., who immediately set a ]ack of bloodiiounds to track the fugitive. After Ihe (rail was struck all of these hul one were called off. This one continued Ihe pursult, and ui the end of the third day overtools and treed the lleutenant in tbe dense wooda near Washington, Ark. The hound guardedthe iree for three days nuil three nights, until Ihe soldiers, who look tueir time. in the pursuit, arrived und again took charge of the well nigh starved fuiritive.