CHAPTER VII.
THE RETREAT FROM SPRINGFIELD.
A Council of War .-- The Journalists' Council .-- Preparations for Retreat .-- Preceding the Advance-Guard .-- Alarm and Anxiety of the People .-- Magnificent Distances .-- A Novel Odometer .-- The Unreliable Countryman .-- Neutrality .-- A Night at Lebanon .-- A Disagreeable Lodging-place .-- Active Secessionists .-- The Man who Sought and Found his Rights .-- Approaching Civilization .-- Rebel Couriers on the Route .-- Arrival at Rolla..