Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-11-19

hlS lace buredlnhS hands. sat in gloomy tholplr.
| Two Of the soldiers remained with thc.r mus
kets shouldered, guarding The capliycs. Two
others. also armed, followed their comDaniops ID
the spring in order to bring water for the prison.
ers; but before they stopped to dip up the geIid H.
quid, they carelessly rested their muskels against
. Tree but few PAGES distant romth spot where
jasper aud his friend were concealed.
The heroic sergeant had watched these pro.
ceedngS with bnariug heart, not daring To stir,
scarcely yenlunag even lo breathe, lest his pres
ence should b. betrayed. ButUhcn the Two sol.
dler5 rested their muikcts, he turned to Newton.
wth aquick look Of intelligence. His partner
eomprehended ii, and answered bvasimilar look.
Jasper nodded. The next instant the Two men
sprang from the thjcket, seized The Two guns, and.
quick as thought, levaIcd aud fired al the sen.
tries. The unfortunate soldiers f.II dead wibou,
u word. II was the work Of scarcely a second
Tor our advenlurers to rush up 10 The fallen men
and seIzing their uuskets in Turn, point them al
the unarmed crowd assembled at The spring.
Had Il lion suddenly sprung from his lair into
the midst Of the British soldiers, they could no,
have been more aslouished or panic. struck. Mos
OF them were STOPPING TO drink al The spring
when the report Of the TWO muskels caused theu
10 leap TO their feet, and looking hurredly around
lhey saw the intrepid Americans Standing oyel
the dead bodies Of the srnlres, aud coeI!Y level
ling The muSkels on their own dense mass. Tbeil
first thoughtwas thai they were all Ito be dQvo,edtc
massacre; and by an Observation-Disclosures mos
Of them fell on their knees.
Quarter quarter" they cried"we wesurrenderl,
"lou are dead men if you don't, said Jasper
While Jasper kept guard with his eveIledp piece
his friend bound the British soldiers one BY one
the arms of the American prisoners being frst up.
ued' and the muskets Of the enemy placed in
their hands, 10 be in readiness in case the soldier,
attempted rescue.
No one of the liberated capliyes was more pro.
luse IN his expressions Of gratitude Than the hus-
baud and father. But moment before he had
been broodlng over the terrible death that await.
cd him, and m agony of heart bewaiIing that his
vile and lHtIe one would soon be left in poyertv
10 the cold mercies of the world Now, with ihe
suddenness of some wild dream, he found him.
sell free. His wie's emotionwas even more mn.
conroIIoble. In an instant she had been raised
from despair 10 happiness: she saw her husband,
The lover OF her youth and the falhcr of her
child again restored 10 her. In her ewes the he.
rolc Jasper seemed like an angel sent down from
heaven. and tngng herself al his feet, she grasp
cd his hand and with tears babe God bless him.
May, nay, RISE" said Jasper, himself deeply
affected 81 am but mortal like yourself, and
ii Is NOT right that you should kneei 10 any one
but your Maker. did but my duty"
The father too, with his child in his arms. had
Struggled to Jasper, and in Ike manner kucIt.-
The sergeant raised both him and his wifi.
No um,, however, was to b. lost in cscanfro
from viciony 50 dang rous, for the rcpors Of
th1 muskars had been heard in Savannah. and
would no doubt bring out inquirers. According
Iy, ina few minutes jasper and his friend, vii,
me rescued prisoners were crossing The river rs-
corning the eight surviving Brush soldiers, now
IN lurn cap1vcs. In due Time the party arrived
safely III The American camp.