Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-05-28
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Not a tfonsand years sgo, and moi a Thousand
Jules from here. lt itids.sf, lived a So9ngs
lady. The iiteT tol ~
sshoad lust ned home from q disiait board
Inr sella6I sirg fnisi.ed heT education Her
~ tience Ws.s ou the @estern bank OF a little
liver iiifthis counify Tie period Of wtieh |.
81 rite Was sepiemher. Betweeti the fStttiy tnan-
sion and the water ee was tive acre pdt1,t9
patch. Ihe roosNefe cultivated Ia hills q nd.
vines sefys luNnrianf.
Ousthe oppeste side or the river qniie nun
ber of fsyonI5g gent lsmen lived, who were noted
ter ealIantry Their devotion % the sex had IN
daced them ID unite their accomplishments 10 the
foruina Of a scresiafiifg band. The efurnoi the
Young lady referred 10. afforded theui1p opfor n
nitv III doing Il qcnteel- They accotfnsly mel
do n. clear nik-,lls ID ,atk fnislied
with bis uinsca irstri't1s ~, 'etok tli''<eisss
10 tlieir boat to- give mus zeal treat z me aif
refufnea. - Il
With muffied oars they noiselessly crossed The
river and gained the beach. With stealthy tread:
tt,ey approached the house at The honr of mid
night and ranging themselves ina line. at 4 sig
nal from their leader, violin, flute, elartonet and
trombone, in one mighty blast, TO the tune OF
sold Dan Tucker" broke the stiffness OF the
nioht and the old folks stumbers. The mother
screamed from alright, and called othe daughter
for an explanation Oft the unusual noiSe-and was
informed in reply that it was " Serenade -
Mistaknr the reply, she fled tol the old man, who,
a little deaf was sitting bewildercd al the to him.
confused sounds.
The wife's report, they are canonading us -
satisfedahim He flew TO the gun rack, and TAX
ing down old 'sblne trigger" hurried down stairs
and reused the house. Meanwhile the young
lady stood atlhe window, with curtain half drawn,
drinking in the melody as it waited up
The boys, innocent as Sir lsaac's dog Diamond
Of the miscIieftheyhad made, were laying them
selves out on the last variation, when at twenty
feet. the old man showed around the corner Ibis
old muskct, and drew trigger. She did not shoot,
butfire rolled bright as falling metcors.
A stampede oi electric suddenness took place
tho leader of The band leading in a bee line for
the boat, followed in commendabe nearness by
the company. They hurried IN the start, bnt
tho repeated efforts of the old man To get his
niece OF. increased their effort at speed-and
lsbv him for a "chunk of fire" to touch the
priming, told still more. They forgot the potato
vines and such scene of confusion was never
Witnessed Headlong they fell, and at each fall,
the sound Of broken fiddlestrings or battered
drums foretold the death of that band. Heller
sketer, rolling, crawling and stumbling along,
they gained tile waters edge and their boat, and
S1cf puLiiRg-.men ofwar's men might have
learnt something from them then.
The vines so impeded the old mans progress
that lie did not reach the bank with his . chunk
till the cannOnaders were ont of his gun shot,
and he returned well satisfied that his timely aP-
pearauce and courageous manner had achieved
the salvation of him and his. In the melee the
old lady flew {" for safety and succor" whence she
could not be found that night. Next morning
she was discovered under Ihe wheat barn, and
after many assurances that the cannonaders were
routed, was prevailed upon 10 come torth.E
All the parties TO the irolic are so sore nPon
the SUBJECT that we dare moi mention lt-andl
would not have them TO know had written this,
for the dowry Of the girl and herself to boot.