Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-11-21

VINO WcIo Oh SudIu, IOuuScu dooo
}. the yard, looking in occasionally a
e the kitchen window and inspecting
\ the progress OF affairs.
4 One OF them, at last tempted b,
: the glowing cheeks OF Annette, en-
tered the room, and throwing hi
arms round her neck, exclaimed, will
s an oath
"Well you are the prettiest rebe
, that have seen in this counfoundeC
/ couniryI Give ne a kiss for th'
complimentr
an give you something else tina
, begins with k, if yon don't let hel
aloneI'' exclaimed a manly voice be
hind him. 1t was Annette's brother
a stripping of nineteen, whose cheek
burned with anger at this insult to
his sister.
"You'll give me something else,
will you, you spawn Of an old rebel
We shall soon see that'' and the in
Ifuriated soldier was about TO draw
his sword, when the entrance OF the
captain caused him TO sneak away.
To him Charles stated the cause OF
the afIray; but, with caution 10 him
not TO be too hot-headeG, the val +
liant captain staggered back to his
bottle.
"Oh, that I were but once on the
road to WHITEHALL; could take all
these dasta:dIy red-coats, without
losing a hair of my headr'
81 have it!'' exclaimed Annette.
ljoyfully: but what she had must at
the present, remain a mystery; and
the entrance of a soldier stopped the
utterance of the sentence on her lips.
There had resided in the family,
many years. an old and faithful ne
gro woman. Hecuba, or Cuba, as
she was commonly called. was new
er black Venus, and age was far
from adding 10 her charms. Her
appearance was more like some an
tiquated sea monster, than what is
supposed TO belong to the female sex.
Bent with the weight Of years, her
motions were as slow and torturous
as those of a wounded snake. Ii
was in these pecu!iarities, as will
soon appear, that Annette placed
her security.
Placing the smoking viands on the
table. and whispering a few words
in Cuba's ears, Annette anxiousIy |
awaited the termination of their re-
past.
The liquor which was furnished TO |
these unbidden guests, though in
sufficient to intoxicate so many, was
yet. thanks to the care of Charles,
who mixed the different sorts to-
gether, sufficiently potent not only 10
render them merry, but also to be-
wilder tn ir intellects. Hecuba
was ordered to wait upon the ia
BILE; and many were the brutal jokes
cracked at her expense.
"Here, old triggle," cried one,
''psss along those eggs; hurry, or
they'll hatch before you get herel"
while another, with drunken gravity
demanded the price Of wool; declar-
ed his intention to procure a sample
forthwith.
Poor as these jokes were, they
were received with shouts of laugh
Ter, increased by the muttered grum-
olings OF Hecuha:
"Bad 'nough TO hab to sleep in de
,arn, TO make room, without being !
made game OBJ. Must a been a scar
:ity OBJ rope last year, how" :
Luckily for her. her last words were I
Irowned in the general uproar.
The meal was at length finished,
nd the sentries posted around the
yelling for the night. But two or r
hree were thought necessary, as the 8
ouse stood IN a large meadow, rem :
ering the approach OF anything, 7
Without being seen impossible. They n
ad just begun, with unsteady steps i
must be confessed, TO pace their =
ounds, when the bent form Of He. .
uba was seen crawling along to- 7
Yards the barn, a building about for Il
y yards distant. :
"Who goes therel" was the prompt
hallenge of the sentinel; but an in T
istinct muttering was the reply n
)rawing up his piece, he was about /
D fire, when his comrade excIaim. 4
d. a- !,
ats the old wench; should know 4
er jaw among thousand. Let her
ass. / heard the old hag grumbIine
being turned out Of her den, at :,
1pper." %
Needless alike of words and deeds, a. a
le old women kept on her way, un- u
| at last she reached the barn. Un. o.
lstening the large door, she entered 81
nd carefully closed it behind her: y
ut instead of pausing when this e
ras accomplished, she crept to the $ >
ther end Of the barn, where feeling u.
mong the straw, she soon found an ~
.her door, so small as to be unno- )
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