Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-01
Alislellaneous.
I H E RE f 1 G Z E s
TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.

men III the camp. plundered and lnsulte(
their defenceless families A band o
these men became particularly notoriou.
on the Little Egg Harbor River and tia
section of country is yet rife with legend:
OF their misdeeds. y party equally nu
merous and even more lawless, for lone
time devastated the settlements along the
Maurice river. Our story relates to this
latter
1t was at the close of beautiful day
IN the early part of October, that an ath
letlc young man. whose frank, good hu,
mored face was passport to the acquain
tance of strangers, approached a clearing
not far from the present village of Dor
chester. The house was but one story
built of thick, hewn logs, and surrounded
by scanty fields in which the stumps oil
the original forest trees were yet visible
But everything about the place had an
air OF neatness, which was increased when
pushing open the door, he entered a large
comfortable kitchen, with its nicely scour.
| ed floor, and its dressers on which were
+ arrayed in bright rows the pewter plates
His footsteps had scarcely sounded on
the floor before light figure sprang to-
ward him, and the next instant was lock
ed in his arms
. God bless you Mary" he said, as he
parted the hair fondly from her forehead
and STOPPING kissed the fair brow.
The girl looked into his face, and said
half inquiringly, half pensively,
: ou have come to stay have you not
do now give up running your sloop until
| things become more settled You will be
captured yet" she continued, as her lover
shook his head, . and then if thrown into
those dreadful prison ships at New York.
| you will never get back" Notwithstand-
ing the imploring tone in which she spoke,
her lover still shook his head
Nay, dearest your woman's fears
alarm you without cause. There is no
danger The English ships have left the
Delaware, and | must make the old sloop
pay me now for your sake"
Sac buried her face in his bosom to hide
the bushes at this allusion. He contiu-
ued cheerfully--
Now can you not find supper You
boast of your housekeeping. you know,
and yet III venture we are almost as good
cooks on board At any rate, we are a
little hospitable when we see visitor who
has come miles to meet US, and has walk
ed all the way"
He said this in playful tone. and the
girl Immediately FASTENED to set the sup
per table His eyes followed her grace
| fui movements, and they conversed to-
gether as lovers only converse, during the
half hour in which the preparations for
the meal were going on. At length the
other members of the family came III, and
( ha copvarCo +iou hoaon,a upppral
1t was yet early, however, that the
young man rose to 90. The girl followed
him out of the door.
Why so soon 2" said she.
1t is high tide, and | have already
overstaycd my time" said be 9 but in a
few days [ shall be back, aud it may be |
shall be so successful that there will be
no necessity Of going again"
God grant it may be so" she said fer
vently Il feel presentimcnt Of danger
impending ever you There is Hogan
the Refugee
" He owes me ill-will | know said the
lover, ever since you preferred me to
him But he has left this part of the
country, and I should never fear Kim in a
fair fight
But he was always stealthy and mean
and would attack you secretly"
But there is no fear of him. said the
lover " Believe me, [ shall be back IL
less than two weeks. and then"
He pressed the blushing girl to his bo-
som-kissed her again and again and
then with hurried embrace tore himself
away. When he had just entered the
woods, he turned and waived his hat
The girl was still standing there on the
watch She kissed her hand to him, and
the next instant he had vanished from her
sight
But for many minutes she continued to
gaze on the spot where he had disappear
ed and so intent was the rcverie into
which she fell. that she did not notice the
approach of third party. in the person
of a young man of the neighborhood
whom popular opinion had declared to be
one of her suitors
Good evening Mary" he said " You
are late here to night
" All, is it you, James? Good even
ing" And she frankly extended him her
/ hand. :. VIII you walk IN p
:. No, [ thank you'll hav'nt but min
ute to stay" There was a short silence
when he added, Have you seen Hogan
lately He has come back, I suppose
You know"
No. | did not know it, said Mary
her heart beating violently.
Il believe he and Briggs are no friends !
Hogan swears he will have revenge or
him. though l do net know for what. Dt
you 2''
Mary read the mans heart in those
words. He was rejected suitor, and
suspec:ing her love for Briggs, he visited
her expressly to torture her by this intel
lligence.
!. How know you this 2" she said. affect
ing as much carelessness as possible
j.. Have you seen Hogan lately z"
=. He was about this morning, but has
gone down the river to the old place
They say be has a dozen men there. refu
gees ike himself By the BY, have yot
seen Briggs today | beard he sailed
with the morning tide"
Mary turned pale at this intelligence
for her quick woman's wit perceived a