The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-01-10

q Pshawf -Tynee what an old wo-
man yon have become" replied Harri-
son, with q laugh g You will start at
your own shadow next, if you suffer the
| silly freak of girl thus to terrify you. y
% I saw the devil IN that woman's
eye,n answered Fynes gravely, "lon yes
| terday morning when we refused her pc
tition to spare the life of this rebel, and
if nay suspicious arc not altogether
groundless she viii cause us some trou-
Bic YETI =. ..-..-.--.ss-t
The duce take your fears and supi-
I.cions,n laughed Harrison; " and since
she would not catch at. tho bait pre-
pared for her, I'll even swing this reb-
el up between heaven and earth at once,
and swear WhenI meet her again it was
all from pure love to her. L have every
thing in readiness and he shall have
short shift of itss - ots sol
Thus speaking, he cooked his hat
6ereely, and passing out at the door of
the tentturned and'made his way to the
rear, where Michael, securely bound, !
was kept under a guard of some fifty
soldiers, 1nanyof whom were already in
a state of partial intoxication. Mo-
mentarily expecting to be called upon
to march their prisoner off to execution,
a horse had been kept in waiting for
Harrison. u -, - - ~
-.-a Hey, my boys1- I have kept you
waiting a long time, . exclaimed the bru-
tai being as he appeared but we |
viii now have the business over in a |
trice and then TO our supper, which has |
already delayed too loag. Herei pass; |
this bottle among you and then to the /
galloWs. s.5ss.ge5 sss- gTis .sss - -
:. = g Here's a short passage to you,
squire" said ono Of them, winking to |
Michael, as he raised the bottle to his
lipg.- = 's's7 5'.'fs's ss.s
Luck and a husband to the gal you
leave behind you" said another, wink
ing alternately to Michael and Harrison
as he gulped down the vile potation.
Although the prisoner felt that his
hours we're mum bered the near approach /
IF death, as terriable as it may seem to
,ne IN whose veins the warm current flows.
lealthfully, could not check his risingj
He cast upon his cruel |
q glance of scorn, and only
1y strong effort repressed the angry
.ebuke that rose to his lips, prompted
1y the unmureiful insults of tie brutal
soldiers 80. - s.5f.
sit Tell the drummers and fifers to !
Iome forward, Castor and strike up {
Rogue's March, as We go to the gall /
ows tree, and drown the hooting of ,
hose noisy owls, that seem shrieking 1
ut their adieus to this old companion of !
heirs, who has shared the swamp with :
hem SO long. By my faith they are /
tting companions for rebel such as ,
Just at this moment indeed, scarce t
Iore than hundred yards from the t
lot Rhese they stood, was heard from s
le oaks on the margin of the swamp, O
le of these long wild unearthly cries, O
ith which the owl sometimes awakens o
q echoes of the swamp, making the V
ranger to stsrt back in terror at his Il
III. His cry was :answered from the al
amp, and again and again his fellows q
ng out their successive responses, bI
eTS answered each rising moro. and m
ne distantly, until they seemed to OF
away on the farther side. So. OF
The prisoner started and trembed / ul
ght1y,l while he stood more erect and Of
5udly, and his cyo flashed with anx- ha
y and hope. Harrison only observed
nerEous start. y re So
y BY my right hand, D. observed that br
rthy, with an attempt to laugh, "a the fie
,eP5 nerves begin to tinglo little. trt
few more such doleful saves as that, mC