Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-11-21

faCnef heavier than myself he succeeded
4 in drawing me with him to the ground
We fell together, withla heavy crash, tag
glng and straining in what we were both
conscious was a mortal struggle. AT
length | succeeded in getting over him,
and struck him twice more. The weapon
which | welded had lighted upon the eve
and the point penetrated tie brain The
body quiycred under me, the deadly grasp
relaxed, and 0 iver lay upon the ground
ccrpset AS arose and shook the wea-
pom and bloody cloth from my hand, the
moon, which he had foretold should new
er see rise, shone bright and broad into
the room, and disclosed, with ghastly dis
| tlnctness, the mangled features of the
/ dead soldier. 1t is hard to say with what
feelings looked upon the unsightly re-
voting mass which had so lately been a
living and comely man. IL had not any
time, however, to spare for reflection -
the deed was done, the responsibility was
upon me. and all was registered in the
book of that God who Judges rightly.
With eager haste | removed from the
body such of the military accoatrements
as were necessary for the purpose of my
disguise. [ buckled on the sword, drew
off the military boots, and donned them
myself. placed the brigadier wig and
cooked hat upon my. head, threw on the
lcloak, drew it up about my face, and pro-
ceeded with the papers, which found as
the soldier had foretold me, and the key
of the outer lobby, to hesdoor Of the guard
room. This | opened, and with a firm
and rapid tread walked through the off
GERS, who rose as / entered, and passed
without question or interruption to the
street door. Here | was met by the grim
looking corporal, Hewson, who saluring.
me, sad-"How soon, captain, shall the
file be drawn out, and the prisoner dis.
patched?"
In half an hour" | replied, without
raising my voice.
The man again saluted, and in two steps
| reached the soldier who held the two.
horses as he had intimatnd aA Ell
rs all right?" said he eagerly. s
'Ay," said l. (Which horse am / to
mountW
He satisfied me upon this point, and l.
threw myself into the saddle; the soldier
mounted his horse, and dashing his spurs
into the TANKS ofth animal which | be-
strobe, we thundered along the narrow
bridge. AT the far extremity, a sentinel,
as we approached called out, Who goes
therey stand and give the word r Heed !
less of the interruption, with excitement, |
dashed on; so did the soldier who ac-
companied me. The sentinel fired
!" Hurrah, !" shouted; I" try it again my
l. IL
bid fair to distance everything like pur-
suit. Never was spur more needed, how
ever: for soon the clatter of horses hoofs, |
in full speed crossing the bridge, came
sharp and clear through the stiffness off
the night Away weSwent, with our pur-
sucrs close behind One mile was passed,
another nearly completed. The moon
now shone forth, and turning in the sad /
die, | looked back upon the road we had
passed. One trooper had headed the rest. |
and was within few hundred Yards Of us. |
| saw the fellow throw himself from his
horse upon the ground. knew his OBJ
ject and said to my comrade, Lower
your body-lie fiat over the saddle
The felieaygis 4 seing to fire. | had hard
ly spokeifdwhensfh The report of a earhine
startled tie echoes and the bail striking
the hind leg of my companions horse. the
poor animal fell headong upon the road,
throwing his rider head foremost over
the saddle.
My first impulse was to stop and share
whatever fate might await my comrade;
but my second and wiser one was to spur
on, and save myself and my despatch; l
rode on at gallop. Turning to observe
my comrades fate, / saw his pursuer.
having remounted, ride rapidly up to him,
aud on reaching the spot where the man
and horse lay, rein in and dismount. He
was hardly upon the ground, when my
companion shot him dead with one of the
holster pistols which he had drawn from
the pipe, and leaping nimbly over ditch
at the side of the road, he was soon lostl
among the bitches and thorn-bushes Which
covered that part Of the country. An
other mile being passed. had the salts
faction to perceive that the pursuit was
given over, and in an hour more, | cross
ed TRarnond Bridge, and slept that night
in the foftpessof Limerick, having delivs
cred the packet the resnit of whose safe
arrival was the destruction of Williams
great train Of artillery, then upon its way
to the besiegers. a.a a
Years after this adventure / met in1
France young officer. who | found had
served in Captain divers regiment, and
he explained what | had never before
understood motives of the man whol
had wrought my delivefance. Strange to
say, he was the foster-Drother of Oliver,
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