Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-11-19
Whole No. 1649.

Snaps, tarpaulin in hand, full of news and
horror
Il swan we've got it now ? said he.
Them darned Britshers sot ont fur Concord
last night, to board our decks an plumber the
! magazine the boys heerd ont, and they was
+ adv over to Lexinton, waitin' rouud the
meetnus; they stood tot an that old pow
dcr-mo'kcy Pitcairn sung ont to throw down
their arms, darued rebels an canse they
didn't muster to his whistle, he let 9y at 'em
like split an there's some killed an more
wounded pretty much all on 'em our folks,
though they did give the reglars one round o
ball afore they rum
Hooray shouted Zcke that's the talk
/ 2us IS they'll sing smaller next time =
They'll do more'n that, Zekle,' responded
Long this ant but the beginnu' o sorrers.
as Parson Marsh SEE, scz he there'll be Il
hull gulf stream o blood, afore them dnrned
| reg'lars knows the color out well enough 10
lay their course
Sally glded past Long, and plucked him
by the sleeve, unseen by the rest. He follow
| cd her into the she'd She was CHASTITY pale.
Long said she hnIiedy, did you hear who
was any anybody shot ?
Bless We, gal, hull school on EN- was shot !;
there wasn't many went to the BOTTOM tho
hant hecrd no names
But George ? gasped Sally he went to
Lexington Yesterday
'We / am took aback y growled Long.
Il swear, never thought ont III 60 See
Come back and tell me" whispered Sally
Lort-a-massy, yes, child jest as SONS
know myself trewly but | shant know moth.
III more till SHUTDOWN, expect. Desire Tros-
bridge is a-ridin' post he'll come through
. bout that time with news
Long did rot come back for several hours,
some time after shutdown, when he found Sally
in the she'd waiting for him. She saw tue
news in lis faee? Dead 2 said size, clutch.
ing at the old sailors HAND.
NO no he amt sIpt his moorn' yet, bnt
he is badly stove about the fgger-head he's
got bali through his head somewhere, an'
another in Lis lex and lie amt within hail
don't hear no speakia' trunipets fact il, Sal
Iy, he's in for the dockyard good spell, Ct he
ant broke up hull and ALL
Who slot h,m ? whispered Sally.
That's the best ont, gal he's took an
tackled beautiful : he went into port ut Lcxin''
ton yesterday, and heeriu' all sides o the so-
ry, an how them critters sot up for 10 thieve
away our stores, he's got kinder rllcd OF the
hull crew, like cOminon-sensc Teller, an wien
Pitcairn came along, George finally struck BIS
eolors run up new un to the most-head Dor
rorcd u lnu>ket, an jiued the milishy an got
shot by them cusscd regulars for his pain
an cf he docs die, I'll hev figure cut OH "
stun myself to tel folks he was rebel and All
honest man AFTER ait
Where is he p asked Sally, in another
whisper.
lies to the tavern there in LcXin'to",
There ant nobody along with him, cause lI+
fathers Hona to Bostm to see bout gotta
scomishcatcd, or arter q protection, or sGm'
Thin
And his mother is dead said Sally, slowly.
Long must go to Lexington tonight, y"
the Iullion, and you must go with me. Fat.
ers got too much rheumatic to ask it OF INN
'WclI !! said long, after protracted stare
at Sally wlmmn is the cddcst craft tiI"i
ever sailed | swan, when sight 'cm don't
k Tow q man-top-sa from flynn jlb CON
to take care o George, be yeP
Yes sad Sally, mcckly.
Loug rolled the inseparabIe quid in bis check
and SyIy drawed ont, Veil, if We must, 80
must / amt a-soin' ter stand i'll the way ot
yer dooty
Sally was too far away to hear OR she
might have smiled.
! l. ncle Lckc ana Aunt L OIL were w Oc W.
| and coaxed into ali asScnt--io very hard taSh /;
for George Tucker was a favorite OF Iekiels,
and now he had turned rebel, the only grudge
lie had ever owed him was removed nc was
| Only too glad to help him i'll any way. Aunt
! Polls sole trouble was lest Sally should take
cold The rroprieties, those gods OF modet
! social w.rShp as well as their progeItorS, tile
lmiroprieties, were unknown to these simple
souls they did things because they were right
aud wrong. They were not nice according to
SwiiL'S definition nor proper i'll the mode OF
the best society, but they were good and pure ;
are the disciples and lecturers OF the proper
equay SO!
saly's simple preparations were quickly
made. BY 8 O'Clock she was safe on the pill
lou behind Long Snaps, folded in aunt Polls
! red joseph, and provided with saddle-bags full
of comforts and necessuries The night was
dal k, but Sally did not feel any fear not
| Tam o Shanters experience could have sha-
/ ken the honest little creatures courage, when
George filled the perspective before her. The
way was lonely the hard road echoed under
the Old cart horses hoots many black ard
deSolate tract of forest lay across their twenty
mics ride; more than once the tremulou,
shrek Of a screech-owl smote ominousIy OF
Saiiy's wakelnl sense, and quavercd away lik.
dying groan more than once mournfn
whipporwlil cried out in pain and expostuIa-
ton, and i'll the young leaves shyering wild
forehodcd evil-but they rode on. Presently
Sa!ly's d'ooling head rose erect she listened
she laid her hand Oh the bride. Sep, Long =
said she. 1 hear horses feet, and shouts.
Look here 7 said Long, after moments
listening there's breakers ahead, SALLY. let,s
hcave to in these ERE pines side o the traok .
it's pitch dark, mebbe they'll go by.
He Fe.'ied tAe horse from tAe road, sud for.
ced hlin luto group Of young hemlocks, which
hid them entirely from the passers by. Ju..