Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-04-02

die than become the wife of the blood
thirsty yiIlain."oj ,a-,. oi 5ra-e
And Langsford stood at the window and
heard it all. l -l @
You could have seen his brow contract
. and his face turn red and pale in rotation
and beheld his teeth sink into his under lip
4 until the warm blood ran trinkling down
his chin and fell drop by drop on his heav-
inc bosom; vet he stirred not, but with ev-
ery muscle, trembling like an aspen, he lis
tened for the reply.
a believe you, Mary, and never yet
doubted the real cause of your action; but
l tulst there will be no more cause for dis
sembling. Marion has returned to the
Santee, his blood boiling TO avenge his
zcomtrymen upon this same Langsford, and
woe 10 the puppet of English power if he
leaves the streets of Charleston for the open
country at present" - e a7
'sBut he is coming, got letter from
him the other day-couched in the most
loving terlns-in few days to claim his
bride. l threw the abhorred letter in the
fire, and wished he might break his neck
first" 80 -'ri 81
Langsford could stand it no longer. The
warm blood had rushed into his face till
it was red as scarlet, and drawing back his
right hand he dashed the window in bv a
vigorous blow, and exclaimed in voice of
thunder ea 1HV E-f
"And he is here to claim his bride, and
hang the traitor that would seduce her
love-" s .sl
Saying which he called his men and
sprung into the room. 4 &
Mary Steel uttered one convulsiYe scream
of horror, and sunk lifeless to the floor,
while the partisan, surprised at the unex-
pected interruption, retreated TO the side of
the room, and placed his back against the
wall, drawing his sabre as he did so. I'd
"Ay, ay, my fine fellow, caught in a
trap of your own setting" exclaimed Langs-
ford sneering as he glanced at the rebel.
fSeize him, men," he added to the several
soldiers who had by this Time crowded into
the apartment, "and guard him well.p
The men advanced TO obey. but con-
cluding that resistance would be useless
against such odd-, he bent his knee, across
which he snapped his sabre and threw the
pieces on the floor He was then quietly
led from the spot.
Langsford being left alone in the room
with Mary, advanced and bent over her
senseles form, which he was about raising
in his arms, when Walter Steel cameinto the
apartment. Striding up to the Captain. he
placed his left hand against his shoulder,
and pushed Langsford rudely from the bo-
dy, at the same time raising his daughter
with his right.
"a fathers attention is best given to his
daughter at the present time" he said stern
ly, noticing the scrowl gathering upon the
officers brow. .-.t ...l..-ly ,.... ...,s..
@But remember, Mr. Steel, that am
not to be insulted with impunity," growled
Langsford, angrily. - =. -.
aAnd you will recollect, Capt. Langsford,
that 1 am master of my own household,
lreplicd Steel, though little touched by
the sfieers taunt "If you have anything
to say to my jiaugi.cr you must wait anti
she has reeovered:" ,.-s-rs rrt
sWelL I have great deal to say, and
will give you just two hours to prepare for
what is to take place" ,. ,a-. s7q ,-.t
"Much obliged to you for your conde-
scensions," muttered Steel, in an audible
voice, as h. bore his child from the room
CHAPTER II.
About an hour after the occurrence rela
! ted in the preceding chapter, a figure was
Eobscrved by the sentry, who was stationed
: in the road in the front of the house, COM
ing quietly toward him, and as it was a
bright moonlight night, he saw that the
person carried two panniers of tin suspend.
, ed from yoke over his shoulders. The
, sentinel instantly surmised the individual
to be peddler, as there were a great many
| traversing TIE country, but it being
, his duty to hail everything approaching
. his post, he instantly shouted,-
Who goes there ?' .
0No,;ss.ine bit a peddler," was the reply
the regular draw It a 1own easter.
advance and give the couEterslgn,
t continued the sentry.
\ aFll advance if yeou want me tew, bu1
8 irlI be darn'd if I'm going to give away
$ anything" -''''
So saying the peddler approached th'
sentry, where he was met by the corpora
: Of the guard, who had been attracted tt
the spot by the challenge. --
n .sWhat have you got to sell2 repeated
l. the corporal.
"Not much. If ycou let me into tn
d yard 'mong the soldiers, I'll give it teH
d yeou." .-...,.
IS H"Its a bargain" answered the corpora
quickly, whose orders had been positive t.
is let no one out, but nothing had been salt
le about letting people in.
q, Giving the officer on guard the rum, tn
peddler passed into the yard among tn
u soldiers who congregated immediatel
10 around him.
ID "What have you got to sell, old fellow
yelled one.
20 "Got any rum?" cried a second.
It. "Get me out pack of cards." said til
ID third. '
ce 81 want jack-knife," shouted numb'
ye four.
RS aGo tew thunder, every one Of yeou
replied the peddler, in loud voice, putin
no down his panniers. "Darn it, dew yeo
I'd think Pve got serty tongues tew answ
ne ,yeou all at once? Who's that wante
"a rum"
ee "Me," answered the soldier, stepping 70
of wafd