Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-08-25

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W DapG. Moore mas nos hamaaafs Is Was q
sar diaRax, and Nc waa s0Enewhas EnsAeE
I. "AVass, there, M little beaasy.
have said We would be married, and B
course we will, on the word Of sailss
bus sheHsaa NO sash haggy, ysa hR@#t
. Hnlsas, inassa, ypu viii srass ms falI5
! aeeo mpany me 10 my little craft yondaa
4 and ws will sail fer Halifax tc-niKRas
4 wheFe we viii be spGiesd ~ fast as th
d parson ean make ua-whas do you say
3 my eharmefs''
4 81 say yoa are % vaaEain m a1elaimal
. AaFy BIauten, her hshB form aiiatial
! wish iHdignAsion, and hsx darn sys
! hlazing with an9eR.
!. estntiyp my 6eaasgs Y aaadhe, ataemp
0 ling 70 lay hold OF her; "yoaE sop-lightl
8 shine like stare, aud you lock 80 mag
niheens all st&unto, and rsady for 3D.
7 tion, that Inus& have asalata.a
Beck, sir, do not dare 10 pollats n
, With yoar touch 20 ..s -
i But Capt. Moore, as we have iatimaE-
ed, had been drinking wine End was Ell.
, ea ted he had also made Boms soolisk
boasts before be had isft ths yesssl,
thai be would thai sYsning bring biz
! wooing TO suocesssui issue. he wsa,
therefore scarcely Ia coaaision, 10 90
preoiats the true taAidanIy indfg naGioh
Of Mary BIaasou, bat pressed forward
and ere she could escape, actually saughs
her in his arms. It was only for onh
instant, the next she was torn from his
grasp, aad be sent Fsshag sens halk
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"dO home at once, Mary, and leave nae
to deal With this fellow, said q rich,
manly voice.
'sOh' JsEs, ao, ne, be will kill yOu,'
sobbsd The girl. a .s....-
$50, Mary, GheFe Is no danger" And
bowling hsS head between her hands, she
obey sd passivly az q child.
"Vlil&in, deg, what do goa mean s''
exclaimed the infuTiatedBriGoa, as soon
as be recovered his equilibrium.
'To protect an honest girl against q
deeaitfui, iusiuuRting scoundrel. Come
sir, you had better 20 aboard Jour YES
sci for her sake ! les yoR Of, bat If you
ever dare approach, or speak 10 her
again, I'LL tsoanes yoa oua Of your anb
eoaE.' ... -a
"Do you dare TO threaten ne, yea
blaekgaard I'li run you thFoagh." I" said
the oiheer, laying his band on his sword.
Sand if you draw steel, PIl spit you
on my hsTpoon :" exclaimed the other,
saatehing up 80 instrunsns of that kind
which hs had rested against the side Of
the tree.
Moore hssitassd, qa&iled before the
bold aud fearless Haisn Of the young man
and tarnsd with view to call his men.
fDoh'I try that either, for I'vs halEK
dozen boys Ia hail.
The officer dssistsd, aud in 3 mOmsat
went towards the beach, muttsFing saFR+
ss and threats.
Gay, 60 along, brave captain; we'll
live 70 meet again, and God send it mGy
be soon oar people cannot much longer
bear the tyranny Of your hng, and The
insoIenes Of his officers resistance
war must come, and when it does, may
we meet, and to-day will not be forgot
ten.''
Capt. Moore gave no indication as TO
whether he had heard this speech or not,
but getting into is boat he returned to
his vessel.
Not long after Mary had arrived home
Kate Martin called with 8 message from
Jere O'Brieu, that the occurrence Of
that afternoon should be kept profound
secret so far as be was concerned. She
received the communication -zEifhaEze
comment, DuE uer neart Was ouslly at
work.
Ii was on Saturday, May 9Th, ITS,
bat two days after the foregoing occur
renee, during which time commuhication
with the schooner had almost ceased,
that the inhabitants Of Machisa we're
startled By strange and momentuous
announcement, which vas no less than
the news of the battle of Lexiagton.
This information was received With Sc
cret joy rather, than open sEulsations
they were all patriots, and had dreamed
of and hoped for resistance, bat the step
was one fall OF doubt and danger. In ,
few minutes after the messengers Arri-
val, the principal persons OF the town
gathered for private consultation in D
private room. when it wss determined
20 aaks pablis demonstration Of their
sympathy with the cause Of ths patriots;
| and while the means Of this we're under
discussion, some one sugg gsSted that As q
king NGBsd4 was Ia L15 na8DuGs sAz
should be captured. The idea was
promptly adopted, and after some debate
! It was determined, AS the next day was
Sunday, 90 seiEs the officers in church,
where they had always puaStaally atten-
ded service. Ths bearers Of the nsws
were, therefore, enioined TO be silent and
band OF young men selected for the
sdvsature, among who@ vas Jere "
Brien. ....
! On the next day, Cept, Moore, who
| thought il high time 10 show himself, In
company With the principal officers 8f
/ his vessel, attended divine SERVICE Eg-
erything had been arranged cautiously
and we'll, as it was supposed, but the
good people Of MAchiAs were not aecus-
/ toned 70 duplieity, and e1uld not hide
| on their coRnseRaaeea taa anxiety ef
| their hearts, go that the HFitish captain
soon took the alarm snd began whisper
ing among his ofheers sJms arrangefnS Snt
to secure thar frghs this led % pre-
eIpisats movement On the part Of the
citizens which further alarmed Capt.
| Moore, who vas enabled with bis coma
panions, 90 make his escape through the
windows and gain the beach in advance
Of his purSusrs, where ha was uadsr pre-
lection of the guaS Of the schooner. 4
few harmless shots were fred over the
town and the schooner, which, we have
forgotten 10 say, was called the AArKFek-
@, dropped down ths river. Hsrs shs
was followed and summoned 20 surrender
bat without needing the demand, she
weighed anchar, and ran aowS inta the
lower bay, 81 the confluence of the two
rivers, where che remained for tho dag
unmolssted.
! On the nsxt day, Monday, the pszse-
able town Of Maehias witnessed . strange
sight four young msas led By Jera q
Bgien, took Q lumber sl0op aud bTaagha
Asr down 10 the wharf, where they gsys
! threa cheers for volunteers. In vess
} short times some thirty ave bold, alhsa-
. tic men were collected arEasd promis.
, euoasly with guns, harpoons. pistols anc
piGchforks. They naaaged also 10 Re
. an old Aaldpsnos on beard, wEkA quan,
tity Of ammanition and thns rsdea1
. armsd sna fnparfeekly equipped, thsai
i. souls hred with lofty courage, ana thsll
r hearga burning wish the loYa ok lieeFBy
{ started forth the aFsg naval warriors u
. the colonies,
4 They new eass Of tAair sieop and mazz
!. saila amid loud cheers bOsh fFom y
shore aud aboard Aa soon aA thnsa sah
r sided they began 70 pat their cFAes =
o order, and come one proposed TO ssaeds ]
captain which was Is oafae a@xaea sn Aal
Jere 0sReisn unanim0nsly eh0aeM. II
: the meantime the apT- glasses wexa 1
e use On board the. NaFgresia ,zad - apa