Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11

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coat; and Mr.. Kitten respectfully tying
his pocket-handkerchiet over Mrs. Por-
dage's nightcap. noticed Mrs. Bell
tott run out screaming, and shrink upon
: the ground near me, and cover her face
in her hands, and lie, all of q bundle,
shivering. But, what / noticed with
the greatest pleasure was, the deter
mined eyes with which those men of the
Mine that had thought fine gentlemen,
came round me with what arms they
had: to the full as cool and resolute as
could be, for my life-aye, and for my,
soul, too, into the bargain!
The chief person being Mr.. Macy, I
told him how the three men ofthe guard
would be at the gate directly, if they
were not already there, and how Ser
jeant Drocce and the other seven were
gone to bring in the outlying part of the
people of Silver-store. | next urged
him, for the love of all who were dear to
him, to trust no Sambo, and, above all,
| if he could get any good chance at Chris
tian George King, not to lose it, but to
put him out of the world. twill follow
your advice to the letter, Davis says
he; 'what next?' My answer was, Il think
sir, ] would recommend you next, to or
der down such heavy furniture and lum-
Der as can be moved, and make barri-
cade within the gate That's good a
gain says he; will you see it done?' 'Pll
willingly help to do it, says l, unless
my superior, SERGEANT Drooce, gives me
other orders He shook me by the hand
and having told off some of his COM
panions to help me, bestirred himself to
look to the arms and ammunition. A
proper quick, brave, steady, ready gen.
tleman
One of their three little children was
deaf and dumb. Miss. Maryon had been
from the first with all the children sooth-
ing them, and dressing them (poor little
things, they had been brought out of
their Geds,) and making them believe
that it was game of play, so that some
of them were now even laughing. / had
been working hard with others at the
barricade, and had got up pretty good
breastwork within the gate. Drooce
and the seven had come back, bringing
in the people from the Signal Hill, and
had worked all along with us; but, /
had not so much as spoken word to
Drooce, nor had Drooce so much as
spoken word to me, for we were both
too busy The breastwork was now fin
ished, aud found Miss Marysn at my
side, with child i'll her arms. Her dark
hair was fastened round her head with
band. She had quantity of it, and
it looked even richer and more precious
put up hastily out of her way, than had
seen it look whenit was carefully arrang-
ed. She was very pale, but extraordi-
narily quiet and still.
Dear good Davis, said she, Il have
been waiting to speak one word to YOU
/ turned to her directly. If / had re-
ceived musket-ball in the heart, and
she had stood there, / almost believe l
should have turned to her before drop
ped.
This pretty little creature, said she,
kissing the child in her arms, who was
playing with her hair and trying to pull
it down, cannot hear what we say-can
hear nothing. trust you so much, and
have such confidence in you, that ! want
you to make me promise
what is it, Miss?
That if we are defeated, and you are
absolutely sure of my being taken, you
will kill me-
Il shall not be alive to do lit, Miss.
shall have died in your defence before
it comes to that. They must step across
my body, to lay hand on YOU
But if you are alive, you brave sol
der How she looked at me! And
if you cannot save me from the Pirates,
living you will save me, dead. Tell me
So
Well told her / would do that, at
the last, if all else failed. She took my
hand-my rough, coarse hand-and put
it to her lips. She put it to the child's
lips, and the child kissed it. / believe
l had the strength of half a dozen men
in me, from that moment till the fight
was over.
TO BE CONTINUED.