Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-11-18

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!! foliage, while he observed with surpris
= their stealrhy movements. .n -5"aH
sHow,l far is the grist mill hence
Sambo p asked the young officer, look
ing about him after his party had got OF
the bridge, all but one to guard tn
boat. - ,stHT'inum'-'3 vt''T'''S i"2
i 'tThe grist. mill am about third o
a mile up the creek, and the other on,
lIYhere the most grist be, is about mile
There is. good path along the shore,
/ answered man in true Yankee intona
tion but speaking with manifest reluc
JON ID deceive eel. :. me. w sarksy s you a;
dead man., said the midshipman vcr,
| positiveiya.Dz sd of STE !i''F -a 'Lro yssl'
|. tsI knotfs' dat we'll nuff so I tells yor
the truth though Il. bates,to mighty ]
knows all bout disaplace, cos I used tc
j live here once. Ober dar is where
4 Squire Harwood lives, and ober da,
way am widder Ogilvie, an wish di:
4 bigger was safe. in dar kitchen,l L neb
Der go cook again in a Boston ship, mol
no oder one artcr been taken prisoner
by the British, as I am dis time ]
wish I ma y never see blue water ngen
if I gets my liberty dis time. no "Hi
Hist with your noise Is each of you
march, forward in silence. We are in
an enemy's country, and must be eau
tious. $50 49, -
j ] eyes guess you better" said the ne
i gro sufkily! IF de country people knew
4 you were here skllkin arter corn, -four
sheep and oxen, to keep from; starvin tc
| death, as we have been for a week past
debble one of you get back to your boat
So 1 advise you massa, to keepa SHARP
eye to 9WindwardlE Guy how mad EN-
] all be in de mornin'' when dey find out
you land here in a prize ship wid only
two guns aboard and thirty men, and
carry off clear to Halifax de grist from
desc two mills, and sheep, and turkeys
too, for our ,lieptenants dinner Dey
swear too, and I ex pect de Squire swear
/ enuff for a'who4e regiment. ",-f''
! Forward L" cried the midshipman
"Silence all, and advance swiftly with
| caution" -..,..s{ -.sai,-Er-s ......7-
They filed off the bridge and taking
the path along which the negro led the
way, they were soon lost to- tho sight OF
| Edward inithe gloom of the overhang'
ing banks OF, the. creek. T. 1siiaq q.
These men are English" hefrcfect-
ed, as he let himself down upon the
bridge" the.vessel is prize bound for
| Halifax, with a midshipman and two
and thirty men-twenty here and ten
on board. My course is decided on !
It. will take them an hour to visit both
mills Half of that time is enough for
me. I shall know where to seek the
militia party with fife aud drum, and if
L can find twenty men willing to place
themselves under my orders, / will win
| Annette before to-morrow's sunrise
| AS he spoke he glided ,noislessly away
| from the bridge, and after getting be-
yend the bearing of the man in the
boat, he few like the wind across the
meadow in the direction of what was
called the Cross Road, a cluster of viii
lslageihabitations, 1.-The principle Of which
was a large country ,tayern, where he
knew he would find assembled many of
the militia men who had horne a part
| in the review in The neighboring town.
| This inn waa about half mile from the
bridge, on road in thee rear of Squire
Harwood' 5 farm, across, which leaping
fence after fence, Edward Oglyie was
now flying with the speed of a deer.
/ Tire tavern as I. Ire came near, was so
quiet that he feared the men he sought
had retire to their respective homes,
seeing light In the top however, lie
hoped to find some one there. SThro'
the window, as be approached the door,
he saw that the bar room, was nearly
filled with men,, The next moment he
was in their presence His manner was
divested of all excitement. and a spirit,
Ecalm and resolute beaned from his eyes.
There were at least twenty men in the
apartment, most of them with knapsacks
and bayonet belts upon their persons,
and some leaninglupen their muskets,
while the guns of the party were stack
ed in a corner of the room. Some OF
them were smoking, others drinking
and all listening to long yarn, told By
one of.the party, Of certain exploits by
1 Himself, personally at the battle Of
| Platsburg. a. io s1uT9yrt' 80 a- '3a 81
''1 On Edward 1enterance, the landlord
I first noticed him. - a
ssAh-so you can enter tavern or
training day. Mr.. Ogilvie. Glad to SEE
you. Though you are not much of {
fighting man, l like you for your broth
ers' sake, who are all serving their coun
i try. But there must be parsons as vel
as soldiers, and every man to his trude
All eyes were now turned upon tn,
4 young man. = Advancing little way
4 into the room .Fhe said with firm tone
II am glad to- find so many of yot
here Is assembled. 81 II. the brave mer
among you are willing to place them
4 selves under nay direction for the mex
two hours,t u will lead you where yo,
can win both honor and prize-money I
~ "SpokeDwith spiriti" exclaimed sew
4 eral of the men! }d4TI ud'i EnoZa ina
'bs'That rings like your brother George
said theriandlord. 555= 3 }.f f'2a ~
HBut what is it ?'' cried allTcrowdin.
:. around him. ilsyFazs 15G5. 3Ef ---
l. .-s'WilEyoq be iod by me7 There i
danger of life aud person; but ask n,
man to follow me where 1 fear to lead.
q 1.-The man has courage, if he is stu
i dentW rem iarked one to, the other, Will
, surprise. IHE, f'h' Il 1881" }hl .'-'.l',Af
; 'f'What have you discovered 2" de
malded two or three Of the men. rs !.