Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-06-10
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Marks caught her intent in a moment and

Marks caught her intent in moment am
replied aloud q HF'' L .7i'Hazg 81 i9
"I won't turn scoundrel Miss, for fear o
death, even if had any surety the Captail
there would keep his WORD" Sd &c vsfs s.s
/ Other conversation followed, and Priscilla
who had sharp ease-knife in her sleeve, man
aged to cut the prisoners bands without OBJ
serSation.; eantioning them at the same tim.
not to move soon. She told them that tht
| Leutenantis horses, one of which was ridden By
| his servant, and both standing nearest the gate
were the swiftest of all. and then went out and
exchanged some slight observations with Nc
Phersons lpatting and admiring the various
horses one, By one, Marks kept close watch
upon her, and Eotieed that she passed some
thing under the saddle cloth of each horse
but she did not lay her hands On the two horses
of the Lieutenant. Priscilla returned present.
y, and with significant glance at the cap
tives entered the house and engaged the Lieu
tenant in conversation.
Mcpherson in The meanwhile, had noticed
that some manevering was being made, and
came on the porch to inspect the fastenings of
the prisoners As he did so, GaLl, who was
a very powerful man, struck him between the
eyes with bis full force, and thezSeotehman fell
back from the raised heor to the ground sstrik-
ing his head against stencse severely as to-
take away his senses for the time Before the
alarm could be given Marks and Gahl were
mounted on the officers horses, and galloped
furiousy up the road. Draper rushed out and
a hurried pistol shot being Intellectual, ordered
pursuit. But the party had not proceeded
fhor1
grew restiye, and at length utterly unmanage-
able. ALI attempts to control them were in
vain, and the horses growing more furious, un-
seated trooper after trooper. The single ex-
ception was in Mark own horse, which Draper
had mounted. He was quiet enough, but Ora
per happening to dismount, in order to examine
into the cause Of the trouble, the steed galloped
off after his master, whom he ultimately over
took
After considerable time thus lost, it occurred
to the Lieutenant that there was some trick in
the matter. The horses were stripped, and it
was found that the sharp spurs of the burdock
had been placed under every saddle, and had
fretted and CALLED the horses TO madness. By
this time the fngitiTes had too much start, and
pursuit was abandoned
ADOuL IOuf miles 1urther on, Marks and
Gahl fell in with three troopers of the enemy
The Americans were without sabers, but there
were pistols in the holsters, and with these they
settled two of their opponents. The third put
spurs to his horse, and turning down a cross
road, escaped. Marks and his friend were in
too much of hurry to pursue him, and rode
on towards the camp, where they arrived that
afternoon. The information that Marks brought
was of essential service. The British arrived
during the night, but found such formidable
made TO receive the attacking col
umns, that they quietly retreated by the road
they came.
Lieutenant Draper suspected Priscilla, who
denied having any hand in the matter and Won
dered very much where the burs had been OBJ
tanned at that season of the year. The truth is
that the girl had obtained them from some un-
combed wool, which lay in an upper chamber,
the sheep of the farm having obtained them in
their rambles. Thus two kinds Of non-com-
battants had played important parts in the !
matter; but the Lieutenant never found that
out.