Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-23


There was II moment ofincnse anxiety, then the door
was heard 10 close. Almost simultaneously Podnh
tnmhlcd down the stairs, covered with cinlcrs his
face aud hnnls bs,ered, and some OF his white locks
wiihcred to ashes.
lirately dnncr cried Jessie. II you h we not
saved US Noa have at least given MS n fcpricvc.'
'Dont praise me returned Podijah. The praises
oi gal 'ntoNcates me like ardent spert-the poot'er
the gal tue druuker il makes me. | never shall git
nwny from this place alive il there's anything despcr-
ate can do
pcsptr,tcl all is Desperate said llutter. We
might enl way through aud save ourselves. per-
hars' ttheic was nothin Of feminine nniur to look
nrt'r, lni these gals cant stan musket balls, nor
they '1gt stan fire.
'lrtensr exclaimed Paul. What shall we do"
hot fer ourselves, but for these poor girls
Escape ~ YOU can through the darkness, aud ms
for II, gfls We will trust to tho mercy of the enemy,
aud yield ourselves prisoners answered Jessie, eager
~,
Ne, We will trust ourselves to the humanity ol the
Tories, said judith aud Ruth hurricdly.
'Aon viii find it poor trust, returned liuiter,
loohue r"muassionaiey NJ the three girls. I'll 10
miserable melty you'll git from them. No, no We
can't th.Gh of hat
God bless you, Tom lIuler mol We can't, in
deed, think Of that. We will die, il it bs Heavens
will h: thc'c dear aud helpless ones but iorsakc
them, never!
\ Iona sion, arose from without. The Tories were
cNuliuc in their success.
What must be doneY asked Paul In an ngony of
anxiety
'Wc can do two things replied llnltcr. Remain
here nn b" hnfnt, or rush out aud be shot
Won neither be burnt nor shot / retorttd PodtJh
stontly.
I'm hoou1 to livens long ns uppcrs and undcts II
hold Together, amt gon to knock under IN the
morrin . IN, days by gum know that all iesh
is Elnss hnt dont want my grass cut while ,ts 80
green. II hold on To existence 10 the last gasp,
swoN : Tom llutcr, I'm goin 20 ent jest about my
.,.l I Il, ,I iIrsr rtlz N,
the tarnni fori"s n lcrIle qui,hcrn You can load
load o hly when there's thundcr-shower comm np
like race hnrser
laurclNooa House shook with the violence of the
dcvonlne flame which had eaten through the roof
and now cnvclopcd tile and raltcr, While the group
looked mp in alarm, red sword Of fire wns thrust
down through the ceiling.
II is thr flaming sword ii us nom our
Paradise cried Jessie.
Nay -rii Paul mpressivcly some Of us may
be eolur To eternal Paradise.
The lire above gro~led nngriiy in answer, md The
black Ike pured into the room like the rank and
destructive breath Of demon
Let each man see that his weapon is loaded. Take
care, ll.l Stand back ns mr You can iom the
flame and smoke There's burnin' cndcr Oh your
dress, Miss luth-it hlaaes
|; is oat, said l'odijnh eonpasedly, smothcrlng
thcn,irirnt glow with his great hand
We must rush out two abreast snid llnt,r--
'Poaiph nul will 20 first. Ilalrlhnrst, You md
those large arms of yours to some purpose, Give
',m the contents of the bunderhuss in the face md
eyes, then club il "ni break thrir heads
Yes, mors'r Tom. This chile know what he bout.
llahbcut 10 git dat hnngn', yit. Thought u done
for dat time. OH rollv, dln'ti 71rt when dey run
mc up to de limbi Penrcd to stop my hrcn lihc.
You stood 10y NE, mnrsr Tom, aud III stand hy ,on,
Lori won't make dis ole blunlerbnss spoke to en-,
de minutei hab II chance TO oJsqnnty cross do
sights
rti,zv Nv riy ia ihp rem tpst
of the room by their md irresistible enemy which
was gatIcring strength aud herccness with iTrhtinl
rnpidy lIulirr untastened the door, aud tho fresh
ncccs8 Of the air gave additional icrSor TO the conh-
grafton. He Stood n moment nonc in the onirour-
ing smoke but no. shot fired from the concealed
aud watching ioc
'Thcre is no help for IT, added Tom. We must
Try it now never, P0lljah
Al vour side responded the Yankee, who exposed
himself to danger MS if he had been accustomed to it
from childhood.
The walls shook with the vehcmencc OF the fire,
and there was warning creak and groan amoug tho
crumhmr ,Sis aud trembling raiters.
The root will tall in IA moment cried llazehurst.
we are ready, Quick, lIutter, quick
The heart of Tom lIntter swelled with courage and
resolution his form dilntcd his muscles quvcred
for the contest
To the right friends - to the right! Keep under
the smoke much Ms you can and sIoop MS you go
Thcy gllcd unmoescd TO the end Of the dwelling.
Now for the shrnbbery in the direction of Laurel
swamp whispered liuter
a crisis approaches. Dear young ladies, he
brave ntmonished Paul, whose steady bearing and
ntshing ercs told that he ready to do battle Tor
the fair beings under his protection.
Now fora dash--last, fasier-soop- give AS sn,ll
marl, Ia The enemy AS possible!
Wien two or three rods from the burning buil,ing
the flames shot up with increased brillnncy throwing
n strong glare upon the fngtives dozen men
sprang from the grass md foliage to dispute their
progress.
Stop shouted a voice that was startlingly famil-
iar to Jessie burnside.
Down. Numbered Hutter, springing toward him
with n fierce bound, and aiming blow ut his head
with his rifle. Vnnassle staggered and fell upon
knee The tall Yankee pressed to the side of liutter
and the Tory fell crushed at his feet.
.Hayeat yon, you 'tarnal crittersl Podijah Make
pence didnt / come out here for nohs. Come QUA
dozen OF ye ut once There's n score OF earthquakes
shat up III my bouesP
sShoot down the rebels--shoot 'en down. cried
Vauasslc, whose PROSTATE form four stout fel-
lows contending
Blnto discharged his blunderbuss and the scat
terng storm Of buckshot wounded several.
seize the gals seize the gals shouted Lnngford
srm with you ? exclaimed Nat lIerrck, and both
approached the terror-stricken girls.
.Oh Paul, save us from those wretchesv shrieked
Judith.
Here's for YOU. MisterP said Herrick, leveling
pstoS vt Paul bullet whstlcd close to the young
mans iace who, putting himself between the young
ndies and the villains, held them at bay. His person
was the target for dozen furious blows which with
surpris ng adrotness he turned aside and bafilcd.
The fonr men engaged in unequal
conflict.
Fly to the swamp, girls, while W. keep the miscre-
ants in check aimonshed IIazelhursi.
The nadcns ran like frightened deer, but their de-
Tenders had the modification to two Tories in
pursuit of them without being able to go to their
assistance Ovcrpowered by numbers, they gnve
ground, bat inch by inch They were bruised and
bleeding: they began to despair.
Take en- alive boys take 'em alive, that may
hnn IN L tod Want