Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-23


the act. .fi ni
Are you wounded !! she asked. hur-
riedly.
i do not know he replied. Il have
not thought Of myself have 'houghton.a
Iy of you and your friends, | never have
time TO think OF myself when you are
near should despise myself if did,
You are too brave, too generous an
swered Jessie, with emotion. you ex- D
pose yourself needlessly ; You have too
much contempt for danger,
There is no such word as danger when
| do battle for the safety and honor OF Jss-
sic Burnside
Too chivalrous I! too chiyalrous" eX-
claimed Jessie. ...... -
Il can't quite understand This silence.
said HITTER, approaching Hazletnrs,.
WAX my flax. If ] don't believe tho
critters has got enough ont said Podi-
iah. You see they cans stan near so
much hammerin' as folks can as aru 6ght-.
lin for liberty. few right smart knocks
lakes the starch right out Of en-
.Thev're towards If they don't try ii
again. returned HutIer. There's dozen
OF EN-, at least, and they ought 10 be
match, in the course of nstur, for four /;
but we've got something within US that
they haven'l-ove of frents, home,
country and justice. See what work
they've made of your house, Miss jessie:
the winders are riddled, the doors broke,
IN, furnitary ruined, and everything at
sxens and seVens.
we love Laurelwood, replied Jessie.
'bnt we love the cause Of freedom better.
The destruction Of properly will grave us
but little, if valuable lives are spared and
The Tory miscreants punished.
Punished ?-be assured that they sil!
exclaimed Paul HazlehHrst. Heaven IS
Just ! Some Of them are even now reap
ing The reward OF their villiany. ieok at
those expiring wretcbss whs fell near tho
door. Listen TO their mosns OF anguish
What thought have they 10 comfort them
and soften their pains of dissolution
They die--s horror 10 themselves and
every juslice.loving mind. What re-
membrance the Tories Of South Csrpiina
will leave 10 posterly y ,-.ru Ig r
The word Tory will be the synonym
Of infaiDy,' said Judith.
The night had set in quite dark, and
objects could be seen at a short distance
only. The trees looked dim and misty
in the nocturnal gloom. Tom Huter and
his comrades strained their eyes in every
direction in search Of their foes, bot with
out discovering them. The surrounding
scenery was as quiet as if il had never
been disturbed by the sound Of humsn
conflict nothing broke the quietude save
the grosns of the wounded in the house,
and, at long intervals, the cry Of a wolf in
the tangled hedges Of Laurel Swamp.
The fears Of the young ladies began TO
subside an ssurance-fainl and ,Tec,b-
ling, at first-thst those lawIess men had
retired and would not relurn 10 renew the
coafict, took possession Of their minds.
A glow Of hope returned TO their, pale
cheeks. AZ their own danger grew less
imminent, in their estimation, feelings Of
CON passion for the wounded Tories visit
ed their hearts. They would have pro-
duted lights 10 examine their condition,
and make remedial application. bad they
not been cautioned by their more expert
enced defenders. .tt, r,,J t,
Half an hour elapsed. The saences
continued unbroken. Tom Houer was
not al ease, but walked stou, ner,op.ly.
casting prying glsnces from one wibduw,
then from another. He was suspicious /,
and unssus6ed. He knew that they had
suffered loss, but mol enough 10 prevent
brave men, or persons OF even ,otdinsryI
hardibood, from making further attempts.
Paul Hszleborsl at first shared BulIers
inquieIude. but finally joined The ladies'.
confident that there was no immediate
danger to spprehenc.
I Il can't comprehend il Y purered Hut
ter. IN perplexed manner. There's al
lers mischief goiR' on when folks are
STILL 4 Ia Bod
! 'Tbsrs sbeout my own way, o. lhink-
/ IN remarked PodJah, who head Toms
iremstks Tie most mischief Is done
| with the least noise, 'cordfp tumy expe-
rence fest and last, here and the, by and
large, as ihe world goes, Did YOU ever
go courIin,' Mister 2 ,..f .,.
! i never did said Tom.
well, ihst's sbsout The siiIIsst work
/ you can find. ] reckon, lhoogh sometimes
there's heap o business done. .ii a.gi
'Hsrk = said Tom. rt. l.-F,. IA, l....f
Il don't hear nolbin' but Paul and the
gals. PsUl's rs,iIer sweei on one Of EN-,
! should say. though 'tw1uld be hard TO