The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-27
and the General WsEare.

ward hin, with fierce honnd, and aiming
blow at his head with his rife. Vantassl
staggered and fell upon one knee. The tal
Y ankle pressed to the side of Hutter and th
Tory fell crushed at bis feet
Have at you. taFnal critters Podiial
Makepeace didn't come out here, for no hin =
Come son--a dozen of ye at oDce There's
score of earthquakes shut up in my bones -
'Shooi down the rebes-sh oot EN- down
cried VaDiassle, over whose PROSTATE form
four stout fellows were contending.
Blinko discharged his blunderbuss, and th
scattering storm of buckshot wounded several
Seize the gals, seize the gals!' shoute,
Laneford. 80 s';'ssi-ss IA 7'5ia i'sis sir,
Tsi'm with vou,' exclaimed at Herrick, an,
both approached the terror stsicksn girls.
'Oh. Paul. save US from those wretches
shrieked Judith + sr7'ff7>si-a
Here's for you. Mister.' said Herrick lev
cling pistol at Paul. A bnllett whistles
close to the Dung mans face. who putting
himself between the young ladies and th,
villains, held them at bay. His person wa
the target for dozen furious blows, whicl
vi surprising adroitnes, he turned aside ant
bafied ~
The four men were now engaged in an un
equal confli.i.
Fly to the swamp girls. while we keep tn
miscreanrs in check admonished Hazelhurst
The maidens ran like frightened deer, bu
their defenders had the modification to Sc,
two Tories in pursuit of them without being
able to goto their assistance Overpowered b,
numbers. they gave ground, but inch by inch
They, were bruised and bleeding: they 'begal
to despair.
Take 'em alive boys; take 'em alive. tina
We NAV have the pleasure of haDgin' 'eu
shouted Vaptassle ...s5--....--
A single rife shot rang through the air.
A tory who was pressing hard upon Huttel
threw up his arms and fell dead at the feet Q
his comrades. -,
Hounds Of helr cried thundrous voice
You love blood, and slaughter and carnage
you shall have itr So.
An athletic man. with black patch Oh hi
left eye, a rife slung at his back, q pistol i
each hand, and large sabre swinging at hi
side, appeared in the midst of the Tories a
if he had suddenly fallen from the clouds =
He fred his pistols and unsheathed his sabre
.Tremble, zrniscreants, for One eyed Saul
among you! - 5.t. Ii ,szs-- -
The sabre f lshed like lightning around th
strangers head The tones OF his voice, th
fierceness of his countenance, and the fatalt
of his arm. struck terror and CONSERVATION t
the hearts of the Tory .fanegades. The SUI
viyors turned and fed for life. ia
s'CowardsT wretches! come back, and Itwi
,,eet Inn Gin s,e. .bandedi,, - - 1Sa-G19
One eyed Sanl Iiooeed .w;IdIp around an
1I.raha5 ,,,ooL;nal,, tben, tnrn;nor 70 Hutte
and h;o nant;ng and hieed;no comnsn;oos an
ao;n,;nd n tbe d;rrect;on tbe g;rIs baa All. q,
apla;n,a5. ,.S1.l - 80 - -
WA do rou ete,d bere7 oAftar ,ben,-.., =.
for them for thev need your helm -Tbe,
a,a sbr;eLs ron6er awoyEawag r. 10 Sau
ae anrai ~ { go .tbat co,,m.nds, yon :.
Sa,a go" mnri, - do wori, n So 7 mnst or thi
na,o ,t,at no., snd iIaro ;s,,,a rost e. =,
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ins,ant Sas IoSt To y;.,u -, :,
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r ist IN THE SWAMP. as
Casting anxious looks behind them, the ia
fugitives saw the flames of their burning hom
and groups of men struggling in the light
the red glare. 1t was mournful thrillir
spectacle, and they hurried on to escape it.
Jupe, who had proved courageous and activ
4 encouraged them by precept and examples
Rnfb HayiIand. being little behind her cor
paniops. heard the footsteps of pursners al
admonished her frieods of the fact, who nee
ed no new stimulus to excite them to I'll
greatest effort of which they were capable.-
They reached the Swamp and took shelter
1T like frightened birds. The laurel was we
nigh impenetrable; innumerable vegetab
arms were stretched out to oppose them,a
met work of vines and branches disputed thel
passage. Their hands were lacerated by CO
tact with continually projecting points, al
shreds of their garments were left upon bral
and briar. Urging their way along in Il
darkness and terrible intricacy, they soon al
unwillngly became separated. while their q
tempts to find each other involved them
new labyrinths Torn, bleeding, fainting wi
fear and enthusiasm, Jessie, Burnside sank u
on the earth.
For time her physical and mental fact
ties were in such a whirl of tempest, that ii
consciousness of everything around her seer
led slipping away from her. There remains
with her only heavy realization of som
thing fearful and shocking AT length Il
chiness of the ground aud the night 8
cooled her fevered system and restored her c
8 herency of thought. She raised herself al
supported her head upon her hand. Her d
heveled tresses her disordeied garments al
her lacerated person reminded her of the {
deal through which she had passed. The
was a lattice work of vines around and abo
her, She thought of the sudden change
her circumstances. When the sun went doy
last. she had comfortable and beloved HON
now she had none, but was hunted, pers
cuted fugitive covering IN darksome swan
the resort of wild beasts and lawless men !.
She could not be so selfish as not to think
her companions Where were they? S
5. shuddered at the possibility of what mig
have befallen them A painful recollecti
in regard to her brave defenders added I
speakably to the distraction of her mind F
N. of In .ba dantbs IF The CHI. ~ II !