The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-16

"Poor little oppressed and suffering
chattsl, how my soul longs or"-here he
examines her feet; she has a very pretty
pair of stockings and shoes upon them
Poor little thing, how I do long to-
now he pulls off her shoes, now her
stockings; what is he about to do p
There, he has put them in his pocket, and
now he gently lets down the child, not
upon the floor as he should, but upon the
20 sin! Oshame! Ophilanthropy! how
can he be so unfeeling ? does he expect
this world and the other, too. are blind :?
he raises her clothes, and now-seats that
little extract Of ebony fairly down in that
deep dish of gravy! Gun is rising ge-
MUS. There he goes now; he has
achieved a sorrel horse, lady's saddle
is mounted upon his-the horse's-back
with sack of meal behind him, while be-
fore him. piled on the horses withers, is a
huge pile Of bacon.
Several whining, anxious young dogs,
allured by the SAVIOR Of the bacon, follow
him closely, while overhead we see how
ering, and hear the hoarse, ominous croak-
ing of couple Of expectsnt ravens.
There isan alarm-'the troops are after
us; We must retreat up the stream"
They now take their howitzer and sink
it in the stream, and pile stones upon it.
Now they take the wheels and hide them
in the bushes, in different places.
Now they take the gun carriage and
hide it in another place many of them
hide their muskets, and now they pile
their booty into wagon. The wagner
objects Gentlemen, came here to bring
your guns and equipments. l did moi
come to haul jay hawked plunder. Take
this villainous stuff out again, or will"
They demonstrate; he is inexorable
and now he tosses the baggage overheard
and is gone. The retreat begins they
leave part Of their plumber, but what is the
matter with Gun? He stands there, and
the eloquent tears trickle down his youth
full face. Somebody among the company
has stolen his jay-hawked horse and sad.
die, and left bis towering ambition tc
settle down once more upon the back o.
that little sorry black mule. Poor Gun
you did not go off as you expected. Six
teen miles to ride over the bald prai
rie, without chance to warm, in such ,
cold time as this, when the wind blow
keenly, and the cold congeals the breath
upon the whiskers.
Gun is benumbed. His mule wears nj
saddle, and when he goes up hill-ther,
he goes off behind, and lies sprawling OF
the ground.
"Elp, gentlemen. 'elp; don't you see
raise my and in token Of distress ?"
"Ycs; and your heels, too. Why tn
ID don't you hang to the ears" say
one; ito the tail, BOBBY" says another
"Gentlcmen, my 'ands arc numb,
cries Gun.
They help him to mount, and he ride
on.
Here it is down hill, very steep. GU
remembers that his comrades tell him t
take hold of the mules long ears.
i He reaches forward-grasps the eari
but the little mule is viscious, and whe
his ears are invaded he suddenly drop
down his head-gives it tremcndou
shake--kicks high, and Guns equilibrium
is destroyed. and he tumbles headlon
over the mules head upon the ground
The company laugh; G In cries; noun.
again, and now, after al scenes of th
character, they have reached their conten
plated rendezvous without having bee
discovered by the troops.
Capt. Hart speaks: "Now, boys, l hav
done l shall return. Its all d-d chea
there is no invasion. As many as are dil
. posed to go with me, I will lead safel
, through"
+ None are disposed to follow, and b
goes alone.
The company augmented gradually, I
they came from the north they are no,
. and have been dropping of one by on
+; as fast as they could be well mounts
Q and now they number about twenty -fiv
Grabhorss how speaks: "Well boys,
: you are inclined to remain / will be yo1
2 leader.n GsrtsS-> c,J ts.>Ss.
: "Amen, Parson.~
"There are Fly Pro-slavery men in
Q house on the Usage we must rout ther
4 We will disperse now, and meet at -
j. within FIVE miles Of the house. TIL,
]. havs'taksn several prisoners, and are d
termined to hang them. We must libs
9 ate them, and drive off those scoundreli
n Such is the information, and the ord
: You, see those horsemen coming fro
70 different points where they have be
+ secretcd-And gradually converging u
y til now they are together upon the pl
appointed ground-"Forward, move Ii,
re ly." They approach the house. but I
.. prisoners have previously made their
d cape, and the redoubtabls fifty have 7
10 away. There is not man to be foul
h "D-n 'em-ws'll rob the house 81
D. how"
Virgins springs to the door. revol'
g. in hand.
or "Stand back there are nobody but '
,p men; the FIRST one tha. molests the
=. dies"
D. ladies, If shsrs are fire arms in
70 house, pass them out; nothing else sh
be molested."