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


leaving the ruffian entirely unarmed.
In, gals, in ! cried tie rescuer. Bar
your doors, and say yonr prayers, for the
Tory hounds have scended blood, and
will no, rest till they have gorged them
selves
The tall, wild looking man glanced at
Jessie, and observing that she was faint,
caught her up as if she were an infant,
and carried her 10 the door. Placing her
carefully within the threshold, he repeated
his startling warning, and vanished in the
deepening shadows of night He was
gone before the young ladies had recover
ed suddenly from their dismay to thank
him.
While they gazed at each other in a
stupor of wonder, maa leaped high
fence al the right, and crossing the inter
vening ground, stood before them, painting
and covered with persplratIon. |! was
Tom Hulter, the partisan and scout, who
was known 10 the neighboring loyalisls
as siaunch and answering patriot and a
brave man, Shrinking from no danger, and
stunning none Of the responsibilities oI
the part he had chosen.
Tom Huuer ! exclaimed Judith and
Ruth, simultaneously, what has happen.
ed You are excited with effort; you car
scarcely stand
Il have been pursued said Hutter. d
have had a race for dear life. In, and bar
ricade the doors A party Of the miSera
BILE renegades will be here in minute
Where's Binko 2
Il don't know sail Judith. He wen
out few minutes ago.
Which way 2 asked Hutter.
judith indicated the direction with hel
finger.
Hulter started off like racehorse. He
saw dark object suspended from the
branch OF tree. 1t was BIanko, who
was swayng TO and fro, and quivering in
the agonips of s.rangulalion. Hutter cur
him down in an Instant, and tearing the
rope from his neck, staggered toward the
house beneath the weight OF his great bO'
dy. A half dozen musket shots were
poured after him from the nearest copse.
The balls perforated his clothes and gra'
zed his skin in several places, but he
reached the house in safety with the hall
dead black. Leaving him TO the care Of
Jupe, the malslto girl, he barred the doors
and fastened The windows.
Jessie, who had partially recovered her
selcpossesson, looked out and saw forms
moving 10 and fro among the sArubbery
Her heart misgave her. How could they
resist so many enemies She thought OF
the strange man who had so opporuneIy
appeared TO save her from Vantassle. She
wondered why he had left them at such
a junciure !? His deep, resonant voice
still radg in her ears.
Stand back from the window ! cried
Tom Hrtter.
The warning was timely; charge Of
buckshoi crashed through the window as
she stepped aside some of which perloTa-
ted her dress, while one Of the hurting
messengers drew blood from he- white
neck
These miscreanls make war upon wo-
men = exclaiped Ruth Haviland.
Make war upon women, Miss Havi.
land p They are more savage nor the
wolves and catamounrs that prowl through
Laurel Swamp. Neither beauty nor
tears can move 'em. They are ten times
worse nor the Brilisbers themselves
They've marked their way through Car.
liny with fire and blood, outrage and rob-
berry,
Tom Hulter suddenly thrust his rifle
through the shattered pane and fired. A
cry came back through the smoke.
There was mischief in that he said,
quietly, reloading his piece.
Resistance, cried Jessie, sis hopeless.
What can you expect from them if you
are taken, Tom Hutter 2
"A rope from the branch Of The nearest
,ree,' answered the partisan, cody.
Then fy-eseape from the back door
when you may They certainly will
not be so brutal az to harm us young girls,
said Judith en,rea!ingly.
My poor gals, you don't 'em SO well
as |. I've followed their terrible trail
and looked upon heir infern'l work.
know what Happens 10 SIGH as you, and
should be tempted to kill you with my
own hand, rather than leave you 10 their
ruflian violence. II my times come. and
I'm 10 go the way Of all the airlb, I'll die
here in defence Of beauty and innocence.
Noble Tom !! cried Ruth.
If you've any fle-srms and ammuni-
ton, hurry TO bring 'em and lay 'em down
beside me, and be keerfuI 10 keep oUi Of
the range OF the pinders.'
Byriris time Binko had revived, and
hearing this order. said
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