Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-09-07

deeply and bitterl ly. ''Aud, praymy pret-
ty heroine, who might your brave father
be? Some rascally cur, I'll warrant. %
Contemplate Briton, my father occu-
pies place the like of you could never
hope to aspire to, and no man living, friend
or foe, would dare to hint wrong and
couple the name, Of Col. Moore with such
an act ..r.E --
Col Moore, indeed the rankest trai-
tor that ever lifted his hand against his
lawful sovereign - responded the English
man between his teeth. ~e- oil
'tLiar, cried the young girl vehement
". "My father IS true patriot, and
brave and honest a man as lives"
"a cursed rebel, who deserves hanging
and will get his due the first time he falls
into the hands Of his majesty's soldiers
| We have been looking for him and several
others this long time. Come my lady,
you must 60 along with me into the camp.
With you in our power, we shall lave
better chance of securing your rebel father,
and that willrepay me somewhat for this
cut across the face. y ''-.f r II -s.l - ..
-"My brave father is safe beyond Your
reach, and SO will his daughter be in a few
moments, 2 reioined Lydia, again drawing
back her arm and dealing the Englishman
another blow that for the instant fairly
| blinded him. At the same time she urged
forward her horse by hand and voice.
! Obedient to the will of his mistress, the
noble animal gave a plunge and ierked
away from the writhing and bewildered
Englishman, and dashed ahead rl.-sa
With cry of rage, Lydia's assailant1
spurred up his own horse and madly dart,
ed in pursuit of the flying girl. 1T the top
of their speed the animals tore along the
road. Therace was a determined and excl
ting one, but everything seemed to Indicate
that Lydia would finally out-distance her
pursutr. .aa..a-#
On they sped for mile at least, and the
young girls heart bounding with her in,
creasing prospect of escape. Suddenly,
however, her horse stumbled and threw
her from his back. Fortunately the soil
was not very hard, and our heroine escaped
any serious injury. stunned and insensible,
however, she lay stretched out upon the
ground. Her horse recovered himself
instantly, and after running forward three
or four rods, stopped, lsrr b. r......
! In few moments her pursuer reached
the spot. Bending down over the pale
and half unconscious girl, he muttered7: --
! "Shes as handsome a woman as ever
put my eye on, and just as sharped tongued
and bold as she's handsome. BY my sonl
[ wouldn't have such a virago for a crown
of jewels ii--Curse her ready hand" he ad-
ded sullenly and hatefully Il owe her
deep debt, and woman as she is, I'm al
most tempted to puta bullet through her
proud heart. But no! I'll take her into
the camp, she will serve as a hostage for
her father. Come, my lady, you are past
using your whip now. Perhaps, if you'd
been quite as ready with your hand as
tongue, you would have been on your way
home now, if you have one, and not in the
camp of the enemy. ...#
Meanwhile, Lydia had been slowly re-
covering consciousness, but neither word
nor sign indicated the favorable change
With returning scnsibility she finally rea-
lized the necessity of being careful and
cautious. a
The Englishman bent forward with the
intention of lifting up the young girl, and
his position brought the butt of a pistol,
which he carried at Lis waist, in tempting
proximity to Lydia,s hand. With sud-
den CLEAN in her bright and earnest eyes,
the young girl grasped the weapon and
! sprang to her feet, almost overturning the
astonished red d-coat. Quickly pointing the
deadly weapon at the Englishman' person,
she exclaimed :. ..- .. ... ..
~''Advance one step toward me, miserable
poltroon, and as sure as I live I'll shoot
you down.
The Briton hesitated and set his teeth
with suppressed rage. The next moment
he cried out suddenly no doubt thinking
he would throw Lydia off her guard
'Fool the weapon is not loaded"
The face of cur heroine blanched but
she stood firm as a rock Drawing his
sword as he spoke, the Englishman dashed
at her.
With strong hope that her assailant
spoke falsely, our heroine pulled the trigger,
no other alternative being left her. A
loud report and an agonizing cry at once
| SiHOIe upon GuC Sli1t air. Inc HeAG mo
ment Lydia beheld the Englishman stretch
ed out upon the ground. He neither
moved a limb or muscle as she could
see. Her first emotions over our heroine
approached the fallen Briton. She stoop-
ed down and felt his pulse. 1t had ceased
to beat.
'He is dead, she murmured, 'God
forgive me if have done wrong, under no
other circumstances would have raised
my hand against fellow creatures life"
At that moment the hum of a busy
preparation foated to her ears from the
British camp. She knew what the sounds
indicated. The report of the pistol had
created an alarm. -rr
Il must fly she cried cor I shall yet
be captured, and dreadful would be my
doom then.
Hastily remounting to the back of her
horse, she dashed forward, and without
any further adventure finally arrived at
her secluded home. Ia that out of the
way corner pursuit failed to reach her, and
she escaped without the slightest molesta-
ton.
Concerning her adventure, Lydia said