Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-10-30
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food 70 shs senssiss, and % got pss
ahaga % lR f8 a2aaEs a84'ElI i8sa.5
sBas | taezxht shAs wa sss yoas sxz
amusement. Oh, William, IL yea aho1le
be discovered! Why did Yoa yansars L
this fnannssy y's st a7t'fss ssi as #
n eoald not gss q passs aad ] was %
saxaoas TO see yoa and Mar tAas ] 70
solyed TO Eisk IT,
"Qnick, thee, coma up stairs, snd lei
ms Ok upon b hiding plaee III osca, bsfors
anything happens? Oh, WllisAzzv asn
alarmedlo s,,,s, ia, .y.t ~ 9
Both hasfened up stairs to the third
ssory, and after siderfng ssvsgsi places
decided that the loft, eaoss under The soof,
zaight ba the bass for eonesaamsns, ~ che
trap dear leading to IL sosld be fassssed
anderneaths which woHld tepd 70 blind .
search, while she man, IL pressed, coaid
escape % the roof, and, Ey nseans Of i
long rope, fasbsaoa 10 she ahimasT, csuid
Lower hlmseH aishsr 10 the Yaxd on the
skssst. This would mot inssare his escapa,
NE two could thfnk Of, and served 10 ren-
der boah less fearful or aeseesion and the
s4Fisas consequences. Hayiag provided
the rope, the asth@ hasssasa to bring up
large Qusntisy Of food, which her son
began 70 deyour with q rayeaousnass that
ah6ws6 be had seid no unarash, wAaa, in
The character OF q haggary be had dsalar-
ed himaalf In state bordsEiag On stag
vation. TtF -, /
Whiis be was eating, his mother piled
hiaa win qaessicas concerning the array
at Valley Forge, la which hs held o lisaf-
snantps commission, and whiGs be bad left
on farloagh; snd the anawers of the
yotlng soldier depicted state of dessitu.
tion and suffering that caused ais hsaser
to weep with rsgy syupatby, Three thous-
and soldiers DAD been down on the sick
list at one tfufe, and sfthous the eousnoa
neeessaries Of life, had pegished by hun.
dreds While these eapabie Of Doing duty,
scarcely one had q blsnket 70 cover hira
At night, or food enough to ssep seui and
body together. Pale, efnsesased; ragged
and dirty, many with bare fsss rspan ths
frozen earth, they walked stsswersng sffo'
the camp by asyS and crowded sheassIYes
sogeshsf by night, 70 get sbat heas shey
ronad from each aEAeFva bodies ske nzest
ferlorn sss of beings that eSeF aakios
called 10 arms. @ at3 sAEs
sssiod heap ms '' eiasuIassa the mother
In q deiec4sd Tone sSAftaF MI ear bard
ships | supposed, we sisAla Afssr all be
compallsd % ssacoamb to osE tyraaical
toes.n & ets s--oa,.. .- ess,t8sI ..s,g
tNever," credit the young ofhcer,s g
while there Is 4 thousand men left IN our
oountry 10 make d Desperate staad. w q.
can only be conquered by aanihilasian J.
and il it is Gods will that q tyrant shall
rule over this broad continent, not sim
gle true heart will livs to feed the oppres-
sioH and degradation. Ere that fsma,
EaoEhas L for ems shall bai bsyead she
reach Of earthly manarch-"
"God bless yoa, William cried the
mother, enthusiastically, EraspHng his
hand ssoar fssAsRss sgsrR aoss speak
In yoa. He died On the hatis~feld With
these sentiments in hia heart and freely
give yssn--Iny guIy son anu hope-so the
glorious canse which his blood and
that of thousands of OTHERS has hai--
lowed~o trE -....e. -.... i
For seFeral days the intrepid yeungl
officer remained concealed beneath his
mothers roof, his presence supposed 20
De known only 10 fheMselves. Bot one
eseniag susax the end of his farlough,
when he vas beginning to think of pre-
pairing for his departure, An ofscer with
six men appeared ut the door, and said he
nad ardsrs 20 arrest enc v III lam Ruagi ss
supposed TO be ss4aswhare IN this dwell
ling;
ow. = .sr #t@H a 4
So muah The more likely that he
should be hare thaa," was She anfeeiing
reply, sPiy -, -. -. "a. -. A.. !,
and what vii be done wish aam If he il
found.n sN-
ssWe shall take him as SOY, and Ii
four i guilty, he will bs hang Of cearse,
nj sEeEy cursed rebel should be. Here
Badger and WiLoos guard the back door
yoa Bent and Walters, begin the search
. snd you Jones and johnson, remfain where
,Ieu are Sharp now, adj ofyua! Lss the
fellow be taken alive if possible--bat
alive or dead let hin be taken. Nov,
aasd wsmAa, If las Ia tln saae aaasa. OF
which we are very steougly assured, let
hiaa appear and save yourself mach troa-
BILE, otherwise the Consequence bs oa gear
head" ..+ ........- s-s.. 4
HIf you think my son is IN the house,
search TO your hearts contsnt" returned
the mother, externally eallns internally
suffering. -.
And forthwith most diiigsnt search
began. .-..... ...t. sEta ..sn IL
Meansime the young lea senaat, who
had heard enough to 'eoaprnked his dam
ger, had set about effectlns bis escape,
but nok aitogeshcr in the manner Grst Ii.
tended. He went to- the roof, ii Is true,
and tied the long rope to she chimney,
casting one end down towards the street,
bat 1thia only for blind. He had seen
titsat the BRICKS Of tho diivTdsfus val, be-
tween Ii and the adjoining house, were bat
loosely put under the idge.pois. and sye1
removing few, crawl snroRgh the apart
ure and Replaces thesa he migfas escapa.s-H
This he effected noiselessays and ths trap
dor Of the r1of, snisled them as he had
hapsd. imas1iaseiy altar the whole
party left In hmste, first thressening Mrs.
Raggles wish subsequeas vengeance sor
hzrborisg sry. "a
When IN tho act oF resarning a hsick
dropped from his hand and fell through
an opsn trap-door, making q loud noise.
Ennaediasely sfsss q lighf flashed up shso,I
ths opsning, and siHlld female voice de-
mandsd who was there.
Here was asiilemana. ShCald the young
aaIsffpr refsfw. NJ sxafsld be axnsssxsi md