Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-03

! ehuusness that showed he had tuld no mn
truth. declaring himself in a state border,
ing ON starvation.
"hl'e he was eating, his mother piled
nm wrh questions concerning the army al
valley Frge. in which lie held a heuten
ants commission, aud which he had lett on
THROUGH; and the answers of the yuu,r
soldier depicted state of restitution and
suffering that caused his bearer to weep f.,
very sympathy. Three Thousand soldiers
had been down on the sick list at one time
and, without the common necessaries Of
| life, had persisted by hundreds while OF
those capable OF doing duty, scarcely one
had blanket To cuver him at nipht. ur
faed enough to keep soul and body tngeth
er. Pale, emacinted. ragged aud dirrv.
many with bare feet upon the fir, zen earth.
they walked shivering through the cnmu
by day, and crow ded themselves together n,
night, To get what little warmth they ecu d
from Each others h4dies, the %, st frrloru
and wretche1 get of beings Hat ever a ia
| ticu called to arms
God help Us all !" calculated the mnth =
er. III detected tone. Il suppose, after
all our hardships, we shall be compelled to
suceomb to our tyranuica foes"
Never, cried the young officer, "while
there Is thousand men left in our country
/ to make last desperate stand. We can
only be conquered by annihiliation; and II
II Is GODS will that tyrant shall rule over
TINS broad continent, not a single true heart
| VIII I'VE to feel the oppression and degra-
datlon. Ere that time, dear mother, | for
one shall be beyond the reach Of earthly
monarchs"
"G"d bless you, William !" cried the
mother, enthusiastically, grasping his hand;
your fathers spirit speaks in you. He
dIed on the battle field with thuse septi-
ments IN his heart; and | freely give YOU
my Sun and only hope-tu the gIori,us
cause which his blood and that of thousands
of others has ballowed."
For several days the intrepid young ofi ,
Ger remained concealed beneath his moth
er, root, his presence Supposed to be known
| only tn themselves. But one evening near
the end of his furlnugh, when he was he
ginning to think about preparations for his
! secret departure, an officer with six men
appeared ut the donr. and said that he had
orders ia arrest one William RuggIes SIM
passed to be somewhere in this dwelling.
why, that is my son !'' said the wid,w
in great trepidatiun
81 much the more likely that he should
he here them WAS the unfeeling reply
And Tor what would ynu arrest him t?
| and what will be done with him il found p
we shall take him for SPY, and. if
found guilty, he will be hung of course rs
every cursed rebel should be. Here. B,dg-
er and Wllcot, guard the back DIOR. Won
Dent and Walters, begin the search and
you, jones anu johnson, remain where Won
are. Sharp now. all of youl Let the fel =
l1| he taken alive if pusstle-but, alive or
dead let him be taken. Now, good wumau
II he Is IN the house, of which we are verS
strongly assured, let him appear aud save
yourself much trouble, otherwise the c ~
sequence be on your own head"
III you think my son is in the house.
search To your hearts content !" returned
the mother, externally calm, internally SUI
| ferBg.
And forthwith the search began.
Meantime the young Ieutenant, who had
heard enough to comprehend his d,,,.,er
had set abJut effecting his escape, but nMt
altogether in the manner first intended -
lie went out on the roof, it is true, AID tied
the long rnpe to the chimney, casting one
end down toward the street, but his ouiy
tor hiimd. lie had seen that the Driaks
| of the dividing wall between the house nr.
cupied by his m"ther and one of the two
aoJoinir z buildings. had heen lunsly put W.
! under the rIdgepOie, and his present design
was t. remove a few Of these, crowd thru
INTO the lott o. the other house and then
replace them. This purpose he affected he
tore the soldiers searching for him came up
near enough Ia hear the little noise he WAS
| c"Dnelled to make. The oven tran door IF
the root, and the rope around the chimney
served u Wislemd them, as he had hurrd ::
ana II was with feeling of intense satrs~
faction that he heard them announce the
manner 81 his escape. lmmGiIatelv after
the whole rarty loft IN haste first threaten
ing Ms Rugglrs with suhsequent ven
geance ior harborlug. conceIliug. AID con.
! nlVlng a. the escape OF rebel spy. even
tn ugh the man was her son
When .uiiy Satisfied that all the soldier,
had gone, young Ruggles attemuted 10 re-
turn INTO his mothers dwelling By the way
he lad lett, bur in again dsplacing the
bricks for this purpose. one of them sliuued
and went down through an open tran duor
upon the floor below, making a loud noise
Immediately after a light flushed up rhro'
the opening, and timld female voice de-
manted who was there.
Here was dilemma. Should the Young
saldier reply, he would be expnsed: and
should he keep silence, search wouId
probably be made, which might prove even
more serious in its consequences What
was to be done? A sudden inspiration
seized him. 1t was a woman's voice ard
women are seldom steeled to pity, He
would make himself known, APP cal to her
sympathles, and throw himself UPON be-
mercy.
Lady" he began, in gentle tone, cal
cuIated to re assure his fair nearer, be not
alarmed. am friend in distress, the son
Of your next door neighbor. l am hunted
as spy by British soldiers, and. if found,
my life will be forfeited. If you cannot
pity me- Tor G"d's sake pity my poor mo h
er, aud assist me for her sake %
He presented himself at the openirp to
the loft, aid buddy descended the stems
leading from it, directly befnre the lady, y
sweet beautiful girl of eighteen, who stood
with light in her hand, and seemed dumb
and m0tiODIess with cummingly of fear
surprise and curiosity The young man
continued to speak as he descended and
hurrIediy went on to narrate all that had
occurred, concluding with the search of the
soldiers, and his escape into the loft above
Thank God it is in my power to aid
you, SIR" were the first words Of the girl.
spoken with look aud fe ling of sympathv
that made the heart of the soldier bound
with strange emotions.
She then went IN to tell him that a Gus
in from New Jersey, about his size aud
build, and looking not unlike him, WAS then
on visit to the family. having IA pass frum
Gen. HIVE This pass she had that even
ing been locking at. and by accident it was
now IN her possession, the cousin having
gone out with the rest of the family, and
forgotten 1t.
Take 1t and fy, and may God preserve
yon y she said. II can arrange it with my
kInsman," she continued Il can have lost
1t, and he can easily procure another"
She hurried him dawn stairs. throwing a
cloak over his shoulders on the way. which
she insisted upon his wearing. saving IL