Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-26
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
Flying from the room Kate sought egress
by another door, but that also the brave soldier
had not forgotten to lock, and throwing her.
| self upon her knees the agonized mother wept
! in wild, ungoVernable sorrow. Not long after
| the Lieutenant returned
I've whipped the devil out of him he said
brutally now you can GO and see him. Aud
mind, none of your Internal nonsense by kissing
and coaxing, and encouraging his damned in.
subOrdination I'd have shot man in my
! ranks that would have said half that boy has
He was Silenced 10y the look she gave him
Those garing eyes and set teeth told what she
might expect in defence of her child Flying
through the now opUa door, she ran up stairs
almost with the Swlftness of wings, and enter
ed the room where the Lieuteant had conquer.
ed his boy. With great but fearless sob she
flew to the couch upon which he lay extended
his little cheeks so rosy before, now quite color
less, his eyes swollen and circed with deep hues
of purple. He family sighed and smiled, while
she, bending above him, clasped him wildly in
her arms crying, Oh, Lord, how long 2
'Mamma---papa-bea meas he beat black
Bill and the little lips quivcred, the big tears
rolled down his cheeks, while sob after sob, so
continuous that they seemed ready to burst his
little heart came up from his bosom
My precious one, your tender body-oh |
my darling, why didn't you mind papa, then
he wouldn't have beat YOU
/ did say it-he can't stop me- exclaimed
the child, his weak voice growing stronger
would say it, if he killed me- he cried stop
ping his sobs and tears. Such language from
child astonished his mother
GNEonIt yo,, toIl ,nO+hor ho oxo,o a.
flag, darling ?
Yes I'll tell you. l found it up in the gar
riet, IL old Ben told me to hurrah for the stars
and stripes. But pa would have killed him,
wouldn't he 3
My brave, heroic boy = cried his mother,
lifting him again to her bosom. After some
moments of soothing. poor Willie sank into a
troubled slumber. Kate sat watching him at
the window near by, when the sound Of horses
feet were suddenly heard breaking the silence
In another moment mounted trooper appear
and was hailed from oae of the windows be.
low
Work on hand cried the trooper excited
ly. We are ordered dow1 to the Junction
Immediately
'PIl be there was the ready response, and
soon one of the servants appeared leading two
horses. The Lieutenant and his nucle mount
ed.
'Therell oe hot work, l expect, said the
trooper.
Il hope So responded Lieutenant Marks,
who was half maddened by his strong pots-
tions. | hope we shall wipe out every bloody
Union man. War to the knife, that's my cry ,
and they were off.
An honr passed by, and slave come into
the room where Kate still watched by her boy
to inform her that supper was ready.
Ben said Kate to the slave, why didn't
Martha come p
oh Missus, come cause wished for to
beg pardon of young massa, an O. you too
Pears as il get into trouble too serious in my
old age Deed, | wasn't thinking any harm
when | toIe Willie to hurrah for de stars aud
stripes O, Is poor unfortinit nigga, honey,
for to bring suffrin on young massa Willie
1t was as you say very unfortunate said
Kate, 'and you may thank Willie for not tell
Jug of you. | am not sure but Mr.. Marks
would have shot you if he had found you out. ,
The slave kissed his little master and retir