The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-22

But you must 90 TO night.
t. ighl
Yes. Ia the morning # no, sooner.
they will rrtutn with large force and
carry you oft, and probably hang you on
thc lir,l tree. You must leave to-i'ighi,
But how
Matte will condect you 10 the rendez-
yous Of our friends. There Is party
made up vino lniei ~ cto.s the noun.
tain. aud join ihs Union lo'ces IN Ken
tucky. they ae 10 start fortnight
They have provisions for Tie journey aud
will GLADLY share with You.
Al tins moment a young gil entered
the rhup and muiedly said,
.Falher Nha is the troable 70 night
Her eyes resting up the tusdiye' she
approached hlm, and, IN Il sympa'tizins
tone continued, All. Mr.. Peters, has .oar
turn come 80 soon
Ihl, Was Matte. She was ilne rosy
girl, ju.i past her eighteenth birthday, ana
The soul ot BradIey's house and hcart--
She Vas hs ali--his ~ile laslug Decl
deal hye yeas. llg ufnel toward hcss
aad, in a mid bui ligm tolr, sald,
Matte, yuu must e1nhci Mf Peters
10 the renorzvou, lmm dalel, then re-
tuin, aud we viii call 81 the ar.o age 10
rhrer uis family. Quck No time 10 be
lost. Tie bood-hounds are upon The
track. They have scented their prey, and
wl,l NOT rc,t uulil they have secured him.
They my return much spoaer than we
expect. So haste. daughter, and God bless
lcH
Thi. was not the first Time that Matte
had been called upon 10 perform sueh an
office. She had 5 dciy conducted several
Unmn meu. who had b EN- hunted from
their homes and sought shelter wIh her
father, lotbc place designated, from whence
they made their escape arross the moun-
lam, into kentucky. Turning 10 the
fngi ive She said,
Come, Mr. Peters, do not siard upon
ceremony, bm follow me-.
She lct the rhop ani proceeded but
shor, distance up the road, and then turned
off IN by-paIh through strip Of woods,
closely followed By the tug tive. A brisk
walk ui halt an hour brought them to a
small house that stood alone IN = secladed
spot. Here Matte was received Win
warm welcome by several men, some oi
them engaged in running bullets, whIlr
oilers we're CLEANING their rifles and fowl
ing pieces. The lady Of the hose. a hale
woman Of forty, WAS busy stulIins the
wallets of the men with biscuits. The
fugitive, who was known to two or three
OF the party, was received in bluff, frank
spirit OF Kindness by all, saying that they
would make him chaplain Of the Tennes-
sre Union regiment when they got TO Ken
lucky.
When Matte was about to return home
two Of the party prepared to accompany
her !; hut she protested, warning lkem oi
the danger, as the enemy were doubtless
abroad in search OF the minister. Bui.
Notwithstanding, they insisted, and accom-
panied her until ,he reached the road
short distance from The shop. Matte hur-
rvd on, bu, was somewhat surprised upon
reaching the shop TO find II vacant. She
haslened into the house, but her father
Was not there. As she returned 10 90
into the shop she thought She could hear
the noise ot horses hooIs clatcring down
the road. She listened, but the sound
soon died away. Gong into the shop she
blew the fre"Hio blaze; then beheld
thai The things were in great confusion,
aud hat spots of blood were upon the
ground. She Was now col ylneed that her
rather had been seized and carried off.
but not wiltcul "a desperate struggle on
his part.
As Matte stood gazing at the pools Of
blood "A wagon containing two per.oes
droNe up, one OF wlom, an a lielrlic
Young man 0 five.aad-tScnty years. goi
uul and entered tIn. Stop
Good morning, Matte. What ail. YOU ?
What has happened !.
Tue loun. 2lri' - art wa. too folI for
Ief 'snsn' 10 give ulirrai,cc, and lhrow-
~. ner-c.f upa tlIc shoulder oi 'iic young
lusm lie sobbingly Nclaim'd:
'Ihey haze taflIed him rti Don't you
SCI the blood =
Have they dar'd to lay hands upon
,our allfcr, Tie iuiefnai wreicieS
Maitie recovered he,scll ,uiheh nily 10
narrate the events ol tie srning. " hen
she bad finished, he eNela mad
Ola tia, should hayr liA ed to see lhe
day lha ed frnaessce was 10 be thus d,s-
gfaced Here Joe
Al llhs the hhcr person in Tie wagon
al ghrd alsd entered lLe slaop lie wasa
siaisari Negro.
Joe continued The young man, you
woud Ike yoir freedom
Well, AIassa john, | wouldn't ike
Inuc4 10 lrabe you, but den I'se like bc .
free mu,.
'Joe, ihp white race have maintained
lh,ir libeny hy their salor. Are you
vi ing q tisti Tor ,ours: Aye! iigla ls
The death z
+ lie fight for you any time, mnssa John.
i believe you Joe But have des
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