Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-09-03

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pear, and save yourself much trouble: other-
wise, the cobsCgneseesbeso on your own head =
If yOa think my son is in the house, search
to yous hearts content, returned the mother,
externally eaIm-intornaIly suffering
And forthwith the search began.
Meantime, tie young lieutenant, who had
heard enouL h to comprehend Iis danger had
set about efTecting his escape, but not alto
getheri in The manner first intended. He went
on the root, It is true, and tied the long rope
to the chimney, but this was only for blind.
He had seen that the bricks Of the dividing
wall, between the houses occupied by his
mother, and one of two adjoining buildings,
had been loosely put up under the ridge-poIe
and liz present design was to remove few
Of these, crowd through into the left of the
other house aud then replace them. This pur-
pose he effected before the soldiers searching
I i6r Lin came near enough 10 hear the little
noise he was compelled to make. The open
trap dotr Of The root, and the rope around the
chimney, served to uli>lrad them as lie had
hoped, ana it was with intense satisfaction
that he heard them announce the manner of
his escape. Immediately after the whole par
| " left Ill haste, first threatening Mrs Ruggles
/ with subsequent vengeance, lo7 harboriHg
c9ncealing, and ccnuiring the escape Of areb-
efspy, eve!i though the man were her son.
When fully satisfied that the soldiers had
gone, young Ruggles attempted TO return into
his mothers dU cling by The way he had left
but in again displacing the bricks for this pur-
pose, one Of them slipped and went down
through an ofea trap door, upon the floor be-
low making Il loud noise Immediately afler
a light flashed up through the opening, and a
tind female voice demanded who was there.
Here was a dilemma. Should the Young
soldier reply, he would be exposed; should he
keep silence. a search would be made which
nlight prove more serious in its Consequences
What was to be toneY 4 sudden Inspiration
seized Liu. Ii wa& womap's voice, snd.wo-
men are seldom s,eeled 10 pity. lie would
make Himself Known t, nor, appeal to her
SyInpSJhitS, and throw himself upon her n,er-
c.. I'D
Lady. he began, in a gentle tone calcd-I
lated to reassuEe his iaiF bearer, " be not
alarmed. / ana friend in distress, the son OF
your next ueighbor. am hun ed as a spy by
British soldiers, and, il found, my lie will be
.Orlei,rd you caunot piry nae, for Gods
sake niIy ANY pour rao tlstF, sad assist me ioF
her axe p - Il
lie presented himself at the opening, and
boldly descended from the lott, leading down
directly before the young lady, sweet, beau
I.ul girl ul eighteen, who stood with a light
N l,el- liapd, aud seemed dunb and motiou-
les, with a commingIiug Ut fear, surprise, and
curiosity. The young man continued to speak
as he descended, aud hurriedly went on 70
narrate slt-thst had occurred. concluding with
the search OF The soldiers, aud his escape into
the loft above. .---s go.
- Thank GOD, it is in my power to aid you,
sir, were the rrst words OF the girl, spoken
with look and ieeIimg OF sympathy That made
the heart OF tue young soldier bound with
strange cmotiJuS. Il
cne then went o. to tell him, that a cousin
rom New SeFSey, about his size aud build,
and looklng no. unlike lin, was then on a
WISH to Tie family, having pass from Gener-
al Howe. This pass she Had been boxing a.,
and by acciaent, it was in her possession, the
cousin having gone out and forgotten it j
Take it t.and hy, and may God save yo1,
SIZE said; can arrange it with my kinsman.
| can have lest it and hcz can esslly procure
another. -
She hurried him down stairs, throwing
oloaR on his shoulders on the way, which she |
insisted upon HE wearingi saying that it had
belonged to deceased brother, and he could
return it at any future time. She then has.
tened to get the pass, winch she placed in his
hand, and urged hIm 10 go at once.
2 - Ii could but see mother for moment,
he said.
No, no-leave all to me- will explain
all te her-go while you can, before it is too
late"
God in heaven bless you, sweet lady !"
he said, impulsively seizing her hand, and
touching it to his lips; Il will never forget I
you
The next minute he was gone. He es=
capped. And, true to his declaration, he never
did forget the sweet girl who beiriended him
in his hour OF peril Years after, the honora-
bic vile OF General Ruggles was many a time
heard to tell Of her first romantic meeting with
him she loved, then hunted fugitive from
the Continental army ez--rE Ea--- !