Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-03-25
a FUGITEYE's VENGEANCE.
BY LIEUT. wALDEHERE.

"L ok at me-"
The speaker rev M his brawry arms
!" lie broad sunlight of the day, and a
x,im smile passed over his features. lie
Stood amid tew 8, res Of United States
soldiers. ni, the north ianS os the Potomac,
where tie had iGst landed, after swimming
a river, III tie close Of a rum NJ Ii sht Wit.
, i zen or urre Nirg MIA dragons. Oae
Of hi. ewes TAI been q ssd 10y aVy
f,ln,y acres ,i- forehead With the butt OF
ri.t.l. aud his massive chest was bleeding
y here Lull.t tad 81 ughet ul5rg the
kin gianriug from his rils.
Yes" he repeated t. the brave men
who had heeu watching his escape, look
at M, D. | appear 10 vcu traitor, a
ward. rr villain? All these names
have been bestowed on me becau wcuG
not ell Vt gmyng traitors. Look there y
lie pu;nFed to the shore # Il little creek
ex,pudiny from the Potomac Il mile or two
into the .'-acred soil" to a range of low
buildings, from which a dull smoke was Is
suing.
There was my home" he continued.
beating his breast in d wild gus, OF grief
/ ..ThPre NV wife was stretched dead on our
threshold tv a bullet intended for me
there nv only boy has been shot ty the
I mininns Of Letcher. For more than hun
dred vsars my ancestors and family have
{ dveIt IN pPace uvon that srot, and there
7 does not 1--we the man, and has never been
soon the man "ho can saw that the Boyd
have wronged or detrauded him in any way
! or manner. And now see what these dew
! Ills have done"
TIE strong mans head sank forward up
on his breast, and he sobbed aloud, with G
grief terrible 20 witness.
..Do not mourn So. Mr.. Boyd" said Capt
I Hart, in n kindly tone, while many an eye
moistened among the observers and listens
ers. "You have escaped with your life
van are familiar with the country 10 you
yicinity-kGow who your oppressors are
and can command sufficient number o
brave men here to take AMPLE vengeance.
The fugitive grasped the Captains hands
| choking down his sobs.
Yes, vengeance is the word " he ex-
claimed, huskily-"I will live for re-
venge."
He remained motionless, watching tn
movements of the Virginia troops acros
the river as they retreated in the direction
of the fugitive patri6t's burning homestead
With the aid of field telescope, handle
him by Capt Hart, he watched them unit
thew had disappeared behind some tree
shading the road which wound along tn
shore of the creek.
"Do you wish to return instantly" aske'
Capt Hart, ''at the head Of SOME OF GU
brave fellows"
Not now, thank you. l would not car
for u plan Of vengeance which should sac
rifce any Of your men. must have tim
to think"
Aud to have your wound attended to,
reioined the Captain. You narrowly es
caued the wretches. | was never more az
opjzsd in my life than in watching you
running fight, and your swim, amid thei
bullets, and would have given ten years o
nv life for good field piece. UnhaPpil
ali our troops on the Potomac have bee
short Of batteries, aud that is why l eeul
not cover your flight any better.
Thus saying, Capt. Hart conducted tn
rnqitiye TO his tent, and called in the sur
ge0n to attend to his injuries, and provide
Tefreshments. Mr.. Boyd was now able
master his emotion, but no one but tn
Judge of all hearts knew what bitter sor
row RACED in his breast. To lose his be
loved wife and only son at one blow, wa
indeed a terrible bereavement.
During all the remainder OF the day tn
} fugitive remained in the Captains ten
waiting for the night to come to lend II
man tie to aid the plan Of vengeance he ha
, formed. When all was still in the Unio
; esup. rave the ~atchfDl sentineIs, pia
teou of picked men, with Captain Hart an
Mr.. Boyd at their head, silently descende
m the bank, and crossed tue river in a bos
which was in waiting, not sound loude
| .han Tho riny,Inp of the current bein
heard until landing was effected on th