Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-08-13

OF ners, 1elC the thrust anu Qua1ieQ before
her eye, while others drew their pistols
but the leader, throwing up the weapon
nearest to him, went on
"Well, Luce, Yictuals and drink we'va
got to have, and we won't go under that
| cursed rag"
Fictuals and drink l can't help YOUR
having, but if L am going to get them for
you, come IN through the door
Evidently her look daunted them, for.
bold as they were, they were bad and they
knew 1t; SO with rude laugh the captain
dIsmounted, shouting come on BOYS, and
leaving their horses TO the children. they
| one after another, went into the kitchen
| and drank eagerly of the whiskev set be-
fore them. AS they thus drank, thew be-
| came wonderfully communicative and lis
tening eagerly Lucy heard that thew had
beon sent out from Springfield, with some
fifty others, to see if anything could be
seen of the advance guard of Fremont's
army, who were supposed to be in the Vi
cinity. She found that the party had been
stopping at one place and another, drink
ing and devastating, and very naturally
had divided, and that Armstrong meant
to wait until the others came up, and start
together from her house. She also learn
ed that they had not seen anything Of the
iAhOOiil cOldiCiS' tcIic -tLfc them tIelr I'LL
Of liquor she let them eat the best the
house afforded, and as she was taking a
pitcher to get more whiskey, her keen ear
caught the sound of distant fife. Arm
strong heard 1t too, and with an oath, said
them lazy lubbers of his were at last COM
ing, and the old woman must take some
more dodgers along
Lucy had taken the pitcher, and closing
the door behind her. almost flew to the
yard, and taking the oldest boy by the
shoulder, said in a terribly hoarse voice:
Tom, run for your life over the NOW
ing through the lane, and tell those men
you meet to take down their flag, stop
playing Yankee Doodle, come up through
the lane with you, and they can get every
one of these men! Don't let the grass
grow under your feet now, boy"
The wind brought to her ears, what it
never whispered to those drunken men
that instead of their comrades, their stern
est foes would be around them
Meanwhile Tommy tow head shot over
the moving, over the wall and through the
narrow lane, reaching the great road Just
as band of mounted men came in eight.
lie mounted a stump, and waved his jack
ct ana the foremost one among them stop
ped
9 What is it, boy? q
Marin wants your filing man to stop
playing on that thing, and have down with
that ere flag, and come up to our house
through the lane Come on"
He was starting, but Zagonyi stopped
him u don't understand boy; what does
does she want?'
Tom was indignant, wants you to nab
some seceshers up to our house, but you
needn't come if you don't wanter"
Something in his face struck one of the
men, and he said, who is your marin,
boy r
Lucy Dudly"
80 ahead Major" shouted The fellow |
She's true blood; they shot her husband |
month ago
Zagonyi, followed by portion of his
men, wheeled into the lane, trying to keep !
Tommy in sight; and soon they came in |
view Of the low house, and the noisy rairth |
of the confederates was distinctly heard.
Armstrong never suspected, even order
ing Mrs. Dudley to show them right in |
She went-to the door, and they needed /
not that she should speak her piercing |
eager look told everything. They sur
rounded the room. Zagonyi's clear voice |
ordered those inside to surrender, while |
at the same moment the fifer gave an ex- |
. mkee Doode's come to town,
lnkee Doodle dandy"
Armstrong saw the trap, and fred his |
revolver, hitting the gray haired old grand |
mother, leyeling her to the ground No |
body noticed the shot excepting Tommy, |
and as he held her bleeding head on his |
knees he never shed a tear, but he is on |
one of Com Foote'S gunboats a powder
monkey, today, and he never hands
charge but he thinks of that terrible hour.
One or two were wounded but the fight /
was soon over, and the rebels were march
ed out bound together with old chains
which the boys had gladly found
Zagonyi must take the prisoners with
him, for men could mt be spared to guard
them and as they were all in front Of the |
door before starting, Mrs. Dudley. who
knew every inch of ground in the vicinity,
undertook to tell them nearer road to the
town They understood not her hurried, /
nervous directions, and she started as if
to 90 with them then she remembered
her dying mother, and drew back, calling
Tommy from the sufferer side to take the |
place in her stead
But the dying woman faint voice stop
ped her You go, Lucy he might make
a mistake; he will take care of me, and I
Wen keep the old flag flying.
The reserve in the lane by Zagonyis or
der had already come up, and Lucy only /
stayed to kiss the pale lips and precious
face, then she mounted her own stout tmare /
and led the way She guided them safely /
in the intricate path up to the very edge I
o. tile rayine, where, according to Arm /
strongs talk she knew the willy foe were
hidden 1t was the very spot Iagony1 |
wished to be in And she had saved him !
a long stretch of dangerous road. Then I
she fell back to the rear, just as Zagonyis |
eve took in the whole of his position
Desperate What will he say what will !
those men who have been taunted with 7
being holiday soldiers on the pavement of
st. Louis do?
Soldiers. your war cry IS Fremont and !
the Union Draw sabres, by the right /
flank, quick trot march =
His voice, shrill and intense pierced ev-
ery heart, and as those bright swords gilt
tered in the sunshine, and the little band
sped to their deadly work, | wonder not
that Lacy DudIy's brown mare kept pace,
as eager as her mistress to do the gallant
work. That battle viii always burn on
the pages of history, and need write none
this