The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-05
Major Zayonyi's Guide.
Ecs.tne Of tie War o. the Union
CAOET j. H. P
BY ANNE SAWYER Downs =

BY ANNIE SAWYER Downs
7 On the m-rnlng OF the 24th day OF lass
Oc,obcr. somewhat novel seems ENROLLED IT
self before the door of quiet farm house
a5o~t two miles from springfield, Missouri
Two women ard three young lads had Jus'
ralssl very modest little flag and as the
N;sd floated it gracefully in the air, they
gave three cheers for the Stars ard Stripes
-cherrs which If not loud we're &c talny
hearty. The yosn:er Of the woTsen, Lucy
DudIey, mother OF the boys stood gazing UP
10 it, aud as she TINS gazed, her ta.@ pnt on
a !oos Of stern determination, and sse muir
INJURED low, betMeH her almost shut teeth, 1t
shan't come down lgain while AIlVe.<
Wea twill mother, broke in one Of TIE
bows, for the seceshels are III town again,
and they'll make YOU
His mother did not notice hitn. but 5nrping
to the older woman, said, FN Williams
sake, mother, we'll keep it up.
Even bsfore she had done speaking, he sound
OF horses, feet was heard, and the youngest
boy, cing;ng to her dress, tried to dcsw her
into the house, crying out, ltsce they
come; ~, mother, rum. while the cd grand
mother, reereating be ind the door, :cs,abiing
visibly but the mother stood frm, waiting
the men whom she knew only too well. Only
one little month before they shot dama Der
husband ls dog, bee use nc said his hose
was his Own, and he should moist uss What
tag seemed wight TO him over it. They shot
him before heY eyes and his hearts blood
had sprinkled the very ground whens she
stood, and wonder not that the look, Nv her
eyes was scarcely womanIy. Down ,ba road
they came, (. dozen confederate ruffin, "a! led
soldiers by courtesy, aud chivaIry. Hg Mr.,
Mr.. Wiiane Russell. They were well armed
and mounted, and as thcy thundered hp to
the door the leader shouted, Down with
that damned Yankee rag if you dow, IN
blow your brains out.
No notice was taken the woman night
as we'll have been ~ stone.
Luce Dudley don't you hear me p sed be
pointed his- revolver at her
hear, Bill Armstrong
Blast ye, then why don't you minA =
Because [ won't
You woUt. won't you , and he fires bat
missed. lis swore madiy at his horsS for
shylng ami as he did so, she said, ,3his IS
my house and this is my flag and l. wan. j,
here and L shall have it here You cans shoot
me and thsn pull it down you css.Ainly
won't befoaa'
One man shouted, We amt cut .asoass ::
We don kill women and children
You ha killed omen and childran more
than once Was the taun ing answer Several
OF the me2. old nelghbors OF hogs felt the
thrust, and quailed before her eye while
others drew their pistols ; but ,ha leader,
throwing up the weapon nearest him, went
on.
Wa, Luce, vlctuals and drink Se've got
to have and we won't 20 under mat cussed
! rag.
! Vis'uals and drink can't belp your
having but ii am going to ga, them for
you, you come in through this dcoY.'
Evidently her look dauntcA them for
noId as they were, they were bad AN they
kne" It SO with u rude laugh the CAPTAIN
uiSMouhted, shouted, come oG bows and
leaving their horses to the Gaze of the ch,l.
uEen, they, one after the 9th ,, went into the
"A'N""A, anu uidnh eagerly Oi the Whlskev
set before them. AS they thus drank, thew
became wonderful communicative and, lis.
tenlng eagerly, Lucy heard they had been
sent out from Springfield, with some hity
Others to see ii anything could be seen Of
the advance guard OF Bremonts armv who
were supposed to be in the vicinity, Sb.
found that this party had been stopping at on,
house and another, drinking and devastating
and very naturally had divided, and thai
Armstrong meant TO wait until the rest cam,
up and start tor the town together from he
house. She likewise learned that thav h,f
not seen anything of the Lincoln soldiers
o one gave them their ill Of liquor, and .h.
+ let them eat the best the house afforded an,
If as she was taking pitcher to get mere viii,
II Key nef Keen ear caught tue sound Of a dis
ii tah' hie. Armstrong heard it too, and wit,
J. an oath, said them azy iubbers Of his sar
a. at las, c'mlug, and t4e cd woman mus, fax
- some more dodgcr oug.
g Lucy had taken the pitcher, and c,,.;n
D. the door behind her, almost flew out int, -
YARD, ana taking the oldest boy by he ,bo,I