Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-09-03
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+ 10, AZ the same TINE crossing the tireSho!'
with an appearance Of deep humiliation.
The moment the door closed behind him
the man. .tFepped his Otutca aEsl dung .is arm.
srouud the 0tllrr, fairly sobbing--tr
Motberl dear, dear modler
~ = William Y exclaimed The oIher. pressing
tlls rnendicant TO her heart g Oh, my dear
dear WiIianal what Is the meaning Of This
aud bow IS It that fnd you in tEls sad
plighIT - 50. 5-'s laG
Ihate passed. tie British. lines iiathis dis
gliss, playing the fool 10 the sentiies, But
tel me hes; y0u-sFe, -dOar- mother, and how
you fare in these troublesome times2'
Indiaerently vel, nay Son. The British
are O;r masters here; but 50 far have little
to complain fin the way Of personal treat-
ment. Provisions arc sveyy scarce md high
and ouly l'y Che stTictcs, economy shall be
able t03iTe JlroagI,ifl lltey. coa,ilae- 10 retain
possession .ef the city any considerable time
Your sister Mary Is At your uncle's in Della
ware, and win deeply regret that She has miss.
{ Ell this opportunity '5ESrriig yoa
'AEe you aiui,, rnotI.es 2, ..r--..
Noi Two Epytish sen, lrnleu a,e beaIyli.ls ls
with ms"
'oDo';hcy b-lons 70 t,e army ?" inquired
he yoGu= iuan, qiielsily u!l axe dicy in
81 ,'S''S'.'zg -.yE-z- T-E7zlEE
a. - .frs+<-g,
d some means. and ncijllcr are within st pres
en:. Bat yoa Iook troubled; !a,c yoa any
hing to h.ar, ray son . =
s9sYt2--l lid Enot say I played tte tool to
lie scu;rics, and got past them (?
e But E,;le'usht that was tor yoar-owr
amusement. oh, William, if yoa sllopid Le
si-eovered Why ,Edyoa vcn'Ufc III dis l.!l,s-
;egate manHer?2
" oOuld not get pas asid Eas 50 anx-
ious TO see you and Mary, .thaC / reso3isl to
risk all" r .--z.
Quck, then, come up stairs and let Us fix
up hiding place, beLoFe anything happens.
oh, William, I am 50 alarmed" s-
Both fastened to the third story. and after
considering several pisces, decided that the
!oa, close under ll'r- rool, sraighs be thr best
place for eOneetlHient. as the trap door lead
ing to is-could bv fastened ulldrr,teutll, which
would tend TO bind ths search: wl,ile the
Young man. If pressed, could escape to the
ROOT aud. by uie&nssof a Eong rope fastened to
lhe chimney, Gould lower himself either uto
the street or yard This would not insure his
escape. but it was tue best pisn the Two could
tiliuE ot, aid Served}to re,der both less fear
iui OF detection aud The serious Consequences.
iIayins provided the rope, the mother hasten
cd - bring up large quantities o; food which
he soon began 10 dcvoar with ravenous ap-
i.etije, winch show ID lie had told no uutrulh
wAeu IA the Character ot a Geggar, he had de-
oiared d-mmseIi, ma state bordering On starya-
iioa.
While he was eating, his mother piled him
win questions cUncerHiug the army at Valley
FVrseI in wu,ca In: had lieatenali5' 5 c glalis-
siea, and wliiea lie had left On q fli,u yi and
'he ansW ers Of the young soldier d.pie,ed a
stale Of deslitu'i2n aad suffering that caused
his heSrer 10 weep lOr sympathy. Three tAou-
sand soldiers were down on the sic.s list al one
time, and, without the Common ncecSsaries Of
lie, had periShcl by hundreds; white ofthose
capable doing duty, scarcely any had a blan-
ket to cover them at night, or food enough to
keep body and soul together. Pale, ragged,
and dirty, many with their bare feet upon the
frozen earth, they walked shiverlng through
the camp by day, and crowded themscl, es to-
sether by night, to get what little warmth
they could from each others bodies-the most
lOTlsrH and wet tolIed seEof BeiHgstii6t ever a
nation had called to arms.
God help Us" calculated the mother, in a
detected tone. L suppose, after all our hard
ships, We shah be compelled Ue succumb to
our tyrannical foes"
"Neverl" cried the young officer, whGe
there are a thousand men lett in our country
10 make desperate stand. We can only be
by annihilation; and ifit is Gods
will that tyrart should rule over this broad
continent, not single true heart will live to
ieel the oppression and disgrace, Ere that
lime dear mother, shall be beyond the reach
Of earthly monarUhs !"
"God bless you, William !" cried the moth
er, enthusiastically grasping his hand Your
fathers spirit speaks 10 you. He died on the
battlefield with those sentiments in his heart :;
and freely giva you-my only son and hope
Ito the glorious. .caHse- which his blood and
hat OF thorisands Of others has hallo8ed.'i
For several days the intrepid young officer
remained beneath bis mothers roof supposing
ais presence to be known only 10 themselves.
But, one evening at tlIo end Of his THROUGH,
when he was beginning to think about pre-
barring for his secret departure, an officer and
six men appeared at the door, and said he had
'rders to arrest one William Ruggles, suppos-
ed TO Be somewhere in the dwelling
Why, that is my son, said the widow, in
great trepidation
" So much the more likely that he should
be here then, was the unlceHng reply.
And for what would you arrest him, and
what will be done with him if found p
'fHesholl take him Tor a spy, and il found
guilty. will be hung, OF course, as every cur
ed rebelslIould be. Here Bent and Walters,
,egiR the search and you, Jones and John
on. remain where ye.i are. Sharp.-4uorv all