Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-12
NEW SERIES, VOL. I3. NO, 45.
MISC ELLA n Y.

, sroEr OF rms CARAT kmTltioS

itsfit Ufintr tur eoor " Vuf' islh ""e~N'
abo1i too mile. irom Springfield, Mi'.Ouri.
Tao women and three young lad. had ja.,
rApeI very modest little ais and a. the
wind alAiel u gracefully in the air. ,hsy
gave thr,e cheer. Tor The star. and stripe,
cheers which u not loud. we're certainly
hearty. The younger Of tho women, Lucy
Dudley. mother Of the boys. stood gazing
on 10 IL. and s ,he thu. garct. her fac'
pot on look Of stern determination. a. she
murmurel low. between her almO., 'hai
teeth. e" Il ,hin't come down again while !
live
We. t-ill. mother" broke in one Of
the boy.. " lor the sec-hs- are in town
ass,n. anI they n make you
a.. mother d,d not notice h'm. "a, torn.
ine O. The older woman. a,i. for Wi.
Ian. ats. mother. VIC u sesp il up"
Even tcig-s .he hti done 'reAkioc. the
.ounI Of hor.c-' fc.i "a. heard. Ani The
youngest by. clipsirg TO her dre--. tired -
draw her into the house. crying out, "ibcrc
t'.y cone q. mother. run 80 While tie
old erandmOihsr rc,rcaicd hshind The door.
trembling ,i'ibly ba, the mother stood
hrn. awaiting the men whom abe lnsw on
" too well. OILY on, month before they
shot d,-p her hu.hand. like dos. beeau'c
he -aii hi. h"u-, "a, hi. osn and hs should
h1i.t What ais SEEMED 80; over IL. They
shot him before her syc., and hi' hart
blrod .punSlcd the very ground whsrr .he
stood. sni wonder not that the look IN
her ryc. 80. .cArcrly ~omanly. Down The
ruad they cane. doIsn eonfei.rais ruGln'.
called soldier. by eourtr.y, and ehi'alry by
wUliAm Resell. They -er- wel armed
aud mounted. and =. they ,hunlercd ~ %
The door. tie leader shouted. " tosu with
tha, damned YAbtec ras ifyOa don't. III
b,o- your brain. ou, "
No notice wa, taken, the women aish'
a. veil have BEN stone.
" Lacy Dudley. don'i yc hear the :" and
hc pointed h.. revolver a, her.
e" hear. Ball Armstrong "
Bh., W. then. -hy don, ye mind >"
4" B,ena.s wont
- You won't. Won't ys'' aud he hrci,
hu, mt,-ci. ile ,-crs madly a, hi, horse
l5r .hyine and a. Ne dii 80. .hs aid.
q" tb.. 1. my house. and this !. ny ais !
wan, b, here Ani shall have u here. You
can .boo, 10, and then pull !, dosn You
certainly son'i before "
One man ,houici, eve Amt eu,.,h-Da,;
ws don't kill women and children"
You have kllied women ani chilircn
more than once" ". the Aun,ins an
.wsr. Several OF the men. Old c'shbJr. Of
her. felt tse ,hru.; aud quAiled tsfOre her
eve. while other. drew their pistols. hu, the
leader throwing uP tie ~eaPon nesre'' bin
vent On
Wat Luce. 'ie;ual. and drink we've
cot 10 hsvc. and We Won, ca, under that
cu.-yd rae
"v,c,ual. and drink can, help your
having. but It ! am going 20 Get them tot
700. you eone IN through ,hn door"
Eyit-u,y her look daunied ,hern. ior
bid -. they ~sre. they wee bad. and they
soev ,'; ~ With a rude laugh the captain
dl.m1unlsi. scouting. - come on. boy"
art lc,viu: their horse. 10 the eare Of the
children. they ono alter another wen, into
the kitchen. and drank eagerly Of the whi..
kry - before them. ~ they tho. drank
thsr became wonderfully communicative
and. listening eagerly, Lacy heard that
they had been sni out from Springfield
~,th .ous CITY Others. 70 -ee II any;hin,
could ~ .e-u of the advance guard OF Fse'
uonis army. who were supposed 10 he IN
that vicinity. She found that tit. party
bad bcen stopping at one house and snoth'
-. drinking and DEVASTATING. ard very nat
orally had divided. and that Armstrong
meant q wait until the rc.t Of the party
came up. aud start iOr the town together
from her h5uss She gave ,hem their OIL VI
lilu1r. BE let them have the be,, the hOusc
aE,rdsi. snl ,he va. ukinss pitcher to
se, more vbl.key =. her keen ears caught
The s5and oi a distant hic. Armstrong
heard il too. and. with an oath. aid them
lazy lubbefs ol his we're a, last coming. ard
tie Oh woman muI take more dodgers
along.
Lacy had taken the pitcher. and elo''n.
the door behind her. almost flew out into
the gard. aud taking the ,lde., boy by the
shoulder, sad IA terrible boarse voice
e. Tom. run tor yOOr life. over the moving
through the lsbe. and tell those men you
rill nee, to AXE dOsn their Gag and .,or
pla,ins .Yshkee Doodle and eOme uT
through the lane With you. and they eau
70, every one OF these men. Don'' let the
.ra.. grow under your feet. boy"
The wind hs5 brought ~ her ears. What
it never Whispered to ,hO.e drunken men
that instead Of their comrades. their stern
e.t lOes wOuld be around them. All hs'