Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-10

most feh 10 the hoor. and snatched up
the Gag and faunted it N bis face.
q .As under its folds tyranny Was
driven from the land, so shah traitors
be driven out or hung; and il / were a
man, 1 would punish you for the insult
offered to this dear Gag Of nine.'
4 didn't come here to fight the wo-
men, said the corporal, doggedly.-I
Come, Mr.. Davis, you've been drafted.
and must 90 to the army
Il will not fight against my will. ex-
claimed the man. showing some signs
Of resistance. ~
But You shall. Seize him menF
The rebels sprang forward and
caught Davis, but, being q strong man,
he hurled them from him. Again they
set upon him with more success, and
were proceeding to bind him. ! could
stand !. no longer; 1 rushed to the door
screaming.
/ dashed into the house, and just st
that moment down went one Of the reb-
els, levelIed to the floor BY the hands
of Jenny. Again the chair whirled in
the air, and came down on the head Of
the Corporal. The rebels were fright
ened snd fed from the house. but see
ing / was alone. returned to the COM
bat. Davis was still bound, and could
afford no assistance. The fght was
unequal, and l was overpowered and
taken prisoner. Davis and myself
were marched off to the enemy's camp,
while Jenny and her mother were left
alone in The house.
For two days I was prisoner in
the enemy's camp, near Fairfax Court
House. What had become of Davis l
knew not, and what become of me !
cared not now that / had lost the
brave girl that 1 had learned to love-
The day had passed gloomily away
and night had come again. / was seat
ed in q sort Of brush tent, with a
guard pacing up and down in front Of
it, paying more attention to me than l
thought was absolutely necessary
While lost in happy thoughts Of home
and Jenny heard rustling noise
near me. and delicate hand was laid
on my arm. ....--.... .-.-
Follow me quickly, and viii save
you.' she whispered in my ear, and
placed her hand on my mouth.
She then withdrew, and /, snake
like crawled out Of the tent after her.
Cautiously we moved along until we
came to the guard.
Who goes there?' came quickly, and
down we dropped on our faces.
The guard passed on, and we crawl
ed forward, stopping TO listen. The
guard was returning. and then pushed
forward more rapidly.
I'VE are now beyond the camp, but
we have the pickets to pass yet. Ny
father is waiting for us just yonder.
said she turning to the left.
You are brave girl l ventured
to say, and there is no knowing what
else l might have said. but she placed
her finger on my mouth with gentle
'bushl'
Seereted in the bushes was her faith
er, who firmly grasped my hand as we
joined him. Jenny then placed a
musket in my hands, and 1 could see
by the dim light that her father held
one. though must confess. very awk-
wardly. 1 was all curiosity to know
how she, the little frail creature, could
accomplish SO much. --t',.l
I'm afraid we'll have TO fight the
pickets,' said her father, but it is life
or death and if we can scare them we
are safe.' liGtH t..
In perfect silence We approached the
picket guard, and thought we had elu-
ded their vigilance, when a quick and
frightful challenge burst upon u.s.
This was followed almost instantly by
flash and a bullet passed close to my
head. -e.H1
Charge on them boysr shouted Ds-
Wis. as he fred. and l quickly sent a
bullet in the direction Of the rebel pick
ct. saw Jenny's musket come to her
shoulder, aud as it was discharged she
reeled and would have fallen to the
ground, but ! caught her, and in a
moment she had recovered from the
shock. a.
We heard the enemy's pickets re-
retreating in alarm, and making the
most of their confusion, we dashed
forward to the Union lines, some half
a mile distant. .........-
| had made my escape, but not
through my own stratsgem or skill,
but BY the constant work and energy
Of a young and brave girl, whose pat
riotic heart would not forsake her hon.
ored and beloved government, and
whose determination rescued ber faith
er from the hands of the oppressor.
The muskets she provided Us with
were secreted in her fathers house
She had loaded them, and eluded the
vigilance of the enemy's guard. and
deposited them where she delivered
them to us. She bid us 8 touching
farewell, and, in company with her
mother, proceeded to the State Of Mas
sachusetts.
I Her father enlisted in the Federal
army and now. side BY side. we are
lighting to deliver his home from the
hand of the oppressor, while l look for
ward with pleasure to the day when ]
shall be-awarded the hand OF Miss Jen-
ny, as a reward for my efforts to save
her father.