The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-10-31
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Union Martyrs
THE PIONEER CHILDREN
a STORY OF SICBSsYA.
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WSi'tsn (ov tAs Ssr Yo~k sun.
Br DupLxY.
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII.
One morning In the early part Of February. A
hary sal alone 10 the parlor, ndng me clothes.
Shile The rest Of the family ~sSs ell out In he
& ss sarS d s ma c. %.an s0s sr,ns
.uto The front gate, Jaw uat vAnley, In Lie uni.
,orm 49, colonel in ths Rsbs, Service, on horse
eeek, IN company with two other officers. A. scon
u: others remained ~ The gate "Msry,~ said he,
Jour-
ITO marry me go
YES, my lovely angel !" and a. be knes as he,
,ses and attempted To eel. her hand, she saw that
ne IVES ibfoSicattd, You d. NJ, answer me, mi
cAsrmsr - be went on,
oh, what ehsI gay 20 exclaimed Mary. tlink.
ins Of the peril IL which Ter refusal would pl.cs hss
family.
..ssy, lovely one, ,hN you or. mine"
oe; os' indeed. cannot hath an "a
a, And when- my darling, rsu you b rssdys
more than year have waited since you wrvss ~
NE. saying Just thee same wSrdsi Isstns, wait
longer solneshins uists happen 70 separate ~
enursl,. No usu net wait You sAaU -
mine Name The dsy,ny lovely one, and let IL b
soon Alb, stn tylns for you" aud a1ins %
her passionate lock, be attempted " clasp her "
bis sr,Ls; tut she started up with . look u al
torAnce aud disgust, so undisglised. that ell haa
drunken Jury VAS aroused. ssArtins up, be swofs
" shs noc' fearful osins thu. be would have be,
which abe thought bad Teen kept ~ sserst And
be knew that shs hsd aid her broshsr had euns -
joih bis regiment aud IL wss not " and be haA
only " tell the gueri ss, and they would syvn Il
up here to hunt him out
They viii not a1d him." said Mary, b-avely.
though sh. treueed Ike an aspsn leaf 'Hs wsai
70 Louisvills-you sent him . p>ss, and be wsns
thers, slough be has hos get joined your rsyn.
tnsnt
"No. nor never will, Oh you can't fool ue -
s.siy, proud CIR. You have done IL ons enough
To-day. but thought | would Ancs l..
reaf me - . body treats gentleman ~
II hsvs . ways intended and tried 70 do So"
"Ah, you have! And you have over aud over
rejected my love, because you say you esnno, love
me Now, vii give you . chance 70 tvyi IL
wont Be many hours before shs gusrriilss Will
bring you captive " my arms " aud with low
bow u mock potteuess, which nearly prostrateI
him ON the door, he staggered out, mounted his
horse tooA a long pull ~ his wli,sey.bottle, and
rods II after his companions. osooner were thsy
out u sight titan Mary hs.,ened W cali in Edward,
still disguised As IRISH Molly, julia aid tlscs
john SIZE did not wish the younger ones " u
alarmed, aud 90 len them with chic. Her news
d.lsd them with cosstsrnstion. II was evident tue
eusrrillas would not only search for Mary, but Bd-
ward they mus, escape, tus where. Juia sig.
gsssd her fathers place 81 refuge, and afser mLca
anxious thoughsthey concluded to SO stsre I'll tue
search YVES over. And amer shat"
"Aner that We must trust in God said Mary.
He hss protected us hitherto. and l believe Ne
VII do " STILL" Tbs rrmSndsr o. TIE day wss
spent in baking bread and pies. aud 10 COOKING
Ve{etADisA
whole party silently walked over with their oss-
kets OF provisions, and = little bundle each, con.
tsnng change u clothing 80 Mr. aArtlyr house,
where, having entered and found MN, they ~
proceeded 70 his cavern adjoining ,hs cellar. sna
when Edward and join tsd brought some mat.
srsssss from the rooms up-sssus. thsy msds them.
selves - comfortable - they eou.d 10. the hight,
ana %: ';: ones :'P. %ss, S.o:
behind the closed blinds Of the dining room win
dows saw large troop Of eoldiss coming taey
seemed shout 70 rid: past wh:n sas lssast esea -
said hs, 'snd leave some men 70 guard II, ard
thss we will 20 on 70 the other. Come boys "
Edward And John descended hastily, tus With.
out noiss, 70 the cavern, and sssurea we On, sn":
And soon the noisy troop were heard o. TIE uoAA
door, which they presently broke opsu and enter
I'd, rsnsackiug the house completely: ~ n~ nsR
foo,sssps we're hs.rd .. the cellar aoos, so NE
voice vi one shouted, "Coms down mere, boys
shsy say the old fellow made capital wins, maybe
Wen 6pd some oft !"
~ reckon you WON'T end II any morsn you'n
and Am. Where do you 'spsss he lidss him.
81 lowed twas summers about here, fur old Dan
ssd he'd seen him comm In here right Ariy Va che
n0rnin', and ss'n las~ o. night"
"WhAs was old Dan round here them uross
(" oh. he lowed he'd ~ in the house, and md
some plundsr but he wss cleared 70 Try IL whsa
bsin' dissppinssd. 80 he went and told KWnsi Ven.
"Wsll, come along boys! Their sin't no wilma.
nor noshin' In lone o these jugs Lsvs 90 snsf
| the pretty gurl aud n shs wost come straiyhs
along. VEN burn her house down. an thsw tsks
her" The voices died away - the spsskss sta
she cavern. The party there looked 81 each oshsrs
out did not speak. They were in . room sboua
twenty feet square, doored and csilsd vi boardA,
which we're supported by beams " kssp the ground
overhead nom falling in one aide was small
iannsl.hke passage which led 70 the vel, iron
stones above the waser-msrk. thus psrmistng cir
70 cone through ths weu-ahA1 for vsnsilaaion.
FROM another AIDE Of the cavern, . marrow, spook.
| ish looking passsse had been aus, which was NOT
more than three feet wide and fur feet high, but
was about niue hundred fee, long, and opened In .
littls cave on the side Of sns gorge. This cave
Billy had discovered one Lsv, whom olAmbsnng ~
she risk OF MS NE, down the side Of the
mountain, Ind Mr.. Hsrtiy though IL hard pushed,
he could escape In that way, and climb down int
| she galley or gap, BY clingna With his hands ,S
| the shrubs which grew on IL sides. The chsness
| iniasms, or starvation, wou soon put an end -
his lie but he preferred die IN that way rather
than fsN prey % traitors, and probably be hur0
by tsm. AZ all events, the digging OF this passage
had helped " while away the tedious hours Of his
| imprisonment, and be could not feel that 1t wsa
labor lost. Hour after hour passed away until Mr.
| AnrIly's watch showed them that Il was nine II
| the evening they dar, not yet leave Their place
| II refuge, for they knew not whether any ot Vie
troop might yet be In the house wstct ing for them.
| The litt'c onss were fast s,ssp, even Edith bad
c o1eti her eyes, bot Eva lying BY LeI soc, re-
IN! .si wax ful slough perfectly sIeat, a. she
had ts'n during 81 those weary hours SO. O s!tes
nine, nose as Il asveia mn moving about AMI
t'lking Va. heard outside. They entered Lhs
house AUD went Q ] over IT, going aud returning,
u An or then 'hey were card on tine outiIs
| for sonstirns, though wn.tUsy were dong IL WV
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