The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-10-29
THE
Union Martyrs;
OR,
TIE PIONEER CHILDREN.
A STORY or SICRSSfI.
W,i'ten for The fer York Sun.
BY prDLrY.

Cousin W. Nam sri Is b'ts were W greater
reri, It j. y ere p Tree q then and sl.'r
nbshbors Insisis TIT twOst east could q, aHd
certainly me Thtir 'uner wished the boyr W At
tnpt a. escape. I ucy would not leave him ard
sner ss'sr ia ui,cer,atiy, but prepared v run all
firks abir n AIN.
Squire Huisc, was the only Ciion msn among
Their nsg bors and even his axe. Josi,iJo, and n
flue,cc IA uot s,.eh.m from pei. /, did Mary
s,oi o. know that tlete was one to " HON sic cou
tsk without i.ar AMI 4 WAS re.ieft l. We I'd insn
g. ell her house and pour out thc eno'icLs " us
over hag ri tart. In the t+giniug Of 80 STRIFE lie
had aivttd Mar N pit al her ney In place "
ssf ~. hut wirrr, The lsnk. were being rob
he IA svrty dire ton. Eyen the balk 81 Ssst Vile
" ere sac hid Ii'ceis huaifcd d..l.r. Wal
could Q ID With TO luls she had r,rsnDg
At at III "s, A ntd' strpng pasrn boy, III wL.'h
ho i'.is ties a. ar.c ,st,st they vi.uei mos,
VIII the'E i'npoitant lap'ir, I'D 20 and Ma-y
tgrief 10 ussr small -pr.ny, not Ter from I'll. u
Ind an trail Tnis was letter 10 d., even tho Igt.
through nes cidett, usy never 'o,.rsd them.
Won to b. r' ld,Du' they ie,sed ,hey should never
see ih,t sgaln.
oao dsy, nos org amer this n recruiting officer
with some men rode over ks mouutsin, stol ping
s''v'ry house "a giving uotcH - sl she men be-
tween tao ige, " eighteen and ry, TO enlist within
~'-s or ., d. II with n-tfsiiYrs. That same
evening squiie Bun;er Z. led 81 Mays house,
60 sl. W an. with biz two eons ami julia were
there, snd he sgu advised them OIL to heed tho
wsruing, snd e.c Z. While thee was yt, vm,
Trey NO Id cer,Ainly w. iorc. ito tho Con.ed.r-
help thor smi.!os they Wri'o { thy escaped
now. a. on ass'l tlei .ltng men lad len the
mountain there wou 4 ur quiet sgti9. Julia must
oluto her .s,hers house and ye with Mary, snd
ihe ne ro ,iot T. u!us TAXI ere Of 10th esrdens aid
gatter In he IL crol - well IA he could. Tho
var was III far swsy from them that BE- though,
they woili have nothing y dread Il TIE men would
leave AID Mary AMI Ju Q Co AID maze It APP es-
VI hal 'Oi'ied tlc rolal sruiy. u they renamed,
no, ouy Tense ves out tao.r f.u les would ue et-
posed " mus outrage su1 ycril while Il they
He'd they might pls, ~ Cad s)me means Of Assis-
ipg t.elr ffeuds 40 er"Hte
a. this sugg.s,.on Edv srd startci up Yor ere
nstt slulr',' said be, Il Viii s., ava lore TIA.
otnsrs ~ TOO"
Alter sor,e inc sp,n, u discussion, they r..oi,.
Cd - s,tte up ,Galrsts guic<ly "a pose bic and
esye. But Cousin wLliun sat IN nSdy silence,
ana vhra ivo days tsf. the yong meu had per
itc'd tier sfraug meuts int, dos to start that
light, shey found hat he would 10 accompany
them. lie wrsci - v! It, iig.iug . sort vf cave
adjoining the cellar ~ hrs tcg etc re entered ~
means Il . conceal,d door iehini tie IL Ik-sh6lves.
Tie ave was rooiuy, aud 40 lie bra~ed u UP with
Rans and plank. al he proc .sisd With hi. worA, y,
ptompsd " aiipid q .c,n's h.tirg rlaos.
81 eau remain ~ tn ho4se' ,a'd lie, "keerinp
The Gel al q IDr sw - co.v, snI hen 1 hesr any
9ne .temrtn4 Ia 'ni'i. a. 90 down aui hi4e
before they get INTO he use. SON thus excite.
meus VII b. over, and itel I can show my-s
aSsn. ] will uot leave my b me- ,te plsre whei .
have ", IKE. 30 LsTd, s't taken so much ri,s
sure IN Nor.ng--i Wi ,,sy whore ny Property is
i would rather die here n,.n cave B. ="
81 they were otig'd 80 30 with " hiin. fr Ne
would t.tier let ihem stay 20 hunreli
Tho boys r,agtod o, 4 ia, on roIs'bs,k in;sniias
h. tr,y.! as FAR ~ they wOud O allowed IL. .bs,
way, aud iren SCI sh,ir hor. c..
On t- second morning atcr thcr departure f,
stns quad - Cont sd,-aIe Cavalry iOlc up T.
Mays d.rrsld presented ne with .Cftar. II
Was from StIsb 'guiey. now AT o'iGor aud ga.
ton At Lousrille--s,slu 70 ,fo,od bis hssrl aud
hand iur Maiy's accst tApce, and .ntrcseJ her u
jim Inn ~ LoIisv.l 10, b,cOn. his BRIDE. and lei
| him conduct her and the children " lis iatsor's
| estate ~ Kentucky, where thew could I've IN ease
| and comfort ( l. the war was over. Almost WA
Mary tempted but then her pa,r otism eve, Ike; b
was rele o.. No. sh' hcr.r " ould marry him now
sWer which she Nrote, IN in which che req sted
him to give h,r tue. for IN tie present dist. atrd
| s'Ats OF the country, marriage very iAr from
| 90 tAolsht Then she treated III, messengers 4
| Ru excellent dinner. sad sent them Do With be,
| reply.
A c9mpan NJ bis ls,ior N her, Was ono " I'd
| ward, Offering him commission ia the regiment
| o, which stuart Il ey Colonel. and enclosing
PASS for hum TO Louisville. in case he accepted
| the fer. There was also pass for Mary aud hsr
| family, esroes aud all. Those Mary kept wishiYS
| . Thousand umes that Ed~srd had Lis
| Wien two days sf.er, the recruiting o.see, snC
his company called, ipquirns Tor Edward
| Mary told them he hsd gone ~ Louisville with Mr
| ilsrtly and h.s two ans she showed he,n the let
Yer NON Colonel vAnley and sisted that thsy hs<
thou. hi r,-t 10 Join The regiment. Tho soldier
| leh, apparently sAtlsted, taking e." pre- sut on
however, 70 se.ica TON houses, b.t without hnd
ins aly oie.