The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-10-23

met two good looking feminines. who did
neither, he was iacinated.
Though he took his meals at their house
Cat 80 cents each) and made himself
generally agreeable. to the best Of his a.
billty, our sergeant never forgot that he
had command Of an unusually large pick
ct. sent out purposely to give timely
warning of an unexpected raid on the
station, and never left the road without
posting force too strong to be cut off
by a cavalry dash before an alarm could
be given, and would not leave his men
after dark for all the beauty in Virginia
After declining several invitations to
pass the evening, few days before the
time Of his return, he received most
pressing invitation to bring his men to
partske Of a dinner prepared by the Miss
Jefs. I.t
"They have behavdd so gentlemanly
so unlike the usual coarse mercernaries
that really they must accept of-our hos
pitality. And you will come, l know"
Would you resist such a speech, &c
companied as it was, with blush and a
look that would have brought Gen. Wool
himself on his marrow bones.
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"But can't leave the road ungarded.
My orders are"
o never mind that Isn't the road in
sight from here +? Why can't you leave
one man and bring the rost up? There
is no danger in the middle Of day, to be
SO much afraid Of. This is Northern
couage is it? With snuff highly dero
gatory to the afore said Northern produc
ton.
Of course, it is, was the old story of
Samson and Delilah and this speech
with little more whedling, produced an
acceptance Of the invitation and the
sergeant after taking short leave of the
family in the parlor, and long and al
fectionate one of Miss jeff on the stairs,
effected retreat.
"Flat,eriug, isn't it,that she should take
such a great interest in me-" he solio
quised. But then, to ask the men,
Pm blessed if can see through it, any
how And he fell into brown stud dy,
from which he was startled by a whis-
per.
"Masss Sergeant p ..-
The Sergeant started, looked aVand.
and half drew his revolver, bat seeing
nothing buta juvenile darkey ensconced
n the angle of worm fence, he thrus
it back again.
"Hello, Nick, you imp Of darkness,
he cried, recognizing one of the house
servants Of the JeIfs, upon whom he had
bestowed several small fayors.
"Step here. Massa Sergeant Don't
let no one see you, and III tell you some
fin "
A long and anxious cohfab ensued, In
terspersed with considerable eursng on
the part Of military gentleman, at the
end of which the sergent took his way to
the camp instead of the post, in study,
far browner than that from which he had
SO recently emerged.
AT precisely noon of the next day, a
look into the dining room of the Jefs
would have disclosed the sergeant, and
with one exception, the entire picket un'
der his command. sitting at the table
their arms stacked in the hall, before
the wind.
One hour passed.
Suddenly steps were heard on the pi
! azza.
"Don't disturb yourselves" said one
: of the young ladies, going to the window
ITS only some of the young niggerF."
81 won't" replied the sergeant, with
tender glance.
The steps came on the s'airs-up them
the young ladies' glanced uneaslly around,
but the sergeant never stirred. Thers
was stir in the hall, followed by a sud
den rush, and about twenty-five OF Ash
by's cavalry made their entrance, will
an utter disregard to the propr'etles o
4 life and the presence OF ladies. s,5l.-.
"You may as well give yourselves az
quietly" suggested the sergeanrs c. n
ouest to her adored, and his followers
who we're consulting in the corner OF