Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-11-21

before whom the dinner vanished like chat
before the wind
One hour passed.
Suddenly steps were heard outside or
the piazza.
Don't disturb yourselves, said one o.
the girls, going to the window; it's only
some young uiggers.
wont, replied the Sergeant, with Q
tender glance.
The steps came on the stairs, then up
stairs; the young ladies glanced around
oneasily, but the Sergeant never stirred
There was stir 10 the hall, followed by O
sudden rush, and about twenty FIVE oi
Ashby's cavalry made their entrance, with
40 utter disregard of the prophecies of lie
aud the presence Of ladies'.
"You may as well give yourselves up
quietly. suggested the Sergeant's conquest
to her adured and bis followers, who were
consulting 10 the corner to which they had
Tetreated. My brothers always treat
their prisoners well, aud besides we have
your gnns.
"Well, never saw such perfdy! exclai.
med the Sergeant, throwing his hat out Of
the window.
Give me five minutes to collect myself,
Lieutenant, said he, turning TO the com
mander of the troop; "and I'll tell you
what I'll do.
"All right, my boy, tax six, reioined
the y ung lady's brother, in the most good
natured manner, sitting down and pitching
into the dinner lkn half starved dragoon
as, in truth, he was-an unceremonious
example which was initiated by his fol.
lowers.
FIVE minutes passed. A tramping was
heard outside.
"Daru those horses! exclaimed Lieuten.
ant jeff, with his mouth full OF corn bread
and broiled chicken. There's no guard
there. Tom, 60 down and see II they aint
getting unhi,ched
Tom filed his mouth full of the same
articles, then picked up bis carbine aud
started.
When he reached the door be turned
back and suid:
Keep some fodder, Lieutenant; l am
what the deuce is
Bang.
Blue wreaths of smoke circled in the
room and slowly rolled upward, and Tom
fell forward, with o bullet in bis brain, nev
er more TO rise, while several files of the
29Sth Regiment emerged from the smoke
aud marched over him, their muskets OF a
charge; and at the same time, each Of the
picket guard, at the other eud of the room
produced his revolver, and marked his
man
Have 10 trouble you TO surrender, gen
temen, said the Sergeant, with conde
scending wave of his hand toward the Sc.
cesh. You see you haven't got oil our
arms.
Just my luck. exclaimed the Lieuten.
ant; "here / am taken prisoner before |
have half finished the only dinner I've seen
in month.
Don't let me interfere, interrupted the
Sergeant, with politeness. "Take you to
camp any time.
The Lieutenant looked at his men, and
winked. They grinned back their response.
The Sergeant was obliyoust and the meal
proceeded
All at once its PROCESS was Interrupted
by the firing of shots on the road, the gal,
loping Of horses, aud the hurrahs of charg.
ing cavalry.
The Lieutenant pricked up his ears. and
wnked again.
81 reckon Sergeant, he remarkedd to his
captor, who remained as cool as n cucum.
ber, 'that the tables are turned again.
Those are our boys-there's no mistakiug
that noise. That's
He was interrupted by sudden cessa.
tiou Of the cheering, and the heavy boom
of cannon, so near the house that the win.
dows ratified and the glasses danced upon
the table The so1nd was repeated, aud
was followed by heavy volley from infan
try.
What the deuce is this he exclaimed.
starting up in agitation. "Our boys had
no cannon.
II know h, observed the Sergeant, with
security; q" but cor colonel thought them
such handy things to have around, that he
posted two pieces and q few men, last
night, in the brush, Just where the road
forks, and l rather guess they have given
Ashby fits
The Lieutenant dropped into bis seat q,
the table and made an abortiye attempt tc
swallow some more corn bread, but was nc
use.
Again be laid aside his knife and fork
and slowly rose from the table. with the
air Of q man who had rather more than wal
good for him.
"Take us, Sergeant, he said, rather re
siguedy.
Aud the Sergeant did take them, men
young ladies, darkeys, horses, and all,
Their fate was the usual One-that is
the contrabands skedaddling; the horsc
going to the Post guartermasier's depart
ment, (though many of them were some
how or other lost. and envious persons sal,
that the field officers of the 29Sth all go
new horses about that lime); aud the met
were paroled.
The young ladies, of course, took tn
oath of allegiance, and were discharged
for our great Republic does not war o.
lovely woman.
A sailor abont to be married, could no
find change enough for the parsou's fee
| Tho minister nnwilinp 10 tie the 'couDl