The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-09

their pistols and knives also told them
they were to follow me silently and eau
tlously; and were not TO fire shot unless
they heard one from ,ne, but we're to use
their knives, and their knives only.
"They understood me well, those boys
did, and the look of quiet determination
which they expressed suited me much
As We moved toward the house, | was a
little in front, and as I looked at the
body hanging from the tree, | saw that
it was, what had feared before, the body
of old Mr.. Martin himself A horrible
thought came over me about Alice and
looked back at my boys again, and felt
an almost savage triumph in the glances
they returned.
81 knew all about that house. nv boy !;
aud when | s,w that these Confederate
cavalrymeD had established themselves
in the dining. room, where they we're
having good tine, with plenty of
whisky. saw my way clear, for the room
was wing Of the main building, with
Two doors opening outside, and one open
ing into the house. So placed two men
at each outside door, ard stood at window
near one Of the doors.
There they were,. iu there, eight of
them. One was dressed in a splendid
gray uniform. with lieutenant colonel's 8
stars on the collar He sat at Ihe hea
of the table. The others were CO ,nonl
d:essed, and their only arm> sc ed D.,
be csrbines and sabres.
"As placed myself at the window
this Colonel poke:
"'Well, boys, raid he, we have 6u.
lshed that Did traitor aud now, periap>
| his fair daughter will honor US with hei
presence Marin Eliza he said, calling
out loudly.
"a negro woman immediately answered
The call.
TEL your young mistress that Colo
nel Mabitt, of General Thompson Army
-Jetf Thompson. mind you--desire>
the honor of her presence
Before the negro woman could answer.
ny boy, in stepped Alice Martin herself.
i""king radiaut.y beautiful, but with a
wonderful wild light in her eyes.
clu'ched the jamb of the door and NV
X ife at the same time, aud looked and
listened.
"'As you have seen the last of my
father, you wish TO see be, taid Alice
a. she stepped toward him, with a smile
cu her face that admired greatly and
feared terribly.
Yes, my beauty, said my uniformed
friend. aud nov. If you please in return
for NY kindness, YOU will step up aud
give me kiss, before [ take it,
My hand gra>ped my knife a little
stronger than before, but watched that
girl classify. as she said:
Certainly, Colonel; nothing would
give ne greater pleasure. Aud she
walked up to where he was sitting, still
with that strange smle on her face
The nearly ,nebriated wreich raised
up his sensual face to meet those beauri.
full lips. which we're bent down, and in.
printed kiss upon his brutal cheek. -
But The next instant. mark YOU. he fell
back iu his chair, and his hand was re-
moved from his side, drawing with il
dagger tha: was criuIsoned with bluud
right from his heart
Before the Cuhfederates had time to
recover from their astonishmenl, the blade
of my knife was through one of them.
and the haft Of it had broken the head of
another, and in a very few minutes my
comrades bad finished the rest. There
was no quarter given
I'VE buried the old man nnder the
tree where he was hung, and told the ne
groes to take care of themselves az we'll
as they cnuld That was all we did
thero for we left the Confederate dead
to bury their dead as we'll as they could
My men con6scated the horses. and I
placed Alice Martin ou one of Them, aud
held the brldle as We rode to the caup
As 1t was dark, and | knew we'll the
country. had little trouble 10 getting
back i'll safety. The next day a dozen
negroes came 'nto the camp.
Alice Martin is now in the Insane
Asylum at jacksonville.
Can you wonder that | want to kill
Confederate whenever sec une u