Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-08-29
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 49, 1863

Oov uso Ao0 US1uk S1O rest up1 AoeE0
Is no daBesr Ia The middle Of The day, to
Do % much afssid Of This ID Northern
courage, 10 Il p With snif highly dsros.
ssory to the aforesaid Northern production.
OF course i was the old story Of Sanp.
con and Delilah aud this speech, With .
little more whsedlins, produced On accep.
sanes ef The Invitation, and ths ssrgssnt,
after taking short leave Of The family in
the psrlor, and sloag and .tee,;ou..e
ono Of Miss JEFF odllks stairs, effected .
retreat. = .j,.. i.
Flattering, isn't ~ that sbs shosld
take such "a interest ia me r he solili.
quised. "But then to ak the men, I'm
blessed If can zee through it, anyhow. +"
And then be fell into brown study, from
which he Was startled By whisper.
"Massa Sergeant" ..
The sergeant started, looked around
ssd half drew bic revolver; bat seeing
nothing but juvenile dasksy ensconsd
in an angle Of the worm fence, hs thrust
it back again.
Hello, Nick, you imp Of darkness p
he cried, recognising one Of the house
servants Of the JETS, upon whom hs had
bestowed several smali favoss.
Step here, Asssa Sergeant. Don't
let no one sss you, and I will tell you
some6n."
A long and anxious confab ensued, in.
tsrspersed With considerable cursing on
the part Of The military gentleman, 1t the
end Of which the sergeant took his way to
camp instead Of the post, in . study far
browner than that from which hs had 90
recently emerged.
! At precisely noon the next day. = look
into the dining room Of the Jeffa, would
have Disclosed the sergeant, and. with one
exception, the entire picket under bic com
mand, sitting ct the table, their arms
stacked in the hall, making an onset BE-
fore which the dinner vanished like chat
before the wind.
Ono hour passed. ...
Suddenly steps we're heard on tho pi-
azza.
"Don't disturb yourself said ono Of
tho young ladies, going to the window /;
"its only the niggers."
II won's.' replied the sergeant With .
tender glance.
The steps came on tho ssairs-up them ::
the young ladies looked uneasily around,
but the sergeant never stirred. There
was stir in the hall, filed BY sudden
rush Of about twenty-five Of Ashby's
cavalry, who made their entrance With an
utter disregard Of the proprie.ies Of life
and the presence Of the ladies.
"iou may as we'll give yourself up
quietly" said tho sergeant's conquest to
her adorer and his followers, who we're
consulting in the corner to which they had
rstreased. my brothers always trea.
their prisoners WE'LL snd We have your
guns"
well, darned il ever saw such peri.
dy," said the sergeant, throwing his hat
out Of the window il regs.
"Give me Eve minutes to collect myself
lieutenant" said the sergeant, turning to
tho commander Of the troops, land I'll
tell you what I'll do"
"All right my boy-tsks six.' returned
the young ladys brother. in the most good
nasured manner. sitting down and pitch.
ing into the dinner like half starved
dragoon, - hs was--an unceremonius
example which was initiated By his fol.
lowers. Five minutes were passed; .
tramping was heard outside. ..a-~
"Darn those horses,' exclaimed Lieut..
jed, with ths mouth fall Of corn bread
and boiled chicken 'tbere's no guard
there. Tom, 90 down and sss il they are
getting unhitched.' s q g. 5.."
Tom filed HE mouth with the same
article, picked up hi carbins, and started
70 70 ost. 81. -7- s-~
He looked back ~ hs reached the door.
keep mo some fodder, lesssaaat An
--what the dsucs il -" ..
B>ngl osa> 4.g saaG E.. ..a =.
Blue wreaths Of smoke circlsd into the
room, and alusaishly rolled apvarda -
Tom pitches heavily forward with bullet
through his brain, ssvsr more to rise,
while several 6lss Of the Two Hundred
and Ninsty.eight regimen. smsred from
the smoke and walked over him, their
muake. at . charge, and as the Same
time each Of The picksss = ths other end
Of the room produced bio revolver and
marked bis man. I'll
"Hass 70 trsubls yoa TO sssrssdsr. gen.
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