The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-10-14
prevents me following my Mary Ham

prevents me following my Mary Ham
to the grave broken 'rted."
"The boil once more began 10 toll
as the sexton filed up the grave, and
hid from the udmiring sight Of The
boys the rows of brass nails, that told
that Mary Ann barley was cut Off at
the early age Of twenty.six.
"Cut Off rs q tulip said the sex.
ton, who always improved the occa-
sion to the by stsnders, "and Der hus-
band remains as an ostrich alone in
the desert and how. ] wonders he
did not have brick grave, which
would have made her comfortable,
and been Is 4d in my breeches' pock.
ct, which, as my wife has twins again,
would be very acccptable--very.
"Bless ye, john" says my old wo-
man as we walked home, al don't
know what we would do without your
missus, to get your meals ready and
take tho insides out of fishes, nor !
without my Old man; and it's think
ing Of this that makes me feel so sad
labout this poor young man, rs has
lost his Mary Ann, which must have
been very beautiful if she was any
way like the figure on the ship, which
was most pleasing as seen through
your glass
81 had that evening, ] remember,
left a net on the seashore. and os l
passed the post guard station saw
the Lieutenant watching the ship,
which had not yet started. He called
me up into the guard room where he
was seated. 'Bill,' says he TO me,
three Of my men, unfortunately, are
at Darling this week. ! must have
at least five men to.night so If you
wish to earn coed nights iwages,
be down at my house before eight this
evening"
Before the appointed time was ut
the Lieutenant's house; four OF the
coast guard were seated around the
kitchen fire each armed with mus.
kct and cutlass.
"This is for you," said the Lien.
tenant, handing me cutlass and o
long pistol snow follow me"
Where are we to go TO 7" said to
the man with whom had to walk.
"TO church," says he.
"To church, says /. "What a
rum go 7"
"a rum go, indeed" says he "on,
. ly it's orders not to talk, 30 don't AK
no more questions"
1t was clear night, and the frosty
tombstones looked like ghosts as we
entered the church, the key to which
the Lieutenant had got In few
minutes we were seated around the
stove in the vestry which we had
lighted. A window was just oppo,
site where l was sitting. ] could see
the light of the strange ship in the
otTing, and n few yards before us wac
the new made grave Of the skipper
wife.
/ think we must have Rat more
than three hours, when l noticed the
light on the ship, when il was my
turn to watch, moving; and through
the night glass could see that q
boat was being lowered into the sea
| called the attention of the Lieuten.
ant TO this inct, who said "All right
| thought SO but as she wont think
OF coming nearer than the ruins, We
shall have to wait some time yet, I'll
be bound
in less than IN hour after this, Just
as the clock was Ginning twelve,
distinctly saw four figures Chamber
ing over the wall. Two Of them
} stopped short and hid themselves un.
, der the shadow Of an old tombstone
ovidently to keep watch. The Other
, two keeping as much as possible out
, of the moonlight, advanced to the
| new made grave before the window
, i can't tell you my horror, when
saw the two mon, whom recognized
} as the skipper and his friend with big
buttons, proceed to take off theiI
coats and act TO work with shovel
and pickaxe to open the grave.
He can't make up his mind TO leave
} his dear wife after all, l whispered tc
the man next to me, who was careful
ly examining the priming of his mus
ket.
Don't talk you fool" says he "lo
him have his wife, if he likes. Re
. lmember silence il orders, and NJ
/ lights,"
"For another three quarters Of ar
, hour we sat quieter than ever Now
the time, says the lieutenant; they'r,
! lifting the colin out. You, John ant
|, George Pankark, go through the Soutl
door and mind you cut them Off il
they try'to get through the village
, gate don't use your muskets unless
you can't help it, hut don't let then
|; get away. Now you three Others
come with me, directly l open The
, vestry door, rush out and handcul
them. before they have time TO got ul
, from. the GOTTA, which they are now
opening, Are you ready r says
the lieutenant, cooking his pistols,-
Now then heae goes, and look sharp
With loud crack few open yestrl
door, aud out we rushed and before
the two men had time to rise from
their knees they were safely secured
with the handouts we had brought
with us .... .... .......
"very neatly done, said the lieut.
rs in II few seconds time John comes