, 1864-02-21

1ouuS ueA1uCI0Ielyt, conbctEnttOuSlY. IA they
EaTe st them, "Vun.. TWO, tree,' &C.. up to tcn.
did~not stop. THIS punishmcnt. which Il
was sport to inflict upon faithful old negro. o.
hich 1t tUonld have been such good }okc
70 nave bestowed upon the wife OF a
staunch Un!onist, was no sport, no iokc, but
altogether t!actc affair to The mother or
Lyhander! Then she, who had so often wished
TINT she too owned sleycs, that when eho was
angry ehe might hare them strupr up and
logged, knew by fearful experience what It
was to DC strung up and floggcd. Then she,
who sympathised with her son in his desire
70 see every man, woman, and child, that
!oxed the cid Union, served In, this faslion,
lclt IN her Own wrtthing and bleeding lesh
Die blunder, for which 'ebe had only herself
TO thank. Robbery Of her ndighbor's house
tho dishonest e borrowing" not OF these
in-gotten goods only Int aleo Of her neigh
boris Earac-Lad brought hcr, " what we
aIcttcr nc,cc for Providence.
The soldiers waited for lull In the shticks,
then tut once more the question:
Iou tell row: Whore is ypar husband :
No; ? pen }ou git IL, ten e lash more Always
A storm OF iDcohcrent denial, angry threats
eolz, ard screams, was tho response. One
OF the soldiers drew her skirts over her head
asain, ard guvo another pull at the cords
that hauled up her thumbs, willie the other
stood OF qnd measured ont the whip. Just
thcn the deer opened, and Catain spowl look
ed in.
How are you getting on, boys a'' The
question YVES accompanied by nn approving
s1ri!e, which seemed 10 sar, ~ sec you arc
getting On very we'll"
sLe BOT tell'
..Vcry Well Give her ten more"
~ e3 Jn3 ov1 uuH
che recognized her sons yoiceY Muttlcd as
eEe Wne. he did not recognize her 8. Nor was
il Surprising That, in the unusual posture in
which be found hcr, lie did not know 1icr
from Mrs. st:ckuidge- He stood In the door
and smiled While the soldier laId on
Make 1t dozcn,'' he quietly remarked.
g. -.4rd smart ones to wind mp with!" So it
happened TINT, thanks TO her sons presence,
The scsecching victim got two "smart ones"
additional.
her thumbs little, I'll question her m5s-
Good Lucifer!' exclaimed the captain, find
ing himself face to toce With his own mother
l. Twenty-Five lashcs and tho torture of the
strung~up thnrnbs Ind proved too much eyen,
for the strong nerves Of Widow SproWl. She
fell down ir swoon. Lyeander, furious.
whipped out Ills sword, and turned npon tho
soldiers. 1Ley quietly stepped back, and
took their guns from the corner. &c would
certainly have killed one of them on the spot
had he rot seen by the glance Of their eJes
that the other would, at tile same instAnt, Us
ccttainly EEve killed Kim.
You scoundrels! you have whipped my
own motberl'
"captaln,,m, they calmly answered, "we
"Foo1s!'-ap Lysander ground lis teeth,
-"you should have known"
ho* Should NC know: We never sec dis wo-
man pefcrot We 3u,e. we find her taking
prov isiops from dc house. We say, "Shc
lake dem to her husband in dc mountains" :"
We sav, "You Mrs. Stackridgcy' She say
yes to everything. We not know sue lie.
somepody c1se.' We opcy orders. Wetake and
VIC whip her: You come in and say, Whip
more" We whip more. Now you say to
ue, "scoundrels !'' You say, .tfools!" We
say, "Captain, II was your orders; we opcy."
Eaving by joint effort ct scntentious En-
Stood etolidly awaiting the result; while the
captain, still gnasling his teeth, bent over
the PROSTATE form OF Ills mother,
HBliDg Eomc water and throw on her! you
idiots !" lie cllcd at them. " Would you see
cr die g.
that was what Was wanted. They rcmem-
bered their practice Of the previous evening.
Oncfound wooden pull Tic other emptl-
cd upon the floor the contents Of the tin pail
the widow had " "borrowcd.' They went to
the well. They brought water. "To throw
on her " Yes that was what he said. And
together they dashed eudden, drench food
over the poor woman, rs If the sHoon was
another fire TO be c1tinguished. These fel-
lows obeyed orders llterally-a merit which
Lyfander now failed to appreciate. BE sworc
at them terribly. But he did not counter
maud his last order. Accordingly they pro-
ceeded stoically to bring more water. ly-
eander had got his mothers head on his knee,
and she had just opened her eyes to look an1
her mouth to gasp, when there came another
ice-cold wave, binding, sitting, drowning
her. Too much Of water hadst thJu, poor
3onc Widowi
Lysander let fall the maternal head, and
bounded TO his feet, roaring with wrath. The
| at their sides, stared Mt him with mute won
"Captain, dat was your orders. You say,
tPrinE yaEscr and throw on We priug
! yaEser and throw on. Dat is all"
"But didn't tell you to fetch pailfulsp
This sentence rushed ont Of Lysander's sou
| like rocket, eliminated In loud, explosive
oath, and was followed by shower Of 1erJ
curses falling harmless on the heads Of tht
until the pyrct:chnic rain ceased, then an
as # with one mind, but with two organs.
"Captain, Sou hear Last night vas tht
! house on atre. You say, *pring vasser-
We prinE little. Den you say to as, Tan
You! why In hell you shtops And you say
Ven I tell Jon ,pring vasser, pring TIL So!
vgn time aSa more sed4y AZ yos sno
You Suy, tTrow on" we trow on. va
you say We do. You not say vat you mean
! dat fs m{shtAke for you"