The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-02-04

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Mr.. Miner, as an old black woman,
whose wrinkled face contrasted oddly
with the brilliant colors of her madras
turban, passed through the hall carry
ing bowl Of cooling drink.
Reckon he's better, mars; dats a
drefful cut on his head though. Laws
mars?" she added with chuckle,
nebber s'posed l should he nussin' up
rale abolitioner."
Nonsense p said Miner, shortly.
Is he delirious ?" iesE ~
"Talks heap of nonsense bout
Hampshire = deed does he mars p
Sometimes l can't hardly hold him
when he thinks he is fighting rebels.
Miss MiIIy's sponging his head now
don't seem to hurt him SO bad when
she does it. Miss Milly's dreffnlly soft
fingered p rs
And Aunt Becky waded complacent-
ly up stairs to resume her charge.
The sun was sitting its golden vain
through net work of jassamine leaves
into Paul CIeye's room, two or three
weeks afterward, when Harvey Miner
came up stairs to pay the invalid visit.
Better, eli !? said he, good bumor-
edly."
"Very much BETTER" said the young
man, with smile. Indeed, think /
shall try to get up morrow"
"Eh? What?" And the next thing
you'll be deserting p
! Paul Cleve smiled again. Z" / give
you fair warning, sir, that l shall es-
cape the first chance get, since you
you will not consent to let me go Oh
other terms My country needs ne
now more than she ever did before"
"The duce she does! On my word
you are a cool hand young sir. If this
is the state of affairs, l may as well tell
you that shall send you on to Rich
mond as prisoner, the very first day
you are able to travel.
You shall sir p
"Yes, most certainly. And let me
assure you, young man. that you are
engaged IN cause, which will never
lprosper-an unrighteous cause, sir-a
cause of iniquity, NJ. Cleve. And /
think myself fully justified in using
any means to overthrow that cause.
don't wish to be inhospitable, but my
roof shall not shelter a federal officer
any longer than is absolutely necessary.
The air you breathe is pollution to a
Southern home." Paul Cleve was ST.
lent, and Harvey Milner after vainly
waiting for an answer, banged the door
to, and went down stairs in a towering
passion.
Grifiths I" he shouted, to gray
haired old negro, who was basking in
the mellow sunshine that flooded the
piazza steps. Esr
"Sah % Ha 4a
81 make it your duty to watch the
gates: let no one pass through without
my knowledge-leasto of all this Yankee
lup stairs. was fool ever to let him
cross the Threshold"
| Eyes, sab," grunted Grifiths, slow
Ily gathering himself up; does ! begin
now ?" sf.i r ~ -
SNOW, this minute ! / shall order
Sam to take the night watch; the young
rascal threatens me with escape. I'll
see about that"
1t was late in the evening as he sat
before the door somewhat Gained in
temper, that his thoughts began to take
a new direction; was not persuasion
more eficacious than force? At tha,
instant his daughters light step crossed
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the hall.
| els that you, Mildredp"
"Yes, papa" sai ~
"Didn't hear you reading the En-
quirer to that-that young Cleve, 9
while agoy"
Yes, papa" .sa9
"Thats right my dear. Does hs
!. seem inclined to talk politics ?"
"Yes, papa, think he does"
"And-ahem does he take a sensi
BILE view of matters ?"
"Very sensible, papa" eaa.os
"Milly, it would be very fine thing
, if we wocld convert him to our way O
thinking. He has very excellent ide,
} of military strategies, aud would be !.
great acquisition to our cause. Sup
. pose you try, my loves am told h'
is person OF consequence in the fed
| eral army it would be quite atriumph
eh 2 Now run up stairs, puss, and d.