The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-12-28

this, you musttaEc the copstqdonces3
ask you, for 1tho Nlsst time, If you will
inform usor whereaboutsP" t'h
lttAnd Again answcr-Nol"s 70 oiohi
! "Mr. BradEey, there is also another
Iserious charge against you, and your
conduct in the present instance fully
lcopfgus II. Youyare accused Of giving
aid and comfort to the enemies Of your
c.oquarnttry,fwhatl have you to say to
I thar ,.......s ......u..-.-.t.....i
% ID .spy, isrfalac, aud be who makes u
Iis villai,I' t.. .,....... .,.-,
''l accuse him Of being traitor, aid.
ing the cause OF the Union" said Simp.
soh..
/ fmy adherence TO the Upion merits
fol. me the name of traitor, then | am
lIproudof It.. l have been for the Uniob,
am St III for the Union, and will be
for the Union so long as life lastsI' o.. 49,,
At these words the chairman clutched
a pistol tha! lay upon the table before
him; and the bright blade of Simpsons
bowie knife glittcrcd near Bradley's
) breast; bat, before be could mako the
: fatal plunge, \ swift-winged messenger
OF death laid bin dead at the feet ofhs
!, iatendcd victim; while, st the came iu-J
u s'pnt, another plunged into the heart Of
tIis chairman, aud he fell forward ovsr
the table, extinguishing the light au1
, leating NIL 10 darkuess.g rr. -'fth
Confu,iru teigned. The inmates o
the room we're panic- 'ricksh,! 10 l'ia'7
In theinidst Of the consternation, 4
. Grm hand rested upon Bradley's shoul!
detr-bis bonds were severed, and he
o. buried odt Of the open window. He
!, was again free NAV; but fastened for
ward into the woods at the back of the
. tavern, and through them to q read a
., quarter Of a milei aistant then into
- wagon, aed gasdriven OF. In half an
.. hour the smith made epe7of the party at
bo tho rtndszvoue, thabwas to start at mid.
I'd night ncrbss the moun ntainss s,a5I JotaN
ed t9Johp,' said td . patriotic smith asshe
d grasped the hand of his rescuery while
be his eyes Rli5tened aud a tear iCoursed
n down hiss furrowed cheek. IL should
IS much ikofto see Matte before / Igo.Yha
as v,t'9 eq SHALL was the rSply. e ,5lat2
z, In anU the hour the blacksmith clasps
-; ed his daug hterl to bis breast. H-.g1s q %
10 & 1t was an uraffsctidg iscene--sthere, ia
, a that 10 me house in the wilderness, nsurL
10 roundedby men who had been driven
If fT6m1their, homes for their attachment
as to the principles for which the patriot
ii fathers fought, biedaGd died---the ytur-
n dy old smith, a tyRenof the, heroes ,pi
mt other, days, pressing hisrdaughter. to his
~ breast, while the tears coursed doRluh hia
60 trrgoFed 9GdhHceks,H ysl. 500 .a7aoluis
81 80 Hl felt that perhaps it was to be his
last-omhrace: aforhis resolutel heart had
{ resolved to sacrifice all upon the altar o.
'e- his country, and he could no Longer
2a Watch over he safety Of his only child
.ei Wasssh TO be left to the mercy Of tht
go parricdil wretches who were attempting
ili TO destroy the country that had given
,aJ them birth, nurscd their infancy, and
III opened awidg Geld for them wherein tt
on display7 ff4e sBiIitissa with which nAtur
Jay had endJwed dtHs62t &@i'- 0''a s'd
'o1 Mr.. aBraaldHy3,". said his rescueE, aafte
he a short Pauso55 "55s You leave tie State
an it will be necessary. in these trOublou'
timesafpF oMatlia lta have "a protector
The and I have thought that our marriage
red had better take place tonight" ..,.,
s,5Well Johp,' hc. said, as be rsliu
nd qqished lis embrqqs and gazed With !
Ga fond look ct heraSho vas so dear to him
ap- ''1ehall nOBobjeekff E.io Is willing. =
hat dob, we arranged fNE as We cam
rn slopg,T rePltdi 4 a! young man s-iI.,
lad 30 Matte blpshed but said nothing o.
hS yiIhoa glgort limo the hunted odoWr
ITO minister was cslied Hpon to perform
Ia marriage sefyiio a titqt tit lone hqass, s,5s. 81
,n adItlawas1ea impressive ,sceDe,up Yet .
~ diamonds glittcred upon the neck Of tb
bgil9--no prrrls IOoPed up her tys4se'
n sbpt aFuslOye glOYed within her n hoar y
ed qsshf Gva utiera9cs to a vow lybio
rEs registered IN iAeaySppoo a .yaoa
4. j bu Bradiey, soon uafter the ceremony
SRo bade his daoghtOr and her hasHapdra a
Pq7 SG' ctiOuOte farewelk and set ont ivtt
ish' his friends no join others who1had bee
ne driven houAitbeir homes, aud we're mo-
lai E1aIlyiuguuudar itbs OldoAag TO 6ghtfG
hs the Union, and, as they said, fRsdseI
rehI 0IdRennessetR5ya saiis2Ialai sii bns