The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-10


not present a fair shot to his revolver, that
gentleman was chargeable with an excess
of poltroonery of which only Yankee
could be guilty. .#'"#~ t." .
The cubs heroics were imgnominiously
cut short. Suddenly his two arms were
seized from behind, while his pistol was
wrenched from his grasp. Two armed po-
z licemen, followed by Mr.. Dinwiddie and
Nero, had entered the room.
sam betraved?" exclaimed the cub
"Blockhead" said his father, Fort
, Warren shall henceforth be your school,
till we knock little common sense into
that obstinate skull of yours
"Fort Warren!' cried Gully, gnashing
his teeth. "But TIM here on n furlough,
disguised as sailor YOU perceive. Iprom-
ised to be back to my regiment by Friday.
Fort Warren?'' .'" ..'.-i
"Never ~ shrieked Mrs Dinwiddie, en-
tering the room from the conservatory,
where she had been hiding. "Kill me. but
don't compel my son to break his pledge
to the Confederate authority"
"Bah ~ said Dinwiddie. "Of1icers, take
the BOBBY away
Nero almost sank into his boots with ex-
cess Of enjoyment, but abruptly put on a
very agonized face, and showed the whites
Of his eyes, as Mrs. Dinwiddie looked to-
/ wards him.
Gully submitted, though with an i'll
grace, to what was plainly IL case of neces-
si'v: hit he turned. before crossing the
threshold, and said to Penrose.-
= "I take everybody to witness, Sir, that
prohibit your having anything further to
do with my sister. The consequences be
on vour own head, ifyou disobev." a..
"And I, Captain Penrose." said Dinwi1-
die, "take everybody to witness, that, il,
after having paid the court that You have
to my daughter. Won now refuse to take
her rs your wife. the consequences, Sir,
must he on your own head" 49,.
7 ''Sir." said tho Captain. 'that is tho most
agreeable throat that 7 can imagine. have
already committed myself to your daugh-
ter
= "Ah! disgracefu1r' groaned Mrs Din
7 widdio. '.'.'
"What do you say to that, Cully?" sail
the father. rs. with no very gentle thrust
he replaced the glazed hat on the youth :
head '. '+ .
' emily kept silont. The recollection of
' certain debts which could be paid only
, from ~" pa.orna! purse inspired a prudent
reserve
"rake him now" said Dinwddie to the
officers; ''give him as much gingerbread
as he wants and charge it to me- .... ..
= y a.. a. :.
: "And now resumed Dinwiddie, sit is
time for me to drive to the cars. Mrs. Din.
: widdic. this is Cantain Penrose. your flu,
ture son-in-law. Treat him kindly in my
absence. Farewell"
4 Tho lady bowed not un~raciously, n
Dinwiddie departed. She had been medi
tating. during the last minute. a nev
flank movement in favor of Colonel Pc
gram. She determined to change her bas
corporations. Barbara was amazed, but
I in her inexperience, was wholly unsuspi
cious of strategy. ,,-.........r.. .rs
: "Captain Penrose. you'll stop and take
tea with us?'' said the willy lady of the
house. ,. . .s<.....i..,.......
'I shall be charmed to- replied the
Captain. ... .....-....r. .....r B.. .-
"Mother. let me kiss vouv' cried the in
nOccnt Barbara. delighted at What seemed
the vanishing of the only obstacle to the
betrothal of herself and the Yankee officer.
There was an ambush in preparation of
which these two did not dream. &".'E
Two DAYS afterwards, Barbara and her
fmother We're on their way to Montreal.
This was the flank movement. and it was
thus accomplished. The second morning
after her husbands departure, Mrs. Dim
widdie burst into, Barbara's apartment
with the intelligence that she had Just re-
coived atelegraphc dispatch from Mr.Din-
widdie, bidding her start mt once for Mon
troaI to procure certain funds in the hands
of a certain party there. which funds were
: MN rdiately wanted. Barbara. to whom
all business matters were mysteries pro-
found as the income-tax or the national
; debt received it all without question:
She did not stop to ask, ''Whv doesn't ia
ther send one of his clerks?" or ''Why
can't he do it all by lctter?' She took it
for granted that there was Il great hurry
about something that required an instant
journey to Montreal. So she wrote letter
die took good care to intercept,O and. be-
fore another hour had slipped by, mother
and daughter were ut the Northern rail-
way station. ...
The old lady had taken the precaution to
; send Nero on AN errand ont of the city.
! and had hired IA public hack to convey her
: to the cars. But as she WAS attending to
her trunk, an officious gentleman i'm black
stepped up to Barbara, and asked her for
what place she wished to have the baggage
checked. Before Mrs. Dinwiddie could
interposc. Barbara had answered, "Mon-
treal.' Thereupon the gentleman had
simply remarked, az don't think they
check baggage SO far and then had walk
ed away i'm the direction of the telegraph
Office, for what purpose the sequel must
suggest. Mrs. Dinwiddie thought moth
ing more of the matter. They passed
through Philadelphia and New York the
next day uninterrupted. ,...
At Rutland, VT. a very civil sort of gen
: tleman accosted them in the ear. and, on
learning that they were on their way To
) Canada, asked if they had passports. On
Mrs. Dinwiddie's replying in the negative,
he informed her. that, by recent order of
the United States Government, persons
travelling to and from Canada We're re-
quired to have passports; and he advised
her to stop at Rutland, and he would tele-
graph to New York and procure them.-
After some hesitation, She consented to do
irN a