The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-12-13

pointing towards him, as he was walking
past, short distance of, evidently hav.
ing come into camp by roundabout way.
7" i must speak with him, said Joe. "You
60 yonder, and tell Sergeant Nanderlyn and
his three comrades to follow me at little
distance"
job hurried after Lem aud Louisa noti-
fled the Sergeant OF her lovers wish. A
hint was sufficient.
Job overhauled Lem and taking him Just
outside the camp, resolved to have pri.
vate talk with him, and find out il the pre-.
vious suspicious Of h m elf and comrades
and the report OF Louisa were really true.
At all events, he was determined TO not
again lose sight of him.
But scarcely had Job begun to iutorro-
gate Lem, than the lalter-his suspicious
already aroused suddenly bolted from
him, aud took to his heels.
Lem was more than ordinarily ntmhle.
footed, and probably something like terror
increased his speed but Job, with less
agility, but greater powers Of endurance,
followed in close pursuit the Sergeant and
comrades bringing up the rear.
For some distance neither seemed to gain
much Of the other, when Job stepped on a
loose chunk of wood, which rolled, and
sprained his ankle. lie did not stop but
Lem, from the moment, continued TO gain
on him. At leugth, q little in advance OF
Lem, Job espied q rude paddle standing by
the side of tree. 1t was but q few steps
from the bank of the river, and the convic,
ton at once flashed over him that what
Louisa had overheard vas, indeed, true
He knew that it Lem reached the river. his
escape was certain, and it was equally
l,.Ar int, hat lr, rh,, A..
Then the thought of that package Of dis
patches and the condition of his fellow
soldiers stung him like an adder. 1t must
not be. The enemy must not know of the
forlorn condition of his countrymen and
the helpless state of his country. All this
| flashed through his mind like lightning
and was pitted against his affection foy his
brother. At length, Just os Lem was about
to grasp the paddle stand ng by the tree il
front of him, job jorked his rifle to his
country! !" fired
Lem fell PROSTATE on his face at the roots
OF the tree.
Job approached and, leaning on his rifle
Ltoud aud gazed Mt him with mingled leol
rolled the body over, aud the rest of the
pressive of deep regret.
An examination showed that Lem had
received dangerous, though not neGes
sarily fatal wound in the shoulder, which
had given his whole system a severe shock
and further search disclosed the dispatc ches
concealed in his BOSOM while tho canoe
was found hidden under the bank of the
river, ready to be showed of in moments
time.
He was taken to the camp, tho affair ex
planned the dispatches returned to the
General, and the wounded man carefully
provided for. He escaped the traitors
doom by never recovering his natura
senses.
1t is we'll known that the pursuit o.
CORVALLIS here ended; but there can be
little doubt that had he received informa
tion of the deetitution Of the Americans
he would have followed up the advantage
and made his conquest complete.
After the war, Louisa Leslie became Mrs
Sanger, and job was thriving and happy
husband, save one deep sorrow, ocoasionet
by the regret Of the necessity which de
manded that he should shoot his brother
down like dog aud his sorrow wal
heightened by the fact that, though Len
recovered from his wound, he gradual,
sank into imbecillty. But job took care
of him with all the tenderness and affection
of brother, aided by his beautiful ant
amiabe wife ; and though he regretted thu
necessity for the act, he never felt self.re
proach for the decision he made in behal
of his suffering country.