The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-04

DOr single mgRer. one tnc0
showed him the title deeds by which
it appeared that her dover embraced
all original estate over and above the
debts, amounting to nearly Atty thou
sand dollars. and conluded by assur-
ng him that "she meant to i've q
long time, and when she died he need
not expect to be any richer, for shet
intended to will her her property to
Others"
On receiving this rather blunt state
ment, Oglesby declared that he was
indifferent TO moneyed considerations
did not care for expenses, and would
marry the girl in spite Of her lack
of the stamps. =
very WE'LL" said the old lady,
"yon do it at your own risk. My
overseer must not marry my daught-
or. You must resign your position
on the place aud | give yon notice
that | shall notify the conscript ofi-
Ger that he has a chance for another
soldier as sson Us you give it mp" +
L Oglesby reflected for . moment,
asked for time, and there the matter
rested for several weeks. Meanwhile
the war went on, the news came of
the battle Of Murfreesboro, with it
tidings that young Bysom was NOR
tally wounded. The mother frantic
and for the nonce oblivious to every
other circumstance set out at once
for the 'front.'" leaving the planta-
ton and the daughter to the care Of
the overseer, whose ambitious, Sim
pcrtinenee," as she called it, she vain
! ly imagined she had quellcd. But
she mistook her man. Three days
after she left a party vf Federal guer-
iillas, under Dave Ransom, of Hawk
ins' command, came into the neigh,
borhood. Late that night the neigh
bors were startled by the glare of fire
from the Dyson homestead. Panic
stricken and confused, they did not
make an effort to save the, premises
or stir out OF doors, and when day.
light came, and a few people more
ventursome than the rest, sought the
scene Of the confagration, they
found pile Of ashes and smouldcring
4 cmbers. watched over by the negro
women Of the place and one old ne
gro man. " e
i The story told by these was that
q the Yankees had come there for
supper; that Mr.. Oglesby and ssyoung
missus" had entertained the officers;
that about IL o'clock these officers,
accompanied by the overseer and the
j. young lady, had left in company
that an hour or two alter squad OF
men had returned and fred the house
and induced the 'slikely" ones Of the
negro men to go off with them.
i Nothing more could be elected
and nothing moro was heard of the
guerrillas or the runaway couple
: Wnen Mrs. DYSON got bacl, with hel
. wounded son, she found her dwelling
! and her daughtergone> Pursuit was
: impossible. The fortunes Of the
South were beginning to wane The
r country was filling with patisar
: bodies of rowing troops. Young By
, som was wounded nigh unto death,
: more, all trace Of the fugitives was
: lost. He was too feeble however Il
+ return to the war, and rcmair ed al
:, home constructing cabin for himself
and mother, and managing to possess
:. a livelihood out Of the farm by til,
!. aid OF the few aneiqaated negroes tina
!, stayed with him. Thus time wor,
9 on. Wilson made his raid, Lee sur
rendered, and the war came to al
:, end.
About a year later Bysom-wht
! had married-c concluded to 20 int,
/ the day goods business and started
o North to purchase goods. He wen.
to New York and Philadelphia, ant
stopped GU his way backin Pittsburg
Here, while walking carcbossly thro
\ the streets, he encountered his Ions
:. lost sister. She citherdid not ecogn
j ize him, or tried to avoid him, but b.
: followed her to the door Of hous,
of i'll fame, saw her enter, rang th,
? bell, was ushered into one ofthe asa
! looms" and stood face to face Will
j the unfortunate woman. a
+ Her story was sad indeed. TIL,
harsh conduct of her mother hat
somewhat alienated Der affection
: and she had partially concented {,
y secret marriage with Og.esby, who
under orc prctext after another hat
SO far overcome her scruples as t,
compromise her honor and get he
I in his power. She had no intention
:, of eloping with him. The evenin.
= the party Of guarillas came, she wa
u ignorant of his or their design, blu
entered very readily into the hos
pita.ities Of the occasion, and stimu
lated BY wine and moved by threats
d and entreaties, she was at last forced
d away. She knew nothing Of tn,
conAagration. They had gone frs
' to Memphis and then to Chicago
: where Oglcsby got into some en-
n ployment. Thence he went to New
0 York, where no made considerable
i sums OF money asa gambler. FG
n ally he left her, entered the Fedora
9 service; and was killed. she believed
Q in one ef, the last battles of the wa
fiat least she knew nothing Of him
As for herself she declared that sh,
= was lost forever would never re
Q turn home, and ON her brother
/ threatening to use force, she immedi
S ately left the room and escaped. -
r Dyson, being lily versed in the city
:. ways. was unable to take the stem