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

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| Did you notice Lem, last night, when
the guard was relievedG" asked Sergeant
Vanderlyn.
"Yes-I noticed he appeared to be i'll,
and complained some, replied Job.
have my opinion about that, signi6
cantly urged the Sergeant.
$50 have l." added Ben.
"And allow he was some tired, and
was out of breath but the Lord only knows
what worried him." again chimed in Nick
I "You don't mean TO say that Lem lett
his post, to visit Cornwallisl" asked job,
half doubtingly. "But have often felt
suspicious myself that he was at heart
nothin' but tory, and shan't be offended
with We for 'spressin' yer opinion" con.
timed Job, dejectedy.
al knew yer wouldn't" replied the
Sergeant and spoke about IL, thinkin'
we'd better keep little watch o. him in
! the futuT'."
Haiti" was tho command that rang
along the ranks.
They were then on q rolling piece of
ground free from underbrush, though
heavily timbered, aud the iaded troops had
been halted to rest aud eat few hasty
mouthfuls, preparatory TO renewed exer,
tions to reach aud cross the river Dan that
night, and thus place it's waters between
thom and the enemy, as they had previously
done on two other occasions when the
waters rose so rapidly aud providentially
Immediately after crossing,
A further consultation was had among
the quartetteI have just left III conversa-
tion, and plans for n close watch OF the
movements of Lem were satisfactorily
arranged
1t was known to the Sergeant-and in.
| laA h,,
the troops-that the Governor had no means
of supplying them with better arms, nor
OF equipping additional forces to send to
their reliet. But, in addition to this, the
Sergeant had seen q messenger deliver a
package 80 Genei al Greene and from con.
versation he overheard at headquar ters, he
learned that the defenses of the colony
were much more precarions than any of
them had dreamed while Washington had
seut regrets of his inability to afford any
| immediate assistance.
This information, The Sergeant knew,
would be of the utmost Importance to the
enemy, and lie had reason to suspect that
| Lem knew something of it, from the fact
that he had seen him prowling about head
quarters. Accordingly he impaired to his
comrades what information he mad in re.
gard to tho dispatches. also his suspicious
| about Lem.
Having taken their short rest, the army
was again put in motion. 1t reached the
| banks of the Dan on the night of the 18th
of February, aud the exhausted troops were
thrown across, as the historian tells us.
"with the feelings with which the dweller
amidst wildernesses. chased by furious
beasts Of prey, fiualy reaches the door of
his own habitation"
Hero they were met by friends, and
many of their relatives, though they were
| in no condition to render assistance, for
the want of arms" in case the pursuit
should he continued by CORVALLIS. But,
III the Ian. uage of the biographer of Jeffcr
son, lie people of Halitax-te Virginia
county entered by the Southern army on
it's retreat over the Dan-rcceived the
| fugitives with open arms, and lavished on
them every hospitality"
| As a matter of course, q good deal of
license was granted the suffering troops,
who had made retreat of two hundred
miles in the depths of Winter, and of whom
| it was said, they "were worn out, their
clothes were in tatters, and there was not
more than one blanket for four" They
were allowed free intercourse with the in
habitanls, many of whom had come. out to
meet them and afford such relief as they
could. Fathers aud brothers, wives. sisters
and sweethearts, were among those who
greeted the troops as they crossed the
waters of the Dan.
| Among these anxious visitors was Louisa
Leslie, an interesting girl OF eighteen sum
mers, with dark hair and eyes, fair com.
| plexion and form and features classically
nodded. It'was about day.break when she
entered the camp, for the news of the
arrival OF the troops travelled like wildhre,
and none stood upon the order of their
| going when the expected intelligence was
receiv, d. She had come alone, her father
and brother being in the army, and her
mother too feeble to accompany her. Her
first inquiry was for Job Sanger, whom she
found, and it was plain enough to those
who witnessed their meeting that more
than friendly impulse led her to the manly
propurtioned and warm.hearted Job. Any
one would have said they were destined,
if fate permitted, to travel the uncertain
road of life hand in hand.
But there was something more than love
manifested iU the face and manner OF the
excited Louisa when the first thrilling
raptures of the meeting were over, she
nervously calculated
Z" | have something of importance to tell
you--of importance to us all, and it may be
to the country
what is il, Louise ?-what is ii p asked
job, as he led her little to one side.
"Lemuel is traitor " exclaimed she.
A shudder crept over Jobs frame, and
shadow clouded his brow
e How do you know 2" he asked
81 will tell you" she answered. "As |
passed the thicket yonder at the tnrn of
the road, heard voices proceeding from
it, stopped aud listened. Ono of them | |
knew was Lemuel's, but the other did not
know"
Well" interrupted Job, impatiently.
But knew he was a tory and heard !
Lemuel tell him that while the troops were !
crossing the river last night he succeeded |
in getting hold of package of papers just |
received by Genel al Greene they were i'm |
portant. and that he would take them to |
CORVALLIS as soon as he could steal out
of camp and get across tine river"
What did the other say to thiS +? asked
job
HE said the papers would enable Corn
wallis to push on and make an easy con-
quest of the colony, and he would provide a
canoe for Lemuel little way down in the
course Of an hour or two, he would see
paddle standing by the side of tree, and
under the bank he would find canoe con-
cealed"
"And did Lem say he would got" asked
Job duhiously
Yes he said he had repeatedly visited
the eDemy's camp at night aud that this