The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-31
VOL. ri.

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They must be here-somewhere nigh
by, too-but they've given us the slip
as slick as grease. II
"Not much they hewitt" shouted
Bill Green, Maryland soldier; "you
don't find this child leave this till he
collurs them dog-goned rebs. | tell
you they're inside ten rods of here
som'ers, and l tell you Pm agwine to
get 'em dead or alive. l know their
tricks, by jolly, and tell you they're
in that house thar some'eres or other
Hillo. Look at that holel How are
you, Johnnie? Pm after you!
"And with that characteristic speech
off he ran to the nearest house which
we had searched already from top to
bottom. The houses there have no
cellars. They are generally raised
about three or four feet above the
ground and sometimes rest on stone
foundation that is built all round, and
sometimes again, they rest on little
pieces of masonry at the corners only,
while the spaces between them are
banked up with earth. In the bank
ing of this house there was an open
ing that no one of us had noticed.
The Marylander made for it and
sauatted on his knees and peeped in.
care they there?" we shouted.
"He looked up and said nothing.
He was evidently disappointed.
"No," he said at last, after musing
awhile, "but they're here some'eres,
and Pm agwine to find them. Hillo!
bub, come here! come along with me y
A little fellow had just come out
from the house, He hung back, but
Bill coaxed him into the barn. l
went with him. Bill told the other
men to keep the woman of the house
inside, talking with them, so that they
might not see him with the boy.
"Now, bub," said Bill to the boy,
"do you know that Pm going to burn
down your house,"
The boy looked scared.
90, please don't, sir" he cried ;
chem fellars amt thar; true's death,
sir, they's not thar"
"And Pm agwine to hang your dad,
bub," added Bill without taking notice
of what the Boy said; "and likewise
I'll be obliged to give you one OF
goldarncdcst whailings you ever heard
tell on in all your born days!
ooh, please don't sir" cried the
little fellow again-he was thoroughly
frightened now-"the sojers aint thar"
"How do you know" asked Bill.
81 know they amt" replied the
boy.
Bill seized him by the collar and
spoke fcrcely to him.
"Now, boy, I'll hang and your dad
and burn down you house in ten min
utes, if you don't tell me where them
fellers is hid"
ooh, please sir, I'm afraid" said
the boy.
"Don't be afecred," Bill told him
they shan't harm you nobody shant
harm you but me and by holey, III
pull your gizzard out, and hang yoy
double quick if you don't out and tel
right off where they're hid"
The boy was now completely cowed
"Well, sir" said the boy thcy's hi'
under the house. They's dug holt
in the ground right under the middle
!" of the parlor. You can't see it whel
you look into that hole in the bankin
because they toted all the dirt away ,an'
you see it is too dark to notice tn
other hole thataway."
= "All right bub," said Bill"you'll b
a man before your mother if you kee
. your eye peeled. We won't hurt you.
"Oh, please sir" cried the boy
"don't burn our house; we's Unio'
folksw
m, "In what dircction?" asked Bil
ly with grin.
81 don't know anything about an
to direction" said the boy, with puzzl
ed look.
or "Oh, YOU don't?" continued Bill
to "well, you oughter. You oughter sa
to your Union-over the left, you know
els over the left"
vas Bill rushed out and told one of tt
ter soldiers to stand with his revolvC
we cooked, at the hole in the banling,an
,ut to shoot down the first man that trie
in to escape through it.
in Then he went into the house an
NC. asked for an AK.
for "What in the world do you wal
re- with an AK ?" the old woman inquire
ng with an anxious glance at his face.
the "Are me no questions, and Iii te
you no lie," said Bill, "but unless yc
old want this house burned over your hea
The bring me one in less than two-forty.
rms The woman saw that Bill was in !
ent mood to be triAed with, and went al
ing got the axe without any further ado
Bill then turned to the three soldie
rses who had followed him into the hou'
AS and told them to draw their revolvt
and be ready to shoot. They did
nen Without word Bill seized the carr
the by the edges and tore it up.
SOL The women screamed.
hay "Lord messyp shouted the G
our women, "what on earth are ye spoili
IA my carpet for? the old man and all
elp. us is Union, and has alters bin p
With "Pon my word and honor" add
'uld one Of the daughters, "there amt ma