The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-21

FORMING, AUGUST 81, 1870.
used in approaching the cottage, as the,
were now much nearer the rapparees
whose place OF rendezvous for the nigh
was, however, in quite an opposite direc
ton to their route from the cottage Thi,
parry was under the guidance of a corporal
the sergeant eajor preferring to remain al
the cottage, because, as he stated, it was
nearer the place of the intended attack
Shortly after the departure of his comrades
ne was debating in his mind some impor-
tant considerations co considerations sug-
gested by Aaron's previous words and his
own opportunities that night, which might
not reeur again for some time. But how
was ne to obtain private conversation
with Bessy in the temper her father was
IN, and speedily too, as he could not, of
course, tell at what moment he should be
compelled to move from the cottage
into better humor, that he might be enabled
to convey whisper to the daughters He
had reached this point in his cogitations
when he felt his shoulder tapped, and,
LOOKING up, beheld Bessy herself muff1ed in
9 large shawl. She beckoned him to the
wards the gable remotest from the party,
ana which was Swallowed by full-grown
lime, gifded before him to it's shelter and.
after an instants pause, he followed her.
teihng the men that he should he with
shoM IN . few moments. * 49, 81
suggested to bsaaS sfzld proces riIS -
- blob E7asnk was like 10 be implicated.
and which would, of course, be fraucht I
with risk and danger to him and she Re.
solved at once to worm out from the SER
geant the plan and Intentions of the party.
With this object she had enticed him to the
present meeting. profting, for few mo-
nents, of her fathers having betaken him
'elf to bis bible, to keep down thoughts of
and strife.
Well, Bessy, my hangel," said the
pVe-s"aJed ser1eant-maJor, on reaching
nmor tonight if he really means wot he
avs" {
II fear he means it as the most serious ,
arrest" she rejoined, in tone, the sadness :
I which Heavisides mistakingly placed to :
Is own account, for the words and tone of 1
lough the poor seTjeant-major had no 7
lace in her thoughts in reference to the
natter. L
" Cheer hup your little art, my hangcl,
:, as the queerish hold fellow calls you, O
y sweet rose bud, for as sure as bullets T.
M; It'll be a stery to tell indeed if a d
old dragoon and woman can't sarcusa- 81
int hold uncks any day, howsomedever O
lmbustos."
" Remember, serjeant-major Heavisides, u
~ are talking of my father; but what / al
9 on tonight. Is it a dangerous service ~ -,
A, my hangel, hanxious for my safety 81
ell like you the better for that, and M
re Its nat'rel, too. But honner-duty-a re
cret hexpedition-might be discovered ir
astn't tell you for a couple of hours 49,
each of discipline-reduced to the ranks CO
court martial-can't indeed,n to
. Surely you cannot think would desire Ie
bring all this injury on you.n H.
. No, no, but women, you know, is .A'
yer reekoned the best at keeping a Sc bJ
It, and you'll be sure to know ali in the nj
arse OF the night without haDny danger" tn
We shall pursue the dialogue no further.
le SERGEANT major was completely in the DJ
Is. But few minutes more had elapsed to
fore he had communicated to her all he
ew of the intended proceedings for the ~,
,ht, in return for her feigned compliance ep
tn his arrangement, that she was to join WI
N after the affray should have terminated lal
which purpose he was, by her own re- &c
est, to provide her with cloak for con-
alment, as she herself could obtain q can oe
cordingly she was supplied with the TIN
allest cloak among the party-in fact all DR.
cloaks were to be left in the cottage till lii
} termination of the businessman i'm Ao
diately after, muffied in the cumbrous
ak, and with the cap slouched over her ne ea
e, the courageous girl, sliding from a low To
Bile window, moved forward stealthily nm
impoverished by the dragons towards Gu
bend of She shore, where she knew the CHI,
'parees were frequently in the haiti of pei
embiing. She moved at first but SLOWLY der
necessity: but when abe had GAINED En-
ne distance from the cottage, sustaining sPe
skirts of the cloak on her arms, she I In
l'inued her progress over the ground as ficr
! as Ihe ighC anu the ground would per- ism
her. she ielt Dut-llttle apprehension pos
the haunts of lawless men, att
she knew that her father had never rem oct
ed himself obnoxious to them, and they hea
never attempted to harm them or any MI
- %%ao III, at "nu VIZ .nelo III re- effe
to incur much higher, in her present eve
tied mood, to convey to Frank, whom bel
was certain she would find among pro
m, the knowledge of what was prepared att
him. on
ITO be continuedJ fro
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