, 1870-01-30
e.tass', and their husbands we.s N ii the rebel



acor:ner, !ook.nR oyer tue treary nedA 10 hid
tp.t sa'eu u'stiabie snppes; tie usoA1y ht1eut:
est e. II a Foors "a dim aad dirty. tho sAhss Of
zee RIO were scatiert over TIC hearth. rn.rc
hha be+n tictDtss n tic hoose TOT many months
and ucohlt-anoat Natt-had come, % that the
Sia o,os5y tar rouuhe had 'oog ago gl1en waJ to
Tom c1ept up now and then 70 tho door OF nA
fa:hefa rpon. n u1tered 10 his heavy, feyer.tn
beIdtrR over the bed, and lnen dowp sRap, TIE
dtctos cana down slter Wnlie from hIs dai1I
:.ncv Ia be to-dsy. s,r."
Ine sane, N. I'D. Typhoid Is I alow dl.ease.
Bit fope It viii all cone rgnh in iuc' Ue
looktd pit, Ii aU down On ihe boy. who had TO-
iss as.ea nsae. THE f.1n need. ed 70 you tssasr
"Ies. II was only uar,"-
Tht doctor Vss sent. Tnls terz1me rear Of war
sEd pt a,tltnea had made the aky dark TOT them
&ll. me rebelt we1e conquered, but we1p sull II
bloipg amor tte bills, snos dtwn sika dozs when
ever they reLturtd out: tn every bouse there Wal
d!stsse tr Kanf, but The Jolly ketsoe household
set nzn - lave sssod Nolss of Al
., Mns1 ,s,n sso1g Tom eo,' Pszhap' can be
n, fau ef vas u debt, It Seemx One OF tas
e1edltcfs IS pothrr2 ha1d lor E0hu sum. The
satiA se.Sed Wit to-eay; ny iSnes was
n'tpte!" Tom ofpks dowa pere, altogether: be
wa ony cnl6, alter III; and hs hid hls taen
'f.'pa, ne n, aGssoss s1ee I'd sosssd ous laea
oLce. l1tsee 70 II, Ton"
But Ton. When hs locked mp, had no brighter
LAD eeae % 81 tnese W H. I'd q
II Tteie vas Ioth'pG SO p!enr1nl ~ good.wlN
that 1ear, or 30 4esrce - money
II Jour crops Meto tn"-he1tated the doc
III ths e1opa Sers IN, we xoutd ne ssle," .aid
Tom. ea9er'y; "has look a xnen!" po.nAnS TO
froni qVs1-r,penesss "Tnefe d nas a Ean "a Be-
loclo to cut them"
"Tbe1e sIe not halt dozen lsborezs ,ef: 10 the
eou1,y; ~ EMh ne oopp'es, 1nas i trne." re-
There u 20 ctaree CT pardon for .hem'"
atk9o Tom an1iouslS.
gnasdirg every c1oss road through the hlls: And.
~ tlon ~ tsbei rnrusts hia head INTO sight, he
: shot co.r, nts Iar n hols: Hni lnat n not
"Yes, Rr." hut Tommy sat do4n again,
desrord1l CIV, on thesstep. Lot eyen turning hui
lead 10 see she doctor ride OF II ha had done
&c. &c nieht haTe csuans s;gns OF & dsrs - shAaow
ibe5 I'D stood, tnsoush tuo iurze rnsnes.
Is sm : eoys nsnfe. and one siesVe Wing
br. 1a1na1 did pna. he could tue ucxt day,
tut IT HM Los posaihle to 7iss the money. 4
spey could So SOD IN IN nouI." Bal tho crops
NeIo lot harvested.
"ks.p sood hear, Tommy," asid the doctor.
ls.Eer ms been 1rce 70 Ill God md his fr1eads,
sId re.ther Of them vi, oesers him.
heaft prt y saIm and ngnt lie 1an to the fitcb-
er, Rld ozousnt 4 suotioz c7p Of tea up 70 h!s
pothet: sbe xould drink e from him. Ia'her
than ApT OF the maids. Sne looked At h4 bright
isce, n she HaSe the cop back.
'.1s there any gtod news, Toni"
"Ren, no. Not exactly ne7A Bat It Will
a te cane GOWN the ttatb Win the empty
cpp, be sa1 a dark ugulo standing in inn d,tniY
lighted hall ue stopped, VIA tattll OF te11ot:
wre,e detpesa.e frcm hunger, tho rebels hsd left
Their hiding places, I'D gone into -ho1ses,
y Or ano po
bsck ~ The msn came closo 10 him. But he only
held oct te;ttr; and when Tom tool II, disap.
sse 81 o u
we're tteec words:
Lit no cns tedrs thts hot&e to night On pain
isisnea, "By order Of --..-...
"IHx sH1x VAN FoGur."
Hnd u1deIneath we're 5eEeWlen toese naes:
fIsns tSs ss sssae snss v.h q ~ Tese, ese
What the sSan Fan Voeh, rnfont b. Tom d,d
rot clesr kEoT. 4 Amysler1ous noTer rnich lie
Il 70 dcfa,a ~ ;harr ~ s ~
m ihe s1sirx. %Thet D w,t, ear, an ~ a.;
\ al ne & seef, and aeave ,sl ~ 70 O., sts;ve.. .
W .e NJ. SGu ofpetAtsa' u-a nIy a;y mM oaan
~ n9 tho+ ~ ,oI IA .rt ua5a'
Ne vent ~ Ihe rseat sn atoye nnd
u S ,sst . msc1sa ~ !. s.s ana ah
sln nsos .eA mosasI ae saiI asa,n. ~, sA,s Sne
I:11isia xe:sn! on hinseli. nas bus heart atop. Up
ed halo Win The slc OF feaf. upder hts lltte
ssat oS;J some desperals ucaez:aE,pg would
brig ne c1opp:es here, vitnla . nns o. The vi
te7td; atd ttT the EsEe reAaon they would conc
II al all, IN great rumress.
| There Rat no resistance 70 be made. What he
cen!c co. De 'lo: .oefed ADd bsE1ca the doors
the men ory Of nan. The too:e VA nearly va
catt The crowd e1 re4lnG1a had dropped away
untlt ohtl Two OF three OF the mn;s Here lsiL
.ee'tses rnieSt eeca. 70 temp! tssm NON tas
! aIme. tGm aet 1'msen 'o ktep Ma,ca, ~ tol!!ne
tne tote naIr. oorn into .ee @ ktGaen' 1oen 10 INT
Wien Tan F&s man te kep1 euafd man!
n'gat on ne patue, aeio' an iSn y Mgs & cend l!
70 ~ anofe o1a 30 oT Is sts a9.
between his fasner and mother and Sher horfl
D.te ena there .esoss To- iorr slope ns a oas
head be heard At 1nterTGs his mothers sott stel
N OWLS noot, OF tne baJtng Of the watch dog q
| the uodu. That ceased pttaeutly. Hal the,
po,,oGss 9ss, 4o1, 4o, fac. crew ao, ana taxing md
deu heast, he hurried boldly To tne frupt door aut
nnns II epep. TIE neon was oen1sd ) cloud
~ a15s b. soss ~
the moment after, quick, snsrp silck nsdte7
back Ard shut The doot; h1t, citsohtng 20, locke
| tultuNa. Aoc lAQ&OHl n Leu tau "Hls<t GILL
~. asrk ana msfssa ngu M1'sa e. e b.
Mhiie latRe bodies o. atEsn II. - Eea e. Rasset noise
esalJ = gn2sa acsoss lug AoPe oes"eeu nlu m
The ssan Won vognt d:t their work OF narde
VI nuruef Il wasl ~ silence.
All night lepRt He did not iook out again; bu
! he Lever Ictte1 1tt momepI coW ne 4AtCe
he htttd tttalthy Etcps ABOVE and below: noN
Waa knte It wss the cracking o. nre kiAdled !
oce Of The ce!lAts underneath; relieved hf On
rear, anotper snd grrAtet followed continually
The deep OF the hight hsd passed Tbs noon ha
set, snd The nre gone out Tom cfep1 up An
dotn> to and lro, hia limbs tt1 with cold an
. damp, through the p!!cby daIxness 4 a:ckl
on he teard the COCKS crow The sonrd reaehc
: ttn, yoer Tom, ~ IN dream. He dragged hitl
,. sell to The roor cf bis mothers room, aud hear
her voice within, aud hia fathers.
: MornirG had come, and trey ~e1e aafe: Z
e 60 a9"n sqa 'e M ny. Ts'Fs
trare hesrt stopped ees.ing nrd Tvu lay sttetcl
: "a on tie cc:d tto,s door, over winch he hsd se
h!s loER vigil 70 we'll
he wAs toused BY warm eofniat AZ nis up
ara tte dec:or q breezy voice, ehuipg n.G.
!. t'ocd iewt, IoD, ooy: tfooa nrnh: Loek
: sonetody had him 70 their nFms It Fas ca
= INN Lnhcan. ns Enlhe1 naM sSEAuS eso n
= = f2cRhlpF, Vas kneeAnK oefofe nim4 coA1na 3
| Ny feel. ono bolnfta tnem 70 aet olcAt.
= = Nhen Tom tfl6d feeblJ 70 re, tntte Fas
fa!hts: elsGne up 10 " peo 'a rs eJes orGnL ~ q
. his cnfest fult OF fuody eo!ofi a. theJ hsd
= been tor noptGs+
y 1O0le hA1es LAk1e4s Apu1 C.u3E " q
hard
e :. ,s.I ,n.55rs 5 ~ r. ,:rS = ~ N~'"A' ~'e
d Got TouS brain went bsck 10 the old though
- ! uWtntn dyd 1Ney nurtfst Father father 10 I.
!. them Gcdb cIeatuses!"