Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-04-24

y keep the outhouses between you an
n the enemy. 1t is the only chance, an
It a desperate one." .J
1 looked out of the window, and sa'
n that the plan proposed was the onl
e possible one under the circumstances.
t The window opened over a cellar-cas
e ten or twelve feet below me, and ono
g on terra .frma, 1 could cover my fiigh
Y by large brick corn-house and som
] other buildings. l.GaS
y All this, told so tediously, occupie,
but one minute. As 1 prepared to de
: scend, I caught the fair hand that point
ed out the path of escape, and pressing
it to my lips, said earnestly:
t aIf I survive, will owe my life t,
, lyon, and some day, God willing, 1 viii
: pay the debit = sl..
"God defend you in this hour" sh
answered hurriedly, and turned away
: / climbed through the window, ant
; after had substracted all my long pro
Iportions from the room, urged by an ir
resistable impulse, | looked back. Isa
belle was kneeling by the bed, ,her heat
J thrown back, and her slender hand
clasped together, ,and her whole attitude
!. instinct with supplication. 1 knew sht
! was praying for me. The look cost m,
!, dear, however, for the cellar case wa
! filled with jars and fiowerpots, and, as
. stepped down without looking / pu
my foot on one, which treacherously
slipped, and fell with n resoundins
lcrash amid the ruin of much potter.
ware and countless fiowerslips.I sprans
to my feet the moment touched ground
as l did I felt gush of blood down my
right leg, on looking down, saw tina,
a had laid my knee cap open, by tht
edge of the base jar that had betrayed
me. There was no time for surgical in.
yestigations, the noise fmy fall had at.
tracted the enemy, and as 1 sprang of
at full speed, they began firing a per.
feet fusilade at me. A few kangaroo
leaps put the eornhouses between us;
snatched Ely pistol from my belt, and
holding it behind me, began to fire it as
1 ran. i't
The enemy scattered in hot persuit,
yelling like pack of Csmanches. On
flew over plowed ground by the acre,
the balls whistling around me like rain,
utwithout harm although dncedly close
and unpleasant, twenty scouts being in
pursuit.
had emptied my reyolvers, and had
to trust soely to my leg, and no thorough
bred racer after seasons training ever
did his 2.20 in better style. 1t seemed to
myself to be literally flying. aaH Ta
Before me lay large body of woods
shelter in many former ambush
once within them 1 was safe.
Gathering fresh energy 1 rushed on
ward, the blood spirting from my knee
at every step. Near and nearer came the
forest line, and the ardor OF my pursn-
ers began to flag. At last, i reached the
edge of the wood, and looked back.
The pursurers were more that hun
dred yards behind me. 4.
Inspired by sudden reckless devil
try,I sprang upon large fallen tree,
and facing round, waved my hand with
an insulting gesture of dismissal and
uttered wild shout of defiance, and
then plunged into the woods, 1 again
tried the metal Of my heels, until the
tread of my own foot steps was the only
sound that filled my ears. And at last
perfectly exhausted, stumbled over a
flllen limb and feel insensible. ~
My swoon must have lasted couple
of hours, for when came to myself the
sun was riding high in mid-heaven.
tried to move but the exteme agony
it cost me made me gladly abandon the
attempt. ,aFs u qsflA %
lay still for some hours in too much
pain to sleep, and at last heard ap-
proching footsteps. aLostw 1 thought
savagely, and despite the anguish of the
effort managed to draw pistol out of
my belt, with the amiable design of
clubbing it and Draining the first man
that put his hand on me.
The steps came nearer and nearer 1
could not turn an inch, and at last fired
with i'm patience, called roughly.
"Well, who the devil are you?"
"Why, its old Tremonte himself PAN
swered familiar and most welcome
voice, and dear old Hale, one of my
own company, came and bent over me,
A few words put him in posision of
the points of the case. And in answer
to my query as to what was to be done
he said. .-f
"Well, you must get to camp and have
something to eat, and be looked after
generally" ST
"Those are the words of wisdom, and
your head is entirely level, but can't
walk" 1 answered.
"What of that. I can, and you've
used your legs enough for one day at my
thinking. a. A-. ,h sr
And, without more ade, the burly giant
to whom Goliath of Gath was mere
infant in arms ,coolly picked me up and
strobe off with me as easily as if 1 was a
child.
Once at camp my woes Tor the once
were over. -ags3 fsaloiJf
The boys crowded round me ''as thick
as leaves in Vallambrossa,' 'and made as
much of me as though 1 "was some
great one." .-
was "fed like fighting cock" and
rubbed like racer, until all the ex-
treme stiffness and soreness left my
limbs; then the wounded knee-oh, so
stiff and sore-was bathed and bandag-
ed up-two of the fellows sacrificing
their solitary hankerchiefs in these Es-
cualpian ardor. - .a s.ad
| After which turned in,well pleased
and slept like the most somnolent of
tops. D .-7
As soon as darkness made it safe to
venture, Hale volunteered to go to Mrs.
Carrutters and "spy out the land"
was frantic to hear from Isabelle, for !
dreamed that the enemy had wreaked
their malice at my escape upon them
Scouting upon the Peninsula,ha taught
me what soldiers were capable Of per-
I forming when excited by passion.
After the briefest of absence, Hale re-