The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-03-25

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the wall his eye fixed on the hall door,
which he will force ere moment is
gone
Now the last ball is fired. the old man
stands there, in that second story win
dow. his lands valnly grasping for an
other rifle At this moment the wound
ed band Is Joined by a party of some
twenty refugees, who, clad in their
half robber uniforms, came rushing
from the woods; and with one bound
are leapiug for the summit of the wall.
"Quick. Bess, my iitle."
And look there-even while the vet
eran stood looking out upon his foes,
the brave girl-for, slender in form,
and wildly beautiful In face, she is a
brave girl, hero woman-had manag.
ed, as II by instructive impulse, to load
a rifle. She han ded it to her father,
and then loaded another and another
Now look down to the wall again
The refugees are clambering over its
summit- again that fatal aim-again a
borrid cry, and another wounded man
toppling down upon his dead ard dying
comrades
But now look A smoke rises there,
a fire blazes up around tine wall they
have fired the gate. A moment, and
the bolt and lock will be burnt from its
socket-the passage VIII oe tree NOW
is the fiery moment or the old mans
trinl. While his brave daughter con-
tinues to load, he fires with that deadly
aim, but now-oh, horror } ne rails, he
falls, with musket pail driven INTO his
breast. his daughters outstretched arms
receive the father, as, with the blood
spouting from his wound, he topples
back from the window.
All it ia sad and terrible picture
That old man, writing there on tho
oaken floor, the young daughter Dend-
ing over him, the light from the win
dow streaming over her race, over her
fathers gray hairs, while the ancient
furniture of the small chamber affords
q dim background to the scene
Now, bark ! The sound OF axes at
the hall doo---shouts -hurrahs-- curses.
1--WE have the old rebel, at last T.
The old man raises his head at that
sound; makes an effort to rise; clutches
for a rife and then falls back again, his
eyes glaring. as the fierce pain OF that
wound quivers through his heart.
Now watch the movements or that
daughter. Silently she loads rifle, 81
lently she rests its barrel against the
head OF that powder keg, and then,
placing her finger on the trigger, stands
over her fathers form. while the SHOUTS
Of the snraged soldiers came thunder
ing from the stairs. Yes, they have
broken the hall door to fragments, they
are in possession ot the old BLOCK mouse,
thew are rushing toward that chamber,
with murder iu their hearts end in
their glaring eyes Had the OLD man
thousand lives, they were ho' worm
farfhing's purchase now.
Sill that eill--grown suddenly white
as the kerrhief ronnd her neck-stands
there. trembling from her head TO loot.
!he rife in her hand, its dark tube laid
against the powder keg'
The door is burst open look there !!
Stout forms are in the doorway, win
muskets in their hands, grim races
stained with blood, glare into the room.
Now, as II her very soul was coined
into the words, that young glrl, Win
her face pale as ashes. her hazle eye
glaring with deathly light, utters this
short yet meaning speech
Advance one step into the room, and
will fire this rifle into the powder Keg
there !"
NO oatn qulVers from tnat R,si t ips, l.
10 connfn her reso,utlon, ous .,iele ..l ono
STANDS, alone WIN ner wounueu ia'nui . ,
ana Vet not soluleI uare closs 'iie Is
thresho,u E'Dprueu, as .ney arc, ~
deeds OF oioou, 1hefe .s soile1nlns .o,,
riole 10 these men Id the si'npio ts,o'n Wo,"'
OF that young girl wno s'aau' Snu,o,
WIN the r'he iaid agaihS' 'ho po"u0i
Keg; A.
lhey stoou as II speil pounu' ou 'n'
threshoid Oh thac claihoel'
At last one Doiuer tnah Vhe iIoI; q, q
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