The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-10

Royce" she said, "Pd give seven
dollars if you were right good-looking
young fellew-a lady-killer, in fact"
"Why, such a supererogatory wish
Who do you want killed? ?'
Nobody; but I'd just like somebody
to get that girl sweet enough on them to
find out who she is"
"She's Lizzie Anderson, I s'pose. At
least 70 she gives herself out"
"She's no more Lizzie Anderson than
she is servant girl"
"Do you think not?'
"The servant girl of the period don't
whistle arias from Fra Diavolo' and
swear softly to herself in French and |
high German"
" Pm not much up in the ethics of
servantgalism, but l should suppose
they didn't-at least not to any alarm
ing extent"
"Well, this girl does"
"She shouldn't do it. Wouldn't you
be doing her kindness to talk to hers
little2 Give her tract about profane
swearing, or any other kind of swearing
in fact, do something for her"
"Yes-oh, yes; I'll do something for
her with the greatest pleasure in life if
she amt considerably sharper than I
take her to be-"
From that time forward Miss Lamb
devoted her time and talents to watching
Miss Lizzie's movements. If the girl
went only ten yards from the house she
was shadowed, and if she went further
she was watched with more vigilance.
Patience won its reward. Mary found
that the girl every second evening paid
a visit of about two hours duration to
house on one of the back streets of Mar
tinsburg, near the old Jail. Inquiry dis
closed nothing unusual about the house.
The inmates claimed to be strong Union
people, had made the acquaintance of
Miss Anderson by accident, and she came
there of an evening because she knew nc
one else in the place. The affair was al
lowed to drop, and Miss Lamb, giving
out that she was going home to Pennsyl-
vania, left The hotel. That night, got up
as small vagabond boy, she loafed about
until Miss Anderson entered the house in
question. Then she sat down and waited
concealed behind the garden fence of
neighboring house. She saw no more of
the girl, but in about fifteen minutes a
stout-looking boy, in rough summer
clothes and wide-rimmed slouch hat,
came out with a small basket, and walked
down street toward the Opequan Creek,
whistling. Mary Lamb thought that
whistling was little familiar, and fol-
lowed it. The boy ahead walked down
to the creek, stopped his whistling, and,
after looking around, cautiously got over
the fence into the meadows, and walked
down the creeks bank. After about two
hundred yards he came to picket, gave
the countersign, and passed on.
The other boy did the same thing
leaving the guard wondering if all the
boys in Martinsburg had the counter
sign. With careful lodging and watch
ing Mary followed the Objectionable boy
down the meadows through a narrow
piece of woodland, and had the pleasure
to see her enter small log-house on th'
edge of the ensuing clear land. Working
noiselessly up to this cabin to find
, closed and dark, she listened carefully
but there was not a sound. In abou
) five minutes the boy came out, looked
around carelessly, and sauntered of agail
!. towards the town, swinging his basket
: evidently empty. This time Miss Lam
E did not follow. She lay still concealed
s by the high weeds and poke bushes, oc
= casionally wondering why snake dl'
l not crawl up her trousers leg. Hour al
= ter hour she waited with becomin
patience, and just as she was beginnin
q to feel drowsy she heard the quick patts
of a horses feet. The rider dismounte
about twenty yards from the cabin, tie
his horse, and went inside. In a momen
:, he came out again with small bundl
in his hand, evidently papers, which b
s hastily concealed under his coat, bu
n toned it up, and cantered away. The
IT Mary Lamb shook out her stltfene
limbs and wended her way back to Ma
It tinsburg, astonishing the sleepy pick'
by coming along with the counterslg
Just when daylight was beginning
streak the east.
ID That day careful examination Of tt
~ old cabin was made. It was found simp
Or to be lonely, uninhabited, and nothiI
as more. The following afternoon Ma
ic Lamb concealed herself in the cabin lo
I'd while Jerome Clauson and Royce Clu
d. ham picked themselves out convenie
as hiding places among the rank vege'
in ton outside, and a cavalry sergeant W
m carefully instructed where to post /
Lc- ten dismounted men handy in the wooe
up When evening came all were on t
watch. There was enough starlight
y, render objects visible at short distanc
M The boy with basket appeared abo
er- half an hour after suDdown. He enter
at the cabin, and, setting down his bask
proceeded to pull up a stone OF
ust dilapidated hearth. Then Miss Lam
It's. over his head, spoke:
ur- "Lizzie Anderson, if you move m
g a Gle I'll blow your head off" and the b
didn't move.
Ill "Stand perfectly STILL" added Ma
ou "lt's all right"
Then Cludham and Clauson came
ion and secured her.
,ne "Have you anything to say ?" ask
ing Royce.
war "Nothing at ALL" And they took
one out and turned her over to the sergea
me who sent couple of men to headquart
md with her at once. Then the party
ad, into their positions again and waited
lily the man. 1t was three o'clock in
She morning when he came. He tied
ing horse as before, and entered the cal
cad He was no sooner inside than one of
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