The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-07-05

But don't you want 10 upnoiu tne
republic?" said one.
lido You care nothing for liberty?"
asked another. r-.
II care for mein kopf," clapping his
hands to his head. 81 keeps raein kopf
ON mein shoulders"
"Beast % muttered Joe.
Even Charley looked Disguised, which
Yakob quickly perceived. lar
81 come to this country for peace"
he said, rapidly, in German, sand the
men take each other by the throat.
know nothing of your North Your
South" SINE, 900.
"You know nothing but Yakob r. with
a laugh. a'isi n. & ona
The light eyes flashed alittle.
eva; und-Yakob's work, T" he said,
doggedly, and turned to the tobacco
house. haf
Even we who were children remember
the times that then followed on the Dor
der the marching and countermarching
of armies the turning of our fields into
backgrounds, and our houses into hos
pitfalls the ravages of the bushwhackers
and guerrillas, first of one side and then
the other and, worse than all, the bit
terness of neighbor against neighbor.
Two years passed. MY brother Joe
had been killed at Bull Run. Charley
had been a prisoner for almost year.
think that Charley's imprisonment
was harder for my mother to bear than
even Joe's death; for one was at rest,
while the sufferings of the other were
continually in her mind. Such tales
were told of the prison where he was
that believe she would have been glad
to know that he, too, was dead.
One July morning che came down to
breakfast looking more wan and bag
gard than usual.
CT had strange dream last night"
she said. 81 thought Charley stood
beside me, with his rod in his hand, as
he used to when hewas going out to fish.
/ was putting up his lunch, and he was
Joking with his father, as If the war had
never been. 1t was all just as it used to
| be-"
"And it shall be again." said father,
heartily. "Don't lose your trust in
God, mother"
II shall never see Charley again, u
she said; "if he should come home il
would be to certain DEATH"
Our house was at that time encircled
by troops; not regular troops, but the
rabble and followers of great army that
was encamped 3 few miles to the north.
Until now the officers had protected us
from outrage; but change in the posi-
ton of the forces left us without their
authority.
Just as we were rising from the table,
Dutton, the coachman, opened the door
The hollows about his jaws were grey
with terror.
"Dey's come, massa! Dey's takin
de last oh de HOSES out oh de sta
bles !"
My father was an old man and Grip.
pie. He only wheeled in his chair to
the door, and waited in silence. A
tramping of armed men was Eeard on the
gravel walk. The next moment Dozen
sturdy fellows with bloatod faces, pistols
at their belts and rifles In hand, dashed
open the door.
They paused, daunted by my father
calmness and silence.
Hubbard ! You're Judge Hubbard
ell ?" clustered the foremost.
"That is my name"
"Well. you've got to deliver up you
arms and live stock to us for the use O
the army" bel .i,-{ f.i.-
81 have no arms. You have taher
my horses and cattle; not"-his colol
rising" for the use of the army, bu
for thieves and murderers, who plundel
on their own account" a
!" Father father p my mother wits
lpered in terror, laying her hand on hi
arm; I" we are at their mercy y fsr
. The old cock crows well, laughed
the leader ; "but it is the young fowl ",
want. ....lt-..-l,
"What do you mean pr vi
"Your son Joe has been seen prowl
ing about the neighborhood. We've or
ders to take him and hang him to tn
!. nearest tree. i'''f7Do s0.aa oi BOD
My mother put out her hands befor
her. my son is dead, . she sajd.-
For minute even these ruffians wer
silent. m en- slsfsosal gf p
, "We'l soon see that" cried the fore
most. "Come, boys ~ ~, r,.g
They ransacked the house. The fam
lily could offer no opposition, being bu
women and children, with two weak oil,
men to guard us -.''
My father sat trembling with rage an,
shame, poor old Dutton beside him
} The negroes had all gone. Nobody wa
r left but Yakob, duly at work, as usual
in the stable, for he had turned into
man-of-all- work when left alone.
He came out from the stable now
| glanced at the pillagers, and, going t
? the door of his shanty, sat down an
lighted his pipe.
HE would not move if they blew hir
up with petard !" cried Sue, who's
I knowledge of warlike instruments wa
but hazy.
Presently they came up to him.
Hi, Dutchy we've heard of yor
1 What side are you on, Reb or Yank 7"
a goes for my own side"
$50 do we. Stand out of the wa,
9 We want to go into this cabin"
: Nein; dish is mine house," calmly
a Get up, you pig E" prodding bin
q with the point of his sword"
ooh, yesh gets up" slowly rising
: and putting his hands into his capaciou
2 pocket. He drew out couple of revol,
!. ers, and pointed them full in the face
/. of his assailants.
CT gets mo and-T fires"