The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-11-06

W "V'ScH. Otpb h'lpu y morse ua1
never looked so well rs now, aud the
c'pttin was delighted. Tobe turned
oht, moreover, to be very good
boy. But the army is not a very
god place for boys. SO one day
Capt. Leigh said
"robe, how would you like 10 go
North 2
"Wbars it at, Mass Cap'n p
II near my homo at the North
"When ia yer gSins, Mass Cip'n T.
-, an not going at all now
does yer mean ter sen nc away
from yer, Miss Cap'u
Capt. L1igh was touched, aud an
sNerel him very gently.
Yes, want to seud you away
from ne now, because it will be bet
ter fIr you Bat. when the wir il
over, l shall go home aud then
ypn eau stay WITH ms always, II you
ars good boy.
ct aIln' dos JOS Il, t'ings yer tell
me, VI ,ss Cnp'n,
81 know you DO. Anl Just be-
cause you II what tell yDu 40 we'll.
! want - saul You 10 my h,ms, to
run crrInls for Jay wife, aud IL
what work she will give ypu in the
house. And | have three little
children, two little glrls aud blbe
boy. ! want yoi to go with them
when they 20 ont to play, AMI take
care of them. My no ne il IN u very
pleasant place, in the country. Don I
you think you would like to 20
there
"Ef you goes too, Mass Ctp'n.
"Bit, my hog, l cant possible go
now.
IL Sc IL ies je ting yer say, Mass
Cap Il, III yer tells mo to -. =
-. An Use jest IL cjlry worl the
miSs1s say an look afr he chliirns
de best ! knows. ontol yer comes dlr.
odly come right soon, Mass Cap'n
Anj ns the captain LETT the tent
lohr lail Ais heal on hjs biujI. snl
crlrl rs il his heart w1ull brcak.
Clpt. Leigh fDunl II brother Off
Ger who WAS expecting to go home
on Il firlonyh, aa! VINO reality
agreed to tike chnrgs Of the boy in
whom TAI, fiond WAS 50 deeply ia
tCrrs;el
Bat that night cIno news that
mil" everybody g.vt MP the ilet Of
/ "fusiOugh.' or going home i'he
hichnpui goycrnm,', determined to
mako the North feel che war rs sle
hai not felt il, hal orsLu,4sl the
"Jrunl rail.
An order came !Ir Clpt Leigh's
regiment to march at da,, .h:.
"robe, sui tJa rtp.un. .lot car
70 in one of the btsInge-Nn.on
Strap up nv blanket anj , ,ucIp,
and take them along: aii these
boots. take particular care Of tham
ior it, not often | can get II ptir OF
cavalry boots to i;t ~ they do.
Yer need be feared Mass Cap n 4;
l'se take care Of en- dc best /
knows
rne main body OF, the r'.l"r7
were reported gu the line oi the
South Mountains, making for Gettys.
burg. Scouting expeditions were
'out out from tue NIrtheru
army in all directions and body
Of tr ops, iucIudng Capt. Leigh
regiment, were ordered 10 proceed
by the shortest cut to Gettysburg.
and head the rebels off Oaoiof the
baggage wagons broke down. The
driver of another wagon stopped to
help his c'mrade. Tne troops pass
al on, and the two wagons were left
alone on the mountain. In one Of
them was Tobe. with the captains
boots, over which he kept constant
watch. The men worked busily at
the wagon. aud Tobe sat Watching
them, Suddenly trampling of
horses feet was heard, aud party
of cavalry came round turn iu the
road,
That's good, said one of the men:
"Fheros some Of the boys. II they
will wait few minutes, we can go
along with en-
"Tain't none of our boys, said
the other, after keen glance :;
them's rehs.
At the word. Tobe slid down 10
the bottom Of the wagon under some
blankets, aud lay silent aud notion
less with tho boots clasped in his
arms.
As tho soldiers advanced, the off
Ger said apparently in reply to
question, mo let tho men go we
cau't do anything with prisoners
here. But we'll look througS the
wagon and if the Yanks have lny,
thing we want, alls fair in war.
They reined their borses by the
wagon, and, after few short. sharp
questions, proceeded to break open
trunks aud bags, aud appropriate
their contents.
Tho soldiers were about finishing
their examination, when one of them
said, whats that under the seat
Of that wagon 2
"Oh ! nothing but a torn blanket,
said another faint worth taking.
We have all we want,
"rhere may be something under
IL. though