The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-26

equals eyes. ". !
| And she kept her promises R;ch
yellow milk did she give, palm ar ,.a
pailful. Cynthia and hers n, MAIL
worked like men, and fed lon tbesrr...'ss.al
Those were dangerous days allalm.
the Santee River. for Lord Cornwall;s
troops were roaming over the lspa S.,s.F
laying waste the-country.~- But Gynt u,S'
was not afraid-no. not even v s a@
Lord CORVALLIS came within thraa
miles OF the plantation She sa,d III
prayers every day, and ~bstfeverJ frn nut
in the guardian nseis, aady a cerfa;s.
rusty gun behind the KITCHEN door. -
Just let the soldiers touch anIfli;ra,,s
of ours, and see what thcy'if rctt's saij
she. with pondetous dignity.f3 usS - -
Free equal was perfectly surs
Cynthia could manage the whole BrY
ish army, if need were. and mnnchaa
her cud in bisseul serenity q sid1 IN
Oh no, Cynthia had no. fear.aeyen
when a red-coat did Sometimes riss
above the horizon like morning clond
She regarded him no more than sNs
would Il scarlet-brcasted bird which
sung above her head when She weSs
into the forest hard by to gaher
sticks. S1
So no wonder that she wasa takea
nightly aback when, soae Afternoon ~
she came home with her, hundle..oi
sticks, her mother met hei with wife.
open eyes and pale.fa oe.u 58f hi INA =,
"Cynthy, they We been here and car
rled of Eree-'n' -equal.n s-gs.,s -, =.
" Theyr " gasped Cynthia. s.Whdps
1.-The British soldiers. They tieaisag,
rope round her ~hornss---She kicked
well, bait tieyai jerked her, along,
Cynthy, Cynthy, what shall we OOPS
Cynthia uttered q; sound between
groan and a war whoop, and darted out
of the door. Along the. dusty road She
ran, on aud on. Her yellow sun-honnet
fell back on her shoulders ana ber
brown eurls were covered, with dust.
One mile, two miles, three miles-on
and on. At last she reached small
house, which was lord Cernwallis'
head quarters. Y Never a, moment,an
Cynthia. pause, The. sentinels ehaI-
lenged her in vain. She lrittrched ms
jestically past Them Into the heuse--
shbo tiiC Ol-1sAtfttIAGAkzo
There sat. LoId CORVALLIS and some
six of his officers, eating and drinking
at a big tablcst&f .aa-jYl Cd as3 4dis
Cynthia stopped at ahe. threshold and
dropped courtesy. ' s~N@sss sIRsa
Lord CORVALLIS glancedup and saw
her. ----------usnss.u..as,s......
Miss Cynthia sJropHeS anotherScourt-
esy, opened. her lips, any spaKe. ~
y" am Gy nehia S4nitn.r saidrshe,
sand your men have taken
my COW. Free nEeqnal Smith, and Eve
come to fetch her home, if you piegesla
our cow aazqnestipnea-~ Corn.
wallis, pausing with'as,vine glass iasirs
:. Thieay' carried her off by arobs,pr
said C,nthia.o1 .s'f.ss a sfneaf n 4
..Where do, you live?' asked The
British General '@tsssE ssiE tAsssf ,Tgss
- Three miles away, along ,with MY
mother - N''ss
"Have YOU no fatherp's 9Te0G II 3
Gone, and four brothers.
5'"Where is your fatherp'ln II aasN~s
In General Gates army, MIR. Lord
Cornwatlis 49, St-t'1 sh' sas3. Is y
!.s''Oh. he s d rebel. is hep 81 q ss,s,s
!" Yes, SIR said Miss Cynthia,
proudly erect.s . ao31'1 ~ Fsl'sn f'aas
And where are your brothers?' mns
Cynthia paused, John he went to
Heaven along with General warren
from the top Of" Bunker Hill, y said she,
witha trembling lip.sS az 100. III
dOne OF the younger. officers smiled,
but he stopped iii hurry as Lord Corn.
wallls'st ey ess I.ashe, tlhinl, .es,orY, saf
And Jack went to Heaven" pro-
ceeled Cynthia, softly, tsoutAof Waller
Forge where ihe1 was helping General
Where are the other two?" -sss1RaA
- :. In the army, Mr.. Lord CORVALLIS. y
Jynthia's head was erect again aI
80 Rank rebels.N HiFarr aa sesgsa;rs
Eyes, they are"
"Hum And YOU re- asbitof arebslg
90 I'm sh'nklngs5if The truth .wes
Miss Cynthia nodded with JAenphasis
.'Ani yet you come here for, your
,ow," said Lord CORVALLIS. sTh be
bound she's rebel beet herself ''ia hes
Cyntaia meditated. II think she
would if she bad two less legs, and mol
lulte go much horn. {, That. is, she'd be
'ebel, but maybe they wouldn't caHher
beef then" 1G96 es4 iifs Ilsj fsvgmsEa
Lord Cornwallis threw back his head
md laughed - good natnred Hearty
aughthat nude the ring. Ahshis
,lhcers laughed, too, including the mser
lble red-coat who had smiled osef
Johns fate.sli bgG ss3eisBi 10 saza3 /
Miss Cynthia wondered what the fun
night be; but in no wise abashed, SHE
TODD firm on her two little feet, and
waited until, the merriment over they
night see fit to return TO the COW n
land, which was certainly worthany
wo in the camp,
At last her face Eegan to flush a lit
lie. What if these tinegentlelneneweiF
making game OF her, after all. -.
Lord CORVALLIS saw the red blood
Mount to her cheeks, antl just because
re. Was a real gentleman, he became
ober instantly. "Come here, nv liz
lie 1naia,' said hea1r.'I myself will sec
o it that your cow u.
: "Free'n sequal, suggested CYNTHIA
That Free equal, repeated
ord CORVALLIS. eourteousB. sis nte
q your barn Tomorrow morning. And,
erhaps,n he added, christening apalr
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