The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-17
No. 30.
"oh dadty /! dadty!!'' she screams.
Scott i'm Himmel!'' exclaims her
mother.

''Gott i'm H1mmel J! eXclalms her
mother.
"Wat de teffie is de matter wild
you p demands her father.
ooh dadty, dadty, look down de
road, look, look ! oh de red coats
de red coats is COMM
1t was a foraging party of Tarle-
toms army, about twelve in number,
headed by a dashing young ieuten-
ant, and followed by ajolly red
faced corporal. They entered the
gate, and halted in front of the old
man, who had conducted his daugh-
ter to the place where her mother.
was churning. But hrs. Koselhantz.
came forward, herself, and advanced
to meet the strangers. A glittering
indignation twinkled in her eye, and
was plainly perceptible in her over
acted civility, as she asked the ques-
ton:
..Vell, goot beeples, vot does you
Won't %
'Why, my good old woman" an
swered the officer, smiling, "we want
several dozens of your finest fowls,
a couple of calves, a fat pig,-that
one in the pen there will answer
capitally-besides, we shall want
"Verfuchte Hunden!'' muttered
the old man Isle solt der Teufel
holen!"
"Hello! what's thas you say, you
old rascal p exclaimed the lieuten-
ant. Talking Dutch at us, eh !?
What does he say, Towsend Sapper-
lot % addressing the corporal, a
ruddy-faced Hessian.
"He sez, Zir, dat We pc all a yet
of tam'd onmannerly togs," answer
ed the corporal.
The lieutenant drew his sword
and advanced upon Mr.. Koselhantz,
as if with the intention of striking
him. He was, however, diverted
from such purpose, if he really
did entertain it for he was sud-
denly assailed, from behind, in a
manner differing from any attack
he had ever experienced, and, upon
turning round discovered an an
tagonist such as he had never faced.
The moment he entered the gate,
Spitzebuhe had marked him out for
his own and when the lieutenant
drew his sword and advanced upon
Mr.. Koselhantz, the gobbler fixed his
bill in the officers red silk sash and
struck him, right and left, with his
wings. In another instant, the
heroic gobler's head was severed
from his body by a sabre-stroke.
Then it was that Mrs. Koselhantz,
unable to support her rage. few at
the lieutenant like tigress, and
struck him full in the face with the
dasher of her churn. Itwas enough;
he furiously raised his sword and
ordered his men to fire upon her !;
at the same time that the gallant
corporal caught Betsy in his arms,
and attempted to kiss her. Kosel-
hantz witnessed the insult offered to
his daughter, saw the sword about to
descend upon his wife's head, and
heard the command to riddle the
d-n'd old hag." But he raised
his fnger--uttered one strange word; ];
"a groan,-a Sunderland his
foes stood before him as cold and
stiff as SO many statues. The lieu
tenant held his sword in the act of
striking. His men had their mus
kets presented at the old woman,
their left eyes closed, and the petri-
fed balls Of the right glaring mean
inglessly along the barrels. And
there stood the jolly corporal with
his arms,-from which Betsy had
just extricated herself very slowly
and cautiously bless herr for fear of
breaking those arms, s,--maintained in
the same position as when they en-
circled her waist Ibis neck reaching
forward and his lips pouting out
to their utmost stretch. What a
study he would nave been for the
statue of a Tarquin
Mrs. Koselhantz walked to and
fro in front Of the prisoners, and
poured forth her wrath.
'Ah, hap she vociferated, shak-
ing her fist in the face of the lieu
tenant, within an inch of his nose,
'svy don't you rittle de tam'd old
hack now ? eh?"
Catching a view of the lifcless
Spitzebube, yet kicking in his last
struggles, the rage Of Mrs. Kosel-
hantz became almost uncomfortable.