The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-12-12

~eesftspi sir, but be wishes they had. Ant
they would have done, only-only"--
well, madamn
"Only they were prevented"
"lndeedq how was thatfn
why, you see, sir, he stopped at GU
house, just for drink of water, and Will
he was standing by the well, the Ran
gers
"RangersFo
Yes, sir; the Texas cavalry--they cam
across the hill just then. He started to run
this way, but-butn-
"Wellp
The girl looked down a moment, coiorei
raised her head. and said rapidly:
u told him he never would get there alive
said they were hundred to one, and he't
surely be killed. Pm true southern woman
sir; my father is Capt Grayson, of the artil
lery battalion, but don't believe murder il
war 80 made him come into the house. HI
declared he wouldn't; death was nothing t.
duty But | made him come in"
"lndeedl What arguments did you use
may aslxln
Again the girl looked down and coloret
deeply Some of the younger officers begar
to exchange winks.
He declared he wouldn't the girl re
sumed, but made him. He struggled with
all his might, butt
II beg your pardon for interrupting,n sale
the major, biting his lip, "but-he escaped
them
YES, sir but not second too soon.
hadn't more than got him into the hogs
headn--
"Hogsheadf
Yes, sir; big sugar hogshead, in the eel
lar, that we had meant to keep sweet pota
toes in--when two of the rangers came in the
front door They said they'd seen Yankee
at the well and wanted him. | told them he
had seen them, and made dash for his owl
lines. He really did, you know, for step OF
or two, when-whenn---
'When you warned him of his dangergn
YES, sir. Well, they took my word
when told them who my father was, and
they went away.
"Ahl Where are the Rangers nowr'
They went back-I don't know where
hours ago.n
And caught him as they wentln
"Oh, no, sir; they couldn't. But he was
In dreadful excitement. He said he had
no right. to be outside the lines; he could be
court martialed for it and disgraced, and
maybe shot, If things went wrong in the
fight. He went on so that / wouldn't listen
to him, and | was afraid some of the
Rangers might come back and hear him, so
| wouldn't stay and listen to him.
but why didn't he return after they re-
tredP
because he couldn't, sir l wouldn't let
him. didn't want hum to be court mar
tailed and shot, and all of those dreadful
things, SO | thought it would be only right to
come and tell you it wasn't his fault"
The enemy has been gone several hours, ,
said the major, turning with suspicious
look to us. Pm afraid there's some ruse in
this" Then he turned again TO the girl and
sternly said: "Young woman, If your story
is true he should have returned by this time.
He knows he has nothing to fear, and there
is nothing to prevent him coming back, il he
knows the enemy have disappeared
"Oh, yes, there is, sir; there's a cover to
the hogshead and paddock besiden
"Oh--h-hln said the major with many in
Elections. "IIe's your prisoner. is hef But,
heavens, madam, If he has been locked in a
hogshead all TINS time hes probably suffo-
Gated. Confoundn--
sob, no." said the girl, with an assuring
smile. There's big bunghole TO the hogs
head, and | know he has sense enough to
breathe through it, because when | went
down ai4a whispered through 10 that the
Rangers had gone home again, he'll q
What did he sayq"
Nothing -he-but know he was alive
and just like his old self" Then the girl
suddenly dropped her eyes again and colored
deeply, while very young lieutenant muir
INJURED:
"Umln
Il see,n drawled the major, very slowly.
"Atten-tionl First company, deploy as skir-
mishers. Forwardm
The girl turned her horses head quickly,
looked backward, set her lips firmly and ex-
claimed:
You're not going to court martial and
shoot himf
suppose were," said the major, as the
men began to file from behind the curtain
that commanded the road
srhen," said the girl, ''lll gallop ahead at
the risk of my life, and let him escape on my
pony
MADAM said the major, lifting his hat,
II give you the word Of a soldier and gen
tleman that You shall be his sole judgen
The skirmish line advanced, and the Of
ficers Of the other companies followed the
girl and the major. The latter should have
ordered us to remain with our own men, but
he didn't We reached the house, more than
a mile outside the lines, without annoyance,
and when the girl had lighted a candle,
we followed her and the major to the cellar.
Thr majors suggestion that the girl should
first whisper at the bung hole and see il the
captive was still alive, was not acted upon
Instead, she said cheerily, as she turned
the key and raised the cover:
you've nothing TO fear, Will"
"'Willp" murmured the very young lieu
tenant.
Just then Giennies face appeared above
the edge of the slaves, and seemed somewhat
at the grinning faces before him.
Several pairs os hands helped him out, and
as he stood before us with crystals of light
brown sugar glistening all over his uniform
coat, the major remarked;
you're a sweet looking objectln
Miss Grayson smiled as il she thought so,
too.
You see, ma or"-- began Glennie.
eyes" said the major, II certainly do.
see, also, that one of two things must be
done, for the good Of the service Either our
lines must be extended q mile or two farther
into the country, or you must persuade this
Iady's family to move to town.
The family moved, Miss Grayson finally
moving all the way to New York. The we'd
ding present from the bridegroom's brother
officers was miniature sugar hogshead, In
gold, with rosebud for a paddock. John
Habbuton in Once a Week
II nj.