The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-05-12

"Bimeby, long towards the sprinr,,, ,ss
the raiders came through. Jack Imho5,n
had got able to hobble about on crrtohos
but he looked like ha'nt, he wus ., ,.oor
an scrawny an holler-eyed. One A., tha
alarm wus give that the Yankees ,,,arI
a-comin', an in an hour they rid up ~ tbs
gate Jack wus grievin' himself IA daatb
bout his daddy, an he wus weak an, nae~r;sb
any how, an when the little squad ia nm
he drawed his gun on EN-. They hollered
out to 'em to surrender an he told ,ar, Nod
die fust. an they wus jest bout To Az On
i'm when Yankee officer came pallor;n,
up an commanded 'em to stop. Ia tbon
commenced to try to reason with jack On,
alter awhile Jack seed how foolish he WIS
an axed the officer inside. Well sir the
Teller wus jest as p'lite as iaybirs He
walked into the house an sot down an
soon Miss McAlpin come, in an'-ieem;nvi
eff she didn't stop m look at i'm a second
an then jest run right up an commenke
huggin' and llissin i'm, I'll be dinped
"'My broiherr wus all she could saw an,
shore 'nough, when she got so she could talk
to i'm an he got so he could talk to her they
splained the whole thing. But Jack had lef
the house, an went an made the nigrers qit
whatever they could fin to feed the HOSES,
an he give the men sump'n' to eat, an, then
went back to the house. Their sat Colonel
McAlpin and Miss McAlpin still a-tall,in.
Alter awhile the Yankee officer says.
"'Sister, must leave you. l must ioIn
my command, but not for long and once I'm
ever out Of this we won't be parated any
more
"Jest then Their wus terrible n outh
the yard, an Jack an the Curls "a
an Their wus Mis- Weldon's carrisfe dhSS
scared mos to death, a-tryin' TO I'd hOwfe
Yankees had attacted Miss Weilons pee
an wus a-gwine to burn up everything an
whole passed. Nv nonsense.
'In mint the Curnel ar hi men wus
mounted, an went gallopil' o. They Wus
jestin time, fur some O. them fuln stragglers
nd attacked the place, an'wua-naKlh Gar
RE git dinner fur 'em, an cttln' up glner-
lily. But hit want many pitts afore that
Yankee Curnel had 'em + I'D marchln' In
double quick time. Then e made 'lmselt
known to the ladies', anne left gyard
thar, an sent a gyard ick 10 moodens
afore he left the settlePnt, 1t was them
furrin fellers what lillt my best breedin'
sow, cuss 'em, an rail- they wa I OUT n
out Yankees, nOhow.n
Jack got well a'terhe war wus over, out
it was some time afor he could muster up
couridge to talk to MS McAlpin bout the
past ,Twan'ttill a'teher brother writ to her
f'om Savannah thatack says to Ter: Miss
McAlpin. Won saidyou would never have
me so long as nv f,her's objections existed.
He has passed awe, and While L honor MS
name, l believe, ihe was here to-day, he
would change hisnind. You have been so
faithful to my mener that she mas learned
to look to YOU as daughter. Will you not
consent to be so ideeds"
"She objected NV co'se, an writ to her
brother an he ONE all the way thar to see
bout the matter an finlly hit all wound up
Jest as | s'pose it would. Jack married
Miss McAlpin, N Colonel McAlpin married
Carrie Weldon an that settled the business
81 never hant liked the Yankees much
but l mus sly that our settlement has
prospered more'n any in these parts. Dye
see that big house down yander? Thatsthe
'Cademy. Hit stands right wher' the little
old school-hOuse what that Yankee ga
teached in useter stand. McAlpin an I'm
boden had it built, an tell you they've
got crackin' good school thar now Our
settlement mout "a bin like Briar Greek
settlement. with it's old tumbledovn fix
ments, eff it hadn't "a bin fur them An
'spose all 'ud "a bin diffe'nt eff it hadn't abil
fur that Yankee gal."-N. Y. E0ent1 Posi-