Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-11
Masllington Stanaars
LEa1HERWOOD HOUSE.
AFRO NANCE OF EARLY DAYS IN
HOOSlERDOM.
BY II. w. TAYLOR.
BY II. w. TAYLOR.

BY II. w. TAYLOR.
CHAPTER WI.
PITCHED BATTLE.
Holding my hand as II she was de-
termined that / should not have the
least opportunity to turn back. OF my
own accord. or get separated from her
by some inadvertence, Fan drew me to
. narrow door in one corner of the
room. that opened upon q stairway
leading to the basement. From the
bottom Of this stairs it was plain "ge-
ing'' to the outer door. as Fan re-
marked. The rain had come in one
of those terrific dashes that seem to
empty n cloud with one explosion. and
now only . moderate steady shower
battered along in the rear and from
the tattered fringes Of the skirt
of the great black cloud that had
already flown past us and away to the
northwest, still firing its broadsides of
sheeted fame like some vast black
pirate ship of the upper air pursuing
some feet Of white, soft. peaceful mer-
chant clouds now hull down upon the
horizon and spreading every stitch Of
canvas to the breeze, with the partial
ly visible moon upon them all.
Across the WIDE hollow back of the
Leatherwood House we went rapidly,
listening to the sharp crackle of the
rifles and hearing occasionally the
noisy whiz Of stray bullet, hummins
from the point Of some sudden defect
ing surface Of hard oak log or post.
out into the fringing thiekets. Once
We turned as if instinctively to look
back. As we did SO a broad band of
red fame fan-shaped and scintillating
leaped out Of the southeast corner Of
the house we had 20 lately quilted as
il 1t sprang from the upper story ont
toward tho wide opening that consti-
tuted tho junction Of the public square
with the river road. Following this
flash, at what seemed an interminable
interval, came . roar that filed at
once all the vast and echoing space
along the wide river bottom. We stood
for . moment listening to the appalling
echoes Of this new and terrible sound,
and then turned and ran on until We
reached the crest of the ridge where
Squire Goings had lived from the
first settlement Of the country. The
house was the usual double-log, Gov.
cred at later date with oak weather.
boarding and having a small frame ad-
dition jutting up against the wide old.
fashioned covered porch.
Here was gathered half the popula.
ton of Sandtown. including part Of
the bar Of the Sandtown Circuit, with
Major Grigg4 who had been in the
war Of 1872 and who was authority up
ON very many points of vital interest
In the present extraordinary episode
occurring under our immediate obser-
walton.
Hes iirun that cannon mostly to
sk-Year them fellers, I" said the Major,
With knowing smile clearly visible
in the increasing light Of the rising
moon and tho clearing sky. They
haint 20 dang urce as they look
Thum cannon! They don't kill near
q many Is the little guns. There!
Listen 1t that! That's the kline q
shootun It hurts, boysr' he continued,
= an unprecedentedly loud and sus-
tanned rattle Of rifles swelled and sub
sided with the great roar Of the cannon
- : finish.
That must = been = charge onto the
tavern. e. it sOas 1hsy didn't GIT UNI!
10 nee the cannon fred last There it
goes agins IDOL They're . loadun un
shootun' bout - fast a. they kin
now. On that means as they
druv the 'tackun party back.
They've gut : blame good GIN
url 70 fight aginst when they've gut
Bogus Leatherwood aginst um." con-
einued tho Major. with q laugh that
was thought to indicate his martial
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