Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-25

get the men organized and prepared,
said Captain Alton, 7 have no fears Of
a fight, especially if they have arms.
Haven t they got guns? I heard that
two hundred muskets had been shipped
there, with all the accOutrements and
ammunition. Then they have a long
brass tweuty-fOur- FOUNDER and four or
i've smaller pieces.
well, naoW, what more dye want,
Cap'n? Why we kin clean eOut the
British army with EN-"
Captain Alton smiled at the sanguine
Yankees answer and said:
NO, no, Simon. We have only raw
soldiers to fight British veterans. I
think the chances are against US unless
We have time to organize and fortlty and
drill our troops.
The Yankee tapped his long barreled
rife which lay across the pOmmel Of his
saddle, and said:
EFT won't be good for some Of EN-,
Cap'n, eff they should come there arter I
git there. It'll be a pretty kittle O. fish
they'll find. "
eve must try and get there before they
do, Simon, or all bCasting Will be in
vain.
At knowit, Cap'n, but I'm gettin Almost
plaguy hungry, returned the lank Ser
geant.
Simon was a voracious eater, and his
scrapes during his army life, causing
him to be reduced to the ranks a dozen
times, to be promoted at the next en-.
gagement on account of his vaIOr.
1t was past noon. Simon had for some
time been casting anxious Chances at the
sun, and then turning his eyes over the
country. There was a long line Of hills
off of which the timber had been cut,
while on the left were several fields in
which the corn was in roasting ears.
The Captain made no answer to the last
suggestion of Simon, but rode along the
dusty road in silence.
= say, Cap'n, aren't them houses we
see ahead on the left?" Simon asked.
yes"
Don't ye suppose we could git suthin'
to eat there?"
I'VE might.
Well, Cap'n if we could git our horses
fed n rest 'em few minutes while we
take in some Vittles ourselves, 1 think
we'd git to that teOWn a great deel soon
er
The reasoning of the Yankee was sensi-
BILE, and the Captain was not long in
making up his mind to adopt it. They
were approaching the residence of a
wealthy farmer. His large stone mansion
house, built in the Queen Elizabeth style
of architecture, was surrounded by q
! stone wall, with half a dozen houses in
the rear for servants.
There was a large shed at the roadside
| with a trough for feeding stock and q
we'll with an Old-fashiOned windlass.
Our horsemen rode their steeds to the
front gate, and were greeted by two or
! three loud mOuthed dogs The farmer
! came out in his shirt-sleeves. He was
| considerably frightened at first, but when
! he discovered that they were Americans
and not British, he was considerably re-
1 lieved.
| ooh va ara,,,4 Particulars ar vya9" he
| gasped, as if he yet half doubted his eyes.
NO, sir, We are Americans" Captain
/ Alton answered. Have you seen any
! British soldiers about here?"
mo, " he answered shaking his head.
Amt seen none, but they do say as how
! they are all over the country"
Have you heard from ManOa tO-day?'
! mo, but yesterday I heard they were
/ terribly scarf cause a British man o. wal
was comm to lombard EN- out o. town.
Have they been threatened with land
/ fOrces?"
dun know, but some 'Un said that red
! coats war seen at Belfast a day OF twOag0
! an that amt fur from ManOa."
! Before the Captain had opportunity to
ask any further questions, Simon, whose
keen appetite lost none of its edge by the
| information, put in:
Il say, meister, can ye gin US suthin' tC
eat? I'm so Pesky hungry that wOuldn't
relish a scrimmage naOW, even if the rec
coats were right before me.
We'll, yes, L reckin' we can give ye 6
bite to eat, answeredthe farmer, who was
too much alarmed to have refused, ever
if he had had an inclination to do so.
And our bosses too; kin ye give EN-
hay or oats?"
Eyes, dismOunt and tie them under tina
shed, while I go in the house an hev thu
women folks prepar' a snack fur ye."
viii we find oats here?" asked Simon
who, dismOunting, led his horse to TIT
shed.
At will send boy with oats.
The Captain dismOunted and led hi
horse also to the shed, and made him fas
to post at the side of the feed-bOx.
Simon" said the Captain to thu
Yankee, just loosen the saddle, but dom
take it off.
THE enemy may be much nearer thar
we think, and we may be forced to noun
in a hurry"
why, they amt nearer n Belfast"
They were seen in Belfast yesterday,
said the Captain, and We do not knOv
when struggling troops may come thu
well, I guess that's so, Cap'n," sal
| Simon, lOosening his saddle girth. q"
thought the boss would cool better b.
takin' it off, but I won't do it.
The boy came at this moment with tn
oats. He was about thirteen years Of age
and a bright boy, despite the fact tina
his uncultivated mind was garden over
run with weeds.
Amt you fellers afraid of the red
cOats?" he asked.
mo, the Captain answered.
They say they're round right clos
now"
Have you seen any?" the Captai
asked.
NO; but Budd Smith said he saw fly
or six gallopin' by his house"
@When?"
day"
] Where does Budd Smith Iive?"
Bout a mile down the road that goe
/ roun' the field.