Telegram-herald., 1889-09-12

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hs~ . Brave 0irs ATT - s6Aus i -
nls@a 1Aassss Sa~rrili@s
Tie ne2shborbosc q CAi9r Iepst Tet.n,
WAS distracted win feaGAl tr0.e-as o..rlps
t1e ssr, SAYS carrcsPandeni ~ ths fa-l@r
oeipAls ingugrsr. CeloDsls snap l4eabessef
AE1 lsai1h. oi fse CaDfeaeTsts fafe1s. 81 n
their p&rtlss2 la11s. raxsEoo The oo1rtry
tfoH one cad H. the otaer. and were neE
"lsn stern roslstaEoe bt the lElon hanaa
s0Arcs. Al the heg.nRing ~ Tie hostl-s-
Tee the erlage scross the hAislaH. ABOVE
Nhion DcpeL Wss hKec Upcu ioE uestros-
Nsn ts tAe Oolf0derats ofilg.Als.
a bad 81 Meu anceF Cslonei Lecoetier
~A. sent up fram Knoxville u nre TIE
ssrNct~re lrey arrived IA TIE town lAst
alter sunset 4aa procceoiDE - the oriaEe
foand Il guarded ~ t~e Enen- one 81 tnese
guards ran away sksE the Couie4cretos De-
gan 10 slae4r Lac b. laFe viii Goa oii uut
Nle other renamed, ana. shotgun ih hand.
opposed the mAra41Frs A they soNan 81
he relfeated. fighting them step by step.
are several cf The guerrlllAs. shot dead.
iel from TIE br41gs lnto TIE turbulent
stream aud were carried OF o0wu toward
tie Tennessee
Finsny ihs brave defender w-ss overtAken
ana ere q TIE Contedel 4les. who anew
him. crled oat, wiki EGsket o0ckec Alc pre-
seuteo 70 he heart.
Surrender. or VOC are dead man
ssNeser. % cfied The wstoaRlan. and he as
charged his shotgun fuA sl tie advancing
man heart
Tie Confederste fel upon tie ties. and
his BODY, resting for moment, finally
tumblod iuto the river below Iue Ouriy
waIohm4ns gun Was empty and hc had shot
away a. of Lls ammunition. be dubbed
his gun. and in the luric light already far
ing about hum from the fred bridge, lie
faced bis enemies. resolUte, cefaLt 70 tie
last They rushed upon him and he wa
oserpowert5 Hs gun was wrested from
his hands and stout rope was wound
ABOUT his bocy, fast lnclosing his arms.
~ hAt = hall We 90 with hims" asked the
leader.
He should hang Rang himI" echoed
the chorus
TO the cedar grove - was The order, and
those grm gOerrlAas. with the bound
wstchnEn IL their midst. n arched back
across the bridge, new q sheet of fame, aud
through tie town, 20 a dense grove Il
cecsrs on the ridge beyond.
Here they halted. and The leader Of tho
band, addressing The prisoner. SAID
hanged. Rave you auy thing - sayi'
Nothing" was the defant answer "Y ou
are whelps and i an . Union nan. 10
your worst"
String hin up" ordered the leader, and
"A rope was produced and krottec about tie
patriots neck.
He was allowed q minute for prayer, and
his white lips were inalobly voiclnE 6 last
petition 70 the great Father. when 8 slen-
der, girlish figure, atlred IN snowy white.
burst through the grim ihro1g aud threw
her arms around the doomed mans neck.
With nervous frgeTs she uncid the moose,
and, forcing tile stern-vifsgcc crowd
aside. cried ont in GEughto-ly indignation
For shame = Gu are nifty % one, and
you would commit murder. TITS Is ny Ia
ther. If you hang him you shal hang ma
also"
The guerrillas were abashed al this bold
defense, and for time said nothing. Final.
" one nan spoke. snd be evidently voiced
the sentiments Of his fellows. fer his woraa
were wildly cheered.
"Now," said lie, "let's adjourn Jer DAVIS
Is 4 free man"
"Ayei aye,' was the snswer, and they
slunk swsy, leaving father and daughter 10
make their way back 10 the Little town.
which now was photographed against the
slys background by the lurlc glare OF TIA
burning bridge.
Father and daughter stlll live In Union
Depot, and every night the brave girl. now
a raa,ron with children shout her knees,
gathers up her two bright tin buckets and
journeys % the spring below the town
chatting gsyly with her neigh6or weu1eD-