Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-04-10

attack in daytime, The men were on
duty elsewhere, and the negroes were
mostly in the cotton fields. One OF
the latter, trusted and experienced
butler in the Beverly family, had occu-
pied several days in concealing articles
OF value too large to be deposited In /
any ordinary place of hiding. The /
thicket, the large field before men |
toned, and long, wide, circuitocs |
hedge of brambles, were his chosen /
place of operation. His nams was |
Spenser, and on this day of special |
terror, he had conveyed two barrels o'
ane old Madeira wine to grave which |
be had laborIously dug No one super
intended his movements, for lie had
the full! confidence of all. No one but
himself knew where he had deposited
anything, and his place in III, household
was one of high honor.
Z Passing through the town amid great
dust and clatper, the invaders drew
rein at Beverly Villa The ladies came
to the door In response to the captains
stentorian halloo.
We've come to find out where the
Fielden horses are, madam and what's
more'-with a brutal oath-'we intend
10 know
Il have no information TO give you,'
calmly returned Mrs. Beverly.
'Perhaps you won't tel rs where
that box OF diamonds is, neither he
sneerei.
To this there was no reply. The
three girls were pallid from apprehen-
sion of the next move. Apparently
proposition was made. The captain
shook his head. After moments
indecision, he role around to the side
| gate, dismounted, and with five of his
men strobe across the lawn TO the
negro quarters. An old nsgress sat IN
| the doorway, knitting a coarse woolen
! sock and smoking a pipe. a bright
mulatto boy Was crossing the back yard
with a basket. The old woman was
scrupulously clean. aud brand new
handanna lowered high above her
woolly locks.
In vain the men sought to extract
from her the whereabouts of her master
and the jewels. She was, in truth, as
ignorant as they.
! Come, now, auntie, said the captain
in a persuasive tone, tell us what We
want to know, and you shall wear a
silk dress, and ride in 4 carriage, on
have gold chain
Il speaksl Gold chainl' calculated
Aunt Deb. for SO she was called. \ ou
po' white trash can't come it over dis
chile wild yer cfick-cracksl Jes you
go long bout yer business; yer can't
fool dis chile wild yer fine talk.
Curse the old hagl Ill try the boy.
You'll Sirrahl Come hereI
With ashen cheeks the boy followed
them into an clubhouse, while the cap
tam tlourished stout whip.
oh, mamma cried May, for the
girls had crowded to the back door oi
the house, don't let them whip him
He never was whipped in his life!
Mrs. Beverly now advanced 10 tne
gallery and called:
'Juliusl'
The boy sprang towards his mistress
. the men not daring to be too rash a
the outset. They were on the alert 70
| an ambush at every move.
. Il want this boy for a few minutes,
explained the lady.
In sulIen silence they waited.
Going to buy him up to secrecy,
/ decided the captain; but l guess wei
= work it out of hun when he come
} back
: But julius did not come back. Hi
4 mistress handed him five dollars an
s said:
Fly for your life to Columbus, an
: tell Colonel Leale that we must hav
e protection. There is no train. TAX
% the old country road and lose no time
u Stay. Quick, girls-a pencil and pape
n he must have pass
Excitedly the lady scrawled the word
that were to carry him on his wa
&c without interruption, and the terrible
/ boy did not let the grass grow undt
!. his feet. Ere the next sun had rise
e he was in Columbus, foOtsore but SAT-
~ / S.sr ha drnnnpd N
. the first barber's shop, and had h
= crinkled locks-for he was mulat'
re OF the lightest type-shaved close
~ his head. There was no time TO thin
Y of his sable sweetheart, Miss Nina
ie maid, who so gloried in his curls.
- =; When julius did not return, the ba
% % lied desperadoes took to horse and aga
"A held a consultation.
- IF 1 thought they knew muttert
&C the captain, 'by--they should te
~ There's no other way, We must seart
- that thlcket. You know what Je
- said; I'd give up the horses; but Il
q boxl'
>. With this they galloped down Il
~ main road, which further on branch'
.g into another that led to the thicke
=, The little pathway behind the villa III
Ia escaped them, and to this the ladl
~ now sped with a heetness born
ao anxiety for their dear ones.
v 'Oh, mother, we must save then
al said Nina. Il know every part of ID
m. Thicket.'
he They were soon on the spot whe
the Jewels were buried. The shock
sd the moment may be better conceiv
he than described when they perceived
he open Pit, pile OF fresh earth, and
r. trace Ct their carefully concealed tire;
mt ures. The blood rushed from eve
face. Gone-all gonel The exquis
he bridal present-the diamonds from
of betrothed husband, the ancient pear
,re Aunt Harriet's family jewels, the he
nm looms of plate, the silver and gold CT
ne all vanished as utterly as though th
ar. had never been.
he In sheer feebleneSs, the stunn
ith party sank down on the fallen
he whence they had so lately watched
an burial of the box. They now ob5erv
IIy the charred remains of a camp fire, a
sAreds or gray blanket sticking to
be tenacious vine.
What shall we dog' exclaimed Nj
rty In despair.
.rs. The loss of her superb ornaments
the moment took the place of ev
iny other sentiment. Even the safety
me her loved ones was forgotten.
inc WELL said Mary, IT'S no use gri
his ing. we had better be looking for
boys. You know they captured +
nes Leslie and treated him outrageou
of till he told where his poor little mi
were'
-. Hush, Mary said her mother;
ne nc not suggest such horrible things
al. But their search was unavalli
- - That night was one OF agonizing
no, , pense. Next morning. TO compile
us. us. matters, Spenser was missing-co
sei not be found anywhere in the houst
out of it. Spenser, the accompiis
: seIvitor and trusted factotum, who
age once been offered his freedom and
the fused to leave his indulge1t master
} as an unknown future.
So rigid were the restrictions
OF upon the movements OF slaves,
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