Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-02-21
| hadn't moro than got him into the

/ hadn't moro than got him into the
hogshcad-"
'HogsheadP"
Yes, sir; big sugar hogshead In
the cellar that we had meant to keep
sweet potatoes in--when two OF tho
rangers came in the front door. They
said they'd seen a Yankee at the we'll
and wanted him. / told them he had
seen them and made dash for his
own lines. He really did, you know,
for step or two, when-when-"
when you warned him of his
danger?"
"Yes, sir. Well, they took my
word when told them who my father
was and they went away"
"Ah! Where are the Rangers
nowp"
They went back, l don't know
where, hours ago"
Sand caught him as they VENT"
"Oh, no, sir; they couldn't. But he
was in dreadful excitement. He said
he had no right to be outside the lines;
he could be court-martialed for it and
disgraced, and may be shot, if things
went wrong in the fight. He went on
SO that wouldn't listen to him, and ]
was afraid some of the Rangers might
come back and hear him, SO wouldn't
stay and listen to him.
"But why didn't he return after
they retiredP"
because he couldn't, sir. l
wouldn't let him. l didn't want him
to be court-martialed and shot, and all
of those dreadful things, so thought
it would be only right to come and tell
you it wasn't his fault"
1.-THE enemy has been gone several
hours" said the Major, turning with
suspicious look to us. I'm afraid
there's some ruse in this" Then he
turned again to the girl and sternly
said: young woman, if your story
is true he should have returned by
this time. He knows he has nothing
to fear, and there is nothing to pre-
vent him coming back, if he knows
the enemy have disappeared"
"Oh, yes, there is, sir; there's a
cover to the hogshead and paddock
beside"
Oh-h-h!" said the Major, with
many infections. "He's your pris-
oner, is he? But, heavens, madam, if
he has been locked in hogshead all
this time he's probably suffocated.
Confound-"
"Oh, no., said the girl, with an as
surfing smile. "There's big bung-
hole in the .hogshead, and / know he
has sense enough to breathe through
it, because when l went down and
whispered through it that the Rangers
had gone home again, he"
"What did he sayP"
Nothing | know he was
alive and just like his old self" Then
the girl suddenly dropped her eyes
again and colored deeply, while very
young Lieutenant murmured:
"Um!"
IL see," drawled the Major, very
slowly. Attention! First compa
ny, deploy as skirmishers. For
ward!n
The girl turned her horse's heai
quickly, looked backward, set her lips
firmly, and exclaimed:
you're not going to court-martia
and shoot him?'
Suppose | were," said the Major
as the men began to file from behint
the "curtain" that commanded thu
road.
Then" said the girl, I'm gallon
ahead at the risk of my life, and let hin
escape on my pony"
| Madam said the Major, lifting
his hat, II give you the word of a sol
der and gentleman that you shall b.
his sole judge"
The skirmish line advanced and tn,
officers Of the other companies fol
lowed the girl and the Major. Tn
latter should have ordered us to remain
with our own men, but he didn't. w
reached the house, more than mil
outside the lines, without annoyance
and when the girl had lighted can
die, we followed her and the Major t.
the cellar. The Majors suggestion
that the girl should FIRST whisper a
the bung-hole and see if the captiv
was still alive was not acted upon. In
stead, she said cheerily, as she turne
the key and raised the cover.
you've nothing to fear, Will"
"Willp' murmured the very youn
Lieutenant.
just then Glennie's face appeare
above the edge of the slaves, an
seemed somewhat disconnected at tn
grinning faces before him. Sever;
pairs of hands helped him out, and 9
he stood before us, with crystals {
, light brown sugar glistening all owe
his uniform coat the Major remarke,
You're sweet-looking object!'
= Miss Grayson smiled as if sh
thought so, too.
You see, Major" began Glenni,
YES" said the Major, 81 certainl
do. | see, also, that one or two thing
must be done, for the good of the SER
ice. Either our lines must be extent
ed q mile or two farther into the coul
try, or you must persuade the lady
family to move to town."
The family moved, Miss Grayso
finally moving all the way to Ne
York. The wedding present from I'll
: bridegroom's brother officers was
miniature sugar hogshead, in gol,
with a rosebud for a paddock. -Joh
Habberton, IN Once Week
Y The Feminine Lap.