The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-07

| Even Jobs rugged cheeks were very wet, and
at the close he sang outla sonorous Amen"
The women looked at us in blank amaze
ment.
This's very nice mess of FISH that you
caught Cad and Web,'i said Job, by way oil
turning our attention TO u lighter vein, as he
attacked the savory viauds Z" 1t was worth
while taking some risk for, and especially to
| have EN- cooked us these are"
%, Lord Web explbded to think where
we'd 'vo been this blessed minute, and who'd
be eating 'cm but for you and Ian and Quin. =
IhanS only thogooa God" said Ian rev.
erontIy, whose gracious will it was that you
should be saved"
My thoughts were too tumu!tuous for mo to
attempt to speak, and tao meal was finished in
silence.
For this sustonance for our bodies" said
Ian dcvoutly before we rOsa and for all thy
mercies, o, God, We return Thee our heartfelt
thanks"
We picked up our guns and marched out on
the porch, the silent women following our
movements with da2ed eyes. Not n word was
spoken on either side as we left the house for
tho road
Before we got within earshot of The place
where we left our prisoners Job halted.
I'm puzzled, he said, what to do with
those varmints. by rights we should hang 'em,
but have no liking for the Job of Sheriff |
then we'd have TO tell the whole story, and
don't want 'em there to know how nigh little
passel o skuDks came to getting away with
most of the Blue Jay Mess. I'm puzzled what
to do"
Led's tie sd0nes around deir negs unit trow
dem in die rifior," suggested Herman
If they were strong and WELL" said Ian,
ia be III favor of furnishing them terribly,
but it's hard TO bring myself to the idea of
raising my hand against wounded men. And
| don't want TO take them aboard, TO tell the
story OF their capturing you boys"
This seemed To be the general sentiment
Pll tell you what well do" said Job. after
moments thought "Well 90 up to cm
now, talk as if we were still in the mind
to hang EN- out of hand SEQ that they're
still fast aud tight, and 20 up on the hill and
talk over what we'll do with en-. We've the
whole night before us, and it'll servo 'em right
TO havo spell of torment"
We came up to the trees where we had left
our prisoners, and found them gone. Their
rescuers had been in such haste that they could
not wait to unite the ropes, bnt had cut them.
Them sncaks that run away" said Job,
didn't 20 very far, but likely hid behind the
brush down there, aud carried off their friends
while we were eating supper Well, it's good
rlddance TO bad rubbish. ! think the feler
that prodded and tfie two that Quin slugged
will not be much good to the Southern Con.
fcdcracy for some time at least They'll be
apt to remember this night for one while"
We went back to our position on the hllock,
and presently saw halfdozen pine knot
torches come out from the house. and 20 to the
cross forks Of the road.
There go Mandy and the rest of the women
to look for their late husbands What1l they
think when they find the ropes cut, and them
gomez"
Let 'em think what they please" said Job
drowsily. They'll find out ali too soon that
their vllainous helpmoeis are not dead as they
deserve to be- I'm going to lie down. Lam
you stand guard till midnight. and then call
me. We must let the rest of the boys sleep
They've had pretty tough day Of It,"
We simply told the men on the ship that we
had had A littlo brush with the bushwhackors
and succeeded in driving thom OF without
much trouble
Your ailectionate son, TRACY.
To be coutfnurf1