Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-17

would have knocked together had NOT
been afraid that one Of those internal
nacLaces might have got between them.
Misc Jplia assured her uncle there WAS
NO danger. as she would not disturb any
,birr there was in the wardrobe Il
boped I wouldn'tN and the old nan re,
treated downstairs and all was qule'
once more.
When l did open the wardrobe doo
and cautiously stepped IT., MISS JutIA
and Mary were standing with the hsnS
at the other end Of the oom sSSureH
| them that though there was pTohao4y
enough illuminate in the wardrobe 20
b,ow the roof of the house, yet unless
i, was stepped upon or otherwise eFuShe"
there was no danger Of exploding per
Ecussion powder.
rowda.~ said Mary. but maS>as done
zone locked de doah an took de key 70
he'd wild him-and hesh you IS YET
masSa Cap'n." -
Mary-that invaluable Mary-Nas equal
70 the emergency. Can you climb a
tree?" she suddenly asked me-
..Of course | can, replied. I'm a?
one now, amt l." I couldn't help at3'
ing. But wha, has that got to Go Ni'a
the present situation
"Why.~ answered Mary, III let yea
out de glass dosh >, lie end lis hall 81
to de top Of de po'ch obeFds t7oni 1'A1
Den YOU let yo,se't Sip down &c POST
esses an out de gaze, and dAA ga
are
The plan was practicable, and Vas at
once carried into efe;t Bidding Mss
Julia a hasty goodnight I Eoo?oa NJ
way along the hall. Stepped q - @e
fiat roof OF the po7,a, Ani lying Sat
down allowed myself 10 SIP over the
edge unit, l could c.As7 one q The
POSSESSES" as May called The pillars
with my legs
Sliding down - tie ra2 STEPPED
from there on - TIE vera1da 6oor
g.ided softly down tie steps slipped
through the gate s23 rSa-a2osi u 10
the point o. 8 hayoaei!
Hair a stern voice eoUla12ed,
and ! could see ;AatIasd been STOPPED
h7 one o: the patrol iAi' TIE sergeant,
as s matte: q ~p7ecautoa. had left
there.
Halt be repeated ~crowiias ne b.
fore his bayone, . little closer against
the ga.e post; don't yc1 si!. o. III PIN
We where We stand What y'dcin here's
And who the dickens are YEP And
re leaned forward curiously. "Blowei
ifit faint the Csp'n.7 he exclaimed, q;
he brought his rife to his shoulder.
YES, Harrington, l said. lit is you'
Captain. It's all right Provo marshal
dutv. you know Il could see hin
grin at that "All you have to do is Il
stav here until you're relieved, ant
then report every thing quiet MtnC
vou. no more than that and ! walkeC
;, of, while Harrington resumed his beat
whistling softly;
The girl l left behind me-"
made my report al once 10 the Gen
eral. who sat up in bed to receive it
and the disposition Of troops and the re
lniorcing Of the outposts followed tina
prevented the contemplated attack an
incidentally stopped further inyestiga
ton on the part Of my brother staff Off
2 GERS into the episode Of the magnoli
= blossom.
l saw Mary once more, She came int
' the Office, and finding NE alone. dre'
from the folds of her dress my cane
You done left him in de wardrobe,
t. she said, "te.he.' and vanished.
y Miss Julia | saw several times aftei
ward. An artillery company that at tn
d time of the contemplated attack on tn
: city was stationed at an exposed poir
0 in the suburbs Joined our brigade the neA
? wear in a town we were occupying
+ another State. The Captain Of the ba
u terry, a noble fellow, brought with hi
+ on her way North his bride, who was /
J other then the miss Jooly' Of m
nights adventure.
e While laughing over the inciden
e connected with the interview, she sal
g II think, Captain, when tell you as
can now, that was then very much
l. love with the one who is now my hu
band. and that he was then with h
'e battery at a post outside the town tn
'p would be first attacked in the propose
n, assault, you will understand why
n though am "a Southern girl was
anxious to prevent the attack on Il
at city."-F. L. Clarke, in Overland Mont