Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-08-20

] In Heaven Il was made.
1t flashes bright in Freedoms light;
Hurrah for The patriot bladei
The tyrant from his castle sees
Its gIimmeriug afar.
/ And t0ddles about
And toddles about.
| And t0ddles about with shaking knees;
For the Yankee sword-hurrah
81 forbid you TO finish that tuneless
dogg'rel.'' exclaimed Maj Shelton,
with as much dignity as though he were
King George himself.
"Egad, sir.'' replied the captain, 1.-THE
beauty Of my song is that each verse is
complete in ITSELF
81 will have no more Of the treasona-
bic Stuff
''Shame" cried a dozen voices
perhaps, " laughed the captain, our
British jailer would prefer the ballad
of 'The Cock-a-Hoop and the Gagged
Eagle?' :"
Skeletons eyes blazed with anger at
this mock allusion to their relative
positions; walking quickly to the back
of the captain. he dealt him such
blow in the face that the sea dog was
knocked into his neighbor's lap.
With loud cries of villain and
Coward a dozen men sprang to
avenge this unsoldierlil1e act. But
Mariner was not the man 20 require
assistance in such matters.
pray return to your seats, gentle
men" he said: then, in tone of mock
reproof, he added: what attack with
your hands poor fellow who has
nought but sword and pistols where
with 10 defend himself! For shame,
boys
Turning to Shelton. who stood with
his hand Cd the hilt of his saber, he
said, in an undertone: For prisoner
of war u lay finger on his guard is, as
you well know, TO incur the penalty of
death; besides. you are armed and am
not; but | shall repay you before many
days
Il shall not avoid you-when you
are entitled to wear sword retorted
the major, contemptuously then, as
the company broke up, in disorder he
stepped into the inn, TO pen a line to
the British general, asking for a few
troops ito prevent a certain unscrupu-
lous rebel, one Mariner, from breaking
his parole"
The captain, however, had no such in
tention. Lazily lolling over the now
deserted table, he lit his pipe, and APP
peared TO be lost in peaceful musings.
But he was never so wide-awake as
when he appeared distracted. A foxy
glance or two at the hosiery showed a
state of hustle therein; presently, upon
the blind of the tap-room, he saw the
shadow Of the major and the innkeeper
in earnest conversation. Soon the
shadows disappeared, aud Shelton
sauntered out for his evening walk. As
soon as the wood screened him from
view, the captain raped sharply with
his mug, which brought Mrs. Van Blu
rem to the table
THE old man has gone to the Eng
lsh lines, said Mariner.
Lords mercy, captain, and what
makes You think SOP"
The horse has boots, and we are TO
lew'rd. don't want to know his bust
ness; what desire to ask you is-are
you a daughter of uberty?'
"Why, really, captain, the master
hasn't decided
But you have, interrupted the cap
tain, "and you wish the English were
ut the bottom Of the sea. You saw that
brig try to shoot away my topm'st?
1T were dirty trick, sir, if it's the
blow YOU mean.
The CAPTAIN tore a leaf from his
poeketboots and wrote few lines upon
il.
ssNIrs. Van Buren,. he said. "can you
ride horse?"
Indeed. few better. Sir: my own
horse. Black Ned, in TIE stable there
.'Gen. Putnam is in Brooklyn: this
slip Of paper must BE put into his hands
to-niehtr' e.
Lords merev!" cried the hostess.
.And are We going Is have another
battle?"
Il will read it,
NV Dear Goneral-Can you have me ex-
changed, aud at once? MARINER
The captain bestowed significant
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