Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-06

and she turned back, but now deliy'rance
hev come Gloryl gloryP clapping her
hands and shouting in genuine camp meet
ing style,
All of a sudden she halted. turned her
self sharply about and ran toward the
springhouse under the hill near the dwell
ing. Throwing all her strength into her
voice she screamed:
"Oh, Jackl Oh, Buck Come outen dat
canebrakel Yer needn't hide marry mother
minnit DE Yankees hev come-here dey
are Come, boys, hurry No more hidin'
in de swamps, in de loft and under de
beds"
Two sheepish looking men were soon de-
serted approaching with slow and uncer-
tain steps BY this time Sallie had come
| out and proceeded to shake hands with the
| three, two of whom dared not open their
mouths to say a word; they were strug-
/ Cling valiantly to repress laughter and also
fearing to interrupt by word or sign the
play then in progress. Sallie wept with
10Y and sniveled lugubriously behind her
ragged cotton apron, while her father
chewed necessarily on some homemade
tobacco, which he fished from his pocket
and offered TO each Of the strangers IN
turn.
"A
matters with the boys, on she came, clap
ming her hands on their shoulders and ges-
ticuiating wildly in her glee and general
, excitement. As she approached the wait
, ing group she cried out, Heres Jack and
Buckl The derned old conscript TUX 'em,
but they lodged 'em slick as an lnlun.
Dew crep back dat berry night and me ana
! Sal has hid 'em faithful. We toted yittels
! MANY time under our frOcks in poke and
tended like we was gwine to see Wilder
Jones cross de creek. Shake, shake l tell
q YER Denis de folks | bin a-waitin'
: fer. no tellin' how long. Come IN,
p pintilmin. You's mo- IAN welcome. Sal,
q fetch out dem red taters and fill up dat fire
q plum full. Yu run, Jack, an ketch dat
o pullet a-roostin' in de stable. | kin Jis
/ slip de fedders often chicken fore yer
r kin say Jack Robertson. Buck, slice OIL
some fat bakin and let de grease be fryin
!. out by de time ! git dis chicken picked
= and Quilted. Ole man, der's nest under
4 de cornder Of de house wild ten aigs In II
n fotch 'em here, and we kin cook dem Eel
v supper Oar amt nary thing in dis hous'
II too good fer you uns to eat. Glory TO God
n You is here at las. Go in de house anC
n sot by de fire tel me and Sal gifts yer sup
y per ready. Mex yerselves ter home, fe
n sore eyes" And they went as directed
n One of the lieutenants listened and peepe'
n at a convenient crack to hear Jack whis
10 pher. "S'pose desc soldiers are a-fOolin' yei
n mamY" whereupon he reported what h
N heard in another whisper to his colleagu
with the overcoat, because the supper wa
n too appetizing to risk the loss of it-not I
q sneak of more uncomfortable contingenciC
N that might arise if suspicion should be e.
sy cited.
Whereupon Lieutenant &. boldly marcel
re ed into the cookroom, begged the old lad
lv TO let him help her with her work, joke
as Sally about betraying him TO her COME
na sweetheart TAT which she grinned, an
N. averred ''she didn't like none Of 'em we
10 inough TO have 'em for a beau'), and ha
al ing smoothed down suspicious in thi
he quarter, he requested Jack to show him
as the wash basin that he might sleek up f
supper. So completely did be engross Il
err attention Of all the family that the 9th
an two had but little to do or TO say duriI
his supper or afterward
led They were shown to their sleeping pla
in the shed room, the spokesman askii
~ permission to hang his overcoat to the Fl
,el until morning, that it might be dry a
Der comfortable.
me by Vhe VlIle ~ ""' u"J go M "
are stirring ASKING ior Ihelr oiil VnoU :,
ain in their pockets Dut Confederate scI
the old man said, "Nothin'; stay a week
nIv YOU feel like" to which the suppo
mt; Yankee replied, mo, sir, we never do tn
we haven't time to stop. Take this overc
cal and wear it in remembrance of "
,ws friend" bowed himself out Of the door,
last lowed by "God bless you's" until they W
he out Of hearing. Then Lieutenant G.
one down on the leaves in the woods
on,t laughed until the tears ran out of his G
,es, at the success of his plan to secure S
,em per and shelter where his comrades
failed.-Mrs. DIR. FELTON, in Atlanta Con
,om- tuC'on'