The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-20

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git out. Most Of 'em are farmers, ana
some Of 'em live around yere. Whar
did you uns Gun FROM"
Steve told her Of the fight with Gus
ter and their escape the night before,
and she lifted her hands and cried ont:
Then you uns dun seen the Yam
keesE'
"Yes'm."
"Reg'lar live Yankee sogers?"
"Yes'm."
And yo' got away alive?"
"Of co'se."
"Waal, l wouldn't "a believed it!
Mrs. Sam Duncan dun tole me them
Yankees killed everybody with toma-
hawks as soon as they got holt of EN-!
Yo' uns must hey bin powerful cute to
git away"
Breakfast had been finished when
there came a knock at the door, and
next moment a man in the uniform of a
Confederate cavalry sergeant entered
the cabin. He had been sent back by
Colonel Mosby, he said, to ask for the
loan Of a horse and equipments. He
used the term loan, but it was pretty
plain that he meant to take no refusal.
The woman replied that her husband
had set ont for Woodstock the night be-
fore on horseback. and therefore it was
impossible to grant the colonel's re-
quest. The sergeant was going away
without a word to our two friends, but
after reaching his horse he returned
and asked:
What command do you fellers be-
long to?'
TO Captain Wyle's cavalry CON-
pany," replied Kenton.
"Where is it,"
Il don't know"
"Humph! Whar 20 goin;"
"None of yo'r bi2ness!" answered
Steve, who had been rolled by the SER
gents supercilious airs and lofty tone.
"Oh, it hahn, Ell? Mebbe yo've got
a pass in yo'r pocket to allow Of yo'r
rambling around the kentry? II so, I'll
take a look at it."
"Yo' hain't big enough"
"What! Now you uns either show a
pass, OF I'll take yo' along to Kurnel
Mosby! He'll mighty soon find out whar
yo' ~belong!"
You see," began Kenton, who, re-
allied that it was foolish to arouse the
mans anger ard suspicion, I'VE were
guarding the stores at Harrisonburg,
and the Federal cavalry came in yes
terday and"--
"Whar's yo'r passi' interrupted the
sergeant.
"Whar's yo'rs?" demanded Steve.
"Show yo'r pass, or I'll take yo' to
the kurnel!"
81 should like to explain the case to
you" said KentOn, ~motioning to Steve
not to interrupt him. "We are Confed-
crate soldiers. We were captured at
Harrisonburg by the Federals yesterday
forenoon, but escaped at dark last night,
Therefore we have no pass and do not
need a pass"
"Yo' may DO all right, and yo' may
be a couple Of Yankee spies!'' replied
the sergeant. "If yo'are straight, yo1l
come along with mo and explain to the
kurnel. Deed, but yo've got to come,
straight or crooked"
He had left his revolver and carbine
on the saddle. He started for his horse,
but Steve was there before him. lie
had stepped softly ont while Kenton
was explaining and was now in posses
sion Of both firearms and a supply Of
ammunition. Even as the trooper
reached the gate Steve gave his horse a
slap and sent him galloping away and
then turned and asked.
who's takin anybody to see the kur-
nel3 Sorter pears to me that yo've dun
stubbed yo'r toe and fell down!"
The sergeant very quietly asked what
he was going to do, and his manner be-
trayed his anxiety.
"Goin to git shet Of yo' about the
fust thingl' answered Steve. Left
face! Forward march, Keep goin right
down the road till yo' find the kurnol
and then give him our loye!'
The trooper marched away without
q backward look, and when he was lost
to sight by q turn in the road Kenton
said:
"Steve, you did a bad thing for us.
That whole crowd will be after us in
side Of q hour"
Don't holler befo' yo'r hit, Yank!"
laughed Steve. "If we uns hadn't token
him, he'd hev token us, and besides
that it suddenly occurred to me that
we'd got to hev something toshoot with.
Now, then, let's BIO a-gettin straight up
the mountain"