Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-02

univ tttt ttto W rsf'%. sstt btas
Ing dark cloak. which happened To be
handy, over her muslin wrapper.
"shure an aren't the scpoy divils
afther enterin the depot. an our sol
diers druggsd aforchand. an no shot
fred % stay thimi Hark TO thin. dear
There's q cry! Och. hurry. NJ ye'rc q
livin womani Thcre'll not b. wan alive
nm hour hince. nor we aithor II we're
not gone from herer'
"Thc sepoys herei" stammercd Mrs
Clare ''Do you mean our battalion has
riseni"
"An have let In n couple of hnndhred
more at lastc Misthrcss dear. for Gcd's
sake. don't stan there There was wan
of oars as wasn't druggcd. Sergeant Nc.
Cam he was. an the thing ] stumbled
over nc the gate was the dead body of
him hacked thrue an thrue Shure. an
I turpci straight roun an niver staid
till ! got here. for knew twas In yer
bcd " were an none Ia purtect va"
Thank you." said Mr.. Clare faint.
~. ani very pale. but still holding
hack. but 81 yourself I could not run
or walk either far. and Captain Glare
will IL back In few hour now. II he
bo alive. and II not IL would rather
die here"
"Die. IL ~" cried Mary contcmp,u.
ously. "An d'yc think would H. aithcr
fearin death. II that was all. or dye
think it's h-tthcr for the captain to fin
w q slave to the black haythens. an
yer child's brains dashed out on tho
stones, a. they did wild the childhcr at
M~ruti Mis-is, I'm fyin for Jim's sake
an mo boys herr, an I'm not goin wild.
out You. for the captains h-n gOoi an
kind a. Jim. Come. ma'am. hurry'
Yell walk bctiher ycrsel' than II ye
were tied 20 u gun an driven Here,
take hould o. that shawl while rowl
the childcr together. I'll carry them,
an YOU kapo closc a. mc. an don't spako
aiuvc yer brca,h. This way-sor'
Tho will of the Irish girl was para.
mount today. aud the lady followed.
with the mc.knc~s of child. In her
footsteps
The eastern XIV wa. rel a. blood from
th. blazing runf ~ her own hous. I'm the
officers quarter, and In that scarlet
light MrS Clare could scc the hillside
and the walls ~ the oanionmcnt dotted
over with black figures, while the whole
a., ...m.J ,Iiy. a,d o,iy,,,,y with .
,n,no,I ., .h,;.t. c,,c. and ,.Il. ~
80 ., ,,,nnnh
nm. iook yas .p.,c,.n, and then. n.
an. wholo bi.,orv 81 their .uoc.s.ful
,r,acb.ry bur.t ON her mind Gertrude
Clar, oow,r,d closer 90 the side of the
Irish Girl who-o very existence she had
bi,h.r,o an lo,,ily Ignored and clung IA
her murnnriny, eve shall never o..
c,u.., Wb,, boro 4. ,her, for usy'
.,I,y. honld am folIcr me. ar it'll T.,
,hrne for re" Mary mu,,.red In curt
r.nnn.o a. IN. diy.d into n den..
,hicl., a. p,,rlIy u..,r and ,unrl. gr,s.
,,,m,,,, n n,,h In from, with her strong
g., and leaving many n fragment az
b., ,a,,,J ,,,,,u.,,. m,,v , .,r.,k a,
lI,..I at. th. thurux l.nughs v,t u,N,f
.,o.,,,y n ,oucb 90 d,.,n,b the .,ur,ly.
-. -L,.nsJ = ,on,I. h,hv -, ,ho
,,ny i,,,n, a .c,rr. ,wio, a. mauy
IA. whIch .b. c,y,,,,, .o ,.ndcrly on
h.r rivh, arm
On and ON tearing their f.,, and
hands .,ooping their head. low, pray.
inc ,nwa,'llv the wh.S. time. they
.,ruvvl,d for half an hour. tr,aiing
,hcI, wav a, random ,hrou,h the .cuh
only trying sor The rim. o. nut 81 much
NOR, sn,c. b.two,n them and their fo..;
on aud ON. the Iri.h girl walking with
,h. firm. elastic tread n one well us.d
Ia the march: tho English one s,aggcr.
ing after with a step momentarily
slaclcr and NOR, uncertain. until they
racbed the out.lirt, of the woosi AMI
found ,h.n..lye. ON IN. .dg. ~ n large
s.lJ ~ Indian corn. covering the sum.
mi, ~ the low hill where they .to..i
Then. n. Mary .,oop.d lower with her
burden. that her head might not show
above the tall grcen stalks through
which she was about 90 make her way.
Mrs Glare gaspcd ont;
"Go ON. Save yourself l can do mo-
morc, and sinking down ia,n',a away
at her humble friends icet M'n' ssiho
moment the latter baby, a"ak'n'a ny
the sudden shock of the faiiihg p"iy' -et
NJ pi'cous wall :,
Half beside herself, MARY cruucnou
down. hu.hing her baby to her pfea''
with one hand. while VIA the o'her me
looscncd the fain'ing woman df'S- ana
turned her face upward that the night
air might refresh her.
She could do no more Tb'r. was not
drop % water near TO mois'en the
Iips already black and parched. but aft.
or brief while. when her child. being
f,d and soothc'l. had fallen asleep again,
she laid both babes down by Mr.. Clare
and crcpt On her hands and knees 10
little eminenc, where she could have
view of their surroundings.
Poor Gcrtrude' She was reused from
her merciful .tupor by something sharp
and stinging. and opening her eyes saw
Mary leaning over with branch Of
some ,horny plant In her hand. but not
.,., ,,. soem,r,,v cruel method Of her
,,v;,sl ,.c.IIed h., ~ much AZ the look
., h,r,o, on IN. yirI,. face
..poIls, mo-so,' the latter whisper.