The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-04

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were driven up'the slope or the little
hill which had hitherto shelterd sam
7 from the actual presence OF the fight,
and though they fought well 10 hold
their ground, were gradually forced
10 move farther and farther back.
When they passed the brow OF the
hill and started retrograding down
/ It's southern slone, panic spread
among them, retreat became rout
+ sam was already far IN advance OF
the most fect-footed among them,
his years forgotten, devouring time
and space with a gait that would.
10y comparison, have made scared
rabbit seem slow.
Dusk had fallen. a group of tired,
/ dA neartened, bedraggied, tdttered,
! ~ydar- begrimed men, some in gray
uniforms. Others In ordinary dress
/ or its empantS-gathered about
! small dire IN nook OF the hills
They were a few OF the scattered
COnfedeIates whom accident and COM
tNun sympathy had brought together.
After eating a meager supper, one OF
the number was selected TO do sentry
duty for the night and while the
Others lay down 70 sleep the bright,
handsome young fellow, ha.dly more
than boy who was 10 be sentry,
went on duty. a long time he sat
near the little fire which they had
lighted 10 keep him warm, when "A
voice called out just loud enough for
him 10 hear, "Mal's Frank. Mars
Frank" The next instant an old
negro crept cautiously into the light,
eXClaiming:
MARS Frank. Is glad il am you"
"Why. Uncle Sam, how on earth
do you me 70 be here?"
Use gwine tell y'u, Mars Frank.
OATS what is hyuh TO-. Befo' Miss
Silvia died"-
Aunt Silvia dead! l did not know
she had died"
mo. sab: but l know'd il, Gaze l
was dar. biggest fun'l you ebber
saw, Mars Frank. She mighty good
woman"
Poor Aunt Silvia! She was in
deed a good woman. deserving and
winning the love OF all who knew
her. She was second mother TO my
sister Eunice and me-
me too, Mars Frank. Well, be-
TO she die she say when she gone |
be TO take Missy Eunice TO Jedge
Wadleigh'S, UP by the Lunenburc
cot house. She write him an he
writ back he mighty glad Ter to hab
he's dear little niece wild him. Well,
1 dor xuhila Lnfp' ch Irr \ %
sick. Alter de fun'l l stat wild Miss
Eunice fer Jedge Wadleigh'S We
was ridin' a hoss an a sojer come err
long an he con dstercated dat ho5s.
I'd thought he Jest tux him, but he
said he contstercated him, so l
couldn't say nutlin. Zen we walked,
'ccptin' when der chile was so tired 1
cay huh. We git to Jedge Wad-
leigh's an da want no Jedge Wad-
leigh's. De place was all bun; de
Big house an de Quahtahs an de
bahns. Want nobody fer TO tell us
noffln'. l git mighty scat myself
deed l did, an Missy Eunlce she cry
fer 'brudder Frank, says he haint
got nobody lef' in de void b~%t 'brud-
der Frank an begged me TO take
her TO brudder Frank. An / pin
donated myself that couldn't d. no
bettah'n fin y'u, sab; fer you tell me
what / gwine do wild Missy Eunice.
So we sot out l know'd you was in
de ahmy, sab, an folks tole me wha'
| de ahmy wuz so we gwine- erlong all
right, but mos dead beat out. till dis
mawnn'. Den de debbil broke, TO-
! shuah. De fustest Ting we kno%'d
de shootin' was gwine on all round
US lie solid yerth was heaven an
a trem blin,' an de clouds was shak-
! in lax a flag in de win, an de rot
| ten balls was tumblin' I'm de sky
an smashin' de trees ah' Dustin
/ de rocks Oh. Mars Frank, il was a
mos owdacious time. ell nided
Missy Eunice in right safe place
bertwixt de rocks, an sorter
strolled away myself TO look TO- you,
Gaze / knowd I'd fin Mars Frank
wha' de fghtin' was gwinc on. May
lie / was little might scaa't, foh de
fust Ting know'd l couldn't ketch
my bref, an 1 guess / mus bin run
Elm. Den | crope back TO I'm Missy
| Eunice. II was mighty long ways,
but i crope an Crope till / see dis yer
fab an seed you, Mars Frank; den 1
know'd 1 was all right"
"Ani you have left Eunice some
where alone all this terrible day."
MARS Frank, / couldn't help IL.
An no ha'am come TO Missy Eun.ce.
She lie quiet LAX little mouse in
| de nes' an nobody fin her."
I'VE must see about this at once,
If you can find where you left her."
'Shy'ly, Mars Frank, / go dar
straight as de crow fly. Amt mon a
! quahtah-mile, sah."
"She must at best he almost
starved and frightened 10 death"
In few moments Frank had a
comrade waKed TO take his place as
watcher, but a second also had 70 be
called, as the first, upon icing made
acquainted with the circumstances
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