The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-08

refuse that NO Yankees leave behind
'em, whar W d you n tn children be?''
But why air y leavin now, Benz
What does Z all mean, the men goin
south? Haint tn goin ter fight at Tul-
lyhomy?"
"Ther gittin outen Tullyhomy this
very minute. "
How dye know3"
~ KEN from thar this afternoon.
The trains were goin outen the place
loaded with supplies What's them
things doin thar"
He pointed to some of the belongings
of the Slack family. The farmer could
hear the woman caution her husband TO
speak low, but by that time Slack's ear
was at crack.
''Ther's family hyar stayin all
night, she whispered.
ANY crittersf"
1.-TWO, but don't want y ter take
'em. Ben. It's onnateral. Thurs D
sweet young gal ez helped me git sup
per. n / wouldn't hev nothin happen
to her fur the world"
~ won't take thur critters tel after
y git me somep'n ter eat. Come, be
lively, my dear hevn't he'd squar'
meal in two days.
"Whar's the gang?'
II left em mile t'other side o. tn
town. We got ter git inter tn noun
tings afore tn Federals come along.
Whar air the young uns?"
"In thar
The farmer could see the man 90
into room into which the candle from
the one adjoining cast dim light The
father bent over the sleeping little ones.
put his lean face down beside the round,
warm cheek Of child and groaned
"Jakey," whispered Farmer Slack.
Jaley awakened, but could not make
it known. because his father had clap
ped his hand over his mouth.
"Be still, my boy, till I git yer
clothes. Don't yer make no sound TO-
yer life. Thurs guerrillas in tn house.
The farmer got Jakey's clothes and
his own. They put them on. using all
possible caution. Then the farmer took
his son g hand and led him on tiptoe to
the open window. Once there. he took
him up in his arms, and passing him
through it dropped him on the ground
q few feet below. Then Slack got
through himself and dropped beside
Jakey.
"Now for the stable. my SON..
Going across some vacant lots, they
reached the stable and took out both
the horses.
Jake" said the father, 'T'm goin
So %l. Eado In II
want yer to stay n take keer O. yer sis
ter"
"Souri don't need no one ter take
keer o. her. +"
The farmer went back into the sta
| BILE, leaving Jakey to hold the horses,
and brought out saddle and bride.
"Waaf Jake" he said presently,
"she's gal N may need y"
"What yer goin fo'?''
''T' tell 'em the southern men air
gittin outen Tullyhomy. IT may make
a lot o. differ ter tn cause"
| "Why can't go n do thet?"
| The farmer made no reply. He went
on equipping the horse for q ride. but
he was thinking. After all, wouldn't q
boy havesa better chance to get through
than man? He had great confidence
in Jakey's abilities in this direction,
for they had been tested long before
| near the beginning of the war. Then he
disliked to leave his daughter without
protection in lawless territory.
Jake" he asked at last, "do y
think y cd do 't?'
Reckon"
II kin put y on tn road Z Manches-
ter. Thar or before y git thar y'll
find Yankees. But yer powerful little
TO sich job" And the farmer looked
at his son undecidedly.
''Do y think I'm babby ter be rock
ed in cradle?'
''No Jakey. Yer 'markable little
chap Thurs not mother boy O. your
age livin I'd trust to carry this message
| reckon I'll let y try it. !"
Slack took Jakey up in his arms and
sat him on the horse Then he shorten
ed the stirrups till all the holes in the
straps were exhausted, when he cut
new ones, making the length q proper
one for Jakoy's little legs.
Now, Jake, said his father In q
tone that bespoke desire to put resolu-
tion into himself and the boy at the
same time, tell tn Federal general
that guerrilla KEN TO the house whar
we war sleepin and tole his wife thet
the southern men air gittin outen Tul-
lyhomy He KEN from thar this after
noon. N, my boy, ez often tole y
afore, remember yer a Unioner n hahn I
afraid O. noshin. Thar's tn road"
"Tcsn. W, cit"
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