Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-17

LII SSSCSS4NAAobos ShO DC6tAh CO question Jakey.
 Reckon you uns live nigh bout hyar, don't y, boy?"
 "Nigh onter tn Sequach."
 "Let me fill that kettle for you," said Souri, seeing the woman about to take up a wooden bucket she was scarce ly able to lift. The woman suffered her and went on making inquiries of Jakey. Thur mixed over thar. Some's Un- ion, n some's secesh. Which air yer paw?'
 "Waal, ben ter skule year, n paw he mought "a changed sence I went away"
 Don't say 'mought,' Jakey, dear," said Souri.
 The woman looked at Jakey inquir- ingly.
 ''Y' couldn't "a Earned much at skule ef y reckon a mans goin ter change sides in this hyar fight Tn git wusser n wusser. Still of ye'd ben hyar ye'd Earned thet. Reckon y ben no'th to skule?''
 "We have been north-in Ohio, " said Souri as she put the kettle on the stove.
 It was midnight at the little frame house where slept the Slack family Farmer Slack was awakened by a pound ing at the front door. Then he heard the woman by whom they were shelter ed get up, and going to the door let some one in. The partition was thin, and every word that was said could be plainly heard.
 "Lordy, Ben. whar did y come from?" asked the woman.
 "THlahOmy.
 "Whar y goin ter?'
 up inter the mountings."
 "What fur2"
 "Ter lay low till the armies move on south. Then we uns Ire goin ter hang in the tailens of the Yanks. Thurs bet ter feedin than thur is behind Confeder- ates. ''
 "Oh, Ben, 1 wish you'd stop this business. Go n jine one O the armies, I don't keer which. Only stop this kind O work. "
 Folly, you know I've been driv to t. What have they left us? Nothin but this house. Elf didn't rake among the refuse that the Yankees leave behind 'em, whar W d you n tn children be-"
 But why air y leavin now, Ben? What does t all mean, the men goin south? Hain't tn goin ter fight at Tul- lyhomy:"
 liner gittin outen Tullyhomy this very minute.
 How d'yo know?' "I kem from thar this afternoon Tine trains were goin outen the place loaded with supplies. Whats them things doin thar?''
 He pointed to some of the belongings of the Slack family. The farmer could hear the woman caution her husband tC speak low, but by that time Stacks cal | was at q crack.
 'Ther's a family hyar stayin all night" she whispered.
 "Any critters:''
 1.-Two, but I don't want y ter take 'em, Ben. It's onnateral. Thurs { sweet young gal ez helped me git sup per, n I wouldn't hev nothin happe1 to her fur the world. "
 II won't take thur critters tel aftel y git me somep'n ter eat. Come, bt lively, my dear. I hevn't he'd squar meal in two days"
 "Whar's the gang?''
 II left 'em q mile t'other side O tn town. Wo 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 z, into a room into which the candle iron the one adjoining cast a dim light. Th' 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 Jakey awakened, but could not makt it known, because his father had clap ped his hand over his mouth.
 'Be still, my boy, till I git ye clothes. Don't yer make no sound fo yer life. Thurs 3uerrillas in tn house.
 The farmer got Jakey's clothes anC his own. They put them on, using al possible caution. Then the farmer tool his sons hand and led him on tiptoe t ] the open window. Once there, he tool him up ill his arms, and passing hin through it dropped him on the grount few feet below. Then Slack go through himself and dropped besid : Jakey.
 "Now for the stable, my son."
 Going across some vacant lots, the. reached the stable and took out bot the horses. Jake" said the father, I'm goil . '. to the headquarters of the Federals. a want yer to stay n take keer O yer sis . ter.
 a "Souri don't need no one ter talk keer O her. The farmer went back into the sta a ble, leaving Jakey to hold the horses . . and brought out a saddle and bridle. , "Waal, Jake," he said presently v v "she's gal n may need v. 't What yer goin fo'?'' ., ''T' tell 'em the southern men ai gittin outen Tullyhomy. T may mak - lot O differ ter tn cause"
 Why can't go n do thet?'
 The farmer made no reply. He wer U on equipping the horse for a ride, br he was thinking. After all, wouldn't boy have a better chance to get throug ~ than man? He had great confident y in Jakey's abilities in this direction ,, s. Q
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