The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30

| had happened out at de ole Quakers. ar
! what purity daughters de ole Quaker had
! de flip Majah WIZ jest crazy tub 90 on
| dab an see dem He'd nebber spanked 2
! Quaker gal in his lille, an he wuz sho' da
! his brass buttons an fine cloze woulf
/ fetch her on sight, de minnit dat she IaiC
I eyes on him, spite oh her peace prinser
! pulls.
Il don't t'ink I'd resk gwine out dar
Maiah," seq MiStuh 10, Especially in Dc
day time. Desc Johnnies IS Il watchin' Us
like hawks from de tops oh de mountings
an dey see ebery move dat we make. A
man KAN go quarter Oh a mile from
camp widdout der bein' right on tub him
90, things We Din mighty quiet for a
week or two, seq de flip Majah. Il think
III try it. All de rebeIs We gone over tc
Orange C0aht House, ,whar Lee is
Better write 10 de manager oh de Hotel
Libby and engage rooms afore you go out, ,
seq Nistuh 10.
faint de business oh enlisted men tub
glib der oSSiferS advice" seZ de flip Majah
Time enough TO glib your opinions, sab
when dey're axed foh."
"Ail right" seq Mistuh 10 tub de rest oh
US after de flip Ma lab d gone tub his tent
tub fix up tuh sraash de Quaker gal IS
heart '.De fust duty oh private soIier is
tub furnish gumpasn tub an take keer oh
de men dat Abe Lincoln in bis weak mo
ments makes oSSJferS OBJ We'll Slip out
quietly, an keep an eye on dat masher.
While de regiment wouldn't lose much If
de rebels should Gobble i'm, yet | doan
want dem tub git dc iaff on us dat away "
We poked off into the woods whar no
body could see us, but wfar we could hab
a good view OBJ de road leadin' tub de ole
Quaker's.
Bimeby we see Il tall, lank buzzard in
butternut cloze, wild gun in his han "a
Settin or his boss watcfin de valley He
otFiInR 10 ,ynf L. L,s.
Cit, YOU sab-sided son oh secession, -
said Mistuh 10, sendin' bullet after him.
Wish I'd seen you sooner"
Bimeby, we see de flip Majah an de
AJutant come lopin outen camp, dressed
up liner'n peacocks. DER brass buttons
glittered in de sun till you could hab seen
dem clear TO Washington.
Jest den we see two young women,
dressed in Quaker cloze, come ridn' up de
road
Dem amt de Quaker's wimmen folks. -
seq Mistuh 10, aidgin' down toward dc
road. "Dey may be Quakers, but some
how dey don look like ii tub me-"
We aidged ober into hazel thicket nigh
which dey'd hab tuh pass. We could hear
dem talk an laugh loud as dey come up
de road.
Dat amt Quaker like, at ALL" sez Mis-
tub Jo
1T wuz mighty smart in yo' tub think OBJ
our dressin' up like Quaker gals, Nell -
SeZ one oh de wimmen "Your head $
fuller Oh tricks dan pet crow s.
Don't know bout dat, Sue" said de
udder. Pet Crows mighty tricky. But
reckoned DAT as Quaker gals we could 90
right trough de Yankee camp, an see any
ting we pleased, an git all de informa-
shun dat Col Mosby wants. De Yankees
reckon all de Quakers air sure enough
loll, an nebber tink OBJ suspicion n EN-
Bless my eyes, here come two Yankee
ossifers, alone an all dressed up, out on IL
crlnoline scout. Let's wait till dey come
up. Now, sue, keep your face straight and
be keerful Oh your 'thees' an 'thous.' You
must talk like the Bible"
"NebeT fear me. ! hain't been tub Sun
day school for muffin"
De flip Majah and de Aiutant come up
all smiles an bows an pullin' off hats.
Good day, ladies'" SEE de Maiah.
Beautiful day"
yea, verify said Nell. "The Lord
smiles on de earth to-day"
But de day wasn't nearly so beautiful
until you appeared" seq de Majah in his
mashiest way. Your smiles air brighter
dan de sunshine"
Ie men OBJ war air very fatterin" said
Nell. But we sober maidenS must not
hearken to SIGH words. We are on an
GRAND, an must go ON forthwith"
She gathered up her reins to start, wild a
clean trough de brush, but it wuz entirely
lost on de Majah
May n / we ride along with thee" seq de
MaJah IN his kllilngcSt way. de day III
lose its sunshine when you're gone, an we
want tub inioy it as long as possible
We shall be very pleased to hab thee go
with US, she ser, an wild dat de Ma lah an
de Aiutant turned der bosses roun' an
rid wild de Wimmen
Dcy soon turned off tub de left an went
down tub "A big house in de valley.
We foilered, an got quite near de house,
Still keepin i'll hslwOodS. We seen dem
all git often der hosSes, an set for Il few
minutes on de porch. Den Nell she went
inside. Dreckly, dey all went in, AN den
we see a niger come out de back way on
a boss, slip round by de trees, SOS he
couldn't be seen, an den gallop away for
de mountings hard he could ride.
shes sent messenger foh Mosby,"
seq Mistuh 10. Lets go down dar whar
we kin kiver dat road
We slipped ober dar an got under xiv
yer oh big patch OBJ elderberry bushes
an laid down to wait. We didn't hab tub
long. We soon see a squad oh brown coats
come trottin' down de road, wild de niger
who'd went after dem moseyin' long be-
him
"Yous my meat" seq l tub myself,
pickin' up nice smoof rock bout de size
OBJ my fist. ] could frow rocks i'm dose
days tub beat de Jews, an | tarmined to
salt dat niger good.
De rebels trotted on down tub near US,
an den dey stuck de spurs in, an started
Tor de house on de galIop.