Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-02-21

M ~ a lls-Nl iNhf
and his own ambitions and interests |
to come here and use his sword !
against this wretched renegade. But |
don't let us Ia Tx about that now. sam !
DO. YOU must 20 out again and see If I
You can find out anything about Mr.. |
XOrkc If he Is among these heHeging
troops. lie may like to hear HAT We /
are still alive. Tell hi,n." slir conclud- |
ed lnpulsivcly. "tlnt Victory does not |
prove cause In the right, and that /
Miss Mildred Trent will he glad. for
the sake of, old times aud Ties. to wet 4
CONS him to the home lie has helped 70
make ieSolate."
'Oh. missy. All couldn' tell him no
such haash thing MS that. an him
n-cDmn back to his own poor. gone to
ruin place"
He shuhied off Dy | o'clock he
bad not returned. To their other wo'-
rirS they now had added the wonder
whether anything could have bcfnllrn
him Then at half past the sound
of drums beating British march was
borne to them family. 1t was too
much for Miss rrent's eager cHrS. Her
high spirit chatting intolerably under
the suspense, She velenently declGr-
ell her inability to endure longer the
cruel suspense ana declared that she
must sally out ana learn what was
happening. Dlnah was with HER quei'-
u!ouS aunt and, despite protests. she
left them and made her way along the
river side. Scaling the Slightly ele-
waited ground ON which the struggling
village lay. she finally came to stand
q little aloof from the long street
which was the artery of the settle
mcnt. At the other end Of the village
/ the rank and file Of defeated British
ers were marching out. their colors
cased and their drums beating With
Gespulring venom the crushed pride
their sullpn faces still more revealed.
AS If under II. charm. the girl follow
etT al |; distance the dropping lines Of
scarlrt-fpllowed them until she behell
the wraihful Biitons ground their arms
in field half ii mile from the village.
Some Of the soldiers hurled their weap-
ons to the earth with savage violence
which broke them. ard Que officer bit
his sword in impotent fury ut su.ren-
derlng it to victorious colonial rebel.
She remarked With some wonder the
absence of Lord Corvallis
Finding how little attention she OK
cited. Miss Trent decided TO push on
md sce wllai effect If any. tie fierce
storm Of shot and shell which the colo
nlsts had let loosr on the Yorktown
fortiGcnt;dns had had on the hcme OF
her aunt.
Size had begun to mcve slowly along
when SNAIL group Of colonials dlScov-
cred her 4 tall. commanding figure in
not TOO smart unlforE who seemed
to dominate the group sent IN officer
TO her SHE halted. her head erect ant
her eyes iixed steadily on him. though
hcr leau beat violpntly
Ills excellep"y General washington
has ordered me 20 inquire II he can b'
of any service 70 you. MISS he SAID
dotl!ng his hat.
',-rell General Washington that he 4
proMering his aid 10 Miss MildreS
Trent, Il woman who has moi forsworl
her allegiance 10 the ruler of these colo
nirs. Mr.. Washington Of Mount Yer
non has partaken of The hospitality o
my fathers house. rs be also has .
chat OF our good neiglihor MI Gu
Yoll:e. whose son, for all know ma
have been sacrificed. Ike his father i
= this revolt. Thanli illn fer couf'es
which still hivathes Of virginia an
=, tell him hope J NAY 90 without nl'
. leslnilon 70 see II ms slielis nav 'el