Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-08

"Ob, no. " Mrs. Vernon interrupted.
How could you protect them single
hande62 The men are behaving hero
ically. dear"
And what Of us2 What shall ~
do when they have been killed. I |
think il more heroic 20 stay With those
You love aud lead them out % danger !
and keep yourself alive for them than /
70 6gbt all the battles ln the world /
and die"
IF the men fels in that way. dea-.
the English would burn New Orleans
! before the weeks end IL would be
unmingated cowardice. Don't you
know it would. deare"
II don't carei I don't carei 50
E thcrer exclaimed the excitable girl.
beginning 20 CRY. Il want % so back
home Tell the coachman % turn
around. / can't go on, I can't. L
can'tr'
Pauline Joined her friend in she'd
ding tears freely. She. too. felt a sud-
den. uncomfortable desire 90 fly back
20 the city. The two clasped each
other and nestled their young heads
together. s0bbing Historically. while
the carriage rolled softly alone over
the slusby sand or bumped against the
palmetto roots.
Mrs. Vernon understood the unex-
pressed thoughts Of the girls. and felt
that fne sympathy which makes the
true mother so clear and tender a critic
OF her daughter love. She beat
back, though she could not forget her
own distress in her desire 60 console
and inspirit those Budding hearts
upon which the first rude wind Of
trouble was blowing
{ IL was while she was using her best
b endeavors 90 distract their attention
: from the subicc. Of the war that the
carriage suddenly stopped. aud she
p heard some one speaking 90 Che coach
P man i'm a sharp. nasal voice
Z KEN an the way fom town. hes
? yee" the man was saying. "An' w at
I air folks a-doin MP thar
q 81 cayn' say, seh, answered tAe
e coachnan. whose English was of the
e thin. mincing, creole kind. 81 c-yn
e say vat zey do.
Am who ye got inter the car'g0
b. thar'2"
II hev' ze madame an -
a ma m 'zelles. sch.
L "Oh. weeming. air they2 An whar
y cir We a-taking' 'em tot'
'e ITO re plantaseeon, sch.
d "What perticler plantation air y
pc a-taking 'cm top
1- 1T ccs Mess'u Nernon's sch.
~ "Humphl Let me take en- squin
n- inter thet air vehicle "
Is Mrs. Vernon recoiled from the wiz
ened. wrinkled old face that was JUS
then thrust close 60 the carriage win
dow Maicmoisclle de Sezanne
screamed shriliy
beg pardiug, weeming beg We
a marciful pardiugi' exclaimed th
ee queer looking old fellow, touchin
e. his 'coon-skin cap. Don't We b
al uneasy or afeard; Enos Peevy ain
to agoin' go DO We no harm.
He shifted the long, heavy rifle b
lg quick. deft movement, SO as 20 let
y, rest more easily in the hollow 81 b.
n. b0ny shoulder. az the same time
an huge quid of tobacco was rolled froi
W. one side OF his mouth 20 the other.
at - "Oh. no. no. weeming folks. L O
ma your friend, don't ye git sceert. III
lie air my iooty. we know bein' scoi
len fer Gineral Jackson. ter kinder sQuu
us inter car'ges ara things ter see " 'at
al I'M 'cm. bat 1 don't hurt nobody p.
PIC nothin
at He looked very kindly INTO the fac
OF the ladies and chewed his tobac.
al with g-oat complacency.
nd Mademoiselle dc SezAnDes bega
set 20 speak volubiy TO him in Frenci
70 but he only grinned aud scratched j
IS. head
all d" t amt no use a-hingin' tibet a
lat sort er stuff at me, young oman. I
au In Tennessee We les' talks tibet san
a old lang age wat we alius did.
1er You say you are scouting FOX JAG
re son?' suavelY inquired Mrs. NernO
ny merely 10 collect herself.
eir ''Yas, mum; the Gin'ral an u
as, runs together Wharsomever We Il
ose him yen stagger on 90 me pooty clio
led roun' thar He calls me Ole Eye
the but my name air nOthin but Ia
re, Peevv
rls THANK you, sir. Good morniu
cry Drive on, Catulie. Mrs. Nern
ur- smiled and bowed % the man rs "a
bat ciousiy rs if he had been courtier.
on The coachman, obedient 20 the q
ind der OF his mistress, started the hors
OF on at a brisk gait
one ''What q queer person. exclaim
sly MademOiseLe lie Sezannes, when tn
av- were we'll away from the spot. ''Tg
'm- nessee must be a strange country al
n Is inhabited by that sort Of peopl.
nts But ne had a kind face and an &
gaging way despite his odd dress a