The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-11-16
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CHAPTER NI.-Conylnued.

who could swear the match OF That,
Then he whirled upon NY J00SeS,
What is this, Sen~tleEDenE-a court
martial? Captain IretoD is my frieno'
and AZ true 3 patriot as ever cFs"
breath. What is your charge
Colonel Sewer. in whose command
Richard and the old horderer had
fought IN tho hilltop battle, undertook
10 explain. ! stood s~elf-confeSSea as
the bearer OF dispatches from Lord
CORVALLIS and Major Ferguson, ne
said. and / had claimed that the oEGrFS
had been so altered as 10 deiaN the ma
Ior's retreat and SO 10 bring on TIE b@'-
tie. But they had just found Lera
CORVALLIS letter ;7 nay pocket >I3t
sealed and HaGciireTed. And Ehe tenor
of il was precisely opposite 70 th"t OF
an order calculated 10 delay the ma
jor's march. as Mt. JeDnlfer could see
If he would read il,
While Sewer was talking. the old
horderer was Iumbling in the breast 81
his huntjns-shirt, and now he produced
a packet of papers tied with red tape
Pears 10 me like YOU Injun-&!iieyS
from tother side o tbs mounting Is IN
a mighty hot sweat TO hang some
body" he said, as cody as II he were
addressing a mob Of undecllnEs.
Here's a mess o. billy-dcos With Lord
CORVALLIS name on EN- that l IoGnG
lllOIlESt -laJbl ri \ LSO.s = 3SA = =
you'll look 'em over, maybe Eoull ma
out, immejitly ii not soner. that Capn
John here is telling ye the plumb
truth"
The paners were examined hastily
and presently John Sewer lighted upon
the dispatch 1 had carried and deNY-
cred. Thereat the colonies put their
heads together; and then my case was
~Teopened. with Sewer as spokesman.
1--WE have a letter here which ap-
! pears to be the original order to Fer
guson, Captain IretCn. Can o repeat
from memoir the postsCriptum which
you say was added to it,"
l a V the gist of my old patriarch's
addendum as we'll as l could: and
thereupon suspicion fled away u my
late Judges would vie with one anOthe:'
in hearty frontier ha~nd-grasps and
apologies, whilst the throng that ringel
us in forgot caution and weariness and
gave me a cheer to wake the echoes
Twas whilst this burst OF graduation
was abuZz that iGphraim leateS raised
a cry of his own
stop that there black-leged INN O
the law" lie shouted. pushing his way
out of the circle. He's the ore that
ought to hang"
There was a rush for the wagon bar
ricade, a clattcr of horse-hoofs on the
hillside below, and Yeates rifle went
to his face. Eut the bullet dew
wide, and the black-garbed figure
clinging to the horses mare Yves soor
out of sight among the trees.
"Ez l allow, ye'd better look out fol
that yaller-skinned little varmint
Cap'n john quoth the old man, care
fully wiping his rifle preparatory 10 re,
loading it. Hes rank pizeH, he is
and yell have to break his neck soone,
r later. ] lowed to save We The trou.
Bile, but old Bess got mighty foul yes.
tiddy, with all the shootings end go
ings on, and | hain't got no ie&l-brusl
to clean her out"
Now that l was fully exonerated
was free to go and come as ] chose
nay, more, l was urged to cast in III!
lot with the over-mountain partiSans
AS to this, / took counsel with Rich
ard Jennifer Whilst the co!one S wer
setting their commands in order for tn
march and loading the prisoners Wit
the captured guns and ammunition.
What is to the fore, Dicll?" | asked
"more f%ighting?"
The lad shook his head: Never an
other blow, 1 fear Jack. These tcl'oM
crossed the mountain to whip lNerSu
son. Having done it they will 3
home
1 could not forego a hearty ours
upon this worst of all militia weak
soon &c ever , hattia vas fougFt
",Tis nieh IN ~ a crinas' saia
.rrbis ,t;ntorv en- a~t,v fol,ou:ea y,
miaht we'll he ,he tu,ninr Of NE ,ii
fnr' nsn
Rnt the lad Womb not admit III
onaIifying condition, erwin he no les
as II 4" be declared ,,NIark you Iacl
twill mt new life into The co,ise an
nerve every man Of onrs afrash An
as for the redconts If nv I.ord Corr
wallis gets tho news of + in - nm,
as he should Gates viii haya n,antv {
time to set himself in motion. SLOW q
ha' !
Twas then 7 had an irsniration an
Tthought mon II for . moment.
"yyha are vn,,r mans Richarsp
He shook his head. II have nor
worth the name"
.Then Won are not committed (
Colonel Sevier for a term Of service.
mo. nor ia Clea yeland nor "a NJ,
|, Dowe,l ror any. We heard there W.
n he fphtine heraa
yaates and I-and We cama as volm
taa~s
arood, than have tho,,pht viii,
80 stand fnr ,vhat Il lie wsnrtb !,
!, aya tba 1nast Of this ,ictorw nvar nj
i n. nere,,snn Ga+es sbn,,lS 10 nnris,
~ onca ana Nv q sire tonaua and :
E nrdsbin shouid have The naws nuii
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