Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-22


Ana now did indeed abandon my
self 90 despair. Few would have given
q -roat for my life. with that crew az
my heels. and 1 least OF all. now that
uy dear comrale was lost. The wound f
in my shoulder was bleeding Sore-i .
could feel the warm stream yelling
vet not So sore as my heart. And 1 f
pressed my knees into the saddle Zap .
and vonderNd what the END would be- .
Molly was going her best nur the
best was near spent. The sweat was .
oo-ir-. Ler satin coat losing the gloss
rle Snume fin- back from Ler nose
r-.ls--Soh-' l. called TO her. sob. my
beauty. we ride to save an army Tie
loose stones few ri-ht and left as size
reacl-d out her neck. and hcr breath
came shorter and shorter.
a mile. ana another mile. we passed
in This trim. and by the end of BE- must
have spent threc-Quarters ~ an hour
ar tie work. CHANGING back / saw the
. troopers scattered. FAR behind. but iol-
loving The -lts were still weary
way ahead. but / could mark their
steep sides rihb'd with boulders- TIL
these were passed. there was mo chance
20 hide. reached these 30 last AMI
then. hi-h above. Oh the hillside. 1
heard voice calling.
I look'd up. Below TIE sleeper ridge
o. the tor patch Of land had been
clear'd for tiIlage. and here yoke OF
oxen was moving leisurely before
plow Ctwas their tinkln- bells / had
heard just now; while behind foi-
lowed the widest shape. by the voice
o. q woman
She was not calling % me-. but 20 her
team and as I put Molly at the slope.
her chant rose and fell n the mourn
fullest si-Ssong-
-so-hoa. COP Comeiy Vean' oop.
1hen-o-oop-'
rose ln my strrups and shouted
AT This ana the sound OF hoofs. she
stav'1 the pillow. and. hand on hip,
looked down the slope. The oxen.
sof-fv rafting -le chains on their yoke.
; -l~.-d their nrczs and -aZed. With
SINK head Molly hcaved herself up
Q tho last Few yards and came Co halt
with "a srae-e-. 1 s-.rpd ort Of the
? saddle and stood with hand on J.
r. swav-re.
= Whats Try need young martha
q CONTEST down 20 Temple WI sword
a'dauglin'e'
2 The cirl was q LaH-naEod savas
e dressed only in q strip 81 sacklnS thai
y barely reach'd hep knees. and scam
re- bodice q The same. lac'd IN front Wiz
g mack thread. that left her bosom ans
g brown arms free. Yet she appear'd ~
81 whit abash'd. but lean'd on the plow
tail and REGARDED me. easy and frank
-e IS 4 man would
90 sell me n horse" I blurted out
- Twenty guineas viii I give for on
80 within i've minutes. and more II be
- good. / ride on the King : Grand
- ..Seu thee horse Hire thee BEE
20 man. more ike Nay. then. lad
-. But saw her DO longer, only calle
on @Oh-oh-' twice. ike little child. an
be slipping my hold OF the saddle. dropp
IN forward on her breast
RS I was reused by the touch Of han
80 thrust in against ny naked breas
over my heart
rs who - TT" I whispered
pa Joan answered a voice, and u
-As band with Withdrawn.
"Joan-wb&t besides?
"a ~1oan's enough, l reckon; lucky =
mi thee 'tis none else. Joan o the X
90 folks cali me. but may yet be jos
T. Good Tiroe. 50 hold thy peace. u
a an cry out so little as may be"
irt. I felt the ripping OF my jacket slee
at ana shirt. now clotted and stuck 30 {
ter nesh. II pain'd cruelty. but ] shut 2
ne teeth. and after that came the srna
and delicious ache OF water. IS 5
are r.nsed the wound
lgh Clean through the flesh. iad-in
.uId out. Ike country dancin'- No bullet
probe nor bone 20 set Heart up, 80
lay- Thy mother shall kiss thee yet VIA
nd thy nameY'
tod s.MarveI. Jobn--Jack Marvel"
DDS .An' marvel MS shou'rt Marvel
Good blood there's ~ thee. but ~
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