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U ooo a 0 wity 5. Washington THETWIN SPIES, * ~- THE w --- Holitgtn Cunt; Heus. -= __ is published at WraiTEHALL county, N. v. EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, E SUN was not an hour above the western horizon, whem anofi- . Re Canmos €. Sumire: & Co., Proprietors. ©, wearing the Confolexate uni- ¢ wom form, rode slowly through the T XE NEWS gorge binging th?’ significant zmame of Will be fimished to ViDago Subscribers, by Gap.\ It was a dark, dan- Carrier, for $%,25 por year. At Office, or by |gorous place, beinganarrow rond walled Mali reonines entered until piymont up on cither gide with rocks to the dis- * | tance ofnine or ten hundred fret, always dark, and the air was heavy with fra- RATES OF ADVERTISENG. l1Incke. %in 1-4 col. %-2 col, 1 col. - a gunk, $ .¢= t196 $1750 $3.00 g5,00 |grance of cedars, Through this tho of- \ Les 40 8.93 5,500 7.00 ' nf a ~~ in £0 Too gioe Acer quiclfeneel fhe space of his speod, 1 month, 2.50) 400 5,50 ,00 12,00 (only drawing rein when out from under boc 0009+ 150 100 9,00 14,00 18,00 a 6000500 106 10,00 11,0 20,00 25,00 {its shadow. Thon he drank in all the 1 year, 9.00 1500 1800 26,00 45.00 beauty of tho sunset, as it gikded the mountains in the distarzco, an tinged the grand old pines near by with the “Maui-131mm Business Notices, 6 cents per, 0. H Marriage an«3 Obliuary Notices fros, Re- N marka accomxm'lng the game, limited to tem a lines, froo. Al«so nollces for rogular mootliogs and gold. -He was * ef local organizamtions, free. having apparontly come but a stort dis- noir _-_ {tance, and being in no particulaz hurry. ®rlgilmi nil éflflbfiifififflfl. Halfr milo from? the Gap he camao to a F rads different in noth@ng from } 7017 36 MENXNORY. those ordinarily built, and ocmzpied by =-- the lowest class of whites in the Bordor * BY }.. B. KIPP, States. It was built with the Togs un- hown; and the chinks GHed wits plaster ind pieces of rock, with a low door ind two small windows in tho fromt ; but from tholatter tho glass, (if thero had over been any, } was remzoved, and the door stood open to admait the evening A bunch of reses, withered, old, Enfolded in: a web of Imce; That she wars wont with tenderest grace, To tio ncross Kzer hair's bright goid. Ab mo! three withered roses brings Ho mutch that's mroly sweotto mo; Their porfaacne ncross the droary soa Comes fmgrarzt with tho breath of spring. wall formed of boulders, piledore above the other, and overrun with vines among which the scarlet flowers of Virginia &i|show conspicuously, giving a pictur. osquo appearance to the whole habita- tion. 'The cabin being built on the So much tlint\ss raroly sweet, ind yet \Tis vory bitztor oveet, Z woon: Enough o n with what his been To make me I might forgot. Yet T had thoweght the world's hare pasce, That tno bring tn. apito of tears, these lite years air. -¥ho cabin was surrounded by a- a to» main With somerha.% ofa cold increase. Bho wore theses roses in her hair One night ime that spring agons: I hushed a mxobin in its song, In bending down to place thom there, I laid this whee ros 'gafnst her brow: * \Tis not ro -white, sweet love,' E said, ly red * Your rd l¥zps are more dep this puras bud I cut just now. * Isaid, 'Your Zove enfolds mo, dear, Tike these poor I The south vin murmured througt the grass, , And then she spoke with laughter light; > C '«faint porfrzmo: Night knows: for me no touch of gloom, To breaths such chirmed atmospherc.' * You geo the meadow,daiste§)vhi£a Low bow befoxre moas I gaid, 'these E»-end before yourfecet , tnd stany smile desnat y ou Frifom out wa-dle-spreadifg fields of blus, This eartlily homage to repeat.' We leaned o'ez> the meadow bars In sflsncs, iEZed with temderest speech That know mo words, and yet could reach- Above the glorzy of the stare: I hold thit mezsnory sweetest is Of stdiidingera beneath the moon, <_. Our drums f lifo in finest tung With graciats gpossibllitics, C Well, that's lomeg past: the next spring-tido She blegt berm-eath the cypros trees, And loftbut &heso md nemories Of time that waes before she died. This past jsgo Zsitter sweet, The presint E=ring small recompense! On this great Sinaiof seiase I stand wig h wearied waiting feck Ab me this life of mine has been Zike somelozag, dreary, starless might, 'Where sacess pf tho fair moonlight Gleamed £9}? araddfar between, | ght ou \~ t w ,\ I have not wisteed that it mnight bo So sweet ns i€£ she had not died: I countiifo's For this di beson of memory, mountain side, the yard, or \hraily it was called, ran up quite a distance, mnd conktitued tho sole support of the family. In the front of the yard stood an old cart, with one wheel broker off, and the staff, more ingoni- ously than elegantly. memded by odds and ends of rope. Inthis were ecrovd- ed several ragged, dirty children, busily engaged in blowing bubbles, and mak- ing as much noise aig wus practicable considering the gize of their lunges. At the door lounged the proprietor of the [domain, a tall lank fellow, lazily smok- {ing his pipe. Trside the door sat the old woman, busily engaged im mending old clothes. She wasswost and in appearance, but broken Gown by hard hbor and troubte. In the back yard n young girl was digging potatocss. This much the officer noted as he followed the nwrow path, leading from the main rond to the gate of the Thie chil- dien, at sight of him, comsed their noise and stared at him, and the man %n ans. wer to his 'good evening Smith,' Zeft his seat and hobbled flown to the gage, ap- pearing lame. a \How d'ye,. Captain: I'm uncommon glad to see yo. \Come in, can'tye. Here you Peggy, come nnd hold the Captain's critter;\\ calling to the I&aborer in the back ground. ~ She lifted her face which was angrily flushed ;and her eyes were flashed with hatred. OC ~ Z derifhe remembers stealing mine. 'Well, pationce.\ ~ a She conquered the expresion upon her face, wiping her plump hinds upon her apron, and stuck her spnde in the potatoe hill, then went down to the walk cheorfally humming a negro melody. The officer smiled ather frosh piquint faco and said: | _-Hoxe do you do, my pretty?\ - 'As E ploise,\ sho réturned sharply catching the horse's bit. \Bo do I,\ was the Inughing retort as the Captain spraug lightly from his sad- dle, ind bestowed a hoarty kis upfon the lips of his unsuspected hostlor. Again hor eyes flashed firs, and sho struck her hind forcibly in his fice enug- \ing him to recoil gaddenly. . \Why girl!\ he efaculated recovering himgol£ - \Zounds but thoso handsaire strong. - A dozen kisses wouldn't pay for that.\ \No for there'd bo a dozen blows\ she retuned. Tho Captain Inughed good natursdly, and foHowed the main Smith who had been-an amused spootator of tho scone, into the cabin. - Peggy tied the horse to one of the low cedars growing near theo gate, and wont back to her work select- ing a hill near the window whero she could hear all that wis said, ind not be observed borself. - Listeningatltentively, tho first words she heard wore; \T'll offer you more: will fifty dollars tempt you ?\ \Wel Captain,\ was the auswer, \yo seo the chap's a kind of relation, second cousin ofr something; but sceinit's furs Ho's in tho mountainshere I guess. You will be gure and pay the fifty, Captain }\ \Yes certainly. Besthurry up Smith?\ \Can't do nothing fusterx'n I can. Cap- tain} no usetalking. To-morrow morn- ing I'll txy and find him, if you send me some men.\ «You're sure he's bn the mountains ?' \I think so,\ 'Which one?\ \Storme Pork.\ \Well I'll guard that; and if you hyre meed to pass the sentries remember the pass ward is 'Pete.' \How is it\ low- ering his voice, \\with the girl?\ \She's trusas steel, though she his spunk and wont have her brother taik- ed about.\ _| - \Shure sheis trus?\ > \Certain. Why, yesterday, when some Feds came up fors smack to cit, rith ol@ papers, every one on 'om. - She is a cute one, is Peggy.\ 200. j \Old papers I\ ejfeoulated the Cap- tain. - ''What kind of papers.\ \Everything she could find. She put a precious litfle lunch, and a deal of pr- per and 'old leaves.\ The Captain was not evidently satis- fied. ' may be wiil right, but she's suck a con- founded Seamp: better keep an eye on her. ;PH guid the monntdih every [Pass; ma youl him tomorrow, ' - hore I\ shé . <©\Wou- w ' dead or alive-remember.\ «You'd best watch hor,\ he mid, 'Ske | The officer rose, wilked out into the yard, and socing Peggy at the far end of the lot, whither she had suddenly taken herself, called, \Peggy girl, wont you give mo a good-night kiss,\ Iaughing and rubbing his cheeks as he went down the path Peggy deigned no answer, only gave a spiteful slap at one of the chil- dren who was passing, at which the horse and rode away. As for Peggy,sho wentinto the house and began prepar- ing supper. 'Poggy,\ said Smith putting on a caroless air, \havn't heard nothin' from your brother, have yo?\ 'You gay I ain't, sho returned, cooly, and if you say so, £ suppose it's so:\ \'Can't yo be civil? Idon't mean tho boy any harm.\ j \Ugh mid Peggy, \'What business is it of yours whether I have or wheather X aint, Cause the lad is wrong in one thing he ain't agoin to be talked agin' I tell you.“ \It's nonoof my business gil, true enough, only curiosity asked.\ * Thon iet -euriosity-answor, I ain't goin' to;\ and she raturncd to hor work in the little shed. 'Don't terse her, John,\ called out tho mesk wife from hor wirdow. \Hho ain't got no chance tolearn nothin.* you know very well.\ \You shut up will ye,\ answored the pattern husband. <I don't reckon sho has; but I say Pogg, your truo to the cause, ain't ye ?\ \Yes aho raturnsd. -I'm trus to the cause,\ adding in sn wunder tons, steel-I'd die for {t, orwhat,s more, Ist Peto die.\ «\Good for you gal. I told the Cap: tain I know you was all right, and you ain't a gal to lie.\... Hers the conversation ended. The meal was ready and. disposed of, the children stowed away for the night, and according to custom, the fimily rotived, going to bed with the sun. - Midnight, and one of them was astir-ths girl Peg. gy. UB dressed, and with a basket of provision, she undid the bar from the doornand passed out It was a cold night, and a faint moon only mads ghostly shadows, without affording much light. The girl shuddered slight. ly as she glided softly out the gate. and down the road, and the shu@dering was changed to trembling as she entered the '*Devil's Gap,\ butshoe was brave and had a parpose at heart: so she fudged _ on nutillan parrow path up the mountain ~~~ gide presented itselL - Up .this she climbed, starting at every sound, well knowing that strigglers from both arm- tip khe.. climbed, stopping frequently wheréthe under-brush grow over tho \path to raise the bushes andérawl tinder -- $9“ Winding aroun@the - mountain} mountain. Again She repeated the sig- ies were likelyto. be lurkingthero. Up, ° in a patk like theithreads of g scrow, sho ' - cams atlast to an immanss rock jutting over the cliff. Under thigshe took her- <. stand, givings low.callofs.tat bid It. > was.answered by anothor further up the? : > ad : THE NEw j YORK STATE LIBAR Lammi 7 te voL £. WHITEHALL, N. Y., SATURDAY, APRIL 15 1871 _ No. 6. Captain Isughed, and -mountca his good cause 1111—133“ka -he liittls knows WMWII—EE‘ET TTC C ¢ ~> px Cas -% %
