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The Exeter Times, 1879-7-17, Page 7.TtieT 17 1879 T1-114.1 TIMES 7 1iOO rSliLNELta. Before Noreroise could reply to these words, a man Olt a rawboned pout' came up tL path heading from the river et full spend, • alto wits a scarecrow figure with a ragged felt hat, stud card - tel a gun in his left haul. Norcross re• cognized! Tony 'Nannies. Look -out, captain 1" 1!o cried, its 110 T'eat:lied rite suiiidl bate ; "'they aro com- iugw 1" Nmttl cocnlly rose and walked to the fence. "Whore aro they ?" he said, Utz the road, live miler oil'." a" How mealy 2" " f . squad of lifteee—cavalry with carbistes." Dia you see theta yourself ? Year report lest mouth turned out to be nethinge. They were u niniing hero then, but weut to the I►'Lr ewlea. They aro after us now --I talked with some of them in the to ern," Neal leaned en the fence for a mo- ment, reflecting. Ile then said: "Give Ike mleu undue, stud order thew to be et the old place 10 an Hoar. No wtra ie to chow himself or fire at any body. They will Wye fired U:inigtl before more- ing." .a Y til mean to fi•.ht, then, exptaiu?" said 'iitny Tutramlee, wi:h a1L air of great dtstight. " Certainly I do." " Hurrah !" cried Mr. Tummies. "Yon couldn't plume the boys better, •captain. They don't like the bluo- •( rat,. I eoteite,l to got at 'eve in town read it, ohlivion4 of the enrol with the. leather box. It was in the llttudwrit- ing of a woman, stud the contents seemed ilatteriva. Lieuteuaut .NV or- moss ensiled, "belt IId somewhere here ill this out- landish country," he ,nattered, as be folded up the letter rival replaced it in Ids breast, He then rose and said, with a yawn, to a cavalryman who wee staudiug near, "Order the bugle to sound behoves, I will much iu half an hour." The man saluted with two fiegere to his• cap, and Lieutenant Norcross loangect into the tttveru, from which he soon afterwards emerged with his sabre and pistols. At the Sound of the bugle the lien had fallen Tutu line, and the party now moved, with the lieu- toutint and the revenue officer riding iu font. A personage in a Bearorew suit of clothes, who had been lounging about talking with the troopers, had meanwhile mounted his horse, which wee tied near, and slowly ridden out of the village. This was the innocent - looking Mr. Tony Tumbles. In going towards his parse he had reached his arm inside of, tL ueiglrbor's door, and say would turn the younger man from possessed himself of his gun. He now his purpose. Be cult laughed and role away slowly iu n direction Op- stud pueite to the nuunutaiu, but as soon as "As there is going to be a fight, per- ils WAS ant or sight seemed to change eaps, I should like to see it. I have his mind He wheeled his horse, nod never heard the whistle of bullets, as diggi,tg his heels into the animal, went I was tuo young to come and fight you at a full gallop toward Nail's, where ho in the war, and here is my chance." gave the alar,n, as has been seen. "Do not go; you will expose your - Night had now fallen but tho moon self. Besides, triose troopers are your ° ' friends." •"1 have other friends besides. I will take no part ou tither side, but I mean to look on." with it, set off at full speed by smother prat,, shirting the oppobzte aide of the go ree. Tile moon was soaring . by ibis, time abovethe top of the reontltaiu, and seemed to. peer down at her. Her long heir fell upon her, shanlilers, and her Nee was goito pale.. Her oyes glowed, Hud at tithes a sort of shiver passed through her figure, swaying with the movement of her horse. Site was go- ing at a headlong gallop over the meant:Liu path, leaping every obstacle -- through the blackest masses of foil - As to Norcross,he seemed to be in a 13, T; 0 1.7" A 1.4. drown, Iititl ho or hied he not. rehug nixed his brother ? The voice was his, 1 \.0 world remind his numerous e Cuatutne o that lis has removed to the situp formerly ocittit,iecl by fir. Road, where he will be founti over rt* ttly to atto.id to all business in the 130t)T .=td Shelia bine. but it wits incredible flint be coupd be here. It was a fancy ---e nightmare. Ile wtis aroused by a second sinal whistle, "This is murderous," the elder said. "Their utile aro better than curd. To the barricade I" He drew ,Nororose by the. arta, and leaped down the declivity ou the right. In two minutes ho lied reached a poiut where the smaller gorge debouuced into age, where she could not see a yard in the larger—a unrrow mouth flaulceal by front of her, as through the open spaces tall rooks. Here the men were asseutbl- where her figure was lit by the weird int; from moment to moment. Three moonlight. More than once Ler horse were missing. Across the month of Stumbled, but she lifted hitn with the the smell gorge a barricade had been rein and urged him on. If she could constructed of felled trues. Behind only arrive iu time—only that—and, this the men posted themselves, and tell him that his brother was corning t they had uo sooner done so them the f ,r she had divin&d that this was his troopers, deployed as bkirmishers, nel- brother. vt►noed to the attack. Suddenly she heard shots iu the John Norcross had followed Neal,aud gorge. was standing behind the barricade clear Just as the moon rose Neal and Nor- hitt. His light mood had quite disap- orose had gone on foot into the moon- pearod. and he looked on and listened titin. Nabbing which the former could with tragic emotion. For the first time iu his life ho witnessed the spectacle of men putting each other to death. Too young to take part, as he had said, iu the civil war,he had never for a moment realized the stern tragedy of the great grapple of the sectious, or seeu blood flow. He had now seen it, and his emotion was the fancy that he had heard his brother's voice. "Atteution 1" Neal said to the men ; they are coming." As he' uttered the words a voice ex- claimed : " 1 no, no! Father! father! do not fire 1" Oonny Neal, passing the gorge be- youd, bad dismouuted, made her way along the slope, and now reached the smaller gorge behind the barricade, plunging down the steep back, and only keeping herself fro!n falling by grasping the pliant boughs of the trees. She was at her father's side, and it was her voice which besought him not to fire. She buret into tears, and wrung her hands, exclaiming to Norcross, "It is your brother 1" voudor ; toy gen harmed my fingers. ' was shining, nits it was easy to fellow The boss '11 git the orders, captain." With which :1Ir. Toay Tn,ninl<'s sing his 11t"e15 ntir, his horse and disappeared teditun of the moment with a fresh at full speed itt the . Neal covering the cigar, and again cowman -Warted with side of the m ruutaiuNeal thou turned Ins eU111ptclllOn his views upon the sub• 3o \ ,Fero ss• e t of selectinarm otlicors for police ,a see." he said, coolly, ,era, ate clary. selectins army fair will be settlled sooner that: I expect. ed. There wilt be a fight tu•uight, and "Curs the whole cursed 1,nsinoss !" ;perhaps this is our last Meeting. Yon he said. "There are enough stay -at see the hand of the law is stretched out hones around Washington to sena— te clutch tie, and that ends all discus- why do they send me? What the sion. You can net harry the daughter devil do I care whether they make of a matt who will be in jail to -morrow, whiskey or not ? 1f it's good, the perhaps—if he is alive." more the better. Why cant yeti gen- " No matter l" exclaimed Norcros. Merton in citizens' drone de your own '"It• is nothing to me. Give me Uouuy." fighting with these rebel moousbiu- Neal looked at hitt mournfully, with ers ?" a sudden softaoss in his bold eyes. "No, I thank you, lieutenant," the " You love her really," ho said ; «1 collector replied, with a laugh. "Every van see that. Wel!, let ill come to au n,greetneut. I mean to fight to -night, slid the platter will be no child's play. AI sin lulled, Coney wilt be Moue in the world—" " No ; she will have me I" Norcross exclaimed. Neal graspe 1 his !sand and said, "Then all is Arran. ed : take her. Now it advise you to go hope. The revenue gteard will soon be here." Norcross slid not move—Couny Neal's steps were heard oomiug down the stairs. " am not going," he said --"hack to Lsdcly Miller's, at least." "• Where, then ?" Wiser° you are going—into the m sun tain." About ten miles from Neal's was the tows of C --, a tong straggling village with 'numerous stores, some private reeit1e ces, a blacksmith's shop, and a tavern, the resort of idlers and gaid- nsirees generally, who solaced their leissa'e with drams of bad whiskey serv- e,! to them by a bar -keeper with soap - looks and in his shirt sleeves. On the afteruoon of this day a crowd bad gathered iu front of the tavern. They were looking at a natalter of United States cavalty men iu blue (oats who were going to and coming from the blacksmith's sleep with their horses, •or taking the animals to water at a lit- tle streams overshadowed by willows n'hieh cruised the main row& al the tion of the fresh foe lit up by the tel. edge of the village. On the veranda, low caudle. which extended along the whole (rout '`Wall present my cemplitnonts to of the tavern, a young man in the uni. Mr. Neal when he returns, and say that form of a lieutenant of cavalry was Lieutenant Harry Nororoes called to pav his respeote." the road which woaud before the troopers, white in the flood of light, The young lieutenant whiled away the Neal could do uothiug with him, and hastened so arm himself and repair to the place of rendezvous. Norcross fol- lowed, without regerdi ig even lbo en- treaties of Conny Neal. He was de- termined, he said, with another laugh, to see a night skirmish, if there was a skirmish; end leaving the poor girl a prey to anxiety and aneuisb, they has- tened up the path afterward followed by the party of troopers. This path was apparently made by cattle seeking spots of pasture on the lido of the mountain, anti was well de. fined. After following it for ten min - wee, however, Neal oblique:, to the right and clambered up a rocky foot- man to his trade." way over which the bough.' of the "Humph 1—well, here are two roads. ruouutain ash almost interlaced. Then Willett leads to this man Neal's, who the path began to descend into a small - is the leader of your mounshiuers, you er gorge, opening into the first, and a say ?" voice said, "Halt !" Neal gave the "The road to the left. I have in- countersign, and continued to advance. formatio,, that will guide us afterward; A. few momeuts afterward he and his but these people are as cunning as companion were in the midst of about Satan. If they are pushed hard they a dozen men armed with old muskets fight, too." I and fowling -pieces. Behind them a "And yon are going to get out of the I low but leaned against an enormous way—eh ?" 111 mass of rock, beueath which it was "Exactly, lieutenant." evident there was a cavern. This hut "Well, yonder is Neal's—where you was secured by a heavy doer, and had see the light." no windows. It was the still. The road wooed down to the oroes- Neuf gave his orders in the brief ing where Joint Norcross had met Con- words of a man accustomed to eom- uy for the first time. On the slope o !nand; and the ragged figures around the gorge beyond twinkled a light ; and him, grasped their guns, listened as splashiug through the river, the troop men listen to their superior. steadily edvsnced toward it. In Bi- "They are coming," and I mean to teen tniuutes Lieuteuaut Norcross halt- fight. But this is not the place ; the ed his men at the low fence, and mov- barricade is the spot—but ouly to fall ing his pistol holster aronud to have back nn. Soatter on the rocks above the handle of the wt.apuu cenvenieut, the wood. and look out. No man is to rte dismouuted and walked up to the fire unless he is fired at. Then give it house. to them. The knock at the door brought out At these words the men dispersed, Coney. The lieutenant bowed and entering the heavy ioilage at different said, pointe, in which they disappeared. "This is Mr. Neal's ?" Neal, followed by Norcross, turned to "Yes, Sir," said Gently. the left, went up a steep ac.livity, and "I wish to see him." they emerged on a sort of pinacle of "I -le is not at home, Sir." ruck, from which they looked down Their eyes met, and the lieutenant upon the maiu gorge. Across a doll smiled—his glance was full of admire- on their right one of the men was seen watching. From the road below came the hoofstrokee of the troopers as they steadily advanced. seated smoking a cigar. His appear- ance was rather foppish. His hair was long and curling, a delicate mustache shaded his lips, and the band holding the cigar was covered with jewels. With his elegant riding boots elevated upon the railing before him, he leaned back in an attitude of cureless ease, collector .con ,,using with a personage lit citizen's '`Well, wiiek way now ? Neal is 'dressxwbo was ett►uding near. 'not at home,' but has left a devilish " I will set out in half an hour," he pretty represeutive. I'm ready." said, carelessly. " You and your peo- "This way," replied the collector. ,elle are ready, I suppose ?" And he rode on, followed by the troop- -"At any minute, lieutenant," said era, two abreast, by a bridle -path wind- -tile man in citizen's dress, who was a tmi;idle-aged personage with a black leather box swung like a satchel ou his left side. 41It's tt cursed business I am. sent on," :alga the cigar -smoke, negligently, "andeaone of my seeking. Here I gut, Lieutenant Harry Norcross, very snttoh st,yotar service, turned all at once into revenue officer, and ordered to hunt ;flown whiskey distillers in Virgina in- stead of•Iudians in Idaho. Never was ti sere with infernal bad luck. I (arae Bast to Washington, and as soon as. they lay eyes on.me'1 am ordered here on this cursed affair, When I have my owulprivate mattera to attend to, if aa+ )9e11e,yof. "Lieutenant Norcross 1" murmured Coitus, Neal, feeling a chill pass through her. The young officer had bowed, and was going beck to his horse so he did not bear this exclamation. Ile mounted, and said to the revenue lict.w.k a let tpltdao tta poolt,.rid ing beneath heavy foliage iuto the depths of the gorge. No sooner ha 1 they disappeared than Canny Neal ran to the small stable its rear of the horse and bruited the old animal which she had ridden to the mill when Norcross first met her. His slow, uuwilliug gait as she dragged bite towards the house was n terrible trial to he pa- tience. With venerable head extend - el horizontally and pulling against the bridle, he protested at every step; but at last they were at the small back porch, and Conny threw on hint her riding saddle, 50J !tastily buckled the Lake good aim. Groans . were heard sympathize with each other. Besides, girth. Then, without waiting to get from point to point, and 'IFbe trooper* they loved each other, aid a paper her hat, she leaped Leto the saddle, mounted the slopes, tiring steedily with yerterday announced that they warp broke a bough from the treo above her their repeating oarbiytee. igpktriel�r d err' 'u the holae voilcutl Neat had looked' Au without AHD g. Tait gee. Suddenly the formost figures of the party emerged into the moonlight be- neath and came to a halt. Lieuteuant Nororoes, who was iu front, had look- ed up and seen the man ou the crag not far from Neal. ""Come down from there, you scound- rel 1" he shouted, drawing his pistol as he did so, and firing at him. It struck. the man in the breast. He dropped vis guu and fell forward, exclaiming, "I'm done for, captain 1" to.Neal. He attempted to clutch some hushes near hint, but the ball had done its work, and be fell dead in the road about fifty yards iu front of the troopers. , "You see 1" said Neal, with a flash of the eye ; "this is war, you under- stand, neither more or leas. Web 1" He drew a huuting whistle from his pocket and blew upon it. As the sound raug through the gorge it was eoltoed from every crag by shots at the troopers. They scattered at once. but soon re -appeared ou foot, advancing as ekirmiehers, and firing their car - bias at every spot where the leaves moved or a puff of smoke rose. This fire was evideutly accurate and deadily; the bright moonlight enabled theist to C. RAU, Crediton, BEAD T�I� y at 5100 per snot y cotnniissioli to ti ell lire t,acan what nes, O,, Marshull,Mich AGENTS S• We will pay Agents a Salarmouth and expeusus, or allow- micro e11 ntrnowandwonderfuliuven utt ecu seal/. Sample free. A.Ltlr Hf1L;i19XAN ,t, C , She had scarcely uttered the words when Lieutenant Norcross, in his gay uuiform, was seen rushiug forward at the head of his men, sabre in haul. " Surrender, you infernal rebels !" he shouted. Neal had mounted the barricade, and gave the order "Fire 1" " Fire 1" came at the same moment from the lips of Lieutenant Norcross. A double volley raug through the gorge, and Neal, shot through the bleat, fell forward on tho outside of the barri- cade. At the same iustaut John Nor- cross, looking at his brother, saw him stagger. Without regarding the rain of bullets, be leaped over tho barricade and ran toward him. It was too late. Lieutenant Norcross advanced a few stens, and fell nearly at Neal's side,. dead, with a ball through his heart. "" Oil, brother! brother!" John Nor- cross cried, in his great agony. Neal turned his head slowly. His eyes were already glazed. " Was he your brother ?" he said, in a low voice. "" It is a pity." As be said this, his head fell, and he expired. As to the troopers, they were swarm- ing over the barricade, and the moon - shiners were scattering through the mountains. Since the events above recorded many changes have passed over the New River region, and a number of citizens once prominent have disappeared. Among these the region mcurts the upright Anthony Tummies, Esq., called by his friends Teny,who,iu consequence of some diff enity with the revenue of- ficials, has removed to Texas. Other well-L-uowu iuhabitauts deservedly es- teemed and zespected remain; however, and chief among these one affectionate- ly styled Daddy Miller. . Erin tongues couuaeted him at one time with the illicit. distillers of the mountains, fami- liarly designated as "" mooushiners," but this scandal has now died out, and Daddy Milier Is spoken of by his friends and admirers as the indepeudent candi- dates for Congress, where he is expect- ed to propose an act for the adjustmeut, peaceably if possible, forcibly if noses- sary, of the Virginia State debt, All is bright and cheerful around Daddy Miller, but mournfulest of the mournful is auother locality in this neighborhood—the house of the bravo ex•rebel Captain Neal, who died a sud- den death. The house is deserted, and weeds are growing around the porch. Lonny Neal has disappeared, and so has Norarose. He returned to New York, and was absent for mauy months. Then he came back and found that the poor girl had goue to live with an aunt in a neighboring county. 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