Beadle's Dime Novels No. 13 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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s, CEDAR SWAMP}; OR, WILD NAT’S BRIGADE, but for a moment, however, for he knew that now home would be no place for him. A company would be sent to revenge the defeat of Captain Morgan as soon as intelligence would be received by the commander at Charleston; and, as his house lay on the road, it would be dangerous to be near it. When the troop had arrived opposite the door, Reginald gave the command to halt, and ordered half-a-dozen of his men to dismount, and search the house. Though it was im- probable, it still was not impossible that some of the rebels might be found within it. Catherine and her mother were sitting sewing, when the door was rudely flung open, disclos- ing the red-coated soldiers who stood at the threshold. With calmness Mrs. Vale arose, and advanced a step toward them, saying, as she did, “What do you want, sirs ?” The men replied by entering the room first; then, one of them said: “To search the house to see if there be. any rebels laid away within it.” “One of you will be sufficient, then ; you will find nothing within its walls which it is not right that an honest woman ghould have.” z : “ And your son—is he within ?” — “Fe is not; but if he were, it perhaps were as well for you to defer the search, for he is not one who willingly per- mits liberties to be taken with himself or his house.” The answer that was given to this rather fiery speech of the good woman, was a fierce scowl; and then the men spread themselves over the house. It was soon evident that those whom they sought were not within, and they passed out. Reaching the yard, a large-sized dog was standing in the path- way, regarding them with a look which might well pass for one of intense astonishment. The foremost soldier, not lik- ing the looks of the animal, and having a deep hatred for any thing American, drew his sabre and made a stroke at the unflinching dog as he neared him, The sudden attack, and the pain of a slight wound, caused the dog to bound aside with a sharp cry; but, almost immediately he turned, and, with lips drawn back over his teeth, was about to spring up- on the offender. “ Catherine, who had hitherto remained seated, hearing the ery, rushed to the door. In a moment she detected the true conmmclbooks.conn