True To His Colors

e Southern people, he has but to look into his history to find that he is mistaken. They had not only been thinking ab

ttered along the coast; and the Secretary of War took nearly a hundred and fifty thousand stand of arms out of Northern arsenals and sent them to the South. He did it openly and without any attempt at co

cted of being opposed to slavery and disunion was not only closely watched, but was denied admission to homes in which he had always been a welcome visitor. Free negroes were given to understand that they could either clear out, or remain and be sold into bondage. Northern

n personal encounters. Up to the time of which we write there had been none of this violence in and around Barrington, but it was coming now. Almost the first thing that attracted the attention of Rodney Gray and his companions when they went into the post-office was a notice

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izens and voters of Bar

61, it was

hould be adopted for the purpose of suppressing any unlawful or riotous outbreak in the town; and that the following named are hereby appointed a "Committee of Safety" who are respect

ng the names of nearly all the prom

ws who got this up wasted time and ink to no purpose. Ther

resolution did not mean to convey the impression that there had been any riotous proceedings in and around Barrington," he continued. "But if they had desired to create an uproar and excite the fears of the women and children, t

ak?" inquired Dick incredulous

iley, lowering his voic

aid, do

mething about it. But you ar

e had a map, and on it had marked several localities in which the negroes were greatly in excess of the whites. Those towns

xclaimed Dick. "He di

ng the niggers that we have been shaky ever since. And the events o

ction, or whatever yo

e day or night. We have positive evidence that there are about half a dozen too ma

you find

ore. I don't mind telling you, although I should not want to post it on t

ht you were getting

Bud Goble

ed disgusted. "I hope you haven't put the least faith i

ess in an emergency like the present," replied the committeeman. "He is

But I'll tell you what's a fact, Mr. Riley: Bud Goble has got something against every Northern man

appeared to be listening to the conversation, was busy thinking over a project that had suddenly suggested itself to

mile. "Rodney, you have your share of commo

backed down from his principles, no matter who might hear what he had to say about them. "Who'll try these suspected men? Judg

d Mr. Riley soothingly. "There's been no innocent person harmed

ere are plenty of people of the Bud Goble stamp who would do the s

rom all parts of the post-office. But the boys who uttered the words were all Dick Graham's f

"But seriously, Dick, the time may come when it will be anything

thank you for it," replied the boy, "but this is a free country, and I shall say wha

Billings. "There isn't g

onists will want to see-mark that! And when it comes we'll see who will do the most of it, I or men li

ld shout arose from the crowd of students who blocked his path, and a moment afterward a brand new Confederate

ake himself heard, "doesn't the sight of this make y

ri hasn't recognized that flag yet. When she does,

in a hurrah for it

I w

Billings. "Long may that flag wave, and may it n

ars and Stripes, but was afraid the attempt might result in failure; so after he had secured his mail, he went out on the porch and sat down to read those acts of the Confederate Congress calling for one hundred thousand volunteers, and ordering all who sympathized with the North to

ntests during the last three months, they kept up an appearance of friendship, which was real so far as Dick Graham was concerned. The latter could not "swallow Rodney's disunion doctrines," as h

don't you?" said Rodne

ere in the world

e, waiting

ce. There's a squad there, an

r?" inquired Dick, putting his paper into his pocket and

ue blue. The fellows said I would be wasting time if I came after you, but I want to hear you say so with your own lips before I sha

s she came into it-of her own free will; and if those fellows up North are going to fight

ri hasn't gone out yet, but she's going; and in the meantime, what abou

Dick. "If he says haul her down, down she comes. If

drill under it, now that we have a

what you mean when you speak of a flag of our own. I don't recognize that thing you are carrying over your shoulder. The old flag is my flag, and will be as long as Missouri

the situation, don't you? That notice in the post-office loo

ent men whom, for personal reasons, he does not like, and Mr. Riley and a few other hotheads are trying to find some excuse for driving them out of town. There'll be outrage

ans?" cried Rodney, in great excitement. "Why didn't you say as

t I will wait here while

to see the usually self-possessed Rodney turn as red as a beet. It was p

have said a word. He has been doing something sneaking, and I did not think that of Rodney Gray." Then aloud he said: "I didn't mean to hint that yo

uth Carolina's reckless act there were few who saw that "it was but the prelude to the most terrible tragedy of the age-the unchaining of a storm that was destined to shake the continent with terror and devastation, leaving the Southern States a wreck, and sweeping from the earth the institution in wh

d Dick came up with the squad who were gat

they are," was Dick's comment.

plied one of the students, "and that is wh

's waste time in talking about it," said Cole. "The question is,

handsomer flag to take its place. Let's cheer it, and see how many of th

but just to help make a noise. The result was all the boys could have desired. The cheers were answered and hats were lifte

de some demonstration,

are out i

w but that some of those who cheered your old rag are Union at hear

ower to-morrow morning immediately after ro

in. I'm out

I hope you are satisfied now that you wasted time

other," re

ll claim to

fact. You s

fellow, and don't say that again,"

own the flag, if that is what you are after. I say, let her alone

erself," answered Rodney. "We want t

before you are through with the business. If you will let the orderly run her down, I will help steal

th some disgust in his tones. "Don't you know that t

e heard somethin

t he keeps it locked in

lin

am not ignorant of the fact," answered Dick. "All I

all, for there was not enough danger and excitement in it; and if it succeeded, they would be deprived of the pleasure of listening to the praises which they were sure the Barrington people would lavish upon them, when it should become known that they had hauled the fl

h the flag in his hand. "Those girls were particular to say that the next time you came to see them you must bring word that the flag had been hauled down. I don

had said all he could against the adoption of Dick