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Title: A rebellion in Dixie
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Castlemon, Harry, 1842-1915
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Publisher: Philadelphia : Henry T. Coates & Co.

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ring your drives, and never came back intothe country at all, said Mr. Dawson, turningto Leon. Now, we will wait here a fewminutes and see what those fellows are goingto do with the house. They were not obliged to wait very long,for the squad soon returned, having capturedthe clay-bank mule, and two of them at onceproceeded to ride out the lane in which thefugitives had gone. They came on until theygot within fifty yards of the woods, and therethey stopped. I declare they are coming on in pursuitof us, whispered Leon, drawing one of hisrevolvers and resting it upon the top rail ofthe fence in readiness to shoot. Thats the captain and the lieutenant,said Mr. Dawson. Theyre not coming anyfurther. When they see that we have goneinto the woods they will go back. There isnta man in that squad that dare trust himselfwithin reach of these thickets. The boys stood there and watched the twomen—Leon at the bridle of his horse to holdhis head down, and Tom keeping a firm hold o I—I L 3 GC oo
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THE NEW YORKLIBRARY ASTOR. LENOX ANDT1LHEN FOUNDATIONSR L THE REBELS TAKE REVENGE. 259 of his mules tail—and finally they saw one ofthem alight and strike a match. By the aidof the light which it threw out they examinedthe ground and easily saw the wagon-tracks,but they didnt care to go any nearer the woods.They held a short consultation, after which theyturned their horses and rode back to the house. I told you they wouldnt come any fur-ther, said Mr. Dawson. If I was in com-mand of that squad I would think twicebefore I would put my men in danger of cer-tain death by bringing them in here. Mr. Dawson leaned upon the fence again anddevoted himself to the house. He wanted tosee what was going to happen to his propertybefore he went away. He had not held thisposition for more than five minutes before hisheart gave a violent throb, and then he be-came satisfied that the enemy was carryingout his plan of setting fire to the house. Hesaw a bright light on the inside, which grewbrighter

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