A LIVELY FIRE.
In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
"The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain. "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
"Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys. "Where are the water buckets?"
"Here da am, sah," replied one of the n***o servants, and handed them over.
"Somebody must keep at the well," said Jack. "Pompey, you know how to use the buckets best. You draw for us."
"Yes, Massah Jack."
"We'll form a line to the cistern, too," went on our hero. "Now then, work lively!"
The boys ran to the places assigned
