The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-08


their rides. " Let him alane!" cred
Fsnn0n. In his quiek sharp tone. lie
laid still. calm and SELL possessed. with
his keen DARK eyes fxrd on the raging
lieutenant. a. he made . lremeniaus
pIange II his breast. But when the stroke
cane. us object sssrSed away like .
sake. and the baiFlnd man plunged his
sword into the ground. Quiek as light
Ming Fannan's sharp blaile passed lhrnngh
his gigantic frame" Thus and thus.
| punish those who disregard nv snihOri-
ty!"-and his eyes sparklrd like a
serPenl's. The man sank TO the ea'lh
forever.
But " Faanoa's Mare" is written al
the tap Of This sheet: and che is the he
roine Of this present writing. Achilles
had his Xsa,hus and B,lius. and Poa-
darga; Alexander and his BucePhalus;
Mcdonald had his SeIim. Fannon was
man Of hlopd. like them. and like them
he had his faVorle aud iIrusiy charger;
and lannon's mare trustworthy 81 her
owner. or " even a better man" lie
called her the Red Doe. from her
resemblance in color TO deer. She was a
rare animsl-Aeei. powerful. intelligent.
dneile as lamh-and her owner valued
her. dare say. above king or country, or
the life Of his fellow man. She bore him
proudly and fesrlessly in the bloody
skirmish or the quick retreat. When he
stond in the nnisy council Of his parlissns.
ar in the silent ambush. the faithful brute
Vas by his side. ever ready To bear him
wilhersoeyer he would. But Fannon lost
his mare.
Down on The east Of Little River the
partisan and some four or i've Of his
followers nne day captured man By the
name Of Hunter. whig from The country
about Salisbury. This vas sufficient
cause Of death. and Fannon told the man
he should hang him. Hunter was evident
~ man Of the fine; but what cauld he
do alone and defenceless, with a dozen
bitter enemies! Ii was case Of complete
desperation. Tine rope was ready. and,
a strong old oak threw out its convenient
branches. Fsnnon ibid him he might
pray, for his time was come! The poor
man knreled down and seemed absorbed
in his last petition to throne ri mercy.
FannoH and his men stood by; and the
trusiy mare stood among them with the
reins or her neck. They began 10 be i'm
patient Tor their victim 10 close his devo-
tionsl exercises. But they soon discover
ed there was more of earth than heaven in
Hunters thoughts; for he suddenly sprang
an lannon's mare. bowed his head dowu
on her powerful neck. pressed his heels
on her flanks, aud dar.ed away like the
wind!
The tory rifles were levelled in .
moment" Shoot high! shoot high!
cried Fsnnon-" save my mare!" The
slugs all whistled over Hunters back
save one that told with unerring aim
which tore and battered his shoulder
dreadfully. lie reeled on The saddle and
felt sick al heart; bu, hope was hefore hia
death behind, and he nerved himself
for the rare. On he sped. Through
woods, and rarines, and brambles die
tina, powerful mare carry him. safely snC
swiftly. Ills enemies we're in hot pursuit
They followed him by The trail Of blood
from his wounded shoulder. He cam,
to the Little River; there was no ford: TN
hank was high. and deep place in Ih,
stream before him. But the Ine came
he drew The tein and clapped his heels Il
her sides, aud that gallant mare plung
ed recklessly into the spray, she rose
paved the yielding wave. arched he
beautiful name sbave the surface, AM
skinned along like wild swan. Hunte
J turned her down stream IN the hope q
eVatlIng his pursuers; and reared an,
dashed through the fl,shing waters Of Ih'
} shoal, like lighting ia the storm cloud.
: But Fannon was on The trail, and rush
! ing dawn the bank with all the ma,
, energy that The loss Of his iavorite coul
. inspire. Hunter turned the mare 10 th
: opposi,e b,nk, it was sIeep-several fee
/ lof perpendicular rock-but she plante
I herself on the shore at bound: and the
/ away she lew over the interninsble fore;
of pines, straight and swift. as an arro'
tina, admirable mare!
Ga and on did the generous brute bea
her masters foemau, ill the pursuer
$ were lief. hopelessly behind. Late in tn
a levening Hunter rode into Salisbury, ha
Y The slug extracted from his shoulder. an
v after lingering some time with the effect
/. of his wound and excitement. finally &c
4 well. And that gallant mare, that la
i, done him such good service, he kept an
. cherished I'LL she died Of old age.
n &c.
VI Guadaloupe.-We have just receive
g distressing intelligence from Guadalour
e of the date of The 2nIh Of July. III