The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-05
From The ssahsrn Citizen.

PAINTINGS MARE.
The exploits Of Fsnn,ng. The famous
tory parllan % Randolph, would oske .
body OF isels more interesting ihaa any
tale Il he'ian. lie wss sreekless fellow
bloody n.indedss The hounds az Hsyii.
He sometimes sles The innoceni and The
helpless in cold bloOd-lhe coward but
he had that instructive zone and bearing Of
authority that kept his people within The
limits and bounds az his own despoiic
wlll lie and his party we're one Gay
resting themselves by spring; l"uhgIng
here aud there on The green grass in The
shade Of the trees. One Of his ,pbordi.
naies. q big srong man. had gni mad wiih
hin. His rage had been baii'ns in him |
fof several days; and some ffs.h a, ont
81 the spring caused his anger 10 become
angosernsble-he drew his sword and
rushed al his captain. swearing he would
kill him. F.nning had stretched his slight
form on the sward, and vas resting With
his elbow on the ground and his hand
under his head. Ills devoted followers
sere around him. and he he, ard The click
Of their locks ss ,hey cacked their rifles
!. Let him alnne!' cried F.nning in his
quick tone. He laid sill, cslm snd sell
possessed; with hrs keen dark eyes fixed
On The raging lieuteosnt. IS he made a
tremendous iungs st h,s breast. Bot
when the stroke came, lis object swerved
asay like snake. and the bafiird man
plunged hts sword into the ground. Quick
as lightning Fsnning's sharp blade pas.
srd through and through his gigantic
Irane--" thus, snd thus. punish those
~ho disregard my suthoriy.-and his
eyes glowcd and spsrkledlke serpents.
The man sank 10 the earth forever.
. Blu, . Fsnning's Mare" 10 written al
The top Of this sheer; and she is the hero
me OF this present writing. Fsnning's
mare was worthy Of her owner, OF" seven
, better man." He called her The Red
Doe. from her resemblance in color to .
deer. She was raro snimsl-Aest, pow
eriul, in,eil,gtn', docile as a lsmb-and
her owner valued her, dare say, above
king or country. or the life Of his fellow.
man. When he stood in the NOISY coun
ell of his psrtzaas, or in the silent am.
: bush. the faithful brute was by his side.
= ever ready 10 hear him whthersoever be
would. But Tanning lost hue mare.
Down on the east OF Little River the
: paruz,n and some four OF five Of his fol-
lowers one day captured man by the
meme Of Hunter--a whig from the country
; about Salisbury. THIS vas sufficient
csuse of death. Tanning Told the man he
, should hang him. Hunter was evidently
) q man ofthe fines; but sha, could he do,
alone and d-fenceiess, with half dozen
hitter enemies! Ii was ease OF COM
; ple,e desperation. The rope was ready,
and strong old oak threw outi,s conven.
; lent branches. Fann,ug told h,m he might
} pray. Tor his time had come! The poor
/ 10 an kneeIed dawn. and seemed absorbed
in his last petuon t. throne Of mercy.
FsnnIng and his men stood br; and the
: rusty mare s,o,d among them. with
the reins upon her neck. They began
10 be impa,ie"t for their victim TO close
his devo,lonsl exercises. But they soon
disc pvered there was more Of earth than
; hesven IN Hunters thoughts; for he sud-
denly sprang On F.nnioe's mare. b"wed
his head down on her powerful neck, pres-
: ed his heels IN her tlanks and darted away
like the wind!
! The tory rifles were levelled in a no.
ment--" Sh"m high! shoot hight" CRED
Tanning" Save my marew The slugs
all wh,stled over Hunters back. save
one ,hs, told with urerring aim, aud tore
and battered his shoulder dreadIuily. He
reeled IN the saddle aud felt sick ., heart,
/, bu, hope was before him-d"a,h behind.
) and he nerved himself Tor the race. On
he sprd. Through woods. and ravines.
and brsmhles did that powerful mare car.
, ~ him. safely aud swiftly. Hts enemies
were ~ hot pursuit. They followed him
hv The rsil al blood from his Wounded
shoulder. lie came TO Little R,vet; there
! was no ford; the bank was high, snd a
deep place IN The stream before him. But
the foe oame--he drew the reins and clap
ped hls heels 10 her sides. and that gallant
= mare plunged ,ecklessly INTO The stream.
She snmted IN spray as che rose, paved
the Welding wave; arched her beautiful
+ name abnse The surface. and SKINNED
t along like a Wild swan. Hunter turned
: her down stream in he hope Of esa'fng
, his pursuers: aud she reared and dashed
through the flashing W tiers Of the shoaI.
. like lightning in the storm cloud.
But Tanning wac one on The trial, and