The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-11
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bor CHANGING 10 pass, apparently some ter
minutes after The refugees had departed
discovered her seuseIess on the ground
She was now scarcely revived, and coulC
With difficulty speak. Yet she strove /,
smile, and iainlly extended her baud 10 hcl
husband, calling him 10 those fond ionel
which only wife may u.e.
By allihBi is holy" exclaimed the ago
oized man, us be rushed from Der bed side
81 viii ave- st,bis on that renegade, Of
die in the e.A-Dpi. Bot Ellen must no
know Of il. will wait until the ia asleey
and then depart on my crrund. God wi
favor the right"
The stars were faint and few that night
~ The bold farmer, oxtorling from The Find
neighbor promise OF secrecy, stole out in
to the air, armed hh his trusty piece and
etier looking a moment g, the sky above,
struck rapidly across the forest. In less
than an hour he had visited two farm houses
and obtained The aid oflhree neighbors 10 AID
hin in his design. Striking into the hear
Of the forest, they pushed on for severn
hours without any apparent fatigue, and al.
most n silence. ~ length ,hey came TO .
halt
Their haunt Is somewhere abou, here,
have learned, said the husband, " heard
i by oaence from one of their gang, who
mislook me to5 B,lI Ricbnss, who, you
kaow, was supposed TO have no objection to
their Ways. Shouldn't be surprised, If tie
knowledge Of my possessing This inlofma-
ton, hes led to The attack 10 night"
Hank, " said on Of the baud, !, Do you
noi hear tread coming through The
woods
I" / is-it is--wc have found .hem-lie
close now, 1nl wait TIL th,y come up"
Tie group instantly rcIaqscd INTO silence
AID each Of them taking up posiiiou be
bad hlge tree, or some fallen trunk u
the swamp, waited brealhessly for the op.
pfoach Of the corners, whose tread might
now be heard growing more and more dis
uuci, as Hey approached. Directly voices
we're recognised. conyersiug IN a careless
.one, then loud laugh tung across the
night, aud after moneniary silence, one
Of The approaching band burst into song.
Now IS our time" whispered the hus.
band 10 one Of his companions, cake the
night band man, aud leave tho leader to
me ready fire."
The report Of their riA.s rang sharply
through the wood, and three Of the refu
gees Ieapug iuto tie air, lel! ad upon the
ground. The piece OF the husband flashed
ln the pan, but did not 20 of. The captain
It The renogudcs was unharmed. Spung
Iog back TO-" steps from the covert where
bis assalauis lay concealed, BIO shouted.
We are betrayed we mus, run for i,
my boys and before the puraged pufsu
cts could well understand his intention, he
hud lgraed end fed, followed by those Of
bus baud y no slll remoiaed behind. Il was
no .me, however, for hesitation. The BAT.
lgd husband was he frs, 10 dash from b.,
covert and without pausua 10 see Whether
lhe tallea men were dead or not be lhua-
dcrcl.
Toward forward pursue them 10 ,hc
death As he spoke, he dashed of in
pursuit. lis companions hesuated but
nouenl ana then followed his example,
Three OF the refugees bad escaped bat there
were loar in pursuit. Fear seemed, how
ever 70 have seized upon the reuegbdes,
else why should they have retrealed before
O force 50 litle exceeding their own Il
IS probable, however, that they imagined
far greater number ol the enragrd lnbabi
tauls we're on their track. for they could
scarcely suppose that four mrn would have
The haEdihood to penetrate to,heir fos;ness,
~hen their foil number was known TO equal
a d, zan. Whatever was their motive,
however, they continued their fight, their
pursuefs the while pressing holly IN their
rear.
Il was toward morning when two indi
yiduals eme ged upon the edge Of OIL abrupt
hill, many miles from the ias,ucss Of the
refugees. Oae Of them vas the captain Of
the reiagees--his pursuer was the injured
husband. Bolh the companions Of The out
law had already been tyertaken and slam.
The easerness Of the husband had ouisirip.
ped the pace OF his companions, and after
pursuit Of hours, he was nov on the point
OF coming up with the refugee.
The rapid pace of the two men, pursuing
aud pursued, brought the latter to The edge
Of an abtup; hill before he was aware Of
il, and he saw al glance that further eight
was impossible. He turned and beheId on.
y one foe in sight. He could hear The
shouts OF the others Ear behind in the for.
nsi, md he resolved to gtapplo with The
foremost putsuor, and by destroying him
effect his escape before the others came up.
He turned a, bny. The rifles of both the
combatants had been discharged in the pur.
suit, and they now stood face 10 face, with
10 weapons but their hunting knives, A
moment they gszed at each other with oil
lheir mutual hate sparkling in their eyes.
"Nlllan- characterization, hoarsey
CALCULATED tho husband, pale with passion,
as he darled a, the refugee.
The outlaw made no answer, but he
scowled a mortal defiance ut his foe. and
drawing his knife, awaited The onset Of his
And it was terrible. For a