The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-11-21
NUMBER Z.


might use his swoId.atm against him, bu,
thus was avoided and, al slight apenit z
"a the road, the Euglrshman dashed along.
SIDE, aud struck him stunning blow upon
The head, which was partially resisted by
hi- quad. A second bio. upon the back
81 the neck would have proved fatal. "Bus
he always Attributed his he TO biz stock.
buakIe.'
"OIr oflicers then, drcss,d j1,l Ike the
/ BRUSH, and very large s,Ner stock buckle
Vas worn N those DAYS by such % were
a huIe up IN the void"
/ At The thiid blow, his swoid.b lc was
broken close by the handle and he threw
up his hauds 10 save his head. " He d,d
do the beet 10 keep hts head" said Aunt
Suzy " tot head wounds and hand Wounds
are not mortal, know nor hard 10 cure,
II they nre ony les. souud,.'
Ilose,ef, he suS severely cut upon
his left arm, aud upon h,s head his horse
had gwen oul, aud he dropped from him to
he ground, senseless.
10 pushing after tic vel dressed officer,
the advanced BRUSH trooper had passed an
American not - Conspicuous 10 hls appear
ahce. The nost dragonn, seeing the re.
ISSUANCE Of GraLsm. ta3e rapidly BY tho
other scout 10 AID The foremost trooper but
sas shot dead as be passed the Amercog,
Who then dashed OF 10 swamp where no
could Tot DO loIoscd. Aier Graham
aas cut doar, tie Buusu pursued after
others of the party, Who we're very much
scattered aud sono valuable hyos were
sacrificed.
" The British lef Graham Tor dead aud
he wss for some tine InscuslJle from loss
OF blood, bot gradually came to before tho
Brush returned. He heard them as they
cane back, lot nese' let On, as he Icy on
hs eide. The SANE mon who cut han
dlsu--he believed HIN 10 be a liessian
from his tone ard Voice-curscd him, aud
ssorc Le would have sho, at him, any
how. Oae Of he comrades cndeaYered 10
dissusde him, saying tia, The ID rebel
sas dead enough bot the trooper drew a
pistol aud shot him 10 IT,. haunch. He
took It Without h,nchlng, nud then lay quiet
until be could hear 30 more horses trot;
SheD he sat up, took hIs breath, and started.
They never took time to strip him, or
thoy would 'baye found breath IN HIM"
Aunt Say lived With her mother, al her
lutbsts house, about Que mile from the
main road, near brsHcb of Sugar creek,
aDd opposite to Lish wooded knoll, upon
n hlch some Mining explorations have since
been made,
Her father, husband, and brothers were
away stlh tie ermy. &c Wy Oldest brother
"a louug .lriphus-- N the battle e
aud after the defeat, was 10 tho
goGdg three days st,hout bread or water.
All the apprentices INSIDE their escape then,
at sixteen or seyeuteen. The bouud boys
all went into the army, and we're nobojy's
else ' ard none but ~omsu fox we're about
and not many Of them, indeed, that could
help themselves
My mother vas jusl al the filling foo.
10 have her les, baby, aud all the trouble
aud management, de'oIsed upon the, who
had my firsl.born 10 my arms.
We heard the shots m calm evening
about 3 o'clock, and knew what it was.
That day, a good many Americans
passed the house after they broke, with
their swords drawn IN their hands, CLEAN.
Iug through the trees, and their hands, pref.
i vel jaicdr muktog their escape every
which way they could.
Ia the cyenius--lust about sunset
saw man covered wish blood, coming
dawn coN path by the meadow fence,
passing by the ba-hos.
" Re vas without hat; his scabbard
hanging a! BIZ, side, but no sword His
clothes, all ss Il plgelu Of blood had been
thrown over hlmi blood dripping from eve.
~ hair Of BIS head, aud heap OF blood in
bis boots, Tie had four OF five very large
cuts across the top Of his head, and several
across over the backs Of his hands. NV
mother was soreIy frightened, and told me
mast 60 out to meet the man. Are YOU
BRUSH > were the first words said. No,
| am American, answered he. Don't you
know me ! am Joe Graham. | have
been ~ the scfape, aud am overset.' |
then led hm BY the hand from the branch
uuto the house, We were in dreadful ter
ror. We thought, II he died, what should
We dol We helped hum up stairs 10 a pal.
let, near q window IN the loft, for fear some
one would find him; aud then sol down on
each side the chimney cheek, to think what
we would Do.
Il went for on aunt of ours who lived
close by, aud she helped US screPe lint to
dress his wounds.
When We went up 10 see him during
the night, he was out of his reason from
loss OF blood, and sudden disturbance but
about the dawn he revived, and then Sc,
to and cooked up some boiled fresh milk
with -four. We had COW with her Ioin
out Of place. She was small, but had pen.
ty Of milk; nobody would kill her, nor no.
body would drive her. So we kept her in
an out of.thc.wny place, in the upper part
of The meadow.
ave 60, him down stairs, set him on
chair, made fresh lint, and stopped his
blood lie supped The porrdge pretty