Holly Springs gazette., 1845-06-28
THE DEATH STRUGGLE,
nv JAMES III DANA

The lille town Of Chichester, situated
on the M-river, was once lar more i'm
portanl than it is al present for while
every thing esIe in this wide country pros.
pers, it is falling slowly but surely to de-
cay. Many years have passed since Wis
tied j., and even then il was n melancholy
sight Houses which | could remember
as once iuha bited, were tenantiess, and of
ten Toohass-and fields which when saw
Them were waving with corn, now lay
white and desolate, scorched by thes ray 5
Of an August sun. Fences were torn down
-tenements were iottering 10 ruin-the
skeletons OF old sooPs lay bleaching on
The shore even an ancient chnrch-yard
hard by was turned into a deselae COM
mon and over The whole scene decay
seemed to reign with melancholy sceptre.
/, was different once though that was
years ago. But only allude 10 the place
to call 10 mind how fietiiug every thing is
III this cafeWotn world.
Abou. mile back Of the village stands
an cd weather beaten house, bulli of thick
hewn logs and consisting Of single room
below and narrow garret above. Il row
forms the kitchen Of a more modern struc.
ture, but at the period OF The Revolution,
aud indeed till within few years, it. stood
alone. Il is plain cid tenemen', and
stands nj right angle with the road. Be
hind II is, or Was, garden, stretching
down TO a little swamp, through which
runs stream of clear. cool water. at
" hich many time have dfaEk. An ap
pie orchard once stood on the rlght OF toe
house and modest barn in front, thong h
time NAV hsve levellcd both Of these, long
siace. with the dust. But that is neither
here nor there-so will 60 on with my
story.
Ii was bright day in early summer.
when Young girl stood at the door OF the
house looking anxiously up The road, as il
watching for some expected one. The
sun was Just sinking behind the forest trees.
pouring his mellow light along the sandy
road. and over the dark sombre green o.
the me IanchoIy pines. Every thing was
in repose. Scarcely breath OF air stir.
red the Ieaves-the lowing of caule was
neasd faint from afar-;he ripple of the
liuIe stream came pleasantly to the ear, and
the hum o. nsects growing every momen
more low. died at last away. Sill tha
sounp girl watched Size was beautiful
hut Il was tie beauty of high resolve ant
q nroud form. Neither did she. when yor
looked a: her asecond lime,appear so young
as she al first seemed. She was perhaps
eighteen. she could not be over twenty, ant
vet had il not beer for an air of womanl,
dignity about her, she might have passes
for a girl of sixteen only.
What can detain him 2" at length sh
| said, as shading her eyes with her HANDS
| .ho Taokad anyiousiv from the door.
The words had scarcely been spoke
before a figure emerged from the WOOD
mo the road, and with glad smile she wa
rushing forward pace or two 10 meet 70
remsr when suddenly she checked ie
steps. tuned as pale IS DEAF .. ana 3 a'ssl
ei4culatisg .'The Refugee = she hurr's
| uack " the house. !,
Tie cause of her. emotion WIS eas'i
oxt lamcd by the character of hsi arptoi
| ching visitor. Tie Refugees were e. ~
dev The brioands of the country. lak'n
advantage OF the tutmoil ut the iimes. q,
the absence OF most OF the male popa'
,ion 10 the continental army. they faVag'
/ The country at will. plundcring and Du'nln
t,rm houses aud even in some instance
committing persona! violence upon she
i males. They were consequently .ns ''
ror of the country
Ofthese men, David Roweli, OF as
, was Familiarity called. from The darkness
his complexion, "Black Davy. was
most notorious, Sometimes moving a'oh