Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-04-28

..Our band is few, but and tried
Our leader frank and bold;
The British soldier trembles
When Marion's is told.
Our fortress is the good green wood,
Our tent the cypress tree,
We know the forest round US,
AS know the
Wo to the English sodicry
That little dread is near.
On them shall light at midnight
y A strange and sudden fear
The family of Mr. Newton assembled III the little
paro where they accustomed to spend their even
ngs. Mr.. Newton himself, venerable gentleman OF
the old school, was silently reading stray English
newspaper; his wife, but few years younger,
sat engaged with her knitting then fashionable;
and their only surviving child, beautiful girl oil nine
tcen and the pledge of their old occupied herself
piece embroidery, such would put shame
to the boosted needle work of own day Suddenly
the opened and the gray woody head Of the old but
Ter thrust in.
Nissus Emily, said he, as he presented u
to her on a small silver waiter.
The young lady but the instant she saw the su-
prescription of the note her face became of deathy
pallor Struggling, however to conceal her emotion so
that it should perceptbe to her parents she walk
ed with a firm step into the hail. and pausing be-
great lamp which hung in the tore o
pen the with trembling fingers, and began eagerly
to read it.
The contents, whatever they WERE powerfully agta-
reader and she forced to lean against the
baniscr of the staircase prevent falling
Shall bring glass of water" said the old butler
who had stood respectful distance while she read the
She started for she had not been aware of his pres
ence and gasped for breath if about speak With
effort she asked,
Who brought this note, Johnson
1T was left here by horse man, he said whisper
believe-I am positive it of Captain Ewyns
men He told what had happened and begged me
o deliver the note to you mmediately'
Emily paused before She replied. The period of our
story was that dark and melancholy the history
of the revolution, when CORVALLIS, having overrun
South Carolina had expressed his determination to cxti
guish the last spark Of rebeona period when TO be
suspected of being patriot almost certain rutn and
when such of the wings fell into the royasts power,
expatiated their fence with life The in Emily $
hands informed her that he to whom she betrothed,
been captured by the royasts, and to be
ted succeeding day Well, the refoe, might poor En-
ily remble. But her weakness only momcntary.
She that the demanded instant action and all
the heroism of her nature reused She knew 1t
would be useless apply to her in this
The age her father had kept him neutral hitherto
and Emily was unwilling to compromise him now and
by doing, endanger his life Every other considers
ton connected with her situation, also passed rapidly
before her In few minutes her plan resolved
called forth all her energy and high
resolve TO execute.
Emily however was woman to shrink at no com
obstacles the of those she loved And fer
ventv ay, with her whole heart she loved Captain FL
wynn They had been acquainted from childhood the
father of Captain Ewyn having resided plantation
contiguous that of Mr.. Newton On the breaking
of of Independence the young had entered
the American army and his father dying shortly before
II ~ l. L. -,
ted the royal government Emily had been long Sc
cretly engaged to the active young parzan, but her
father though he had consented to the berotha refused
to to the nuptias until the termination of the
Such was the condition of circumstances when this
note put into Emily's hands. The mssive was
written the troop of mounted volunteers which
Elwyn had raised his responsibility, after the
fall of Charleston In hasty words the note informed
her that on the preceding evening, detachment Of
their force had been assaled by numbers most
of them slain and their leader made prisoner The writer
had with difficulty escaped He had fingered long e
nough in the enemys post, whittier Captain Elwyn had
been carried learn that the young officer after hasy
examination, had been ordered to be hung the
ing day. Lost all hope, he had suddenly thought of
Miss Newton whose betrothal TO his leader he
of the few cognzant Of and had written and delivered
this after which he had made the best of his
out of the perlous neighborhood
Johnson she said, looking suddenly up you did right
in not alarming my parents. Say nothing to them of
this But go quietly and saddle horses for me
and one for yourself. Come for nine o'clock, by
which time my parents will have retired am going o.
yer the British post
The old butler looked up surprise. Every trace of
had vanished from the cheek his and
in her brilliant eye and heightened color
ciscn and energy.
When Emily found herself alone in her chamber,
however her coPosure again deserted her, and she burst
into flood of All the perils of the expedition
rose before her The world might say harsh things
maiden who thus. the dead night would ride forth
on such Grand Besides, it hours tourney
TO the British post and when she arrived there might
be too late the commanding officer She knew