The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-09

through the, forest through SWafnps, along |
drcary and iEterhinablo plains. with
heavy rifle on the shoulders. They rarely
fired shot, eating sparingly, and at long
intervals, for the crack OF firearms had
now become dantcrous. Ten days they
trauiped along, aii on the morning sof the
eleventh they woe within mile of the
dwelling of Capttin Snow. Two or three
smart reports 0f6uns made them prick up
their ears, quickly followed rs they were by
the duller repbrt of Indian lusllsa The
trio punged}inb the thckct, looscd their
rifles, and Advanced. Fen minutes brough,
then, to the skir, OF the wood. The build
ngs of Snowyilh were little more than
hundred yards distant The Indians lay
about fiIly yards TO their left, behind the
wagon and con,-s,ack frame. Quick rs
thought Snow and his companions fred,
and then, wi1hta loud ynlI rushed across
Taken IN flank. the savagcs sought the
cover Of the wood, and made no cifor, to
prevent the jnnstion ul The whites. Snow
found that his hnnse had hccn blockadcd
TWO days blythe Indians, hut that his nsss-
tant and the foar negro slaves had made a
very spiri,edsdGencc. Mary was alarmed
about her parents; bu, during the day any
movement wasimpossiblc. They accord
ingy rested until night, making meanwhile
every preparation for iur,hc. resistance;
and darkness once set in, Snowville was
abandoned tn tWb negro slaves. Snow had
always been kind to his blacks, and they
acted accordingly The party of six crcpt
or hands and kiiees througha maze field
and thus gaitied saztral thai led 10 the house
uf the Rocks. shhuge blaze soon informed
them That the place was burning. Mary
felt sick al heart. and darteh forward. She
was only restrained wliiin the bounds OF
prudence by uics exert.nns of her lover
They soon stood at inc ,;!onih OF the gulley,
and The scene, illn,D;ncI by the blazing hut,
IVES revealed inail its gravity. Old Rock
and his wife COVERED down by Two posts:
the Indians were pfeparirg or the torture;
lhey were at seaSfs twenty IL nli@Scr Bat
The whites hesispted ai,tl. "A duck yqllcy
revealed their pres esies aud then on they
rushed. But tieipge bad gone half tue
distance the ie we're E,...,u:. them,
wsii, lntilap IAN a,tffia Heir hha:is y retreat
-s's< ksats.Ht ,l,a asinn,sl-
cd savages ral!.ed ,h} Pnlciaces conman-
dcd the cmlrans .! tie g"llcy, and retreat
cd in good order. The magic reputation OF
the Western r,h, kept the Comanc|ces at
n respectful distance.
Two days mure were they within ,hcir
post, BIZ, then HE Indians gave up the
scigc. On the fifth day The whole party
was mounted 'h" wDgGn. drawn, hy oxcn,
contained all 'ltar vniuah'c<, and on the top
old Rock anj us wifr The rc-, served as
an escort Thor Gcs' 'n,lun WAS ccuhy
two hundred uN'cs lj>'ui, where Captain
Snow was 10: Ga ,"rr,l - Marv They
we're married: and h..r. jptucd hy TOUR en-
tcrprSing ian lies, the !'n' baskwooLs,nen
again entered the wilder eSs, and return
al 10 their Old residence 4 village was
formed, ana Captain, Snow was at once
sen as shcrin: 4hc community was
small, bat full uf perseverance: and though
they have suffered a little from Indian al
lncks, courage md industry soon repaired
the hanagr; and iIrs. Snow seems in fair
way ut presiding over a cons iarrahle town
at no vcfy ,!jS;a;i: prra,l pcac. ia now
restored, and. 2 wife and mother, 'hr hero.
ONO ;" tha narrative t,nS given lp liz. 90.
ma!,r n.nts oi Mary Rock
On"cv"'ring, n lll,lc after iusl, hnv-
inn iaii'd lGriug 'hc day to ia! sui:a~
h 'H'.campn.nt IN Un arid pla they
ha! Iurur! back towards ''.M w;ich
!iry lc!t IN tic n1,n;Nr They i,ah
rd,Ion pr.liy h"-i, aud when lIov
camr 10 HE dry hrU pf a tOrfunt which
;h"v had T. cross, inr'r horS, were vrty
;irc..
Il crrk kon, Suil Can. Slow, wc'i
not circumvcn, Dick 5 Fnrry tbs night
Ny horse is gc'ing crank, like, AID
trails his ,upS like an old llu,l..ur -