The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-01

something 10 eat II only piece OF Johnny
cake, and cup of milk" She replied,
F." General | have fed Ihis morning more
Than fifty men--bul I'll Try" She ven and
got some provision which she had ild by for
The fpmiy, aud whilst SUMTER was eating he
turned round and ssid, " Do, Mss Suckey, fix
my hair never mind conibing II, i! Is 50 tau
! glsd." His bair was very long rather q a
fair or light coler aud whist he was eating,
she clubbed it up as vel as she could, iaoged
as il was. SuMTEp. in reply TO Mrs. BAR
NETT's enquiry, as 10 how ii was that they were
all nyiug, said /" Il was indeed surprise
The enemy crossed he creek before We knew
of il, and was ia the midst of the camp. /
was 10 The maiquee asleep at the time, and
was carried out n, the back. sine, mounted on
a horse there ready for me which, however,
was soon shot down from under me. | Oh
tanned this one | now have, not a very good
ono to be sure, the saddle rather he worse
Of wear. So it is ame here. You see
have los, my cooked ha, and fine feathers, ;
bul this old hat. torn in the rim as il is, has
sheltered nv head from the burning sun
il is the gift OF noble soldier" With a
hearty shake Of The hand, aud many thanks
for his breakfast he mounted his horse aud
uonf ot, HE may IN Charlatta
Among the many refugees from South Ca
rolna, she recolecis WALTER BRowN and la.
d. D., distinguished in the great revival Of
1909, for his zeal and eIoquence. He had
been robbed aud plundered Of every hing,
although then an old feeble msn. He 100,
had to seek protection. not from his enemes,
but the Wings Of Mecklenburg. She well
remembers his daughter JANE. She was a
pretty e,rl. When the British were advanc.
nc on Charlotte, her mother. Mrs. BARNETT
was very snxious 20 hear the news irom be
low. Oae day she saw some one coming az
the road, and said Do, Socscy and Jtnney
Brown, run onl to the road and enqafe the
news" The traveller was lad on a horse
very much jaded; his face was remarkably
long and suuburnt She asked h'm where he
was from. He replied, . the Wsxhaws.'
"Do you know Major CRAWFORD y
"To be sure do; be is my uncle.
"Who are YOU :"
al am ANDREW Jackson"
"What Is the news about the Blush 7"
why, they are on their way to Charlotte.
What are you doing down there
"Why, We are popping them occasionally.
HIS long seader face appeared 10 be 1T u
with pleasant smile, and with the grace au'
, ease Of a gentleman, he bowed politely, ant
said, Ladies, good morning aud went OF
his way. The road was So near that Mrs
BARxETr got good view Of his yellow chet k
and long face, and when informed uf the new
and his remark about popping hem. sh
! laughed outright.
I Col. DAVIS FASTENED TO NEE, the enemy
f and attacked an advance parry of some thre
9 hundred, aud in the language Of LITTLE An
a pY, was "a popping of them" TINS otia'
was IN the night, aud was al Wahab's IN tn
Waxhaw settlement. As DAVIES Dfagoon
# went up the ane, there appeared In be some
!. thing IN the corner of the fence JACK BAR
. NETT dismounted, and TO his surprise found
+ TO be DIxox, Tory, whom Jack knew
# Dixon threw down bIs gun aud ran Tor It,
r Just then the fighting commenced. Jack wa
:. left aroo, his horse continued with the mour
4 led ,toopers. Atumes, as he made his wa
/. on foot, he could see the corn rows ttom lh
n flashing Of the guns, and heard the whisllln
- Of the bullets all around hum, At lines b
. was in the midst Of the discharge of moi
I'd than three hundred guns bearing upon tt
n. plsce where he was; yet, he escaped unhur
+. with DIxoN's gun in his hand. When lhf
e. the lane he took TO tree for shelter, he
f there approached him two British Dragoon
He fred at them and went on. Directly
N, was challenged to give the counlerslgn, "h''
d. he did. WIN POLK called out, that is JAt
,r BARNETT" He was asked where was
ds horse. He said, "lhe last he saw OF him
III. was running after CHARLIE Polk. W
|c Polk took him up behind him and went
I'd. TuoMAs SpRarT, allho' over fifty yearset ss
n. received in this battle, three bullet wouu
,ea mostly in HIS side, and was carried from
md field Of battle to his own house. Not 10
lhe aflerward the British army arrived at