The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-04

.iit3one Who 3Wsl 81 u ttiss3 more tn N o.
child. AS he did Sc, the officer,
Nho had nntil nowa aHel q the horse by.
The bfiiilc, scleassf bis grasp, and
Emil Y, touching the rein, spoke 10:
The a,iimai upon which shes was
mounted. P9beS Sting the Instantly,
hci sFrang away, bearing the fair
young courier from tho camp, and
moved raiidly iig II sonthswesterly5
direction. y Ulcers and men gaacd
after her, but no Wild shout Of
admiration went up 10 the skies
On some minds pressed painfully,
thoughts cf the / eril that lay In HE
path ofthc brave ssiil; others rdbnked
by her iriuhlc self devotion, retiredsto
their tents and refrained from
communion with their fellows on the
sueieetthat enSrossed every thought;
Mh!lo Others lest all rrcser! en-
thusiasm in their anxiety for the
snecess ofSthe mission. q, IS ST; .
s, About five miles from the: eneamplIss y
ncnt Of Sen. Greene. lived one Of
the most tactiye and bites tories in
all. Soulh Carolina. His name was
I,eirc, IBe 8asses er on the alert for
inflammation md had risk q much in
bis efforts % give int elligenec 70 the
e.neinY. 81 aof his sons ere under
arms at Ninety Six, on the I British
side apds is Ind himself served
4 flis oo,iiitl Mt Camden
ss,s9 TIC e,iean ueIt Of Gen.
::sI IA ss fis -ne Il boiliood, Lone
/ 4 saIi 5ailY III, coInninliic iou
boswgYc & pc hover hi & ssjii bis
ss il, 10 pic III az
tIais sEls s.
se eesflsd staiisstsd en- her o,iffesF, one
otlloile s SIZES reached the house Of
his snFlloYer.
j What news asked the tors, Who /,
saw, BY. The mar IS cennt tenahG that
ihe had something of Importance to
communicate.
sI,lio rebel Greene sIlas found a
messenger to carry his despatch %
SUMTER s2;'si''i 5's '1Eo4si g.
sAre you sure q
YES; and she has 8becn .onrher
Journey sorc fourso FIVE hours.
5''.'Shc ?'s 5s'.lss9ss
HssYes. That girl Of Geiger's went
TO the camp this morning and solnn-
ttcted ior tho service.
'The-!--i' Y But wc Will not
s!;;a our pages with q record Of the
prcfanc and brutal words that fell
from the lips Of the tory
'She las the swiftest lorse5in the
camp, said the man, sani unless in.
slant pursuits given she will soonhe
Cut of STR reach. :5i'i-sN M
q With d bitter oath loire swore
that she should never re aeh the camp
Of Snmter. PTS histat *
Take Y,ilcan,' said he, in a quick,
energetic voice, .ard lill him but
what you overtako the huzgy, between
this and AIorghn's Range. 1gs
H'She has nearly five hours, start,
rcpiieti theIman.
'llpt you must make two miles to
her one
Even then she Will be most likely
ahead Of the Range, ere I can reach
there.
Very we'll. In that case you
must start Bill Mink after her, with a
Eeshhorse. will give you alet,er,
which you will place in his hands
tshonld yen fail to oyertakc tho girl.
With these instructions, the man
started in pursuit, Ifcwas mounted
on a large, strong horsc, who bore
his rider as lightly as if he had been
n child.
In the meantime, Emily, who had
received minute information in re.
gard to her journey, and who was.
moreover, no stranger to the way,
having been twice to Camden, struck
boldly into the dense forest through
(which she was to pass, and moved
along q bride track at aa swift q
pace as the animal she rode could
bear without too much fatigue. Tho
importance ofa,ho work upon which
pho bad entered, and the enthusiasm
with which it inspired her, kept, hel
heart above tlie.iniiuence of fear -
No event OF moment happened to
her during theiirst day OF her jaurn
cy. In passing small settlemen,
knoSn as Morgan's Range, which
she did at'about four o clock in The
afternoon, she took the precaution tc
sweep round it in o Miie circle, al