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

minded tories in the State resided Sin,
TINT neigh hboihood Successful iiti
making tbIs circuit, she resumed The
road aipon which her course lay, !nrgs
ing forward bert ailliful animal Which
Ethough much fatighcd, by the rapid
5tg Of bis Journey. obe yed the weid oee
his rider as if.he compre prehended The
sinapos stance OF the MESA ge she bore.
radnally, nows tie SIN declined.
and as the deep shadows mingled
more and nefe With each otlleIr' II
feeling of Loneliness, not before OK
irionrea, camc rtlie mind Of Ennis
IL, and her eses ere scast about
more Harily, as iiff she feared the d b.
Iproach 3of i dang The house at
wbich sho had opposed 10 srend thes
night was still ten miles, if not moro,
in adFance, and as the shades Of
evening began to gather around tiiic,
hope of reaching this restingplace:
was abandoned ]; for there being no
.mpop, there was dams ger Of her losing
her ysin The darkness, This con 4
Yictioa was SO strong, that1E Emily
stuTtiea her horse head III The lirecl
ton Of the first farm house that can D
in view after the sun. had fallen be-
low the horizon ts9 she rode up to
the door, She ans met l,y d @fnan,
who, acsosting her Kind &, asked
Where she vas from and hoM. far sic
was gong. + S
7 hoped to roach Eiwoo ID
. night night, replied Emily toY fur
away:is it s. Isl!
85' Over ten iililesrasad the foaal il
bad md lionel said the nan, whose.
Sife had by This lime iioined I'M - -ss
4 i gu had better get down and asaS
with till oraiilg 'ss
S. ep sire me that psii'ss;sl lege,, 4
re tnrIesS "a aiaen, s.slRsil feel
IfeatI s4sssssI
liza
~
s'Sa d si
Ills, & Go en- tie
house.
~. ! lave you come fars erianired
the woman, as she united EihilY's
bopgnet strsn gs, loo oiiin III g very e eafnesiiy i
in her face aasshe spoke. e ,5
Emily L aew not whether she wero
among the friends or enemies Of tho
American cause, and her answer was,
therefore brief and egasiYe ;.,2
Your horse looked very tired
You must have ridden him Ii long dis
lance, s,i.4 :, q
81 4 rode fast !. said iEnlil u But
still, have not been able to reach
the place for which / started this.
It's hardly safe Cor i Il s young sll1 1s;irl
like you 70 take such along journey
alone, in these troublesome tiraes3 q
I'm not afraid. No ono Will
harm T me, said Emily, Emily ;Eisl ;fsisrcing d
'ITm not SO ceriain of that, child
rts only q day orstwo since Greene
passed here, IN full retreat, and 40
doubt. there are ::nanY struggling
tvagabonds from hs army roanling
laronrd, whomSit would not lie I saso
for one like you to!meet..'
As the woman said this, d ,clili
wens over the franc of the young
girl, for in the tone of lier voice aud
expression Of lersface. she read an
,uniriendliness to the cause that was
$50 dear to her heart, She did not
venture asreply.s
Might / ask your nanef said the
woman, breaking in nnoptha anxious
thoughts that we're beginning to pass
through her mind. t,3
Emily reflected hurriedIy before
replying, and then answered, m 'Gei,
ger. 5. {. :, IS 81 g
The quick CONCLUSION to which she
came was, that III all probability the
woman dioZnot know anything about
Ehcr father, as iavoIing the wl;ig
cause; but even if she did, o suspi.
eion of the errand upon which she
1 was going VAS not likely to cross eii.
tther her own mind or that OF her
I husband. .ss
Mol John .Geiger's danghses es-
claimed the Womun.
| Emily forced an Indifferent smile,
and replied. 81
Yes. s .i}55
Il have heard of,hin often enough
as bitter enemy to the royaiist, Is
1 ii possible You have ridden all the
wayfrom homo today?'
Before Emily replied, the hus.
| hand OF the Woman came in.
sWonld you think il, said the lat
ter, .this is Jqhn ;Gciger's daughter,
of whom we have so often heard.
Indeed! Well, if she were The
f3launltar she sllo,illi have food ant,