Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25
A Serenade in North Carolina.

IHtIe iIfcu near W lliucOl, IN. ",
| a young lady, the daughter Of very
plain folks, who had just returned
from distant boarding school-hay-
ing finished her education. Her
residence was on the western bank
of a little r1ver.' The period Of
which | write was September. Be-
tween the family mansi01 and the
waters edge was a five acre potato
patch The roots were cultivated in
hills, and the vines we're laxuriant.
On the opposite side Of the river
1qmte a number Of young gentlemen
lived, who were noted for gallantry.
Their devotion to the sex had in
duced them to unite their accom-
plishments in the forming Of sere-
nading hand. The return of the
young lady referred to, afforded them
an opportunity Of doing the genteeI.
They accordingly met on clear
moonlight night, and each furnished
with his musical instrument, betook
themselves to their boat, to give d
musical treat to the fair returned. .
With mullled oars they crossed the
river and gained the beach. With
stealthy tread they approached the
house at the hour ofNmidnight, and
ranging themselves in line, at sig
nal from their leader, violin, flute,
elarionet and trombone, in one nigh
ty blast, to the tune Of wOld Dan
Tucker broke the stiffness Of the
night and the cold folks slumbers. .
The mother screamed from alright,
and called to tie daughter for an ex-
PLANTATION Of the unusual noise-and
was informed in reply that it was a
"Seruad6." MiE stalking the reply,
she fled to the d I'D man, who, little
deaf, was sitting bewildered at the:
to him, confused sounds.
THY wife 5 report, they are cannon
IadiRg usr satisfied him. He flew to
the gun rack, and taking down the
old blue tiger hurried down stairs
and aroused the house. Meanwhile
the young lady stood at her window
with the curtain half drawn, drinking
h in the melody as it waited up.
The boys, innocent as Sir Isaac S
dog Diamond, Of the mi bcbief they
had done, were laying the selves out
upon the last variation when at
. twenty feet distance; th 7 old man
4 showed around the corlfer bis old
/ musket, and drew trigger. She did
not shoot, but the fire rolled, bright
as the falling meteors. A stampede
of electric Esuddenness took place
the leader Of the band leading in {
/ bee line for the boat, followed in com
! me ndable nearncss by his company
, They hurried in the start, but the re
peatdd efforts of the old man to ger
his piece Off increased their efforts
at speed-and a call by him for ;
! chunk Of fire. toItpuch the printing
told still more. They forgot the Pc
tato vines, and such a scene Of con
fusion was never Witnessed. Head
long they fell, and at each fall, th'
]. sound of the broken liddle-strings o
I battered drums for told the death o
that band. Hclter skelter, rolling
a craving and stumbling along, the,
-Egaihed the waite rs edge and thei
1 lboat, aid such p FRLag-mcn Of war;
{ men might haze learned something
6 from them then.
! The vines Sd impeded the ole
mans progress, that he cid not reacl
8 the bank with his chunk till tn,
a cqRaoaqHcrs wer . out Of gun shot
and he returned well satisfied tina
e lis timely appear ance and courageou
manner had achi eyed the salvation 0
him ardIhis. In the melee the ole
! lady flew for afety and succor,
whence She could not DE found tha
night. Next Il orniDg she was dis
:. covered under t be wheat barn, ant
: after many assurances that the can
: nonaders were r uted, was prevailed
Vi unon to come forth.