Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-02-27


Once only, in the war afterwards, did | en-.
counter him. and we were both alone. We
knew each other at the same moment. 1t was
close on the Eutaw settlement, was crossing
{: muddy creek ford, when he mounted hun.
,red yards or more before me. He looked
round as crossed the creek, and instantly put
spurs to his horse and went off at full speed;
and after him, as hard as | could drive. He
didn't stop to fght-his heart failed him. His
conscience took away his strength; but he
loved life, and he worked for it bravely enough,
though he wouldn't fight He had an open
fl I'D before him, and had to rise hill. This
gave him an advantage, but had the better
horse of the two, and once OH level with him
| gained at every bound. gave him both pis-
tolls as we ran, but didn't touch him. He
still went clear. He wheeled suddenly into al
old road, and for moment | lost him. This
made me wild. What, with spur and sabre,
for gave my horse both, seemed to fly. |
was soon in the road myself, and he still fifty
yards or more ahead. And so we kept for
mile Then the distance shortened. and felt
sure of him. whooped to him to stop aud
meet the man he had challenged; Eut no! want
man enou.h for that! But could see every
now and then, that he looked about and that he
carried his pistol ready in his hand There
was but that one chance for him. l kept on
the left hand side Of the track, and pushed the
harder. The hoofs of the two horses now
began to come down together, with one sound
only, and | made ready to cut him down, as
soon as he should close. His pistol didn't
scare me- Ny blood was like fire in my brain.
7 would have followed him, as we rode, into
the thick of Tarletons Dragons. 1t was
delicious madness that felt, when thought
that, in few minutes only. should see him
lying under my feet. He knew his danger.
He knew he couldn't stand before me. He
was afrid. .dreadfully afraid but he kept his SEN
ses. could see him every now and then look
ing round to mark the distance between US, and
then, how / shouted tu him! remember eve.
rything said | tried to goad him so rs to
make him turn about didn't wish to cut him
down without giving him chance. His face
was mighty pail, but his lips were close set,
and his eyes open but CLASSY, with dreadful
STARE His time was coming calculated 1t.
Everything ran through my thoughts in an in.
stant of time. With three bonnds more l
should overhaul him certain, and l threw up
my sabre, gave my horse the row, all the way
up, rashing his Aauks for six inches, and rose
up powerful in my >tirups! Oh he was the
luckiest william. Just then he pulled trigger up.
on me, But wasn't hurt | broug ht down
my sword with a sweep that would have cut
through and through the carcase but the
blade seemed to hang overhead, and almost
fail backwards on me. In another minute
understood all. My horse reeled under me,
stuck out his foreleet in the air and rolled over.
had Just time 10 slip aft as he was falling, and
to save myself from being covered by the body.
He was dead, with the bullet through the brain.
was on my feet in a moment but was at the
mercy of the villain. My pistols were both
empted and my sabre was from my grasp and
lay five steps or more from me, by the side OF
the road He might have butcnered me, like
a dog, if he hadn't been so nightly scared
AS it was, he gave ME the other pistol, and
,pushed-never stopping to see what he had
done, But he had nearly flushed my horse
felt the bullet rushing along the skull, and
tearing away the skin, and scorching me with
a sharp stroke like that Of cownide. Nj
eyes were soon filled with blood. When |
could see aSail he WAS Sone' oiu'' ."','h
| staggered even, and reckon he thought he
missed me. He did not wait to see. He was
too we'll satisfied with his own escape; and
when could see again fairly, he was off more
than three hundred yards. gathered up and
loaded my pistols, and recovered my sword
and then took with all haste to the woods, not
knowing how soon he might bring his gang up
on me. travelled on foot all night, and was
three mile from our camp by morning. got
there safely; and; from that day to this, never
once set eyes upon my my.-When peace
came, thought he had left the country with
the British 10 thhk that he should have been
living in Fairfield all the time, and not know
ing it ! reckon he has been pensioner ever
since, Just as if he had been Il true man, and
not Tory But will have him yet
The old soldier was disappointed 1t was
not long before he paid the debt of nature
B-did not survive him many months, as
subsequently, heard !; land hcparties, their ac
count finally settled on earth, are now both OF
them in the hands of the avenger.
THE FEAR OF GuD.-He who fears God
will he most likely to love Him also, andaLe