Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-01-12

the Tories came up; just as the two in front
stepped into the house, "they, fel'-as
Mrs Reynolds said-pierccd by the bullets
OF the whig reaemen. Larramorc, who
happened to he out in the yard at that in
slant, caught the surviving Tory, and held
him until the men in The house came out and
secured him. To use our informant's words
again, this man disappcarcd' low sum-
mary must have been his trial and execution,
and how dreadful is that civil strife which
induces the necessity for such course Of
procedure !
Josiah Mobiles, for a time, Was Loyalist
of the first water. At length, he concluded
to Join the forces of the liberty party. In
order to test his fidelity to the cause lie had
cspouscd, two or three prisoners, well bound,
were put in his charge to be conveyed 70
Orangeburg Jail. On his way, he cncoun-
tered squad Of his old comrades, who
knew nothing of his new borncd zeal in the
cause ofliberty, fearing that the men, whom
he was conducting to the prison, might in
form his former associates that he had turn.
ed Wing, he bawled out to them at the top
of his voice to run for their lye,-ihat Vat.
son and his men ,rcrc coming. THIS strata
gem succeeded admirably, for the Tories
Immediately plunged into the forest, and
scampercd off like G herd Of timid deer. No
BILE carried the prisoners to their destination
without further mishap, and ever afterwards
proved himself a faithful Wing. This man
lived to see the Republic expand into a
mighty nation; in the evening of his days,
he was so far rejuvcuizcd as to cut the Sec
ond set of teeth.
Not far below the Ridge, in the e. sand
hills" the Tories had rendezvous, where,
among other things, they had provided a full
supply of horse troughs. One day, the
Wings made charge upon this encamp-
ment, and put the Lnyalists to n precipitate
flight. The Tories being mounted on fleet
horses, made good their escape, except one
man, who happened to rein lyis horse into a
marsh, where he was overtakeu and killed.
This was slight skirmish, and we have
given an account of it only that we might
have an opportunity Of telling how Tory,
named John Pines, contrived to save his life,
when he was left without horse At the
first signal OF alarm, this fellows horse
broke loose, and ran off, leaving him COM
pletely in the lurch; stretching himself be-
side one Of the large troughs, two or three
of his associates turned it over so as to
conceal him entirely. Some Of tlre Wings
spurred their horses right over the trough
without ever dreaming that it concealed an
invcterate foe. Pines was afterwards killed
by the Wings, Notwithstanding his cunning
aud presence of mind
Daniel Hartley, during a greater part o
the war, was daring and troublesome To,
, ry; he was a man of Hercuean strength
aud with the agility of a cougar. To him
stealing horses was pastimc, and partizar
, war, a necessary excitement. Traversing {
, lonely part Of the sandhill country, one day
, he came rather abruptly on Wing office
5 name forgotten by the neighbors--at /;
little strcamlet. He was without any wea
, pom whatever, but the officer was we'll arm
!, ed Presenting pistol, the officer ordered
t Heartily to surrender; instead OF yielding
3 lie darted behind tree. Then commences
!: race oil life and death around this tree
c Hartley soon overlook the officer, and throw