Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-03-30


night Of the Sabbath, the wings were encsnpssa
ed at spring in the mountains about Eve miles
from Rugge's Hill. Supper was over, aud
the soldiers were gathered around the camp
FIRE smoking, laughing and telling yarns such
rs soldiers alone can tell. while Captain Town
send and Baptiste Howard were seated in
tent engaged in examining a pile of letters
that lay on the ground between them The
letters were all examined and commented up
on. they were gathered up; placed in the cap-
tain's valise pipes were lit from the smu
greasy lamp and. after few vigorous puffs,
the Captain spoke to his companion:
All Howard. this struggle is going to be
a very bloody one; it viii be long aud tedi-
Gus if Freedom and down tredden humanity
ever triutrphs over British aggression and ty-
ranny it, will be at the sore expense ofhumaa
toll and human blood
Yes, Captain, it will of necessity be a te.
dious process public opinion must be batted
with and corrected; public sentiment is dis
tracted from one end of our land to the other,
and all this must be changed. Here IN our
midst the public minds about equally divided,
while in other sections you viii! find the riti-
zens nearly all for the king and his cause which
cannot be from ignoranre for here in our
midst men whom we know to be intelligent and
many of them good at heart are on the Tory
side
OF course you will always 6nd a few in
fiuential men throwing their influence in the
scale against country and against tr.enls when
the great and sordid question OF gain of prop.
erty and gain of applause is at issue said tho
Captain.
Very true, Captain, but it is really hard to
understand why it should be so take Mr.
Greenwood for illustration: there is a man we'll
Informed upon the great subject of popular
:. .lr1rh 10 and l,tos.l Il
telligence and sound Discrimination general :.
and yet he is most inveterate Tory'
! Mr.. Greenwood did you say 4! am not
! acquainted with the gentleman replied the
! Captain.
lie is one of the principal men in this sec-
ton, sir, and had suppos d you had heard of
J him as one of the actors in this great question
. of Freedom and Tyranny. He owns the moun-
tain Cottage you heard spoken of the other
night. but he is an Ensiishnan by birth and
2 Not at aTT, my uedr SIR; s5rrr " r,rarii
: warmly for / am also an English nan sy
n birth, and very we'll know that since the first
blood was spilled by the Regulators on Ala
o nance my soul has been ON fire with the quench-
less fame OF Freedotn-thirsting for Liberty =
A thousand apologies. Captain; and you
are an Englishman I
c Yes said the Captain, by birth an En-
= glishman-by choice an American Freeman
IS would YOU hear my LIES history 2
with the greatest pleasure imaginable. Go
on
- I'll make it short l am the son of poor
:! parents. the brother of another son, Arthur bv
d name, and VIZ two were all We lived with
ID our parents until we had grown to manhood,
,r at which time our parents died within few
n days of each other we tnen emigrated to this
a country and commenced business on the slight
Il legacy left US Fortune crowned our efforts
! and sooner than we had hoped we were both
: independent in wealth.
y Certain circumstances trans2irins in which
- ! must confess, my brother played rather u
- suspicious part, rendered it imperative for him
en to leave the city where he first settled He
nd took his family, wife and infant and left un
de known to his friends Since then | have hearC
nix nothing definite from him learned, howev
H. er. that he assumed another name, which
for could not learn from my informant and thai
-. he settled in this State [ would be glad to
~ see him again. but reckon never shll--
ne only hope he Is true friend to his God ant
II country; for should hate to fight against ,
brother
Yes said Baptiste, it does seem inhumar
eV- and criiel in the extreme to raise arms ayans
he kinsmen, but still it seems to be necessary il
in this terrible day. have already seen brother
an openly engaged in fratrcidal hostility with pac
no other, apparently without any sentiments of re
,nT m orse whatever
'Ah yes; soldiers soon lose their best mo
Ill raj perceptions when they enter the lists G
r. stern and bloody battle
- 1t is too often the case, Captain, yet hon
- you will make some allowances and not recos
- ne nize all, yourself ncuded;as brutal and dtvoi
'tn- of human feelings and human symp1thies =
ets Of course did not intend my remark
Ia's apply 10 all cases Unfortunately, but rs
low general rule it will hold good
IN Very true, Captain, and think among Il
ION Tories we might apply it without any discrir
, US nation
can Indeed, Mr.. Howard they are savage al
cart brutal in their inhuman practices their oil
4 a. RACES and plumbers would put cannbals to
and blush. By the way what do you suppose h
as become of that Tory gang we surprised 80
the Maiden's Gap'-l have heard nothing
them since
,ht 'Oh /! sir, they are pfowling about amo
tbe the mountains yetI'l warrant. One Of the
o,,a at least; Eastman; for he will hang about t
mountain Cottage until he gets an oppor:un
. On to seek his vengance upon my dear girl ha
49,, not seen her, Captain Townsend, since Join
mn, your troop; and begin TO think it most CT
dr.dl
49,, love-
po Pshaw! my brave boy, you are now 8
lsual der; and soldiers yon know have somethi
sibil- more exciting to think Of than sweethearts
E and Tomorrow morning ] am going to march !
1per all down East in order to Intercept Fannen /;
their his vile tory g5ng that learn from one of
last letters, is going to march from HiIlborou
4 tn. through Chatham towards Deep River
or | you, my dear fellow, will have to bid your Ii
than mountain girl adieu without seeing her; wi
hands will save tears you know
onsci- You may joke, Captain said How,
either but will take it in good cheer for | know
anati- is all playful on your part, and il you are
e fear ing to march off in the morning at the
truth ice of the Lark, for am going to turn
ement and sleep it possibl-, for dreaming, md
right Captain, HOwari, ether with the rest OF
popu- company were all soon asleep, except two
sub three lazy, doing watchmeh that acted
seniineIs sitting around the fire leisurely
fng their pipes.
sred' Late at night when they were for the n