The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-08-02

ups nau Just uttered solemn Oa!h to
the death ofan enemy who had wrong.
cd him beyond forgiveness.
" And who is he, captain asked
Allscot i'll astonishment. Gas live.
| will labor with you INCREASINGLY to
hunt him from the face Of the earth"
" Have you not heard Of him p ask.
cd Conycrs, while his voice grew vet
more hoarsc with emotion. "lIavc YOU
not heard OF that bloody renegade,
Robert Harrison, whose name is a by-
word Of cruel and hcllish deeds But
leave him to me. Should you ever
behold him, spare him for that certain
hour OF reckoning with me which shall
surely come. My heart tells me that
have not long to live, that must
soon gloriously fall in the service Of
my country but feel ii prcsen,imcnt
with me, strong and unshakcn, that
shall not sink into that welcome rest
to which go, before my hand has
struck down that licnd in human form,
who has made me the heartlcss mourn.
cr that am. Twice have | sought
him out i'll battle, and twice has he
escaped my sword; but when we meet
again, there is something in my heart
that tells me he shall die. The hope
OF that hour has sustained lue until
now. But for this, aud the tender
years of my children, that claim Il
lathcrs care and protection, would
long SIM" have laid down lie which
is buta burden. Bat cuousl OF this.
Mike. shall dctain you no longer.
God guard you, and restore you safely
to the camp. Bcwary, be vigiIant, and
throw not yourself into the way of
danger. Farewell, my brave boy, !
shall feel i'll at case until you return
Pressing the hand Of his colnradc.
Cony crs turned his horses head and
departed. Michael paused and gazcd
/ after h'm as he rode away, bearing
himself proudly Oh his bounding char.
ger, "| ""9h 40 ravenng sorrow flew
with .,im ul his course.
| Alas. poor Conycrs, tnu.terud he,
. rs ic turned to leave the spot. GAS
gentle as the dove, but as brave as the
lion; the smile OF Eden is ever upon
his brow, while its serpent is guawinu
at his heart" Thus soliloquizng, he
turned away witha salJcncd brow
and proceeded at Il quie, pace until he
had cleared the crazy bridge that
spanned the river, and picked his way
along the rotten anl broken couscway
whici, led through the oozy swamp;
and then giving the rein TO his horse
he plunged into the long dense forest
| through which his route lay.
1t was already past the hour of noon
when he separated from Conycrs, and
tearing lest night should ovcrtnkc him
before he reached the end Of his iour
ney, he permitted his noble stccd to
measure over the ground with rapid
strides. He had not gone far, however
before the heavens gave tokens Of an.
preaching storm, by signs which might
indeed have passed unnoticcd by a
careless observer, but which one SO
attentive as Michael could not but
mark and interpret Alright. The wind
which had slept for the last twenty
four hours, began to spring up from
the cast in 'hcrt itful puils, and casting
iiIs siancc> TO the westward, dull h;.
/ ~ at 'ho<pE':rc just upon the horizon
ta'4hl han ere many hours should
eIansc to look for one q: those violent
gales to which the southern country is
so subject about the incoming Of au.
tunn. Meantime the declining sun
was k'ndlInS up oncilalf the heavens,
.N"t us in northern clmcs obs crrcy bright,
But Ill one cloudlcss blaze Of glorious light.''
But accustomed as he was to all the
signs OF the heavens, tic decciltul alurc
OF the burning sun did not lead him to
err III lIis prognostications. Anxious
to reach his journeys cnd before the
anticipated storm should burst upon
hIm, he checked not the speed of his
willing hose but suffered i'm, unch.ck-
cd by the rein noisclcssly III fcetIy TO
scud along the narrow bride path that
wound through the forest.
The eye OF the brave young trooper
grew bright, and pleasant tancics nes-
tied around his heart. as he fastened
away from the toll and confinement
OF the camp, to meet once more the
beautiful and idolizcd Dora Singleton.
Lovely indeed was the maiden whose
heart followed the young soldier to the
camp, and whose joyful smio welcom-
cd hls glad returnings. A dark haired
black-eycd creature, Of scarcely tho
medium height, with a complexion pale
yet wondrousIy fair and transparent,
and form gilmore than ordinary grace
and OF exquisite proportions, she was
the very being to bring a host of lovers
to her feet. Cordial in her manners,
proud, vivacious, and with that dash
OF coquetry III her nature from which
no really beautiful woman is wholly
exempt, the sphere in which she NOV
cd was q delightful, yet dangerous
centre of attraction.
Her la,her dying when she was a
mere child hpr Doofhar cnptr =