Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-14

nal EnOllV6 udU leu " Tue piaHuIuS VI SO
distant an expedition, when there were
others as inviting nearer home. He ae-
cordingIy set himself to discover from his
} half inebriated companion the truth. Nor
was it long before success crowned his
adroit cross-examlnatlon.
"Why you see," said the host, II be-
lieve there's little revenge for a slight
received from these fellows sister mixed
up with the majors desire to catch the
Bunkers. The girl is very pretty they
say, and the major, when she was down
here ON visit last year-before the war
wanted to marry her, but she would
have nothing to say to him. Ever since
he has vowed not to make her rue the day,
you may depend on it he will have her
on his own terms noW-thank Heaven !!
there's no law any longer to prevent an
honest loyaist from doing as ne pleases
to those rascatly rebels. But yonder is
the major now" suddenly said our host,
starting up, 81 will introduce you to him
at once-a merry fellow you will find him.
Lord love you, he's as brave MS lion."
! David though Mortified at the diaboli-
cal plot hr had heard, saw the necessity
Of assembling in order to learn further of
the torv's plans, and find means, il possi
! BILE, to crcumvent them. He arose. there
fore, and shook the ma or's band warmly;
pledged him Immediately in a brimmer,
and SD contrivcd to make the royalists be-
lievc that he was ANXIOUS to juin the troop
and take part against the rebels. This in
duced the major to be unusually civil, for
he wished to secure so athletic a recruit
himself. 1t was not long before bargain
had been concluded between the two
David refused, however, to sign the agree
ment that night, he pretended that several
others of his friends were disatfected and
desrous of joining the rOvalIats; and his
object he said, was to secus" commits
sion for himself by inducing th"m to join.
This tempting bait took; the MA or prom
iscd him commission in his troop, in case
of success, and David signified his in!en
ton of setting forth after he had taken a
lew hours rest, in order to lose no time in
gathering together his recruits.
The dread Of discovery had been con-
stantly before our hero during the. argu-
ment of this neg citation, for his person was
we'll known to many of the MAJORS troops,
and if any OF them had come up. his feign-
GU utbIIl6 hGu uOb pIOLSSG lLOul OSLSNNtOA'
He wished to get oil that night, as he pro-
posed but to this neither mis- hest nor the
major would hear, and he was forced to
remain till morning. What was his an
gush to hear that the major had been
gone some hours, and was already on his
way to the Bunk"rs, with his troops
Dis~embling his anxiety, David partook
of haSty breakfast, and, mounting his
horse, rode slowly Y away. But when Out
uf sight Of the house, he struck into a
fierce galIop. which he continued till h
came in sight Of cross road, where was
a tavern. Here he stopped, and learning
that the royalists had taken the high road,
he turned aside into more narrow and
more circultOus one.
"It is my only chance to avoid them. "
"Pray God l may reacn the settlement in
time to collect lew Of our lads and mNrcl
to the Bunkers. There is no other hope
now left"
Night had fallen, rs they had expected
before the tories we're able to reach The
> vicinity OF the house ;hey were in search
Of. At length, however, after silent
, march through the woods, it broke upoy
) their view. A light was burning in OF,
Of the windows, and when they arrived
close 10 the premises, the lively notes .
; violin reached thcir ears, proving thai
= the brothers were not aware Of their pres
: ence, but were enjoying themselves il
, imagined security.
"Now men," whispered the leader o
the tories, "when give the word, fire
l volley at the house by way Of ntroducin!
; ourselves; we will then surround the Plac
l and enter it."
At that instant the deep bay of do.
, rang on their ears, and large mastit
i sprang from under the house and rushel
Il at the ma jor.
" "Fire !" he cried.
5 Twenty guns broke upon the stiffness
of the nj ghI-the dog fell dead, every pai
L" OF glass inthe house were shivercd, and til
{ tories yelled like sAvayes. In an nstan
r the lights in the house were eXtinguished
the violin as quickly ceased, and Il nois
WAS heard at the door. The tories imme
= diately made rush at it. But it was al
5 ready barred, and being made out of
n stout oak plank, resisted all their effort:
l. \ rifle cracked from one Of the uppc
" windows and one Of the tories fell despe
> rately wounded. Another report sue
IS ceeded, and another tory fell. Maj. VIII
= son was now fully aware that both Bunk
n ers were at home and wide awake. I
shed turned the rain from the front of tn
l. house. and underneath this the torie
II shielded from the fire Of the Bunker
l. went to work at the door. Suspectin
/ such resistance-p perhaps from the know
St ledge of their character-one of the me
Al brought an axe, with which he commence
y hewing at the door, and soon cut it in pi
l, ces. Here desperate battle ensued.-
d The brothers were both powerful mel