Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-18

/ resolution he turned about and re-
traced his steps f. .
+ When he reached home lie sought
the stable, saddIcd his horse, and
mounting him, struck into b gallop,
which continued for several miles.
iAt length he stopped and looked up
at the windows of a farm house, halt
hid between clustering trees. This
was the residence of Mary Bunker,
the mi stress. of his heart; the LIGHT
showed that the family had not re-
tired, and he resolved to pay her. a
visit before his departure. I .
She was alone when he entered. a
few words acquainted her with lii,
determination. Shcburst into tears
l. Nay, Mary he said, you must
not unmah mc-- At first. resolve ed
to leave you without a arewclI, for
knew how much You dreaded my ia
/ king an active part in this struggle.
But ! could not be so cruel as to de-
sert you withouta word.'
4 will compose myself said the
4 fair girl; with ain effort to smile. Il
know | have been wrong to 1prrsuadc
\ you to stay, but you cannot imagine
Me anXictics | suffer on account of
my Brothers, and | couih not bear
to hnyc4 you to encounter their dan
ger: Nut since this dreadful defeat
i. at Camden, feel that every man is
wanted by our country 60, then,
dearest, and may Col be with you.
My prayers shall attend you nj ght
and day., -. +
f. David pressed the now weeping
/ girl to his bosom, and snatchrd a
llasty kiss at the sound of approach
ing footsteps, wrung her land and
I was gone. i.
I The nextday he left tho ncighbor-
hood of his fathers house, armed
with muskct and mounted ON q
sturdy horse. His destination was
the American camp, thcn not far
northward, but as the Intervening
countryasKas filled with the enemy, he
knew there you'd be considerable
address required to effect his purpose.
/ Before his departure he saw Il few OF
his old playmatcs, who pro missed to
fiollOW>as soon as possible. -.
!: Observation-Disclosures lonely farm
house to which hcprocrchf d boldly,
in pursuit. ofa lodging. At first the
occupap t,rcccWcd him coIdly, but a
cllanceaf Suppression convinced DAVID
that his host was n story; he alliYtcd
1 the same politicalcrced, and lMs.in-
mediatcly warmly welcomed. The
FroyaHst produced his cidcpallcrsup
I per, and insisted that David should
Join him in his potDNofF, this the
young m an did, taldng care. ltowcv-
CIR, not to indulge too freely while
the, farmer, oveHoyed to find what he
supposed 1I<W recruit for his army,
drank without stint, and became
more and more communicative
! TO hiI horror, David soon learned
! that<A party of royaIistS, led by Maj.
| Wilson, celebrated for his toryism,
/anItruth lcssncss, were to ST rt early
on the. ensuing DAY on an cS pcditiqn
/ to>scize and hang the two Bunkcrs,
who made themselves part icularly
robnoXious to the royalist lc adcrs =,
/ David knew enough of his parizan
! warfare to be assured that MO mercy
would be! shown his friends, he also
knew well enough Of the character
Of the Major to suspect that some
strong. personatmotivc had led to the
planning OF. 50 distant an expedition,
when thorcWerc cthers:ncarfr home
tITe accordingly set himscll,to discov-
fcrfrom his hall-inebriatcd companion
the truth. Nor was he long before
success crowned his adroit cross tx
| aAnination. +. ID.
Why, yousc ,h<aid the host, 4 be-
lievc there's a lnlIe revenge for n
4 slight received from these fellows
\ sister, mixed up with the Majors de-
sire to catch the Bunkcrs,t The girl
is very pretty, they = Pay, and
the Major, when s he was GOWN here
Hast year-beforc tire war wanted
+ to marry her, but she WOULD have
nothing TO say to hing. Ever since
|, he has vowed to make hcr rue the
4 day. You may depend upon it he
il will have her on his own terms now.
4 Thank Heaven there's no Stw any
4 longer to prevent an honest royalist
I from doing as he pleascs tothosc ras-
4 cally rebels. But yonder is the Ma
1jor now suddcnlysaid the host start
Eingup. Il will introduce you to)him
at once a merry fellowyou win find
him Lord love you, he is as brave
as a Iion.' 49,.
| David, though Mortified at the d.
habolical plot he had heard, saw the
necessity of assembling in order to
hear more of the tory's plans, and
find means, if possiblc:t TO circnmvent
them. He arose, therefore, and
shook the Majors hand warmly;
pledged him Immediately in a bum
! Der, and so contrived to make the
1 royalists believe that hewas anxious
to join troop, and take part against
\ the rebels This induced the Major
! to be unusually civil, for he wished
| to secure SO athletic a recruit himself.