The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-09

ket, Which nc handed to ole Q! the
soldiers, and told him 20 make use o!
it. Mounting the only horse they
could sc: at, he presented the mnzzlc
1T the breast Of Francisco and pull, d
the trigger. fortunately it missed
fire. and francisco closed in upon him.
y short struggle cnsucd, which ended
IN his diSarming AID woundimg the
soldier. Iarleton's troop Of four hun.
drcd mcn were now in sight, and the
other dragons were about to attack
him. Seeing his case was desperate,
nc turned toward an adjoining thickct.
;llld as II cheering ON Il parry Of men,
he cried ont, Come ON, my brave
boys; now's your ;inc; We will soon
dispatch these few, aud then attack the
main body !" at the same tin,c rush.
Ing ut the dragoous with the fury of
an cmragcl tiger.
lEty die not engage him, but fed
prccipitatcly to the troops, panic
struck and dismaycd. Selling upon
the t@raitorous william w. Era, cisco
WAS 4: ont to dispatch him, but he
begged and plead 50 hard for his life,
that he iur"avc him, and told him to
Sccretc 10: him ,lc eight horses which
the soldiers had left behind tllcan.-
Pcrcciving that T'arl, ton had dis
patched two other Dragons in search
.! him. he made OIL into the adjoining
wood, aud while they stopped at the
house, he, like an old fox. doubled NJ.
ON their rear, and successfully rvairl
their vigilance. The next day he wen;
to W. for his horses; he demanded two
OF them for his service, and generous
intentions. Finding his situation dan
@"r"l>, AMI surrounded ~ nMen:i"$,
where he ought 10 have found friends.
francisco WAS compelled 10 make the
best of it, and lett with hi, six horses.
attending To revenge himself upon
ut 4 Iniul" tine, "but," rs
he said. "i'rovidcncc ulda:u@d that
should not he his cXcculiuncr, for lie
broke his neck by Il fall from, one Of
the very horses
Many ul!:c: aTorGusrs ar" toiI Of
francisco, Illustrative OF his iunmurilSy.
si!Ng! Il and personal pruwr~*. At
tilnrl'n, wlirr" Gates Mas defeated.
h'.oj Gated, and after rMmnirg alun.
:: road sumG-iisiaucr. he 81: down to
rest himself. lie was suddenly &c.
c"stcd by II British d!aY"ou. WHO PIE
].rl';al Il pistol aud Lrmau,!ri his i'm.
mediate surrender. Ills 4um Lcin.
rmrty, he tcigLr! >ubmi~@iun. "A d
said lr w",Ill surrender, III Tho am
time rcnnarki"g, iiiat his yr.l was uo
further use % him. h. presented i
sideways to the trorpcr. who in reach
i"E Tor it threw l]litnsvI, oil his guard:
"hcn Francisco, T'ick rs llInn.hl, ran
iliin through with The @hayu,l,.. AMI. rs
he fell from his horse, he mounted l.;r
and continued his retreat. Overriding
his culnI,!an Ing OH rr, Col. Ma,o.
of Powhatlan: he gave u, the animal
tor watch act O @rsiri" itJ the Colonel
afterwards 7 rsrn,c,l him with Il thou.
sand acres 81 land il kcu,ucNy.
The following alcc "lc vxrnnriiiy
ING his peaceful nature aaI hi,
strength, i, also lull Of i'rmnciscn.--
How trn" it i, we canEut say. I,u,
w I'll, + Is it was told to us many
years ago. willie he VAS living in
buckingham co1*ty, Virginia.
One day while working in his oar
den, he was acc"sicd by Il stranger
WHO rode up to ihe fence, H!d Inquired
Of him if he knew "w4lcrc Il man by
the name OF francisco lived q
I,.isinf Ii,,r,it I.,, IL, ~ ,
cycling his interrogation, who appeared
TO be oIc Of ''hnit.lI"rsrs, half al!ir,.
tor breed of k~cnluckiAuS, he re-.
| Piled "WclI, stranger | dun't know
Of any person hy tllat name in these
parts but myst.i.:'
"Well, | reckon YOU amt lie man
want. ! wait 10 iiIlI the great
fighting man I've heard tell $,
much about. The fellow they SAY
can wIip all creation, and kentucky
&c bcot."
8! can't tel! you, stranger, where
you'll find that man, :. don't know
such "a man. said francisco, .csara.
ing his work as Il hint to ,i,c o!I.u. ,la,
the conference was ended. Bu, t!,,
kcntucklan was rot to be b!uila,i off.
rs he would term it. ''I.ook ere
stranger" said he. returning to the
charge, what might yonr given name
be My name is Peter francisco.
at your service"
"Ah! returned the other, ~"yon'rc
Just the man want to lind,' 1T the
same time riding inside the fence, he
dismomlcd and tied his animal-a
rough tngainiy Indian pony-lo one
OF the posts.
My name y Big Bill! Stokes, all
the~&ay from Old kcn'uck. | am ;Ilc
'Ncntncky game chicken, | am. can
out ran, out-hop, out jump, knock
down, drag out, and whip any Ii al in
all them dISsggInss. So, as hcarn tell
OF a f'llow down hcreabouts who
could whip all creation, | thought I'd