Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-03-29

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e Andsyet / cannot hide in the brusl
Il wood. Washington nust have thes
; papers by twelve O'Clock this day.;
d haven't time to hide. Bu.hang m
b If / do hide, like a cowardly red-coa
I'm no coward, though dozen Hes
!, slams be emmy trail, like blood hounds
s I'll 60 on, and if my tongue save m
r not, by the mighty Hercules" thi
5 club shall!' fa =
So be continued his journey, an
4 came in view of the beautiful. Hud
son, that in the distance was dotte'
( by the white canvass of several fish
ermen, but these. foated on thei
way unnoticed by him, who strained
every nerve, short Of running, t
gain the Continental headquarters
. But nearer and closer came the horse
men, and he, could recognize, theil
gruf voices in boisterons converse
! Putnam turned curve in the road
|and ran up. the hill side, surrounded
by huge trees and massive rocks
Every thing combined te render the
spot romantic. While climbing this
eminence, and for the 1hundredth
time, boldly resolving not to secrete
himself, he heard, with an emotion
Of excitement, the dragons within
fifty yards Of him Both shouted
with joy 11s ss
/ ssHa! thou cursed rebel, we have
thee at last cried the rutfian Wolf
'Halloa there--stop, or by George
we'll make mince meat Of thee--hal-
lloa-a.a!.
+ in the Kings name, haiti COM
kmanded Captain Richard Moles, a
man superior in some respects to his
companion.
Shall / be deaf, stupid, or Duteh2'
queried the pedlar to himself. Open
defiance is last resource. But
he quickly decided, as Wolf called
out, sHalt, thou base, low,. peddling
oovardy or / II cut off thine ears with
my sabre Nerving his arm, he sud-
denly stopped and turned to meet
them. :
The same, by the God!' exclaimed
Dick, on Observing the pedlar's brave
face.
ssHuzza! FIVE hundred pounds,
down on thy marrog-b bones and beg
for life!
sWhat want ye with me?' demand,
ed the American.
sWant? Ask our Colonel-ask
the gibbet. on 3to-morrow's dawn
Want? why. down spy, on thy knee
and surrender, $3.50 -.
/ THAT / will not!' shouted the 9TH
.er,, with a sudden energy that star
tied both the soldiers. Flinging off
his burden, by a. quick motion, he
caught up. his club, and with the first
blow, shiyered to pieces the sword
'uplifted by the Captain to arrest
him., sssssr. aa; I
Thy steel, Wolf; be has broken
mine. Traitor,b by. Heaven thou shalt
die!' .7,, s,
Nay, nay, it taketh two to make
bargain, eooIly said Putnam; and
while the Captain was grasping bis
pistols, another blow, from the staff
discharged one Of. them into the air,
and so diseom6!tel him that for a
moment he remained inactive
Wolf struck the spy on. the shoul-
der with bis weapon, but made no
dangerous wound, and boldly seizing
him, the latter. by main strength.
dragged the burly fellow from bis
saddle. .A1thousand snries, shrieked
he, Il believe thou art Satan ersz.
!. Let this convince. thee,, cried the
Iacetious pedlar, g.aspiug the rascal's
long sword, and byaa powerful exer-
ton wrenching it from him, and
] dropping his stick. Bot by this
time Dick had recovered, and fring
his remaining: pistol, its ball entered
| the pedlars leg, causing him for an
/ instant-to tremhe with pain. ,.e,
sHelpr screamed the conquered
bully us he leil under aseyere stroke
from his own sword; aud then, as the
Captain leaped from bis hGse to as
sist, the scene became thrilling to
excess. ~ i ~ r.
The sxord proving useless in this
;|close conflict, Putnam dexterously
broke it in pieces with his foot, and
kicking the prostrate soldier at the
same time, grappled with Dick, uhe
was his equal s in strength and cour'
'tage. sgs So a ,iisbs;