The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-02-14

Majors desire to catch the Bunkers. The
girl is very pretty, they say, and the Majoe
when she was down here last year ---before
the war, wanted to marry her, but shr
would have nothing TO do with him.. Ever
since he has vowed 10 make her rue the day.
fon may depend upon it, he will have her
on his own terms now. Thank heaven |!
there's no law to prevent an honest royalist
from doing as he pleases to these rascally re-
bels. But yonder is the Major now sud,
denly said the host, starting up. Il will in
trodnce you at once--a merry fellow, You'll
find him. Lord love you, he's as brave as a
lion.
David, though horrified at the diabolical
plot he had heard, saw the necessity Of dis.
sembling in order TO hear more Of The tory's
plans and find means if possible 10 circu,n-
vent them He arose, therefore, and shook
the Majors hand warmly pledged him i'm
mediately IN bumper, and so coLtrived TO
make the loyalist believe that he was anxi-
Gus to join a troop, and take part against
the rebels. This induced the Maicr to be
unusually civil, for he wished TO secure so
-afi,infie n fecrilil hiinsalf- II was not long
before bargain was concluded between the
two. David refused, however, to sign the
agreement that night. He pretended that
several others Of his friends were dissatisfied,
and desirous Of joining the loyalists; and
his object, he said, was TO secure a commits
sion for himself by inducing them to join.
This tempting bait took tho Major
promised a command in his troop in
case Of success, and David signifed his in
tention of setting forth after he had taken a
few hours rest, in order to lose no time in
gathering together his recruits. 4
The dread of discovery had been constant.
" before our hero during the arrangement
VI his negotiation, for his person was well
known TO many Of the Majors troops; and
ifany of them had come I'M, his feigned
name would not protect him from detection.
lie wished 10 get off that night as proposed
but to this neither his host nor the Major
would hear, and lie was forced to remain ill
morning. What was his anguish to hear
that the Majo, had been gone some hours.
and was already on his way to Bunkers with
his troops. Dissembling his anxiety, David
partook of hasty breakfast, and mounting
ms horse rode slowly away. But when out
OF sight OF the house he struck into fierce
gallop, which continued till he came in sipIn
OF cross road where was tavern Here
he stopped, and learned that the royalists
had taken he high road, the turned into
more narrow and circuitous by road. - g.
at is my only chance to avoid them. lie
said, again aasbins into callop. Il Ioray
God may reach the settlement in time to
collect few of our lads, and march to the
Bunkers. There is no other hope now left |!
Night had fallen in, as they had expected,
before the tories were able to reach the vi.
cinity of the house they were in search Of
| AT length, however, after silent march
through the woods it broke upon their view
light was burning in one of the windows
and when they arrived close to the premises,
the lively notes ola violin reached their ears,
proving that the brothers were not aware of
their presence, but were enjoying themselves
in imagined security. - Esl
| -Now, men, whispered the leader Of the
tories, when / give the word, fire volley at
the house by way of introduction; we will
ihen surround the house and enter il. :
At that instant the deep bay of a dog
rang ON their ears, and a large mastiff sprang
1 from under the house aud rushed at the
Major. -
Fire he cried.
Twenty guns broke upon the stiffness Of
the night--the dog fell dead---eve-y pane Of
4
! glass in the 'windows were shivered, and
tories yelled like sasages. In an instant the
lights in the house Were extinguished, the
violin rs quickly ceased and a noise was
heard at the door. The tories Immediately
made a rush at it. But it was already bar
red, ais:. being .s.adeTof stout cel plank re-
sisted all their efforts. A riff cracked iron.
one Of the windows, and Org fell, desper-
ately wounded. Another report succeeded
another toryfell Major Wilson was now
/ fully aware that both Bun kers were at homo,
and wide awake. A shed turned the rain
from, the front Of the house, and beneath this
! the tories, shielded from the fire Of the Bun
kers, went to work at the door, SuspectiHg
resistance, perhaps from his knowledge Of
their character one of his men brought an
I axe, with which he commenced lewing at
the doors and soon cut it in pieces. Here q
desperate battle ensued. The brothers were
powerful and courageous as they were strong;
and now with dubbed rifles they disputed the
whole tory force. The door being snall,
j they STOOD their grouud for half an hoGr,
4 telling, during that time, some of those who
had the temerity to enter frst, but finally
numbers overcome them, and they were
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