Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-08

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the war, but now deserted. . Seeing horses Sc
in the yard, they all d~ismounted, and Ed I
win approached on foot, he soon returned b
and told his men that he suspected those
they pursued were in the old mill. O
Leaving Sambo to take care Of the hor- \
ses, the party entered the yard, where were o
three horses, but no men to be seen. Ed Y
win concluded there must be about as il
many men in the house, as there were hor- /
ses in the yard. With cautious steps the |
party advanced to the door ; no one was {
within they entered, and hearing voices i
above them, they listened. and were hor- /
ror-struck at the words which reached their
ears. Without waiting a moment for tho't,
Edwin sprang up the steps followed by two
of his comrades. He reached the top and
fell back by a blow dealt by some villain
above. With a quick cry Of vengeance,
Edwin was borne below by his comrades.
They heard a scufiing of feet above
and they sprang to their work again
This time they succeeded in reaching the
gallery. No one was in sight. Seeing a
door, they suspected the villains had hid
in the room. They summoned the inmates
of the room to surrender they refused;
an axe was soon procured, and the door
was forced two balls whizzed past the as
s%ailants' ears, and the next t1f ksH men, to one
10 the undress uniform of a British officer,
the other two they knew to be determined
villains. As soon as the rascals saw how
few they had to deal with, they spraug for
ward with muttered curses on their lips
the fight commenced with energy on both
sides, first using their sabres, then their
fists.
Edwin recovering from the stun he had
received now came up to help his comrades.
"Ha, villain !' He cried as he recog-
nized Colonel Samson in the undress uni
form.
With a muttered curse, the Colonel
raised his pistol and aimed it at Edwin's
head, but he did not fire it, for Elmira,
who had been seated in the corner of the
room, since the beginning of the fight, hac
recognized the voice of Edwin, and seeing
the Colonels pistol raised, she sprang for
ward, and snatching it from his hand, sh'
turned it on It's late pessessor.
Fooled, completely foiled, the villain.
now determined to fee, and taking advan
! tage of the surprise, occasioned by the ap
, pearance of Elmira, they rushed past thel
; opponents, down the steps, seized thei
horses, and were fleeing away before Edwi
u had recovered from his surprise.
! "Thank Heaven cried Edwin, as /
9 pressed Elmira to his manly breast, " Go
y onel Samson cannot harm you now. 4o
are safe"
"No, Edwin, no. God has indet
helped me. l fear no danger when yC
le arc near; had it not been for you and yo
< brave comrades, Heaven knows what
would have been" Tears of Joy stream
up down her cheeks as she thanked the bra
men around her. The noble fellows we
too, but they were tears of JOY, not sorr'
W and sadness.
"Come, we must away. Colonel Sa
eu son will be back again, and we might Fl
TO- worse in conflict with two or three doz
ia men, than we have with only three"
ler Leaving the house they joined Sambo, "
nc was anxiously waiting to see Elmira. ]
ioy knew no bound when he saw her S
OH with Edwin.
"Where shall you go now? am {
tain your uncle is in league with the CC
ing mel, and it is not safe for you to go Their
elbow! Why? Elmira questioned
I'M "Never mind, now I'll tell you sol
o., time. But how would you like to go
= stay awhile with my cousin 2"
ne "Any where, that l shall be free Fl
the persecution of my Uncle and Cole
Las, Samson"
naa DWELL, let me carry you there;
=. will be welcome"
wiz 1t is not our purpose to record the e7
ra' Gay transactions and occurrences Of
MS lives of our hero and heroine, and with
sion short chapter we shall close our story.