The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-10-22
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Writtcnexprcssy for the "Carolna Spartan"
AN AMUSING ADVENTURE.
f'- BY FORREST s1LvERGLADE.
MEssRs. EDIroRs: Will you be so kird
and give the following amusing adventure
place in your paper' 1t occurred some
years ago, and we believe has never before
been published. It may perhaps interest
your many readers.
Yours. respectfully, +. S.
Not n thousand years ago. and not n
thousand miles from here, Windsor, N. c.
lived a young lady, the daughter of very
plain country folks, who had Just returned
from distant boarding school--haying
finished her education. Her residence was
on the western bank of "lltle river" in
this county. The period of which write
WAS September. Between the family man
sion and the waters edge was ive-acre
potato. patch. The roots were cultivated
in hills, and the vines were very luxuriant.
On the opposite side of the river quite a
number Of young gentlemen lived, who
were noled for their gallantry. Their de.
votion to the sex had induced them to unite
accomplishments in the forming of a sere.
nading band. The return of the Young
lady referred to afforded them an opportu.
nifty OF doing the genteeI. They accor-
dinghy met on clear ooniight.nght; and.
each furnished with his musical instrument.
betook themselves TO their boat, to give n
musical treat TO the "fair returned"
With mufi1ed oars they noiseIessly cross.
ed the river. and gained the beach. With
s'ealihy tread they approached the house
At The hour OF midnight, and ranging them
selves in line, at q signal from their leader
violin, flute, clarionet, aud tamborine, in one
mighty blast, TO the tune of "Old Dan
Tucker" broke the Stiffness of the night and
the old folks slumbers. The mother
screamed from alright, and called to her
daughter for an explanation of the unusual
noise; and was informed, in reply, that it
was "serendae!" Mistaking the reply,
she fled to the old man, who, a little deaf
was sitting bewildered at the, to him, con.
fused sounds.
The wife's report, 'they are caunonading
u.s." satisfied him. He flew to the gun.
rack, and taking down old "bue triggers, -
hurried down stairs and aroused the house.
Meanwhile the young lady stood at her
window, with curtain half drawn, drink
ing in the melody as it was waited up. The
boys Innocent as Sir lsaac's dog Diamond,
OF the mischief they had made, were laying
themselves out upon the last variation,
when at twenty feets distance the old man
showed around the corner his old musket.
and drew triggers. She did not shoot; but
the fire rolled, bright as falling meteors. A
stampede Of electric suddenness took place
The "leader" ofthe band leading in bee
line for the boat, followed in commendable
nearness by his company. They hurried
IN the start, but the repeated efforts of
the old man to get his "piece" off increased
their effor! at speed, aud a call by him for
chunk Of fire" TO touch the priming told
still more. They forgot the potato vines
and snch scene of confusion was never
witnessed. Headlong they fell, and at each
fall. the sound Of broken fiddle strings or
battered drums foretold the death of the
band. Helter skelter, rolling and stumb
ling along, they gained the waters edge
and their boat, and such puliing-men-of.
wars men might have learned something
from them!
The vines SO impeded the old mans pro.
gress, that he did not reach the bank with
his chunk" till the cannonaders were out
OF Run-shot; and returned, we'll satisfied
that his timely appearance and courageous
manner had achieved the salvation of him
and his. In the melee the old lady fled
"for safety and succor" whence she could not
be found that night. Next morning she
was discovered under the wheat barn. and
alter many assurances that the caunonaders
were routed, was prevailed upon to come
forth.
All the parties to the frolic are so sore
upon the subject, that | hardly dare men
ton 1t: and would not have them know
had written this for the dowry Of the girl
and herself TO boot.
o U are the most disagreeable yowels
IN The language, for the nlain reasnn.fhai |