Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-09-26

i ranks, single him out, and start III pursuit.
l,probably with the idea of making a capture
Ray, observing that no was. mounted upon
u handsome, thorough bred horse, thought
this good opportunity to replace the ami
NAL be strobe, and being a capital shot, he
{, felt sure of his game, albeit the trooper felt
quite MS suroof him. He was powerful.
lily built fellow of sonnc six feet in height,
and the horse on which he was mounted
was proportionatcly stout and strong. The
Colonel did not have long to wait before his
antagonist was within pistol shot, and ta-
king deliberate aim at the dlngoon, lie
fired. To his surprise and astonishmcnt,
as the smoke cleared away, he saw that he
had missed his opponent, who was rapidly
leSScning the distance betwceuthcm. Quick
as thought, he drew the other pistol from
the holster and fred that but with no bet
ter effect With curse upon his ill-for-
tune, he now attempted to draw his sword,
but before he could place his hand upon
the hilt, his antagonist, who was rushing
forward with rapid strides, his blade uplift-
ed, and prepared with yengcful arm to
strike blow which should put an end to
the Colonols aspirations and his life togeth-
er, was so close upon him that Aight-was
his only alternative, Dashing his spurs
into the hanks of his already jadcd stecd,
and giving him the rein, he left his tracks
but n second before the trooper passed over
them. Reigniug short around, he passed
in the rear of the trooper, and before the
latter could pull up and wheel, he had
gained half dozen strides the start. He
did not think now Of drawing his sword,
but only how to escape for he had been near
enough to his opponent to sec that he was
in earnest. There was only three promi-
ncnt objects in the field or neighborhood-
the enemy, the militia regiment, and a
large barn, with cow-shed and bam-yard
attached TO the latter he directed his
stoed, hoping to find some opportunity to
give his enemy the slip, should he follow
him. He was not long in doubt on the
latter point, for turning around he saw him
almost at his heels, and rising in his stir
rups preparatory to cutting him down The
barn door stood open, Just as it had becn
left the day previous by the husbandman
when surprised by the advance of the Brit
hair and coat skirts flying; and in went
the dragoon, after him. Out of the other
door went pursucr and pursued-round the
cow-shed-through the barn -yard-into the
barn again-out at the other door-and so
around and over the same ground again
and again, until the race became decidedly
interesting, and the Colonel's horse showed
some signs of giving out Twice the Col.
cssayCd to draw his sword to defend him
self, but rs often something prevented his
doing so; and he reflected if he were to do
so, before he could wheel his horse his am
tagouist would be upon him, and overthrow
him by his very impetus, and so gave up
the attempt, But it became him now to
adopt some new cxpcdient, for with all his
urging, he could only keep his animal Just
far enough in advance to be out of reach of
his encmys steel. Watching his opportu-
nifty as he passed the bars in his round, he
dmted through them, and made for the mi
litla regiment, hoping that his antagonist
would not venture to follow him there In
this, however he was mistaken, for he
seemed determined to ovcrtakc his man at
all hazards, regardless of personal exposure
Along the whole of the extended line of
the regiment they passed, within few feet
of the muzzlcs of the soldiers guns, many
of which were discharged at the audacous
trooper, but with as little effect as the
Coloncl's pistols had been. Many of the
men were so fullof mirth at the uncxpect-
cd, and certainly ludicrous prcdicamont of
the haploss Colonel, that they could not
aim with sufficient accuracy to hit; and in
their anxiety, too, to avoid him, they fired
Nui1n hf fhn' mail ne L.
shots and upwards which were aimed at
him the dragoon was unhanncd by any -
After pursuing the Colonel down the whole
line, md having driven him to take refuge
in the rear, the intrepid G,llo2, gave ur the
chase wheeled his horse, made for his own
corps, and was seen quietly totako his place
in the ranks.
The Colonel never forgot the stirring
event to his dying day, although it afforded
him and his fellow officers source of mirth
for many day after 'Confound him,
said the Colonel, as he wiped the pcrspira-
ton from his brow, after the trooper had
taken bis departure, Il never saw such a
daring fellow in all my life ). he wouldn't
even give me time to draw and defend my
self. '-E'merson's Lntted ,StatcS Aagoanc
TIE LOVE OF IIoMR.-It is only sbal-
low-nlinded prctendcrs who make either dis
tingulshed origina matter of personal mer-
it, or obscure origin a matter Of personal
rcproach. y man who is not ashamed of
himself need pot be ashamed of his early
condition. 1t did happen to mc to be born
in log cabin, raised among the hcsnow-drifts
of New Hampshire, at a period so early