The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-27
AREv0LUTIONARY A HEROINE.

North Carohna: Owing to some cause not
known, he spent two nights IN Halifax
county-one within the hospitable grove of
Willie Jones, near the town of Halifax, and
the other higher up the county, near "Quan-
key Chapel" Either because he was scarce
of provisions and horses, or from a mali
cious desire to destroy the property of
American citizens who were opposed to the
British, he caught all tho horses, cattle, hogs
and even fowls, that he could lay hands on,
and destroyed or appropriated them to his
own use. The male. and most of the fc-
male inhaLitauts of the country fled from
the approach of the British troops, and hid
themselves i'll the swamps and forest ada.
cent, and when they passed through the
country, while every one else left the prem
iscs OH which she lived, Mrs. Powell then
Miss Bishop "stood her ground" and fac
cd the foe fcarcssly.
But it would not do; they took the hor-
ses and cattle, and among the former, "a
vorite pony Of her own, and drove them off
TO the camp, which was about mile dis
tant. Young as she was, she was deter
mined to have her pony again, and, as she
must necessarily go to the British camp, to
60 alone, if no one would accompany her.
And alone she went, on foot, at night, and
without AIRY weapon Of defence, and in due
time arrived at the camp.
by what means she managed to gain,an
audience with Tarleton is not known; but
she appeared before him unannounced, and
raising herself erect, said:
IL have come to you, sir, to demand re-
storation of my property, which your kna-
wish followers stole from my fathers yard"
"Lct amo understand you, MISS" said
faricton, completely taken by surprise.
"Well, sir" said she, your roguisl men
in red coats came to my fathers house about
sundown aud stole my pony, and have
walked alone and unprotected to claim and
demand him and, sir, 1 must and will have
him. fear not your men; they are base
and unprinciplcd enough to dare to offer
insult to an unprotected female; but their
cowardly hearts will prevent their doing
her bodily injury"
And just then, by the light of camp
fire, espying her own dear little pony at a
short distance, she continued:
"Ihcrc, sir, is my horse. l shall mount
linn and rile peaceaLIy home, and if you
have any Of the genllemanly feeling within
you, of which your men are utterly desti-
tute, Or if YOU have any regard for their
safety, you will sec, sir, that I am not inter-
rupted. But lefore go, I wish to say to
you, that he who can, aud will not prevent
this base and cowardly; stealing from hen
roosts, stables and barn yards, is no better
in my estimation, than the mean, good for
nothing, guilty wrctclles, who do the dirty
work with their own hands. Good night
sir"
And, without waiting further, she took
her pony, and galloped safely home, for
Tarlcton was so much astoundcd that lie
ordered that she should be permitted to do
as she chose.
Mrs. Powell died in her native county in
ls4o, after she attained green old age,
One of her grandsons, VIM. S. Parker, VOL
unteered i'll the Mexican war, and died at
Ceralvo, in Mexico. Another, Richard B.
Parker, is residing in Halifax county, N. c.,
most estimable and worthy citizcr. And
grand daughter, Mrs. Mary E. sledge,
(wife' of w. I: sledge, and sister Of the two
first named gentlemen,) also lives in Hall.
fax county, besides other relatives, who all,
no doubt, do justice to her memory, but
others Should do likewise, for she was one
Of. the noble spirits of the times that tried,
mems souls."
THE Home Of the Poet Percival.-The.
] qdaint-looking house occupied by the late.
James C. :Percival, at-New Haven, Ct., was
sold, at auction .;on Wednesday, last, for
4sls5po 10 satisfy a mortgage. The poetE
State Geologist of Wisconsin at the
fhaeaf his death, ineMay, 1856, but, died.
without property except his poslss .ho,lsss
and hbratyialI sSLiets.ws snott ttgagea.
The house;;ai its.owner apf occupant, was
mengtbe9Miuides Of New Haven. Both
swsrsSssf ysiblc to thepatlie. The
t|s4lIgH lypwh one .tenetnexk. located in.
1ahas sabpibs lSxa brill in,aaif,an.
lHst 3eadf6 Sbe ib6ss fsat 5stisat' from
ss - ssa'ass ii s!leh sss:sis la slammed.
sither window orslooy sk iBibls to the
:aid- t'~ only ehttsaas IS n the
iasaf whicl' is, 'atproachea "a. psss,
winding from Aleaoad~ Two wiHaows.
we'll protected by heavy skst are inser.
ted in the gable snas- Id, tstfsat, the
poet liYeed alone .yitfael.ik i ,seldos.
permitting -saipfrisiop upon bis .sscIusion.