Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-23

ssYou see they can't STAN near so much ham
merin' as folks can "a are fightin' for liberty.
A few right smart knocks takes the starch
right out of 'em.
They're towards if they don't try it
again. returned Hutter. "Thrre's dozen
of 'em. at least. and they ought to be
a match, in the course of natur, for
for four, but we've got something within US
that they haven't-love friends. home, coun-
try and justice. See what work they've made
of your house. Miss Jessie; the windTs are
riddled, the doors broke, the furnitaTy suined,
and everything at skies and sevens-"
I'VE love Lanrelwood." replied Jessie, "but
we love the cause of freedom better. The
destruction of property will grieve US but
little, if valuable lives are spared and the
Tory miscreants punished"
Punished ?--be assured that they will ~
exclaimed Paul Haze hurst. Heaven is just!
Some of them are even now reaping the re-
ward of their villiany. Look at those eXpir-
ing wretches who fell ar the door. Listen
to their mOans of anguish. What thought
have they to comfort them and soften their
pains of dissolution? They die-a horror to
themselves and every jnsticc-loying mind.
What remembrance the Tories of South Ca
rolina will leave 10 posterily
The word Tory will be the synonym of in
fanny said Judith
The night had set in quite dark. and OBJ
cts could be seen at short distance only.
The trees looked dim and misty in the noe
turnal gloom. Tom Hutter and his comrades
strained their eyes in every direction in
search of their foes. hut without discovering
them. The surrounding scenery was as quiet
as if il had never been disturbed 10y the sound
of human conflict; nothing broke the quiet
ude save the gTuans OF the wound. d in tif
hnuSe. and. at long int rvals. the cry of a
wolf in the tangled hedges of Laurel Swamp.
The ars of the young ladies began TO sub
side: an aSEurance-fsint and trembling, at
frst--that those lawless men had retir and
would not return TO renew the conflict, took
possession of their minds. A glow Of hOIe
return, d to their pale cheeks As their own
danger grew less Imminent. in their est ma
ton feelings of compassion for the wounded
| Tories visited their hearts. Thy would have
produced lights to examine their condition,
and make remedial applications. had they not
| been cautioned by their more experienced dc
| fend RS.
Halt an hour elapsed. The silence cOntin-
ued unhroken Tom Hutter was not at ease.
| but walked about ncrvOuSly, casting prying
! glances from one window, then from an ther.
| He was suspiciaus and unsatistied. He knew
that they had suffered loss. but not enough to
prevent brave men. or persons OF even ordi-
! nary hardhood, from making further at
| tcmpts.
Paul Hazlehurst at first shared Hutter's in
| quietude, but finally joined the ladies. conf
| dent that that there was no Immediate dan
| ger to apprehend.
II can't comprehend it - muttcred Hutter
| in a perplexrd manner. There's alters mis-
| Chief goin on when folks are still"
That's abrout my own way o. thinkin',"
remarked Podijah. who heard Toms remarks.
| The most mischief is done with the least
noise, 'cordin' to my experience tust and last,
| here and there. by and large, az the world
Z 90 "a Mister
Il never did" said Tom.
Well that's abeout the stllcst work you
| can find | re kon. though sometimes there ;
| heap ~ business done"
'.Hark - said Tom.
Il don't hear nothin' but Paul and the gals.
| Paups ruthcr sweet on one OF 'em, should
say, though 'twOuld b. hard to choose atween
'em Wax my fax. il it wouldn't.
ut strikas me- said Tom. "that the air is
growing hot aud oppressive. Listen! be quiet
there, Paul and the gals"
kissing. roaring sound was heard over
head
The house is on firer' cried Hutte-.
Some of the bloc Thirsty Williams have ef-
tectcd an entrance through the roof"
The scout rushed up stairs and ihr W open
a door. A dense volume of smoke, MIN led
tn fl me, met him and drove him back.
b ds, garments everything combustible. had
been pii in heap and fired. The straw,
be feathers. the lilen. were | ke tinder; it
needed but a spark TO kindle the mad blaze
AID that had been applied some minutes be-
fore by Il cunning and malicious hand.
Scorched 10y the furious element, and hall
suiincatrd. HITTER mounted the stairs again
ia hopes TO combat the destructive power by
scattering the mlterfal which f,d it. but il
was too late. Z. diiah Makepeace ran aft /
him AID dragged him back. half choErd 10y
the penetrating. hot and smUke-loaded air.
Paul Hazclhurst. in defiance of tn black
| asDhyxiating vaporS. rushed To the III mbt
to close The door that had been left opeI, bu
sank blinded and OverpOwertd upon th'
threshold. 1t was with difficulty that h'
could retrace his steps. He was gasping fol
breath like drowning maa when he rcjoineC
the anxious group low.
That door must he shet," said P"dijah, 80
we shall hc smoked Ia death like rats in
, hul"! III shet it. or suiiOcate tryin'. Wal
INV fax if don'I =
Tue tall t,rm of Ppd.j th DISAPPEARED in th'
mass of sm Ike that rolled from above Like
| utnud clouds. Thrre was a III 'meut ui IN
unSe anxiety, then the door WAS heard T.
elise. Almost simultaneously Pod iah tum
+, hlrd down thr stairs. cover, Il with cnder'
hi, face aud htud- bli-tci,d. and some of hi
! white locks wi IA rcd to ashes.
.Bravely duuu = cried essie. IF you hav
; pri,ve."
-Dnn't praise me. - returned Pudiiah. "Th
| praises of IL gal IntOXcdtes me like arden
spcrits-the pnotier ih, gal, the drunkcr
: makes m. | never shall git away f'"m thi
place alive il there's any thing dcsp rate ca
do!'
, desperate all is desperate - SAID Iluttc
= ave might cut our way through aud save "ui
!, | selves perhapS. if ih,rc was nuthin' OF
= feminine natur TO look arter; but these "a
can't stan musket balls. nor they can't stas
lire -
III avens y cxclaim Paul What sha
we d, mot {, ourselves, bat for these po,
girl
"E-cape as you can. through the dtrknrs
and as Tor US girls, We will trust 10 the IN re
n of thr eRrmy. and yield ourselves prisoners,
J. answered Jessie, eagerly.
q .Y.s. we will trust ourselves to the hI
= manity of the Tories" said Judith aud Rut
v hurricdly.
!. You will find il poor trust" retnrns
: Hatt.r, looking oompas>ionately at The thr,
i girls. "Itll be miserable mercy you'll &
v IRON them. No. not We can't think OF that.
= -Gosl bless you Tom Hnttcr. no We can
indeed, think vi that. We Will die, u u
1 Heavens will. for there dear aud helpl.7
!, ones; hat forss,ke til IN, never y
. 4 loud shout arose from without. tt
v Tories were eNultiug in their success.
q I'VE can do iwo things" rcpicd Hutte
e "R,main here aud b. burnt. or rush out al
. he shot
Il We'll neither be burned nor shot!' T
torted Podjah. stousiy.
y I'm bound To liye as long a nppcrs and u
b ders II hold together. | Ain't goin' 10 kasc
a uuder la the mornin' o my day.. by gum
know that all h,sh is gr4ss, bot l doa't WA
st my grass cut while lis 80 green. III hold d
Di to existence TO The last glsp. | swo~ To
70 Halter. I'm goini 10 cut 1st about my bigue'
al aud the higaess OF one OF these gals thrVus
r the 'tarnal Tories, leetle qIicker'n yoa c.
II load a load ~ hay when thrTr's tnunde