The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-01-05
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The Young Dragon,
A STORY OF THE COWPENS.
by CHARLES J. PETERSON.
CHAPTER |.
E'hcre is thing there is thing,

III The period q: our Revolutionary hiSto
III Immediately succeeded The defeat at
\ amdeu, Is suIl rcurcnbered IN the Caro-
MAS with horror. I,rc Brills,r, ela,ed
N ith their snrCc>', aud regarding the
o"th -, 40" their own, proceeded III the
a&orl 90 cuu!i,cntIuu and massacre with
pi,liess severity. In that terrible crisis
namy family Was deprived of lis head
leirher 10y exile OF execution. Yet larger
ehunhcrs were shorn Of their property and
rduced !" c"iupuative indulgence. In
word, terror rrr2 ed paramount.
u Bu, the common "Nerts OF life still
went on. HE uau>aC.IOu ot business,
the Struggles Ior We ,!in, the coils of lhe
hr>handmon, u.rtlis, deaths, marriages
cares, hOnc>, le,,rs--aiI followed each
o'ner down the deep current Of existence,
a!n"st wholly uu necIed hy the storm of
war which agitatcd Tue suffice. 1t IS AL
GIIor los'pro.c tha, .rca, rouvuISions
disturb ,!te wmoie order OF society. Men
viii still, hate, ugh the cminc nation be
turned mo camp will sill strive Tor
the d'o's OF earI!, will still, if vouur
and generous, risk their hearts happiness
~ ,uSe.
|, WAS toward, .ue close Of winter
"rcmmg that - youth ol noble mein and
han lN"me face, stood at ,he loot Of one
80; ,ir">v Ia z avenues of trees, which IN
South Caro!in. lead W from the road to
Il t mansions OF gsalll;er ptoprielors--
r." re rly F" hDlJ an ,lour he had been
N'"i", as 1t """niag ,Ie npiroscb of some
one tTom t"c hu',se now lo9Eng angi.
"H~y ~ ItIe '"n- avenue. I OK rcStlcssiy
"aihlEg 10 a"d iro. Durm. Iha inter.
va hn one prrson hui p',>std alo,g the
highway .,,d tie sIo. ice q; slhis pis ,,n
,"e ,uut. had >kIlfulIy avoided ~ q J
,"a.iug hi">cn ~iind so,nc dwaE ust~'
witlnn Inc p ,n,a,ion lcuce. 1ais al a.
"cti is h.s w"u!c dvincanor, proved S At
j" "a~ HwaitIu, some sweet "a cINicw.
Al iH>t, jus "hcn the du>L began 20
d""r"m u.,o n.gh ure llol,, Of white
"',s> Mas >""i, coming dow the avenue.
\ lI.n'lc rr'rr, and hcauiiuI gr OF
''Gi""rm summers appe.i"" {" ,hc scene.
eat, sad tn" new conner. aS ia,
N"uit sei~"d h'r .I,nJ, pas, ioi,alciv So.
~ D., i have ""' Il SECOND To STAY. l.
I'D, "j.N Difficulty ! cot Il cave lue house
-. ~rcn. and niN :.b>cace "uS doubtless
t"cr nosiccI before lIIjs {: What we nave
Io >rN, tmc' c!urr, n!uSi hc sad at once
vir ,,.,. .,..,,,,,, iii, -, =,
b, = h,v,.,o.,I, :, tIIou' La ..,.,;,,
suI ho..l,,,,, I.., ,.,'J ,I.,.',.,,-,. Ia;.'
sin., Of r,i,,,,. ,our cop,sn, harawnI
nm, ..r,J IN C,,u W,,li,o,,.,.. c..,..,r,,.
co,p,. ana .o.,unr,,w 49,, ti,I, rn,L.,:,
yo,. viii never - me- mara I co,,IL ,,l,
i.a,. I'm. u.,,i,io,L,ot u,,,,,,,, .a,.'.,,,
,uu ON. mor. and tiJ,I,., ,o, 49, e,.t
= mai farewell and - ,our G,,b.rs o,L.rs
had bnni,h.d wa from L,s InnSo n's,o
WA, mo- m.,i,oJ 81 ,cviu., ,ou ,n, .I;.n
cNcepI l., sonci. mo Am iu,,Iyi.w,
The Lear, U.J .,,,,el +, ,La .r.s or
III, listener bu, .h,. turned AVA, h.r Lo,J
to conceal Them. and f., s,mc Inn. No;
,,,.,La NV
in on, ca. dear Elem said IN. youug so,
.les,ly. will ,ou mo-, ruw. IN his
mrri. sac ,ou Ioye mo I
'tM,y,v d vou did, bn, since Won, father
so.ddcn me III. h,u,., Won have
y .ss kind and tear hay. lbs,
,hcar,-tl,.l Won, too. have ceased ro
.eGor me, now lhu An, Lecyared'
Ills hearer suddenly turned her face
full upon him. with q look ,i ,.,r(,l re-
proach th,t cut short his words.
Bless you, Ellen. for tha, look ,, he said.
Though nav fathers estate is conf,caled.
and he aud ! both indrpen,, it is 10, on
that seeoua. dat ,ou have seem"A so
cold TO me lately. Sac then. dearest, on.
" say that haze been ulsrs ken in think
ing YOU at all Altered
Another look, equally eloquent, an.
swerod him but still hi. henrsr did not
speak.
'Oh Ellen he continued, when am
lar away, fighting INV country's battles.
what bliss II would be to know that you