Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-25

and looked mp sat the windows OF farm
L. ;, half hid between clustering trees.
h, u was the residence of Mary bunker.
the mistress of his heart; the lights show
cd that the family had not retired, and he
resolved to pay her visit before his de-
parture.
She was alone when he entered, and
few words made her acquainted with his
determination. When she burst into tears.
NAY, Mary" he added" you must
not unman me- At first resolved to leave
you withouta a farewell, for [ knew how
much you dreaded my taking am active
part in the struggle. But could not be
SO cruel as TO desert you without word. /"
Will compose myself" said the fair
girl, with I'm effort to smile al know
have been wrong to persuade you to stay /;
but you cannot imagine the anxictics
suffer on account of my brothers, and /
could not bear you to encounter their dan
ger But since this dreadful defeat at
Camden, feel that every man is wanted
for our country Go, then, dearest, and
may God be with you. My prayers shall
attend you night and day.
David pressed the weeping girl to his bos
ON, snatched q lasty kiss, ut the sound of
approaching footsteps, wrung her hand
and was gone.
The next day he left the ncighborhood
OF his fathers house armed with muskct
and mounted on study horse. His des
tln"tion was the American ca,up, then far
northward; but ms the intervening country
was filled with the enemy, lie knew there
would be considerable address required TO
effect his purpose. Before his departure
he saw u few of his old playmatcs who
promised to follow as soon as possible.
Night found him neur n lonely farm
house, to which he proceeded boldly, in
pursuit of lodging. At first the occu-
pant received him coldly, but chance cx-
preston convincing David that his host
was tory, he affected the same political
creed, and was Immediately warmly wei
coined The royalist produced his cider
after supper, and insisted that Divid should
Join him in his potations; this the young
man did, taking care not to indulge too
freely, while the farmer, oyerjoycd to find
what he supposed to be a new recruit for
his party, drank without stint, and became
more and moro communicative. 10 his
horror, David soou learned that party of
loyalsts, led by Major Wilson, celebrated
for hrs toryism and ruthlcssncss, were to
start early or the ensuing day oman expo
dltion, seize and hang the two Buukers
who had made themselves particularly OBJ
noXious to the Ioyalist leaders. David
knew enough of this partizan warfare to
be assuied that no mercy would be shown
his friends. lie also knew enough of the
character of the Major, that to suspect that
some strong personal motive had led to
the planning of SO distant an eypidition
when there were others nearer homo. lie
accordingly set himself to discover from
h,s half inebriated companion the truth
Nor was he long boforc success crowned
has adroit cross-eXamination.
Why, you sec" said the host, =" / be-
lievc there is little revenge for the slight
received from these fellows sister, mixed
up with the Majors desire to catch the
Bunkers The girl is very pretty, they
say, and the Major when she was down here
on visit last yoar-bcforc the war-wun-
ted to marry her, but she would have moth
ing to- do with him. Ever since. he has
yowcdto make her rue the day. You may
depend upon it, he will have her on his
own terms now. Thank Heaven there's
no law to prevent an honest royalist from
doingas he plcases to these rnscally rebels.
But yondcr is the Major now" suddenly
said the host, starting up. 81 will intro
duce you at once--a merry fellow you'll
find him. Lord love you, he's as brave as
lion" @ N ur- i.,
David, though mortified at tho diabolical
plot he had heard. saw the necessity of dis
embling in orderto bear more of the tory's
plans, and find means if possible to circuin-
vent them. He arose, therefore, and shook
the majors hard warmly; pledged him i'm
mediatcly ina bumper aud so contrivod to
make tho loyalst believe that he was anx-
lous to join a troop and take part against
the rebels. This induced the Major to be
unusually civil, for he wished to secure so
athletic a recruit himself 1t was not long
before bargain was concluded between
the two. David refused, however, to sign
tho agreement that night lie pretended
that several others of Ills friends were dis.
satisfied. and dcsirous of Joining the loyal.
lists; and his object, he said, was to secure
commission for hilnselfby inducing them
toJoin' This tempting bait took; the. Ma
Ijorf promised a command in his troop in
case of success, and David sigpifed his in
tcntion of setting forth after he had taken
a few hours rest, in order to lose no time
gathering together his recruits. 3.lt .p{ s
q The dread of discovery had been con-
stantly before OUT hero during the arausc-
nent of his negotiation, for bis person was
well known toimany of the Major troops !;
and lfany of them had come up, his feign-
edsaame would not protect him from de.
lection, He wished to get off that night.