The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-09-14
From Cooley. Lady. Book,
MARY SLOCCMB.

An aneedoie communicated Of Mrs. So.
cumb, is strlkingly illustrative Of her resnlu.
iion and strength Of will. The OCCURRENCE
took place at time when the whole country
was reused hy the march vi the British and
lovalists from the Cape Fear rountry. Ia join
the ro,al standard al Wilmington. Tie We
.eran Donal,i Nc Donald issued his plnciama-
tinn al Cross Creek, in February l..6. and
having assembled his Highlanders. marched
across rivers and through forests. IN haste to
Join Governor Martin and Sir Henry Gin.
TN. who were already at Cape Fear. But
while he had tluded the pursuit 81 Moore.
the patriots OF Newbern and Wilmington
Districts were not idle. II was time Of
noble , sgIsTRFIs s Agat gsHsps
~ So Ia seadby az fheycgns ni the
Scotch mountains mustered atgthe signal oil
the burning cross. The whole country rose
N mass; scarce a man able to walk was
lett in The Neuse region. The united resl.
ments of Colonies Ellington and Caswell en-
.rauniered Mcdonald at Mnore's creek, where.
"h the twenty seventh. was fought one OF the
blomllest battles Of the Revolution. Col.
Slocvmb's trcOllections Of this bra'rly Con.
tested field we're too vivid 10 be dImmed BY
the lapse &c yrars. lie wss accustomed o.
dwell but lightly IN the gallant part bnEne b.
himself IN that memorable actlun. but lie gave
abundant praise To- his ASSOCIATES; and well
did they deserve the tribute. " Aud" he
wnuld say. my vile was there" She was
indeed but the story Is best told IN her own
wur,is:
1.-The men left on Sunday morning. More
than eighty went from this house With ms
husband =; I looked at them we'll. and eouli
see that every man had mischief IN him. !
know coward ~ sonn AZ ! set my eyes up.
an him. The Tories nors than once tried
To- frighien me, but they ,lways showed COW.
ard al the hare iisinuatiou that our troups
we're about.
We'll. they got OF in high spirits; every
man stepping high and hight And slept
soundly aud quietly that night, and woke !.
hard al the mkt DAY hut ! Kept thinking
where they had gut to--how f,r-whrre and
hns many 81 The feglars and Torres they
would meel--and | cuuli not keep my,elt
Frau the study. went 10 bed At tie usual
time, but still continued to study. A. lay.
whether waking.or sleeping /! know mol, !
hal q dream vet Il vas mt all dream.
lShe used the words unrnn.eiously, 81 tie
poet who was not then IN being } ! saw
distinctly a body wrapt 10 my husbands
gaaid. cloak, bloody, deal; and Others dead
and wounded On The ground about Kim. !
saw them plainly aud distinctly. ! uttered
a cry. and sprang to my feet 0n the noar
aud so strung was the impression on my mud,
that 1 rushed ia the direction the vision ap'
prared, and came up against the side Of The
huuse. The fire in the rOnlu rave little light,
aud eazrd in every direction TO catch an.
other glimpse Of the scene. ! raised ne
light f; everything was still and quiet. MY
child was sleeping. but my woman was a"ak'
ened BY nv crying out or Jumping on Tue
flor. II I ever felt lear. u wss at that mo
mrnt. Seated on the bed. reflected lew
moments, and said aloud: must 60 TO
h,m.' | told The woman | Gould not sleep,
aud would ride down the road. She anprar.
ri n rreat alarm but merely told her TO
lock the ,Iuor after me, aud luuk alter tie
rh,ld. | went 10 the stable. saddled my
nare-as feet aud a. easy nag as ever TIA
yelled--and ~ Une minute We we're teaiing
dO~n the road al full speed. The c"oi night
seemed alter mile or two's gallup 70 bring
reflection with il, and asked myself where
was going, and Tor what purpose. Again
and again was tempted to turn back but
was some ten miles from home and my
mind became stronger every mile | rode. |
should iinJ my husband dead OF dying, was
4, firmly my presentiment and conviction as
.ny fact Of my life. When day broke, was
some thirty miles from home. J knew the
general reu.s our title army expected 10