The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-10-26

good will reigned between father and
son.
Westerfeld and his wife, lived together
in great happiness, and were blessed with
an abundant increase in goods and family.
-Four sons and three daughters they could
boast of, at the commencement OF the
Revolution; and every thing around in
plenty, and abundance to spare. The
sons were regular Chester6elds in polite
ness; and the daughters Houris in beauty.
They of course made sensation in the
country; or to nse the expression OF the
bovs, the colony was in love with them;
and if you believed them, they lived in
sea of smiles. The girls had beaux with
out number.
There was one, however, on whom all
the gallantry of the Westerfelds had
not made the slightest impression; and
they were sharp enough to see it. And
accordingly, one of them engaged to bring
her to the common level. .-.f 1885, .-
This one was Harry Westerfeld, the
eldest son, and of course the most astute
one. He had just turned his twenty-sev-
enth year, and what he lacked by nature,
he had made up by art; so he thought
the heart of no mortal woman could stand
before him. .......... -,
The heart he was now going to storm,
was none other than that of Mary May,
who besides being passionately in love
with James Douglas had an inward ha-
: ed for fops, and being of a bold dispo-
sition it was not likely that Harry West
er6eld would make any impression; but
only meet stern refusal, which she knew
we'll how to give.
Harry went in with the determination
to conquer, and long he applied his most
winning arts, but all in vain. He was
repulsed in every effort. Chagrined and
mortified at his defeat, after having
brought down some of the proudest danes
in Carolina, by what be was pleased to
call, backwoods hymph. he would not
for long time tell his brothers, how the
affair terminated. When it did come out
at last, he was so much vexed that he
vowed vengeance, and when Westerfeld
swore vengeance, all of his brothers were
in duty bound to help him, let the conse-
quence be what it might. This was
helped on by q personal difficulty between
the male portions of the families; which
ha6 nigh come to blows before, but
was prevented by the Intervention o
friends. 10 f.s
| Many plans we're proposed and reject
ed, owing to their impracticability: at las
one was presented by the father, who
came into the council, which was accept
ed The father said, @ st-.
GAS. they are rebels, and We are goo6
loyal subjects, the course seems plain t.
me-" rs.a .
4 The May plantation was doomed to b.
ravaged, and the innocent inhabitants t.
insult and outrage.
Ere this, James Douglas had won tn
favor of General Marion, and be was dis
patched by him, with others, in differen
directions, to watch the Tories, and Civ
3 the alarm on the notice Of any coming dis
{ turbance.T ~ ajaG 1#f F8-9 {.te ffHj
: James was one day stationed close to
f road leading from a small town to West
: er6elds He laid in thicket all do
J. without seeing or hearing anything to e1
5 cite his suspicion. He had seen two {
: the Wester6elds pass toward The town
s the fore part of the day. They had NJ
yet returned, and he was thinking the
must have gone some other way; or wei
not coming back that night, when his a
tention was suddenly attracted by tt
tramp of coming horses. He had ju!
" time to hide behind friendly tree, Cha
J. ing come out from the thicket) when tht
b passed. It was the Wester6elds. Tht
|. were riding slowly along, engaged in col
!. versation, which James could plain
IS hear. Just after passing one said to Il
n othe.. % ""'i -a h1s2e- .
Is James was all ea:s now to know VIII
is was fixed. And he was soon satisfied:
g "Yes," replied the other, "before Il
!. morning sun, the Mays shall be po
II enough"
g And the one that first spoke repli
ia with light laugh, -.ta-
rt II will have my revenge" ~
id This was all, and was enough. Jane
e. with his face livid with rage, could wi
is difficulty, keep from shooting them do'
a on the spot, which he certainly would ha
if done, had not the sudden appearance
,h q swarm Of Tories prevented him.
Smothering his rage as best he COT
or he started for headquarters, full I
C. miles distant afoot, having left his hol
If. in camp for convenience. In ar incre
no bls short time he was in camp and by
excited looks the men knew there v
an something wrong They all made "
st; for him, as he went directly to the Gem
I'm ais tent. Marion saw his agitation, q
or expected some important news from b
and important it was to James, and so
lin others in camp; for the six brothers W
Ia there, all unconscious of the danger Il
he threatened their homes. James relat
u as we'll as his excitement would perm
ith what he heard. Marion felt for him,
ulok %ho