The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-06-23

already barred, and being made Of stout
oak plank, resisted all their efforts. A
rifle cracked from one cf the windows, and
II tory feel, desperately wounded. Anoh.
cr report succeeded and another tory fell
Major Wilson was now fully aware that
both Bunkcrs wercat home, and wide awake.
y shed turned the rain from the front of
the house, and beneath this the tories,
shielded from the fire ofthc Bunkers, went
to work ut the door. Suspcctiny resistance
perhaps from his knowledge Of their CHAR
actcr-one of his men brought an axe, with
which lie commenced hcwn- 1T the door,
and soon cut it in pieces. Here Il dcsper-
ate battle cuSucI. The brothers were pow
eriul and courageous us they were strong =;
and nov with dubbed rifles they disputed
the whole tory force. The door being
small, they stool their ground for half an
h' ur, telling, during that time, some of
those who had the tcmcrlty to enter first
but finally numbcrs overcome them, and
they were flung upon the floor and bound.
The tories, inilamcd to madness at the re :
sistancc that had been made, aud at their
own losses, now seized the mother and sis
ter and made preparations to hang the
two brothers before their eyes. The ropes
were already tied around the nccks Of their
victims, when the Major addressed his
men
"Now, friends rs soon rs these Villains
are dead, W, will set fire to the house
the old woman there, said he with brutal
laugh, may be left Inside, but the young
one reserve for myself"
"IIist n' cried one Of the men in a loud
voice. The Major ceased, and they heard
a voice outside Of the house. Although
the words were spoken low, the listeners
distinctivcIy heard
"When | say fire, give it to them %!
\ man witt. u Llanc,ci check rushed
into the house, cxclaiming
"Ihc yard is full OF men -
"lire..' cried a deep voice from tho yard
y general volley succeeded, and So well
had the aim Lccn directed in the door that
several of the tories fell either dead or t.cs-
pcratcly wounded. In turn, then, rushed
the toles rctrcaled up stairs, when David,
our hero, rushed into the room they
had just left and cut the ropes Of the Bun
kcrs.
MAY God Lless YOU for llis,' cried the
grateful fellows.
The two men sprung up, seized their
r.:'cS, which hal been lcf: in The rooms,
and prepared to rctaliatc the treatment they
had just received.
Long and desperate was the latle.
The tories fouy yht for life the wings for
revenge. But at length the latter triumphcL,
though not until their enemies had been
almost exterminateJ. The Major fell by
the arm Of our hero, who sough him out
in the hottest Of the fight aud engaged him
single.handel.
No language Of ours can express the
emotions Of David, as he pressed his be-
trcthcd wife to his bosom, and his heart
went up in thanktuncss TO Heaven for his
timely arrival, when lie tn ought that de-
lay Of half III hour would have Unsigned
her to 4 fate worse :l,an death.
The gratitude Of her brothers were cx-
pressed in many words, but hers was ST.
lent and fearful, yet how much more graft
flying.
81 almost called YOU coward, son Da-
vil," SAID his father to him when they met,
"bnt YOU are a chip Of the old block, and
| did you wrong, Deborah he is boy to
be proud offs Inc no, ? You may foun.
der one Of my horses every day that you
DO such dced-it beats everything ever
saw in the old French war;
David's galIantry in this act, drew
around linn IN few weeks more than a
score fhardy young fellows, who fought
with him to the end of the war, when he
returned and WAS happily married to the
heroine Of our story.
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