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we love Lsurolwood. replied Jessie. bu,
We love the cause Of freedom better The
destruction Of property will greve u but
httlc. II valuable lives are spared and the
Z ius, El.eertzLis puni,hed
Punished BE assured that they will =
I eXela med Paul usz,lhur,t Heaven /.
/ Jusi some Of tkeu are even now reapipy
tie reward Of their villainy Looa Mt those
cxririDc wretches who fell near the Door
Listen 20 their moaus of anguish What
+ thought have tCey to comfort them aui sof.
+ tea the pains Il dissolution J They dic-a
torror 10 themselves aud every justice.lov
+ ing mind. Whist a remembrance the Tories
/ Of South Carolina will leave to postSritv =
TIE word Tory will be the synonym Of
/ iniamy,' said judith
The night had ,ot in quite dark, and ob.
/ Jfcis could be seen At q short distance only
be trees looked dim aud misty in the noe
/ tural gloom. TEN Huiter aud his com.
rades strained their eyes in every direction
Ia search of their foes, but without discover
ing them The surrounding scenery was As
/ quiet a II II bad never been disturbed by
the sound Of human conflict; nothing broke
the quieiude shye the groans Of the
wounded in the house and at long intervals
the cry Of n wolf in the tangled hedges Of.
Laurel swamp
The fears OF TIE young ladies began to
sntsidC an assurance - faint and tremb blir p
e - E-s--..At ;4oss lasie,s u eu L.i rs.irsI
aud would aot return 10 renew tho conf CT
took possession Of their minds 4 glow of
hope returned TO their .palc checks As
'-cir own danger grew less imminent in
i tLeir estimation feelings OF compassion for
tAo wounded Tories visited their hearts
4aey would have produced lights TO examine
tE,ir coudItion aud make remedial applica.
uous had they not been cautioned by their
more experienced defenders.
Half an hour elapsed. The silence con-
tnued unorokeu. Tom Hutter was not at
ease Tut walked sbont nervJusly casting
p'ying g.auccs from one window then from
another lie was suspicious aud unsati,tied
Tie knew that they had suffered loss but no,
enough TO preveht brave men or persons of
even ordinary hardibooi from making fur.
thcr attempts
Paul HaEelhurst at frst. shared Hutter'.
itquietude, but AnalIy joined tho ladies'.
eOGhieui that there was no immediate dan.
ger TO apprehend
Il can t comprehend il = muttered Hut,
ter. "a pcrplexed manner. 'There'.. alters
mi'ciiei goin on when folks are stll'
i hats abcout my own way o. think re,
marked Podljah, who heard Toms remarks
The most mischief is done with tho least
uo'sc, ,cordiu' to my experience fust and last.
here aud there, by aud large. a. the world
goes Did you ever go eourtiug, y. ister p
i Heyer did, said Tom
~ ril. thats about the stilic.. work you
caa fad reckon ihou.l sometimes ,slie's
= heap business done
ilark : said ron
4 don't hear nothin' but Paul and the
gals. Pauis iuiher sweet on one Of en-.
Should say, though twoud be bard 70 choose
atHeen ,tn. Wax my fax, II it wouldn't -
II strikes me, said Tom, "rhat the air is
growing hot api oppressive Listen be
qpict there Paul and the gal-'
Zach II tbc psrtie- became attentive
y Kissing, roaring sound was heard over
lclI
The iouse is on fre cried Uurer Some
OF tLo blood thirsty villains have effected
40 antrIuee through the roof
The scout rushed up stairs and threw
oIcn door. \ dense volume Of snoSe.
mingled With flame, met HIM aud drove bin
hack. B.ls. sarmcuts everything con,bu.
ia.s had been piled IL heap and fired TIE
-'faw tho feathers. the linen were ike IN,
u44 blaze, aid that had been applied some
minutes before by canning and mal.eiou.
baud
Scoscle1 he tic furious element. and bali
l.c.,aI. lluucr mounted the stairs
n-ti4. 900 hopes 10 combat the destructive
power by scattering the material which fed
.t, tu; u ~. too late Po4ij,h Makcprscc
fau after him and dragged him hack. htlf
caalkcl by tie penetrating, bot aud smoke
loaded 1ir
f4ui lIazelburst in ds isuee Of tho black.
asThyxisiius vspor- rushsd - The chambers
toc'5-e the door that h,I been left open. but
san. blinded oVerpoweted upon the TIRES
bold Ia vss with difficulty that be could
retfacc Us steps. iIo va gsspirg tor breath
ilc drowning man wbcu be rtJoIncl the
ah1i1u' group belos
That door must b. shet. sai P0diiah
'or es fh7il be smoked 10 death. IKE rats in
L.le / u shet it, of suhJsato tfyin Wa
my fax u don't
Tho tall form of PoIj,h disappearsd in
ids mass of smoke that rolled from above
.sl tsr lrfciouis There Wns m5ms4t
lf il'.1sc st1isty, then tLo door va beard
aHt. Almost simultaneously TlIrab
.... iowa tie .fai'.. covered NItI ESQ.
...s. s face and bands b.isteroi. auI somo
d Uis ali's i.css v..alrod Co asbss
Br4t.iy doHer cried Jessie. 20 yo1
'-r rrt saved u', you have at least given
lse frfrIevI
D.nt praise me. retained Pod i4h Tito
ga So pf gsl iato1icates me ike ardent
.Iert--thc potter ,le gal. the druDk.f ir
uaLss uc. ! never shall rit away from ttis
place a.ys IL there's soythiug dssp-rato
d0
desperate 4 sHis desperate said Hauor
Ws might cut or ssy through aui save
Huf-eiv-s tefhsps u there sss nottin ,fa
female naiaf % lo0t sricr but these gals
eau stan musket balls. nor tbay cast staa'
Gre
Heaven erclaimel Paul What shall
Hs Do - cot for ourselves, bui igr these
poor girls
Esoape % you can ibfsuRh ihs iarkness
aai f,r us girls. pe sili trust 60 the mofcy
70 the enemy. aod yied ourssives prisobefs
answerfi jessie, eagerly
Yes. ue pili uar ourselves q the hu.
manitg of ths Toriss said Jadith asd Rata
hurriediy
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