The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-12-13

here is the stable key I received it from him,
ran round to the stables throwing the lot gate vide
open as went, unlocked the stable door, and en-
tcring in, found my horse tied in onestal and an
other tied in an opposite stall. These two horses
were all the stock that L saw in the stable. I
found my horse TO be much frightened and hard 10
manage. succeeded, however, in getting him out
of the stable, and led him off some distance inthe
woods and tied him up. The hoster IA boy of
COLOR now made his appearance. leading the other
horse out Of the stable. He litched him to tree
not SO far from the fire as had left mine, and
turned to me and asked if his horse was far enough
off to be out of danger. l told linn that he was
The boy and myself then returned to the lot, and
rs supposed that he would attend to the hotel
stables, turned to another stable, as took it TO
be, and which, from its isolated location suppo-
sed to belong to some one clse. The door of this
building found TO be locked, and supposng iht
it contained horses or stock Of some kind, forced
the door open; but the light from the fire shining
on the forge showed me that it was not n stable,
but blacksmith shop, which, afterwards learned,
belonged to Mr.. Smith. Just at this time the
hostler passed me, pulling buggy after him, and
sked ME to assist him with it. l took hold to
push it after him, and although we had but little
trouble in getting down to the branch, yet in
mounting the bluff the opposite side, onr COM
bined strength was taxed to the utmost before we
got upt. This boy, if he was legal evidence
know would confirm what say.l Having reached
the common level, the boy ran off with fhe buggy
.,Jci tl,o
Just at this time, Mr. Barron passed me, which
was the first time that had seen him suce he had
given me the stable key. / said to him, "Barroni,
we have saved all the stock " but added, Il didnot
find my saddle, bride and blanket" He replied,
81 took them, Vandiver down to the branch and
hung them on log" We then both of us re-
turned to the fire, which was making frightful pro-
gress. 1t occurred to me-, just then, that perhaps
the next best service that l could render would be
to see the business men, and to caution them about
their valuables. l accordingly hastened to the
store of Rev. B. F. Mauldin, and asked him if he
had rescued his lcdgers, notes, cases, Sc. He re-
piled that he had, and added that he had removed
all his valuabes out of his safe l next met Mr..
Ligon, another merchant of the place, and pro-
pounded to him the same questions, and received
similar answers, for although his storcroom was
not Immediately threatened yet fearing that an e1-
ploson of gum powder might scatter the fire all
over the town, thought it well enough to be pre-
pared for the worst. My attention, just at this
time, was directed 10 the almost supcrhumnn exer-
tions of Mr.. Burns and several Of the stuGents,of
Mr.. Kennedy School, in trying to save the Drug
Store of DR.. Millwee. They succeeded contrary
to my expectations, which arrested the progress Of
the flames in that direction. Their efforts on this
occasion would have done honor to an experienced
fire company. At this juncture, all the buildings
down TO the carriage factory Of j.. j. Acker,
were in 1amcs Ipasscd round to the premises Of
these gentlemen, and on inquiry, found that they
had secured their books, notes, Sc, and xssre-
joiccd to sec that b. the cxertions OF tien=c,ycs,
and the aid of several other ycsng conference.-the
were assisting them, that they succeeded in -nng
their buildings also, which terminated lhis dsss-
trous confagration. Seeing that I could render
no further ad retired tc the residcnce-of th. ou
" brother of my surviving parent for refs,sayaept
and repo<c, mentally praying that in tho provi-
dcncc of God that it might not again be my sgd
fortune to mingle in sucI scenes.
L ain sorry, fclloS citizens, to be urdcr the nc
cess;ty Of calling your attention AL these tsipgs
but report has gone out that ''yisuuiger has
ruined himself at wi.nston," and as many of
you know nothing about the facts in TIE casc5 {
thought ii my duty to furnish you true statement
OF every particular, that you might be the better
able rightly to appreciate the reports, as.wel as
the motives Of those who put them in circulation.
[ know hat did not during ihe excitement ofthat
hour observe that cooness, self possession quiet
dcmeanor, that would observe in Church, or
around your fircsides; neither do 1 believe any
other person could; but where can be the Justice
of the rule that takes excitablities instead of
our principles, or our impulses instead of our pur-
poses, Jor The standard Of tie man.
H.R. vlSDIvER.
Tornuille Dec. 6, 1850. w