The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-03-28

and VISIONS Oi HDprDinS anu piHdSf sHli
danced before their ewes At the command
oi lie lieutenant, the soldiers seized ali The
male inhabitants and forcihi, placed them
ia Iine before them The women and CHI
dren waited neer in terrible anxiety, for 10
one understood the words shch we're spoken.
and these oninous preparations led item TO
Judge the worst.
AT ibis iuncture the son of the village pas
Tor appeared upon the scene. lie was q
yaung man Of tweniy. who was stud, ing
theology ia order to become his fathers sue.
crssor, and fortunately had some knowledge
u French. The appearance os thugs, with
out the cries and entreaties Of the terrified
people, toid him that his teip was wanted.
lie immediaiel, addressed himself 10 lieut..
i.a,notle and begged Tor an rxpianatnn
- am ord,red u punish TIN, village, IN.
swered the tier. :. for your treatment al our
soldiers last p,ght. The Mar ,ha order. tia,
ten Of you shall be shot. The only thing
that can do is to allow y"u 10 draw lots
among yourselves. or to pn!tt nut these con-
cern"d in the outragr."
but" continued the yonng man, your
general has been msiniVrmed; 30 French
,nidiers have visited our iildge before you.
We have tulS been IN great fear aud anxl
ct, the whole night. bnt the valley Is deep
and the village i, aril, concealed ir,nn view
/ by wuud- on the side. There ne also the
villages of Middle and Lnncr Waldorf,
VII ch ir iurtier down ~ tie open ra'leN.
| You can On satisfy ,0ur>rl, .ir. that this
! Village i ehtirei, innocent. and ] cnirrat
YOU noi to shed the Slund ut our harmless
/ people"
!. l'nrrc i. no time fur Investigation said
The officer. " | am urdertd 10 pracerd I"
" aldnif md an, gaided lhliber. Will "ait
! till ,0u max. taur hoiee oi ten 10 be saCrI-
| feed. bnl ha,e 10 authority - DE- more"
/ u, this time The people had LEANED the
| fate IN .iOTe for Them. The women With
tears and appealing gestures cr"~de around
the nfiicer, begging him 10 spare itrlr sons
and husbands. The mrn stsui silent, with
blnodie>. faces, and domb impirrIHg eyes.
/ The scene Was e,idrntl, painful. bnlh ia the
officer aud the soldiers. aceuslnrrd as ih.y
1 Mpre to The ununcicilul rotlr "a war Ihev
/ wrre ANXIOUS io pui an en,i To II aud leave ;
but the clrrgyman's sun. inspired with the
btiiet that the late oi ten inrn rested upon
I'll, effmf,, ronttnuPd 10 urge his plea with a
zeal d rloguence that would not be set
aside.
.ent. I.am.Iie struggled awhile between
his srn.r ni duty and h> natural humanity
While the Young advocate appealed 10 his
conscience aud 10 tie obr.llrnCe which he
oar. to a higher cominand than Rasnusl.
/ + nally lie consented 10 vail while sergeant
was d,.ps chrd iohradquarter, accompanied
by peasant Ia .auw b ~ the nearest us,.
4 lew itnes. hastily prnctied, ,tatrd the
tact, ii the Gaze. and asked Irr iutihei III
struction..
Meanwhile the inhabitants waited in .
state # ,n.p'n.e scarcely 10 br endured
Lieut.. Lamnite, VIII. a. thorough Ftrnrh.
man. soon Nearnd 81 painful emotion. aud
shaking II oil al ihc risk nf a. pearins hrarl.
les. said The murning j. keen. aud
nalS btiorc breakfast ,lnn'l diminish lie ap
prtiie; ca y"u give u, sn,nc r,!rtshneni,
Ir"m ,nur hidden supplies .
At w0fd lr0in The yonng man many q
the women brought uui what they had pre-.
pared fnr lie & nNn breakfasts, with b!atk
bread, mugs or heer. aud a small ehrese Of
i~o-.nllicient fnr rough meal. 81 whcli
the su',l.rr> paiiuok, with IL. o,ual laughing
continents ~ !. ID tuissiHs .Hirmmit.'
The enmpan, Il victims lnokrd un 10 j
lrncc. sbd mute than nne uttered eiaanily
" We are ire,ii, our rSrcuti"nfr..'
E,rn il tat should b. rue" sati ;h,
yoUns nan. "it is bot doug q, Christ Va.
taught ~. Whether or hot We obtain Chris
iian charity frnm ihr,e nen. ltt v. II least
show them Ihat We ate Christians.
Tie rsbusr bal II, eject. s ir@ &c III,
men assisted IN entertaining the ,u,lier>. AMI
the latter With thpir listlty inr ltalerniza.
tim. snun made thcm.rl.r. u hamt. A.
tie stomach iills. tie heart alsn cnlAfses. ahll
the msn began 10 say ainang iacin.ciSr,
i" IL ia PIT. that thrss men shaG,l be shot
i b. mistake"
Il Mas not long before The sergeant and
his guide arrived. The former handed the
liruicnaht nnip. whrh he hastil, tore Opet
ani rcai:
Waste 30 time 10 pitlcy. II i itdiITrr
rnt Whth Village Is punished. An example
must be made. DO ,anr duty aud retsrn In
sianil,."
80 ran The piiile.s answer.
II "Chause ,olr men :" sanl the lirutrnan'
rising To his lret, aud GRINDING his teeth Ia
/ keep dawn III. Gathering hsari. lIut now tic
lamrntaitOn broke nHt altesh. The MBmru
clung around lhc men Win acre dear Ia
ihrm, aud many u the latter. overcome by
ihr general d,,.r,.s. uttered loud cries al
PRAYERS inr m,trs.
1'ne ,nung man kn"lt dawn IN front II
them. SAYING tc the oiiicer. /" u" not knrti
10 ,ou Dui will pta, IL Uoi thar lle ~i,l
trmnr ;hr III n slsa.htrr truin tu4f saul.
i ~ the 0liireT met his earnest rNrs. toll ~
.ut,i ma 4. Aft.nr.. and courage. It's ua %
suddeuiv filled with trars. Tic iarhsd io
his men VII" stnni ,lraanup ~ Tue before
L,n. bui no Mot,I va. slnksu. Their hand.
wye II, their proper places. act urding 10 the
lJfill rraulatr,it.. ,nd thete we're dfup. aii
man, ,nrrks Wnirn ihry enulh not wye
aNay. rhrir uss a siicid ~ stan 10 The
onicvt's rtr---thete vas q siirnt answer 10
theirs. Tue lufdrr turned hsr ivdl,. brek.
uiied tie ,uans man ~ him, aud whispered
IA az sgiistrd sulee; Nv TREAD, Will