The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-12-20

| him as soon as posoluio'
Night found him near q lonely farm
house, to which he proceeded boldly in
pursuit of lodging. AT first the occu-
pant received him coldly; but chance
expression convincing David that his host
was tory, he affected the same political
creed and was Immediately warmly vel
coined The royalist produced his cider
after supper, and insisted that David
should join him in his potations; this the
young man did, taking care, however, not
to indulge too freely; while the farmer,
overjoyed to find what he suppostd new
recruit for his party, drank without stint,
and became more and more communities
tive. To his horror David soon learned
that party Of loyalists, led by a Major
Wilson, celebrated for his toryism and
ruthlessness, were to start early the ell
suing day, on an expedition to seize and
hang the two Bunkers, who had made
themselves particularly obnoxious to the
royalist leaders. David knew enough Of
this partizan warfare to be assured that
no mercy would be shown his friends; he
also knew enough of the Major tosuspcct
that some strong personal motive had led
to the planning of SO distant an cxpedi-
ton, when there were others as inviting
nearer holrc. lie accordingly set him
self to discover from his halfinebrated
companion the truth Nor was it long
before success crowned his adroit cross
examination.
-"Why," said his host, ~ believe there's
little revenge for slight received from
these fellows sister, mixed up with the
Majors desire to catch the Bunkcrs. The
girl is very pretty, they say, and t. Ma
or, when she was down here o.. Il visit
last year-bcforc the war got to be so
bloody-wantcd to marry her, but she
would have nothing to say to him. Ever
since, ho has vowed to make her rue the
day. You may depend on it he will have
her on his own terms now-thank -heav-
en- there's no law any longer to prevent
an honest royalist from doing as he pleas
cs to those rascalIy rebels. But yonder
is the Major now," suddenly said his host,
starting up, "I'll Introduce you to him at
once-a merry fellow you'll find him
Lord love YOU. he,sas brave as a-li9m::
David though Mortified at the diaboli-
cal plot he had heard, saw the necessity
of assembling in order to learn further
of the tories plans, and find means, if
possible, to circumvent them. lie arose,
therefore, and shook the Majors hand
warmly-pledgcd him Immediately in a
brimmer; and soon contrited to make
the royalist believe that he was anxious
to join troop and fight against the reb-
els. This induced the Major to be unusu-
ally civil, for he wished to secure so
athletic recruit himself. 1t was not
long before bargain had been concluded
between the two David refused, howev-
er, to sign the agreement that night; he
pretended that several others of his
friends were disaffectcd and dcsirous of
joining the loyalists; and his object, he
said was to secure commission for HIM
self by inducing them to join. This
tempting bait took-tho Major promised
him command in his troop in case Of
success, and David signifed his intention
of setting forth, after he bad taken % few
hours rest, in order to lose no time in
gathering together his recruits.
The dread of discovery had been con-
stantly before our hero during the man.
agement of this negotiation, for his per
son was we'll known to many of the Ma
jors troop, and if any of them had come
up, his feigned name would not have pro-
tccted him from detection He wished to
get off that night. as he had proposed; );
but to this neitAcr his host nor the Major
would hear, and he was forced to remain
till morning What was his anguish to
hear, on rising, that the Major had been
gone some hours and was already on his
way to the Bunkerss with his troop. Dis
sembing his anxiety, David partook of
hasty breakfast, and mounting his
horse, rode slowly away. Bnt when out
of sight of the house ne struck into a
fierce gallop, which he continued till he
came in sight Of cross road, where was
tavern. Here he stopped and learning
that the royalists had taken the high road,
he tured aside into narrow and more
circuitous one.