The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-07-19

s doing her best to be calm! .,rapt'
men are Coming, and father wants u
all down stairs.' .fl.-s. y d. IA - :
4 Brants meni It Is difficult q
: make You understand the horror wi,l
(which that name wss pronounced an,
! heard or TO express the terror will
1 which, as j hurried on my clothes.
tiiopgbt Of Grace and iinyself in IN
power of these rinerciless savapes. N,
wonder that she trembled in every limb
or that Thomas Oakley and his fiv,,
staiwart sons, men not easily dauntetl
looked pale, rs they moved about il
fthe dim morning light. y .'a7aN.
1 !" don't know rs I have spoken 4
4 you before f-Thomas Oakley. a mar
ovey SIX feet in. height, and Of pobl,
presence, with a grand face that looked
as II it might have been chiseled out o
tmarble, and hair rs white as snow
/ though he was scarcely past his prime
w. "ave no sucl, men now a dass. !
have lis, portrait in my little cabinet
yohder; a::'I you may see there tina. I've
iooks as he. was, a. kindly and noble
Egeutlenaan. .-.-;..,. ...,, -.
As for Ills sons, ,.en we're like him
-Ttall, strong-iimbed, fe.irless, and de.
youily- attached 10 their stately mother
who was; preparing breakfast willie they
fastened the iron shutters of The lower
~,Rdo&s, and barred the heavy. doors.
us shame to rout YOU out so
earlS Nelaie,' said Mr.. Oakley, as he
noticed my. pale, frightened face '6ut
n we don't eat our breakfast now, those
rascais may not give us chance to get
II at all and. TO nay mini. after a
good cause, there's nothing like a good
breakfast before going to = fight.' =
," | wish Mark was here said Grace
timidly. sNNas-ss7 -'. d. .s' l. o. -
:" No doubt, pussy, bat I've sent for
him.. fon Yost, the half.wit,ed lad
that brought the news, has gone after
him apd the volunteers, vino were 10
start for the camp o.day; and if we
can bit keep the rascals at bay ill tbey
come we may give them a good pep.
pering rs they deserve as 1850 : :.
=" Ay,ifl but oh, that dreadful I'm.
certainty. The house was of stone. and
80 strongly built, that it was doubtful
ifsthey could either raise or.,fir !,
Bot who knew what else might han.
pen ! How many Of that fair family
would gather around the board to. NOR.
row morning2 8h! cI ildren, il was a
dfeadfni day; but j ,liiuk tue hour be.
fore the attack was the worst Of all.
= II was MOTTO he expected that we
could eat much breakfast; but hurried
as; the meal was, it was hardly over
when one Of the boys whom Mr.. Oak
ley had posted at tie look out called
out that they were coming. and stealing
along The woods at the right, as If ihey
hoped TO surprise us. ''.
At once :he. men hurried with their
rides TO the windows Of the second sto.
ryi ,while Mrs. Oakley, pale, but still
'outwardly calm, motioned to us 10 fol.
low, and land out the powder. IS
Then came asdead silence. -, ...,
sssLook out, Simeon said the father.
in a low voice, and fell US what the
knares are about
90 Posting themselves around the
.house. but under cover. They think to
catch Us napping. There's man com
ing this way, inow--he---wly, father,
IT'S Walter Van Cpyler,'s 80 ,.--,., '
sWe all started. The meaning of
this sudden attack was clear enough
now .sy ;,J9,, S.-,.f,i, ~ fssr ;
! Z Van Cuyier had been a professed
patriot and q warn admirer Of Grace: !:
and on his rejection by her, had gone
away, sowing vengeance on the whole
family. 49, =, rt, > s~13@ =. -
- The 'iraitor,' muttered Mr. Oakley.
$ Its he. then, that has y brought down
'this swarm Of hornets. What is he
doing now, Simeop.p - -,
-. - He has been trying tl,e windows
TO see htbey are fastened. Now he is
mt The door, ~s.-is -~sz.-+', z, - a,...l.rT-.
{! .t@Tbe words were drowned In a sa,;es
Of thandering kDcss,,s- ;, 80, .
MT ass..ey went to simeon's win.
~ II Asyg r., .. , ~ e's
|; seiwho knocks below tiperer
- Walter Van Cuyler.' .-s s.-.-.
"What do you wantr '. f''-s"- s..
:" Food, rest and shelter. Branfs
men aie close on ing track. Let me in
Quickly l-...,,,fta r,.z .. .a--z
s"The sharp crack Of rifle, and the
words liar and hypocrite were his an.
lswer. A fierce yei! arose from behind
the hayssacks and oatbuildings, az
twenty dark forms rushed forward
brandishing theiS weapons and firing al
'faedoip, while as many more hoyered
Eaon the outskirts Of the wood.
Within the house was perfect si
ience, broken only BY The low how
boys, Of Mr.. Oakley, and the roar q
the elk best rifles ip the county. '-'s
90 Six down. Acman for each bul
LETT Good, 7 said the exulting voice o
No. Oakley. .sThe powder, girls, and
ifwefl give 'ern another '1"f ~ 80 tf-
." A shower Of bullets that ratified Tx.
haiIstones about the windows, cut sl,or
BIS words. Mr.. Oakley picked up som,
that fell hafmlessly TO The floor, ant
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