Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-19
Caught Him at Last.

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Caught Him at Last.
+; For aomc weeks past ":. big yaler man with y
black dog" has been the terror of the darkics and
not few OF The whites in this vicinity. He has
pcnpcd in at cabin windows, tuken bread ont ui
kitchen nvrna, ard othe! wise traved detection.
This he huS Dose hy the assistance of said black
! dog" which would invariably back up his master
with low grpwl' whenever an alarmed Airical.
uoud intimate such u thing as calling up th'
"whte population
Bur 10 our Tale"
0nc day last week three ut our watcLlul ci'i-
Aeus happened to learn tie whereabouts of NJ
olR rtii in the neighborhood. much csved ut the
sides and rather shallow, in which this night
/; walker was said 20 make hiq Judgment by day.
! The fact having been confirmed to them by sur.
icieHr ptcof, the energetic trio held council .!
war i;nlnclate'y Y, and having supplied themselves
with pistols ammunition, knives. and two or three
cid hnrsemans swords 7ct "ut re.o!uttly to sur.
pr:&r tc daring villain in his rtlhsclrctcd den:
And it was well thty went prepared, as the sequel
will show.
"Fcnws," ..:.i.t the stout man Of the Part,
when they were neEring the Scene Of actor, thu.
say this nieger, or injun, or aboitionst, whatever
he i, stands six foot in his Stockings and tote.
Gun, W ed better stop aud tak over this matter.
lpUn which the shor; man remarked: "Therc'
somc of tho buys in the yilIuge knows alrrud,
we are gone to take him. for happened TO men
tun it, jus, before leaving; und how rnn wc ge
around doing spmr'hiny:"
Well how" said No. L., that's poor W.,
for ynu to go and do,-t6 30 ard tell ubYu. it be-
fore VIC found ous hom things rar."
Where's that ;cklcr?" suggested No B., til,
small r,sli cf tic concern: And having nprlirr
it vigorously 70 hn lips to TIE extent Of seen o.
eight !"nS .aicir" guggles. ccntinutd: "By cary
; men, VIC must pu; the thing through somehow
Sa here's for tho thckc!.'
Nov the we'll was IN this thirkct. and Gu,
three armed knights advanced within it: lone
5rmc rccesSes in solid column, deter mined to nc
in unison whatever might occur The first move
:nent after the well hove in sight gave cridenc,
of their complete discipline in this respect; fn!
! no sooner had IL strny COW rushed through th'
busacs startled hy their stealtlly tread than the,
simultaneously wheeled and unanimously retrcote'
into the Sunshine. Ert thi, would not do. Th
ticker had hut one moro round aboard. and i
| WAS now or never" Bracins themselves for th
rally, with every thing drawn and cooked the,
again advanced with closed ranks, and having aI'.
! reached within GHscn feet Of the brink, outspaL
No l.:
al + you are in there. SIR. lis no rle to say no.
Precisely what ~ /. meant by this affirmation
It il difficult to determine but he became more
in.rDligiLc as The ice gradually thnwe,ll "iU.
are here, sir, neSinst ihe law, and you had better
he leaving" al. evident o",Ld from the VIC:
"t this moment drore the speaker to sudden dee
pirat;an. ave are arr:cl with d"ublc-harr..
,nna, aad pistols and buwie knives, aid its u,
much rs your lirv's worth to lift yourlcad cut ,i
that we'll Don't you do i, il yol knpY what,
;or your own gnGd.'
Tell bim" hastily ;rtcrjecci No. :. "lAa;
there's Hundred people out here"
"ics, gathered up No j., there's ".o Luniru
peoplr close about I'll around every 7v,tre Gu
here. Hobody wants To hurt YOU if :"u wuL'
9urt u. So pat dcwn your aims. i';~"d and sa,
r"r gi"r up
another and :. harshcr :nnrd from the well in.
creased ;hc e1citcmen. Of The stulming larty
They sl!ca:cl, swrrc, cracked pine limbs, and in
ever possible way str"ve to convince the be-
ca.urrc'l 'yairr man that he was surrounded
~ overwhelming ODDS. The v:,lrnt excess "'
''rir theatrical efforts, superGdtlcd To he serera.
.oScs from the ticker all taking effect at once.
H.l brought cur tIin to the very verge Of tEc well
5=;;"re they knew il. Suddenly silrhr. p"sse:e>
t.iem.-a ,urlult in the cmvrrn"us hiding. lnrc i
card again,it iEcrcasc-,it is surely coming
rp,--nTn,< and :.rcoulrcnrnr. are lu,ir.l togel,i
IN the word is hall nut every man take care
4 Kim .rlc. when To- the enemy cries a!oul il
Lrru several ,rcfnn."rs rutc. of rrtnlrr.--BoG!
'ri ; Hua'
Car reporter, wk" was in dense cedar bush
M; rar,f, ,n'r hut litt!e mere. Somelkiug va,
said G!cG. "ths Id chl gral".--nni mu'E#
lsd.e waa given never t, mention ;hc affair Il
anybody. The stout man c,:arIninc'l Of feel
ing sor;er sick and $a. he "trlicved be w"al
<, k"Ine ;.it rear cut" The rtall man said IL
world Ego ,lowr the creek and see il he cGuld'nr
latch perch" Vile 80. .. draining the las:
r"p i, the trkler, riri a,Gt 10 scr il the r"as'
was clear and took the road rs boldly Us i; he had
never heard II goat hrat in al his life.
Where is it that BrnnS sayr,
"of the three Euntired grant but hrc.
T., make Il EcY TbcrEnrv,:p'