The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-12-08


How Wig, who scas hung by Tory,
acished t,oenty years atterecards to shoot the man
who hung hint-About the truth of the story
which we shall narrate there is doubt,
who lived alter we had gone beyond the age of
early boyhood, attested its authenticity.
There lived in the old town Of Hlsborough,
n. c., during the Revolutionary struggle, a gen
leman by the OF Vaddis, some OF whose con-
nections or descendants no doubt are in or about
that place now. 1n schoolboy days, We fire.
quently saw him, and indeed he lived, but Of
course very inhrm and decrepid old man, until
We were IL or II years of age.
Mir. Faddis ardent patriot and Wing,
aud one occasion captured by band of
Tories, who hung him to limb with grape vine
and left him to swing at his leisure, until breath
cook leave ct him Soon, however, after his would
be murde1ers left him, there came along party
Of Wings, who relieved him, although in an ex-
tremely ex hausted condition; from his awkward and
perous elevation, and he soon restored to
sound wind and strength. Twenty years after
peace was restored and our independence gained,
MIR. Faddis, who had relapsed from soldier into
Il tavern-keeper, was sitting one day in the porch
OF his tavern in Hillsborough, when he saw a
traveller on horseback approaching the house. The
traveller approached nearer aud bearer, until atast
MIR. Faddis recognized 10 him the very Tory who
bad hung him up and left him to die dogs death.
MIR. t. was man OF violent PASSIONS which gen
orally vented themselves 10 outburst of noisy
weeping AS soon, therefore, as he recognized
his old and cruel enemy he bubbered out an d ran
into the house for his gun. His wife and family.
attracted by the noise, and knowing that the deuce
was to pay, ran to him as he about to take his
gun and inquired what was the matter Mr. Fad
dis answered in language naturally more plain
than refined, that he was .'yoiny to shoot the Cd
ID Tory ~ho'had hung him during the war;"
and continued to curse and cry at the top of his
voice he neIghbors, attracted by the ''noise and
confusion" now focked in, disarmed Mr. Faddis
and with great difficulty, persuaded him to agree
to compromise, which was Immediately carried
out. The old Tory was taken to the Emo river
and ducked within inch OF his life after which
he was placed on his "c,itter," and warned that if
be ever showed his face again in those parts he
should receive the fate he designed for Mr. Faddis
twenty years before. Of course the Tory accepted
the terms aud put out, and Of course he never
came back to renew his acquaintance with Mr.
faddls In the ancient town of Hillsborough-
Petersburg Register.
-KEcENT PnoMoTloNs.-Lt. Col W. e. Cheek,
OF Warren, lst N. q. Cavalry, promoted to Colonel
vice Rutfin, deceased
Major Rufus Barringer, Of Cabarrus promoted
to Lieutenant Colonel LIST Cavalry, vice Cheek pro-
noted
= Capt. John r. Murehson of Cumberland, pro.
noted to Major of the Sth Regiment, vice Yellow
ley promoted to I4ieutenant- Colonel 66ih Reoi.
ment.
Cap W, I. Emmett, promoted to Major of the
Sd Regiment.
Capt james 7. Davis Of Mecklenburg, promo
ted to Major of the 49th regiment, vice Chambers
resigned.
NELL DoSE.-Mrs. Summons, a widow ladv
OF Jasper Cogaty, Miss, has made during the pre-
sent year 300 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of Do
ta'oes, With peas and pnders enough to fatten her
hogs. She did all the plougbng herself and did
!, WIN an ole win broken pony. Her two little
daughters aged twelve and fourteen years did tho
hoeing. She has also made 100 pounds of tobac.
co now IN press Since her crop was finished she
has done ~eaviDg enough to buy Der salt aod
pair of cards, AID has some money left.