Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-25

through the night. The horror of her
helplessness came over her at times until
she was sick from fear. Then she would
draw courage from desperation. "Surely,"
she would say to herself, "God will take
care of me. am doing right. am act
ling for Him, and for my country. he will
not.slet anything hurt me. what time
am afraid, I will trust in Thee" Thus
with alternate bravery and trepidation she
still pursued her way. From caution she
passed through the darkest streets, and they
all seemed unfamiliar to her. The night
had grown so stormy that but few sentinels
were out, and these, from her knowledge
of the town, she was enabled to shuu.-
Once only she saw soldier approaching &c
rapidly, that she gave up all hopes of es.
cape. Just theu-to herright hand, she dis.
covered the gate of coal-yard left ajar.-
She slipped in and concealed herself among
the piles of coal. She heard the soldiers
feet ringing on the pavement, as he passed,
and her heart was quite in her throat, but
he had not observed her. Again, as she
turned into an unfrequented street, drunk
en- man came reeling out of low groggery
hallooing bacchanalian song. She was on
the opposite side of the narrow way, and
placing herself in door way, she stood
perfectly still. The second danger passed,
and the drunken song died away, amidst
the wind and the rain.
AS she came near the Penitentiary, the
rain poured down in torrents, and the wind
blew with sqch, violence, that, at times, it
was impossible to take step forward
Not light was seen anywhere. She crop.
ed her way along by the wall She was
dreuohed with the rain, but she was not
cold she had walked miles, but she was
not fatigued. Her trepidasion was all gone,
her heart beat With regular, firm stroke !;
not q nerve tfsmbfed. Without encounter.
ing any one, she reached that part of the
building, in front, to which she had been
directed, She felt her way to the window.
No sentinel was near it. He had taken
shelter in the doorway sows PAGES off. She
ran her hand along the lars shesfelt the
bolt. Putting her hand into her pocket,
she drew forth small bottle If hair OIL
With this she attempted to draw it back.
1t vas heavy and resisted her efforts. Again
she oiled it, and collected all her strength
for the eXersiop-joy il gives wayl The
deed is accomplished It had made some
noise, but it was lost amidst the noise of
the storm. ~
She had not turned from the'window, be-
fore it opened and a man sprapg from it,.
Then she trembied II might be Dlaoan
Adair, but il might beons Of the Yankee
soldiers. He grasped her arm, aud . sud-
den half suppressed exclamation escaped
him. She caught his hand, for she had in
the broken exclamation, recognized bis
! voice. without speaking, she drew hin a.
long the wall. Soon they wereia the road.
Duncan drew her arm within bis, and cross
ing the street, passed into the open fields
beyond. When quite sure that they we're
beyond the hearing Of the aeltinela, Duncan
spoke: 49, ~
"Miss Trousdale, this is not what you
promised me ! How could You do it? You
have killed yourself to save me! How
could you do it?'
30 hush p.she replied, 81 am SO glad
you are free p
"Rut you will die from this exposure"
"No danger! Rain hurts me no more
than it does young goose, which perhaps
you think lam"
81 think you are an angel" -
esTi sThsn you kao'0 the rain can't hurt me;
but do not speak now we are coming into
town again" -=..-
"It was Low near midnight. The Vio,
lence of the storm had driven every one off
the street, except here and there hardy
sentinel stood at his post. These our fugi-
tives had managed to avoid until turning
corner, they camo SO suddenly upon one
standing under gas-lamp, that it Was i'm
possible to escape his observation. They
we're passing him when be stopped them,
and said to Duncan: "Your pass, sir"
"Ah yes," replied Duncan, and began
feeling in his vest pocket. At length he
exclaimed in tone of vezatiou: "Why,
where is the pIaguey thing?" Then as if
suddenly recollecting himself, be turned to
Pauline, and said: "There now, Lucy, I
left it in my other vest, which I pulled off
at home this evening-what is to be done
now?" Here addressing himself to the
sentinel he said: ri have unfortunately
forgotten my pass; but you see, sir, how
am situated My sister here, aud have
been spending the evening with friend
Our mother is alone at home awaiting US.
My sister is already very wet from the rain,
and this situation is exposing her still more.
You cannot suppose that am on any er.
rand or mischief, and lady with me. Be
so kind, sir, as to let US, pass on out of this
rain" -.
The man hesitated. Duncan slipped
piece of money into his hand, and passed
him, saying 81 cannot stay here parley..
ing" ,..
The man looked after him, and said: ~
guess it's all right" .. ..
"Of course" said Duncan in low voice to
himself, "it's all right when you have the
money"
Winding along through out the way