The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1866-08-09
IFoR the FALCON.
A STORY.


About tho year 1882 there lived
u barnwell District. s. Carolina. q
veteran OF he Revolution named
ChavsrA Seated At his door one
anmmers evening. be observed an
cd nan with feeble step and taltered
garments approaching bic dwelling.
When the stranger came within
pfnking dlsnnoo. be said to the
as|sf 81 ne house, ''Sir, can an old
aancnary soldier who has nothing
4 rel ! meals vicluals and lodg.
sin pon 70 nighll" yes old
replied ClaverS promptly and
.lg. come iB-como in and
aoai--any man who can give
an,eFsign. iS always welcome TO
teuso and e lie, not only for one
.1l bui ior M 1y nights aud days.
Nnl ID your rane old manr' "Tay-
% nid lhe stranger. After he
bad hAop seastd awhile ChaVerS re-
sumad ,'''YOu say old man you we're
In the revolutionary war who did
You serve undGT "Welr' said
#Hgler 4 wss Lot in the regular
"1 ~ I d., hard service. and
all lines Cor AZ that / be.
q Captain Rydt7s Scouts
pain RyaB's Scoulsl" interrupted
Eern. ulfaighlening himself in his
Ea.i, and caaiing an enquiring look
~ features 81 his guest. "And
- scouts d any fighting 7"
90 yes a good deal Of il in .
a'| wayI
Abd I suppO,s you always whipI
n you foughli"
Do We didht by a long way
For = long while we got the best Of
lei but the last fight we had (if il can
b called a hghi) played the wild
with us. We we're camped one day
--or rather res,ing-aher some bard
riding and pretty shsrp skirmishing.
when a man came 70 us and told our
Captain that there were a parcel of
British and tories who we're going
70 have . DO dance at Miller's Cross
Hladslhal night, aud that IL be would
ailacs hen afier they got well undes
way h he ffoic he could crib ihe
whole Of them Well we set out 90
IS q gsi thsrs a little before mid
sight. A We neared the house,
enTa Enough. We heard fiddIing and
aaucing il high glee. Boys, says
Captain Ran. we've got emf He
sided ua into four squads, and give
euf leuaers very particular directions
bow 90 TIME shings SO that We could
IL rect al the four sides of the
house Al the same time. All worked
well, till just az we were about reach
ing the house, when out went the
lights, and pop pop! pop! went the
guns all round Us; and at the same
time they rushed out upon us from
The house and fired into us-LOrd
bless your soul, nv brother soldier,
what a time We had Of il! We
found we bad been betrayed. aud led
into an awful trap. They killed or
wounded nearly all of Ne. They
took me, and three others prisoners,
sent us to Charleston, and put =
aboatd Of . prison ship
did any thing strange happen
while you were on board Of thai
shipi" enquired Chavers with q poorly
feigned compoSure.
SWhy old man, what put i. into
Jour head 70 ask me that question 2"
iLquired Taylor. "Yes, one of The
siranges. things happened on board
that ship that ever did happen I reck.
on. I used 10 tell il, while those
were alive who could prove il, bu
since they are ell scattered or dead
! hardly ever tell it, for I know tha
people won't believe Il. But since
you ask me about il I'll tell e TO you
Rne day While we prisoner were
round our mess.lFay eating oul
ueF-lf muah and no meat can b
= o.npef here came . cloud
~ ahip viii a htts sprinkle o.
ara doNn same a fash of light
Hnd rul he handle OF III
1ei one q The men had IN BIZ
'rhi a. % bowl, and didn'