Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-04-20
Dicey Langston.

OAS1J b'uS Stohs
The patriots Of I.aurens District, in South
Carolna, during the revolution were fire.
uucntly Indebted for important Information
to one young girl, fifteen or sixteen years old
ut the commencement of the war. At lcn.th
suspicion Of the active aid she rendered was
excited among the Tory naighhors Mr.
Langs:on was informed that lie would be held
responsible thcnceforward, with his property
for the conduct Of his daughter.
The young girl was rcprovrd severely, and
commanded to desst Fora time she obcycd;
hut having heard by accident that a company
of loyalists, who on account Of their ruthless
cruelty had been called the " Bloody Scout"
intent on th iir work of death, were about to
visit the " Elder settlement" where her broth
or and some friends were living, she deter.
mined at all hazards to warn them of the in
tended expedition. She had none in whom
to confdc; but was obliged to leave home
alone, by STEALTH and at the dead hour Of the
night. Many miles were to be traverscd, and
the road lay through the woods, and crossed
bridges and foot,logs were then wanting She
ties but her heart almost failed her when
thG CaiHt W tuC ptuhS VI tlC SSCl III Ntcp
and rapid stream, which there was no posi-
lili,y of crossing except by wading through
the ford. This she knew to he deep ut ori
nary times, and it had doubtless been render,
ci moro dangerous by the rains tlat had late,
ly fallen.
She entered the water; but Wien in the
middle Of the ford, became bewildcrcl, aud
knew NOT what direction to take. The oarsc
~, 1 1
the hlackness Of the night--the utter so.i-
tude around her-tlc uncertainty lest the
next step should ingnlf her past relief con
fused her and losing in degree self po
session she wandered for some time in the
channel without know;nr whittier to turn her
steps. Having with difficulty reached the
other side, she lost no time in fastening to
lcr brother, Informed him and lis friends OF
the preparations made to surprise and destroy
them, and urged him to send his men instant
ly in different directions to arouse md warn
the neghborhood The soldiers had Just re-.
pialncd that they were faint from want OF food
The noble girl, not satisfied with What she
had done ut such risks to herself was read
to help them still further by providing refresh.
mcnts Immediately. Though wearied, wet,
and shivcrng with cold, she al once set about
her preparations. 4 few boards were taken
from tn, roof of the house. a fire kindlcl with
them, and in few minutes a hoe. cake, pnrt.
~ baked, was broken into pieces, and thrust
into the shot-poutcllcs of the men Thus pro
vsloncd, the little company hnstcncd to give
the alarm to their ncighbors, and did so in
time for all to make their escape. The next
day, when the "scout" visited the place
In, 1t,,,,,
their vengeance.
At later period of the war; party came
to his house with the desperate design Of put
ting to death all the men Of the family The
sons were absent; but the feeble old man. Sc
lcctcd by their relentless hate rs victim, was
IN their power lie could not escape or re-
slst; and he scorned to implorc their mercy
One of the company drew pistol, and dclib
eratcly leveled it at the breast of I.ancSton.-
Suddenly wild shrek was heard and his
young daughter sprang between her aged pa
rent and the fatal weapon. The brutal SOL
dlcr roughly ordered her to get out Of the way
or the contents Of the pistol would be instant
ly lodged in her heart. She needed not the
threat, which was but too likely to be fulfilled
the next moment. Clasping her arms tightly
round the old mans neck she declared that
her own body should first receive the ball
aimed at his heart! There arc few human
beings, even of the most dcpravcd, entirely
inscnsiblc to all noble and generous impulses.
On this occasion the conduct Of the daughter,
80 fearless, so determined to shield her fathers
life by the sacrifice of her own, touched the
heart even Of member Of the +" Bloody
Scout" Langston was spared aud the par.
ty left the house filled with admiration at the
filial affection and devotion they had witness.
ed Chimney Corner
The RIGHT TO ADv1sE.--The "New York
Herald thinks that it has a right to advise
the freedmen. 1t says:
We advise the colorcd gentlemen of the
South to pay particular attention, in al their
meetings and conventions, to preparing for the
next Presidential election. They should start
upon the right principle, and that is by nom
mating General Grant and General Lee fn,
President and Vice President This will have
more effect than any movement they can IN
dertakc. Becchcr and the other parsons have
been giving advice to the rolorcd gcmmen fo,
the last thirty years. Wade Hampton, Gen
Lee, Cen Longstrect and the other exmilta
nv leaders hnyc taken to advising them now