The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-27

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Amidst tau beautiful b scenery 81 gof tbe shenaas
doah Valley lies little sheltered gicn is So se.
|iclpdlIcsd that even the light and heat of Che
suns rays scarcely penetrate the. leafy canopy
fabove the, heads Of tho few travellers ho have
crossed its paths. On three sides II is bound!
Cd BY wooded heights, OH tile other washed BY
abranch Of Che, broad Shenandoah. 'F's' e, s''t
Here one evening, small but racssolute as baud d
men whose retreat had been cut t off, were were
concealed. They wore 'sthe' gray; )" ana The
surrounding hills bristled with tho rifles IF The
Fcderals sNp,the II sterp silence th-t reigned,
they could hear the voices of the distant pick
ets.i3 Night was coming on and the dark out
line of each others faces could hardly be dis
cerned 'Sest ns't z. f.. ''''s'ssf-s 3
i One started up from their midst. sgb.' =
SeeLetsus climb theLhill to'the eleft-thcn, if
compelled, fight our way through. Tolie here
would be todie the death of the hunted beast, .
,aAImpossible," "Aexclaimcd. a ,,comrade., ...s,We
should ibo overpowered and made, 3prisoners /;
buticould NE not swim across tile stream Z"
NO." said another, who raised himself
from the ground and leaned upon his elbow
while he spoke Hthere are troops on the, other
side, who would discern aud FIRE upon us !; bet
ter wait until morning ,9a The Yankees will not
remain long in their present quarters )" and
the; weary. man sank down again to rest md
sleep. ..,. ],
AT last il twas agreed that, one Of tho, nun.
berl should swim across the river, ,reconnoitre
che opposite bank then signal to his compap-
Ions 20 follow, if itMerc possible to do so with
safety. 81 S.
Lots weressast, and thcii perilous task foil
iapoa tte first speaker q tall fne looking man
ofsmiddlJ sage. II 9raspe,l the hand of each
ms iiat ses N;
saying. Is ssa, ss ..3slasl
Ged protect my: children il I fall,"-then
plunged into the stream, -Y..sss 1a sR
Major Courtney, us VIC must now call him,
reached the other side of the river under shell
tcr, of some deeply over-hanging willows that
fringed the shore He heard tho distant roll
of the drum it'came nearer, then number of
Union soldiers passed by, the friendly willows
concealing him from their view, Two Of the
men united their horses from the tree to which
they had been secured, then rode on to join a
large force which occupiela a position higher sup
the river, From the few words Major Court:
ney overheard, ho gathered that ii midnight
|they wers to march. 80 e aas''ss 50 ssesl sief
The Southerners home y Was IS within twenty
miles of this spot. After some consideration
he decided to walk the distance and return return
early in the morning. TO give the concerted clicatd
signal now, it would be Taught WITH danger dang to
his friends. On reaching tho place lwherrsc, the
horses had been fastened, liz Behold third.
The powerful instinct of selfpreseryation was
irresistible Major Courtney utnloosed the ami.
NAL, led him short distance, then Il inmoohuntod
and never drew rein until arriving at his own n
dwelling 's.'is'la'ss s'aes IFif' t,it15's'a %
summons i,os Brought his = q anxious sff wife and
daughter to tile door. a's2sas
"Thank God, my dear ones arc arc Safe" were
the Major's first words, The toll worn man
set down between them, and gladly partook OF
the welcome food they hastily placed before
him. He related the story Of his escape and
his anxiety to place the promised signal On the
rivers bspk oqrly ln Ae the,mo' h ming payins to
his daughter:
,.Yirginia, | must be astir by daybrcak.-
You are an early riser / depend upon you to
arouse me. I shall take fresh horse, and ride
to Willows Creek 80 ssosd lt1ases s,ei ~. /,
Virginia had, while her father was spsaaking;
determined in her own mind what course to
pursue. She kissed him, bade him good night
and hasteucd to the bedside of young girl
who held situation in the household. WAX
ing her from her sleep, in few words she told
her of the Majors return and of his peril in