The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-27
ss49 4 SATURDAY. MORNING s..,.

fdastensngiup the LONG, dnrkac curls that iHoatcd
tlrohhd sher.ueek she went to Barpuse her com-,
eompanion.ss sThesgifli started up at, her
| voices They awereneoon ssdressed, land stole
1softIyua down then stairs,ae Virginia prepared
their break kfast, ,@i lie Annie saddled the horses
IF stMissn ~ Virginiaisswe mastil each carry a.
basket; We shall then appear swo were GO,
Ilng;tdsellfa produce as,so ,ssiw s,a,q d
las sseWelL thought Of, Anaie;oand ictIis, put ip
fcold meat and bread. When the poor. fellows
gross the river they willbelglad to ,fnd q bpsk-
Iet 6fprpyisions nsia 4iaa ..s-r s.slqg !,
II The stables weretso Edistanco from the
|hbuse, so they rode off unheard. ~ 1, s.o,,i
r. Virginia Courtney WAS only seyenteen,l but
Ishe was brave, ,high-spirited girl, fearless of
ldanger jtandtshe decleareds she had never in
her'life;lenjoyeds a. ride 80 much., .Anpies
. knowledge Of the country served them well,
and By cross road the distance was shortened
aIfew miles AT length they reached the,
river, dismounting, Virginia tied her hundkcr-
chief tosai treethat grow close to the waters
edge They tore off some of the branches and.
leaves that it might be perceived placed their
baskets ut the foot of the tree, and thon has
tened to mount their horses and return home. 4.
! Major Courtney had, as Virginia rightly
conj;eetnred, slcpt long aud soundly but there
twas great CONSERVATION in the little household
when the. absence Of the the two girls was dis
covered. The fathcr felt convinced that Ills
]'child had gone to supply his place; then ad-
niration for his brave daughter, and anxiety
for her safety, in turn, occupied his mind
+ At'noon Virginia and Annie reached their
home, and received the congratulations of all
but Philip Courtney Virginia 8 young brother,
who lcciurcd he would never forgive her for
| not informing him Of the intended ride I si.
'"Ncvcr mind, Philip" she said, s'there will
be plenty of time and opportunity for you to:
distinguish yourself" s3.Aiaf y .i..ssi ~
| 81 ought to have been called last night when
father came home. You and mamma treat me
MS # Was child and am almost fourteen nr'
Well Philip. ypu shall ride over to.lnorrow
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ter was compromised ssS; 81
The following day a party of Confederate,
soldiers passed Major Courtney's house on
their way TO join the army at Richmond. a
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the number, one severely wounded. Painting
with exhaustion and loss Of blood, he begged
them to lay him down in the courtyard
They, thinking he was dying, placed him there
aud went on their way. Virginia brought him
wine, then, preparing lint and bandages, be-
sought Dinah, al old negroes, who was looked
upon as surgeon to the establishment, to go
and attend to his wouhds. Dinah pronounced
her patients case TO be hopeless, but had d bed
Ipreparcd forhin in tho basement, where che
tould visit him with greater convenience. She
was. never SO happy as when attending to tho
Isick; md the more desperate the case, the
more satisfaction Aunt Dinah appeared to re-
ceiyHcc.s i';'E fta seg.e l'3''ol .Ietw p'S >
The next morning Major Courtney would
leave HE homo, and endeavor to rejoin the
troops from whom he and his comrades had
been separated. It might be long before he
returned Before parting from his family, ne
| visited his prisoner to Inquire his .namo and
! regiment. He found him dressed and lying on
the bed, and scarcely recognized in the hand
some young man before him the pallid, almost
lifelcss one Of the previous day. ''i' aa g As
81 Il am glad to hear from, your nurse that you
are in less pain this morning" said the South
crner. ,..fg..
4 Il thank you, Major Courtney, us under
stand that to be your name. A comfortable
bed in place of the damp ground, with the
cool bandagcs have greatly restored me. The
wound in my right arm is, l fear, beyond
Dinah' skill, as the ball will have to be cx-
tracted. l was 30 unfortunate as to lose my
horse /; tlicn, not being able keep up with my
party, fell as you saw, into tho encmy'S hands,
and they gave mo too warm reception
SHOW catne you to lose. your horse; was he
killed 7"
"No, Major,I had secured him, as thought
to a tree; two of my comrades brought off
theirs. l was detained on business with the
Sergcant-then, when went in search of
mine he was gone." ~ e.
A s. low crossed tho Majors brow. "What
color i. Jour horse Z"
"a dark gray"
"IIo is safe in my stable. Some other time
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