The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-15
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You remember Chat brace Of pistols YOU ,s, sent
mo WeiI i. am going 70 wear 'them, when
Sherman aud his army cones on" asl
The feeble attcmpt ;mado by Captain Ray..
mond to assAn,s eheesfl ll.,ess failed. A. deep
sorrow had taken possession Of his SOUL. He
haa faced death IA many forms, had .brased
the death dealing bullets on many rd-fought
battle.helMs, and had never quailcd But, whom
tho hour came FOR him to leave his mother and
sister, tears of bitter grief rolled down his face
He left them situated as they had .heses seen
before. An, enemy would soon pass through
the ,country,--an enemy, that he knew to be
relentless, aud mercilcss. The hour of parting
was inexpressibly painful. Mrs. Raymond
gave way to tears, and ,wcpt unrestraincdly for
hours after she had seen her boy mount and
rido off. s.h
The days would have hung heavily, had not
their soldier friends called. Colonel Willis
regiment was stationed only.a q ouorter Of a,
mile below the siRetreat.n and he Maid reneat.
ed visits. First, he came to ask Miss Raw.
mnond to sing for him.. BE said he had not
heard ladys voice q discourse s sweet music.
since ice, the fall Of yicksbur until his visit to
Mrs. Raymond,s, For several daya, he, always
had an excuse for calling but o soon he came
solely to be with Kate. to hear hear her merry.
voice, aud watch her bright, laughing face. as
she would make a sharp rcpartee, in reply TO
soms gallant speech. sIt,has boen often said
thats.aLoye follows beauty, as light does the
sun; land truly could il, be, said of Kate.
.IIor brothers. many. friends were Aeouent
guests !; and although the Rctrent was nearIv a
mile from town, no, inclcmcney of weather pre-
vented her visitors ftu,a sallsng, Colonel
Wills mas always to be found there, when duty.
did not call linn away. gssa5.
The week preceding the 9th of February was
q week eyI ef excitement @ g to Kate, "a week that
VIII iiyc '1 t'er lnenlory, when other days shall
come, come, anu When time has scattered silver,
threads Is. IN her dark, glossy hair. The faint
strcaks OF light were Just tinging tho castsrn
skies, as q courier came into the town, and re
qucstcd to pc shown to General G---, who had
command ct the place. He had ridden hard
and seemed weary s The news he brought was
such, that, when it became known, the hearts of
the people OF = sank within them. Thoy
knew that in few days, Sherman's army
would be upon them. The dispatch brought
in only said, "We will fall back on L. s
River. Begin TO move in few honrs. In q
skrmish, lost heayily-will bring off the
wounded" The dispatch gave no names, and
u was not .l,l nlshs snas It was known now who
was 'i''ops Tue "ouhaed' Colone' Austens
nesl'nehe came INTO = - Just before noon;
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firht. and Il was nnw feared h;s wound, ,o,
mortal. He was being brought on slowly md