The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08
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districts Of che Palmetto States-a dis.
trict Aateeedaby the Cata@Ea and Paeo4
let rivers and ther gentle tributaries.
In I'D 14SontiH az Ss2seA1Der, g178e,
CORVALLIS detachadt &ibi ,nofufious Col.
Ferguson TO the frontiers of North Caro-
lima, for the os!onsible purpose of encour-
aging the tGiies ofthatrogion to take up
ayms fol- the king. Ferguson's force con-
sisted IN part OF the most profiigate and
abandoned CtSga actaEsHe6 19Ie paretHEn
days, and bis mi ytsIsS marked Eby
atrocities Of tho most smoothing descfip!
tion. The hardy men of the Carolinas,
Kentucky and Virginia rose against the
nGraGdeis, and, led by Boone and other
back%ooa's Nofthiea, gafs them d decided
defeat IaE Kihss' Moahtain.S Ferguson
was siain in the battle, and his fellow
foreigners, numbering about one thou.
sand, we're nearly alieapsaroA Or killed.
Southern frss:::.iets end ferced CORVALLIS
to return TO Charleston diseomfitted and
aWo shaail have have res. now, now; lie IL patriot.
said, after the battle. ferguson, the
dreaded sAead; sasdl taa few toSiaJ who
escaped with their wrotched lives are not
strong enough 10 DO is harm.' -'''
EyeryTherp ip theTiciIity Of, the BAT.
tlet fel0, sles Ahherleans Breathed ife9r,
and the loyaliats in whose interest Fergu.
son had marched to his death, curbed
theiE loyalsyI laa& in .EecFacy sworejfre-
venge.
But tho settlements were soon to learn
that tho victory of Kings Mountain had
nerEea the armpf Sa f9e more stsSrible
anS'!IS4dgg iaaag g"hiHE HEP3Ngahad 9se9SjHp felh9SjHp
The existence of the new terror was
dlscovefed by boy one morning about o
fortnight after the battle. He found the
family of Archibald Meltson murdered
III their own house, and to the corpses
had been pinned paper benring these
words:
This for tho gallant Ferguson p
try, and thof excitement was quickly
heightened by the fipdipg Of the body Of
another murdered patriot. On the cold
ballsj aaB lll6 pallid phbdf and iesl ia Wsoralu q
of terrible import, and the country knew
that fearful vongeance would be taken
for Kings Mountain.
During the week that followed the dis
coveries ] have mentioned, the work. of
th6olAveagSss tisas tYrflble. They feIl'
upon patriot ousds(atliio dead of night,
and left ou tho bosom Of their victims
the aye wofdA which, had already. terror
izedt tho country 1t was in vain Tint
tho patTibts guunmuned ti.ait cunaingand
energy for the capture of the band Of de.
mons. which as II hid bean. discovered,
nunibbfed six men, mounted on black
hors25t. They cyne and vent like ghcsts,
but always lefk hahiRd the terrible seh.,
tence wlIich had >nade lth6ir existence
execrable. AT times they'fell upon their
hunters, and left them by the roadside
marked with the signs Of vengeance.
Fear eZsps Aqa 3aralygey kkbf GaTq|i.s
nians many a0an Gonede e5heit homes Il SS iSf
the sake oftleip families; and it is ptob.
able tfat Che entire district would have
been depopulatsa In d 'shoft time badIft
not Been f6ii Sthe courage Of ohe woman.
HoDaata6 4yds IA kllces esBdGucliamSe. .o-l
Il yEas daas night In fhe' Inst Week or
Ncvembds, whensthe heroine of my storv
left thaai0isS oii Effrielia. q q Hafs % owiS
house, which had been deserted for sew,
cral days, yas not lar aIayy and sho had
determined 70 return to IL FOR the purpose
of securing mn afticle of apparel left be-
hind III The recent .hight. l.
Before she set out on her journey, she
was warned of the dangers that environed
diaBs ii hSs asA asSlsTsd I,'S sasi eh
house throughsth kkitalien, In the rear,
iind, th2 ,grtNsps without ~ HEht7ffFFfha
The palh Gheg Gl2d 6ftan aiayefsAH was
barely ldiqceInahle, but che made good
headway; and Vaa2hsd herihomo without
incifaent.eaThe silence Of the grave hung
about the felsakeu place. and dstha Hitting
of The latch sent. chill OF terror to the
younggiysheask tThfonsE tbs Kitchen,
acroa9 the desested parlor and up the
stairai she cropt TO- the room yghere sho
had left ths object Of her nocturnal
9;Ssl;aI, 99;slas, aR asSyaE S ths O|9 bureau eau
dragipQ forth the garment when the
voices Of men fell upon her ears.
Ste tattea dtePped befl prize, and
with her heart in, hef throat cFept to the
winaoW, tbsti oyarlo0kea ethe porch III
front of the hGes=a.ii; &fihNF 20 l,ap,sg ,,l
Bhe ieould gsequothingIl for tlis, night
was EeaS - = but the yoiGss Of dien
min !. ..e6 with Chahp Of bits, continued
to .aluts her eara. - - p''
said ohg L EiIS b6en g q aessrtea fSr H sSy.
ersl ,daysoi The daughter friehtenedlllS!
the ingller? So, which We treated her
fatnss'h ~! by \. 'Aea e HShe there fot psotec.
IbsspI IgoiS asSsylss' issvsty ,yestige, OF col.
or from tb9 1iatanerss face they told her.
who the nen below were, though sne
couldlthot see eventhe outlinesdf their
hsrszatf ohe or "a Is oeiiIgihG AIouhtlSsil
heroes, was found dead in q palmetto
grove, and tho words of Fsrgusop,s
Avengers lay on shis feeststt. 2 q Then she
had deserted her hnsne. Rfinivil,f- r that the
hand that had stTnck The father would
not spare tie daughter. siblslyrs,i
Welblhsght the tone girlltganBle when
che fosAd HERSELF 30 tldsaf ss.S dreaded
scourges OF the county atifs Biio, did not
moYe !. until gha heard tho. font door
opaped byl g. kick. and heavily booted
feet instheEoeyN kaio7a.lt fgsaz, st,t isN,sT
Then the calm Thought OF her Aituation
drove ieaE feoN hsr heart, and Alice
Bee s q. ...ea ..sAnkraA 70 nareAi.ss nis. ~
the l., most mos daTipG ssaa oS the RESOLUTION
Thaaehsdnstise hod incscas0a. ana
oathk fzt2.a ride Jest ded md fol-
lowea' the ffitblnp 10 otn the
hearth. ,fFa
Alice Ia lol ight Of
the ~ EIlsTT57TTTE the
burs e Is $50 cls fhe
hoe aen pRlRipgs haSgeyes 4. IS
pe} q, aES 7sw siI aiid looking Il Sn
dir beHjf -, 1900 ,..- ),