The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18

"This is very good" he said glee-
fully. "Gainey is picking up recruits
by the hundreds. Wants 400 rifles,
fifty sabers, and some ammunition at
once. Will send them? To be,sure
I will. Have you wagons, Lieuten-
ant p ES
mo, SIR" replied the young man. /
"Msj. Gainey was afraid to send
them down. There's no knowing
when or where one may meet that
Swamp Fox and his sneaking cut
Threats.
Every good" said the Colonel.
"Pll furnish you with four wagons,
and guard of fifty mounted men.
You will start at sunrise in the
morning, Lieutenant. Call at my
quarters at midnight, and you shall
have the necessary orders. Now, sir,
YOU had better take rest, as you will
need it. r" y % =
First let me offer him some re-
freshments, said the widow, quickly.
"He is tired and hungry, l know, and
no guest must leave my house in such
a state" -
"Return quickly, them" said the
| Colonel. 81 shall be miserable while
you are gone
The young man offered his arm to
the lady, and they left the ballroom;
but instead of going to the dining
room she led him straight to her
chamber, and then, locking the door,
said anxiously:
"For heavens sake. Charles, what
is the meaning of this ?" r-s
| The young man did not answer
verbally, but, catching her to his
breast, kissed her passionately, and to
be frank, the young widow did not
resist him.
sit MEANS" he said at last, in reply
to her repeated questions, "that we
want arms, and have come for them. y
What else they said matters not
now; but before they separated Mrs.
Garden seemed very well satisfied with
the young mans explanation. They
then repaired to the supper-room,
where the Lieutenant found ample re-
freshments, and the lady returned to
the ballroom where Col. Watson was
impatiently awaiting her. - r Z
At midnight the Lieutenant called
at headquarters, and, faithful to his
promise, Col. Watson was there. The
necessary orders for the delivery OF
the arms and ammunition and wagons
to Lieut.. Thomas Wilson, of the "loya
LEGION" were made out, and thu
Colonel also placed in the young mans
hand sealed letter of instructions tt
Mai. Gainey. The rest of the might
was spent in procuring the desired
articles, and at sunrise the next morn
ing Lieut.. Wilson, with his wagons
and their contents, escorted by guart
of fifty men, set out for the "Higl
Hills of Santee," where the Tor.
Majors headquarters were located.
The wagons and their escort mad
good time, and by sunset were fort.
miles from Charleston. The sun wa
scarce half an hour high when Lieut.
{ Wilson ordered halt for the purpos
of camping for the night. The mounted
men fastened their horses to the tree
, and removing their saddles prepared
3 to cook their evening neal; the team
were unhitched from the wagons ant
| the command busted themselves il
| preparations for comfortable night
Every one was busy, and no on
noticed that while these arrangement
, were in progress Lieut.. Wilson hat
: drawn off from the party and disap
| peared in the woods that bordered tn
road. Suddenly there was cracking
! i~-i1-.-I.~,>Jr,v--,J j., uPl-;,5 7vr,,rr to
in alarm. AS they did so, voice
/ which sounded not unlike that of tn
, young Lieutenant, shouted loudly:
Surrender, or you are all deat
; menu
Gen. Marion secured his prison
ers, together with the arms, ammuni
ton, wagons and horses, and set out
after rest of few hours, for "Snov
Island" AT the request of the bogu.
Lieut.. Wilson, he sent back one of thu
redcoats to Charleston with note tt
Col. Watson, informing him of tn,
trick that had been played on him by
; the young otficer--who, so far from
being lieutenant In the Tory legion
was none other than the famous
Charles Hampton, a Captain in Ma
rion's Brigade, who planned and car.
ried out the affair successfully -
thanking the Colonel for the excellent
weapons and other materials he had
sent him, and promising to do good
service with them. EGf
The British commander was furious
when he read the note, and saw the
hoax of which he had been made the
victim. He went in haste to Mrs.
Garden, but the fair widow had sailed
for England. He was compelled to
swallow his modification in silence.
and few years later, when the war
was over, his chagrin was not little
increased by the tldings which reached
him that Mrs. Garden had married the
young officer who had tricked him out