The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08
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"How bitterly cid Hartzell hated us, but
we caught him at last"
"And presented him with breast.pin
Eal Hal"
And. the laugh went round The room.
Alice Beauchampe did not wait until
ehe laugh was ended while yet it filled
ihe house with its dcyelish echoes, she
Bidee FcFoss thD ICON { 10 a-wiai6w:that
looSea PIT nP20h1, }be@ daik palmetto
There was no sash In the window, and
the cool winds OF the night kissed the
| pallid check of the partisan's daughter
j~FDf moment she tried to pierce the
darkness bepeath. the window, but failing
/ resolved testfust 10 torihnS for success
The distance to the ground was not great
and the daring girl alightcd without in.
jury. ...,n.. zKI
siHeW ahe, was,fras 70 make her cscap6
to the friends she bad lately left; but
immediate fight in that direction was
not her intention.
!, Heaven aid mo p sac murmurod, as
she giided around the old house and ap.
preached the horses which the tories had
lett tetaSred 70 small i1cu few yaTi,a
from the door.
A glance In the room revealed the
forms ofthe Avengers discussing tho wine
and watching the roasting OF the fowls.
They did not fear danger, for their hor-
4EibaodeSds had completely teFforizos tii1s
country. and under the sway of their
layieSsheM its was fast beeohiInfa "a
defsrts Oh w g'aH "a 4
Alite counted them before shs 8 touch "a
2 single rein; and then in brief period
of time she laosened the horses and quiet.
" led them into small copse not far
away. The steeds did not refuse TO obey
her guidance, and when she had reached
the copSe, she stguck them with o vhip
which she had found beneath saddle
1t was smart blow that she adminis.
tered, and the horses started, forward end
disappeared in an instant.
Thus in few moments, Ferguson's
Avengers had been deprived Of their
horses: Flushed with triumph, Alice
Baanchempe, returned to the house,
and again looked in upon its hilarious
'She now held pistol In her haud-a
weapou which o holster had granted her,
and she .crcpt to the edge Of the porch
before she halted There was the flash
ofvengeance in the dark eyes of the par
tisan girl while she gnzed upon the party
beyond the threshold. s Once CT cfsygice
che raised the weapon, but lowered it
again, as If playing with the life of the
leader of tho six, whose burly form was
revealed by the light of the fro.
She saw the fowls smoking and we'll
burned, placed on the table, and watched
L00 Ur1nnV rrnu,I E. Al. -:
shafds,I Their tongues and inuyeIneHts
told her chat stolen liquor was doing ;.s
accustomed work OF all snvc the giant,
VINO 'had euperintended the cooking Of
tne late repast., This mar, appeared per-
iiectiy sober, and Tie angry gfahtes which
3e o1ten cast at hia comrades told that lie
qia not sanction their Conduct.
Come! enough or this p' fie suddenly
cried, rising from the table, which had
5een dragged to the middle Of the robm.
yet up, boys, and let's be going. told
you at Wiiey,s thatyouj had wine enough,
nut you must bring some here ard drink
yourselves ssnpia. Tom Scott. and you,
'Hlakeson, | am ashamed of yoa. What
Hou!d we do If gang Of rebels should
catch ps IN this condition p You know
the mercy gFe would get, and l3t y6ul I'D
tnere Us iVssIas stltpes-N5ink asTDIu
EBaccha5 hfniseif."e ~ v AN y
Then an expression of contempt passed
cried: "
4Upil up + the rebels are coming snI :
But his cry af'aiarrh did noe 'infuse
much life into the men Mt the table. One
or tssH p peaas were raised, bht tho drunken
leer taat made the faces hideous was
enough to provoke smile even from the
mad tory.
r9FpelN he apcered; eolitsIiutuorisIy,
dogs, every one of you. Tve a mind To
ride down TO the. pscoies e-a,Ap and tell
the rebels hiding there ii,nt the men thew
hate arc inTtheir, power. I have thought
that 4 commanded men, not dfuhkards l''
and he struck the table with the butt of
his pistol, bat codid not rouse his stupid
Iois0Wa7e8W OH, SSDl H"paa 4 1sa a94I
The next moment, with an oath on his
!ips, he strode to the door, which he
Jerked open, and atepped upon the porch.
- ""Cprss ,spch dogs q. I lead r. he hissed.
II hupp p6dB mtsE lSad th5 hoirses Iit,J EIitJ nnIsi
tie each fool in the saddla,"Q
He was stepping from the porch for tho
purpose or attending to the horses which
ne supposed were still tethered at thc
trees, when form rose before him and
he started back with gasp of terror.
I "Who in the mischief- I,.,
! "Alice Beauchampe |" was tho inter
ruption OF tke!appatitips. I"The daugh-
TOR OK the old man basely murdered by
your hands! Down on your miserable
knees, Godfrey Lang, and beg for the
pofpSs poESs. HSpvl'a HSp hl'saVsgnevef sTST other7D.
Perhaps the shadow OF the window sash
did not permit him to SEQ tho pistol that
was clutched in The hand OF tie fearless
girl, else his rashpess might have been
ftKneel to you (, Neverr' he cfied.l"!'
The weapon which he raised dropped
sbefore the fash that followed his words.
and with groan Of pain hs ssaSEEENliSsea 81
-6s,', back :. to g SFop aasaa lsm9pg shis drunken
Alice iBeauchampe, amazed at her own
courage, stobG silent amidst The srieke OF
her own pistol. She saw the bacchantSs
tEy TO shake of their tQrpor at the sight
of their, stricken leader, and one rose to
hls tees to fall as aocn as he needed sup
port.
"Nqx forshe ssanp z she e;cried, with
triumph, ahdSthS G41t. mihhte 9uslieI
from the diagusiiEg eight acY
An hour passed away, ahd the drunken
tories -keganiso reUUyer; their, Cliief, ssiio
dropped TO the floor, seemed to sober them
With hisfcold face and staring eyea, aria
when they had oil recovered their scat
tered wits, the foo they dreaded, was upon
Alice 3eauShampe's voice had adj atod ID he lis
heEtto Of she pat:l6t band for Vengeance.
E..' l.aLs sSs "a ali dasa aha HAD as. y
cbuntered tbe igaTs Win 6o,i, <; ;,iS,--J