The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-01


down There's no knowing when or
WI. re one may NEE. that Swamp Fox
With his sneaking cutthrosts.
Very good. said the Colore!. III
furnish you with four wagons and
guard Of fifty mounted men. You will
start a. sunrise in the morning. Lieu-
,-naat Call at my quarters a; mid
night aud You shall have the necessary
orders. Now, sir. YOU had better take
u rest. s. You will need it,
First 1T me ofer hin. som- refresh
ms,.,s." said the widow quickly. He
is tired and hungry. know, and no
gue,, must leave my house in such =
state.
'.ise.arn quicdiy. thcp," said ths Col
oBei Il shall be miRrab,e while yon
are gone"
The young man offered bis arm Ia
the LADY, and they left the balloon;
but, instead of going to the dining
room. she led him straight TO her cham
ber. and then. locking the door, SAID
ansiussly:
For heaven sake, Charles, what Is
the meaning Of this Z
The young man did not answer ver-
baliy, but, catching her TO his breast,
kissed her passionately. aud. To- be
frank, the young widow did not resist
him.
1T means, he said at last, In re-
ply to her repeated questions, that We
want arms. and have come for them"
What else they said matters not now;
but before they separated Mrs. Garden
seemed very we'll satisfied with the
young mans explanation. They then
repaired to the supper room. where the
Lieutenant found ample refreshments.
ani the lady returned to the ballroom.
where Colonel Watson was impaticntly
awaiting her.
At midnight the lieutenant called at
headquarters, and, faithful u his PROM
Use. Colonel Watson was there. The
necessary orders for the delivery Of the
arms aud ammunition and wagons to
Lieutenant Thomas Wilson. OF the
loyal legion" were made out, and the
Colonel also placed III the young mans
band sealed letter of instructions TO
Major Gainey. The rest Of the night
was spent in procuring the desired
articles. and at sunlight the next morn
ing Lieutenant Wilson, with his wagons
and their contents, escorted by a guard
of fifty men. set out for the High
Hills Of Santee." where the Tory ma
jor's headquarters we're located.
The wagons and their escort made
go d time, and by sunset were forty
miles from Charleston. The sun WAS
scarce half an hour high when Lieuten-
ant Wilson ordered hault for the pur
pose of camping for the night. The
mounted men fastened their horses to
the trees and removing their saddles
prepared ITO cook their evening meal.
The teams we unhitched from the wsg-
ons and the command busted themselves
IN preparations for a comfortable night.
Every one was busy. aud no one noticed
that while these arrangements were In
progress Lieutenant Wilson bad drawn
off from the party and disappeared in
the woods that bOrdered on the road.
Suddenly there was cracking in the
brushwood, which caused the British
troopers to spring 30 their feet lii alarm.
As they did so, voice that sounded not
unlike that Of the young lieutenant.
shouted loudly:
Surrender, or you are dead men.
General Marion secured his prisoners.
together with the arms. ammunition,
wagons and horses. and set out. sfter q
rest Of few hours for "Snow Island"
At the request of the bogus Lieutenant
Wilson, he sent back one Of the red
coats to Charleston with note to Col
onel Watson, informing him Of the
trick that had been played on him by
tho young officer who. SO far from be
ing lieutenant in the Tory legion. was
none other than the famous Charles
Hampton. a CAPTAIN in Marion's Brig
Ade, who planned and carried out the
affair successfully-thankiDg the Colo
mel for the excellent weapons and other
mhterials he had sent him. and promis-
ing to DO good service with them.
The British commander Was furious
when lie road the note, and saw the
hoax of which he had been made the
victim He went in haste 10 Mrs. Gar
den, hut the fair widow had sailed for
Engand. He was compelled to swallow
his modification in silence, and few
years after, when the war was over. his
chagrin was not q little Increased by
the ,idings which reached him that
Mrs Garden had married the young
officer who had tricked him out of his
rifles.