Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-03

and the trooper va, charmed By the
beautiful npparition. cleaning upon him
through the morning dusk. He was On
Il tour OF inquiry. and Behethland wa
abie-aud willing. Tor she, too, wa,
mOved-tO answer all the questions
which. Of course. were made az numerous
AS possible. The handsome trooper
went away to battle, but this fair tace
still shone upon Hill, through smoke and
cloud. and he was soon back again to
claim the heart which had been his from
the first. Capt William Butler. lor such
he was, rose speedily, became a Gener-
81. commanded his State troops in the
war of lSl2; while his noble wife
brought him Us fine u family a> ever did
honor 10 South Carolina and the country
Their children rose to the highest civil
and military positions in the gilt oi thci
native state.
One forenoon in April. 1881, a young
man was ditching a field near Rocky
Creek, in the Chester district OF South
Carolina. Suddenly he WAS startled by
n gathering of hoois, aud 'ooking up he
saw man named E>b". 49, might
hunter" and d.re-dey ing a " .
the hill, iiercely pnrsu, "rd.
coats. The young man dash
bushes and hid. After Il long e
came out, and finding the coast c...-r, re-
| turned to work. Soon. however, ne sa"
the British coming back, but without
Esbel; he had escaped Daniel Green
| (or this WAS the ditcher's name) again
hastened to cover, and remained till late
| in the night, when he finished his work
Y l>,., i,yl,. t,
work ed on toward. morning. were not
=, ,4sant He had been a brave soldier
aud low to be forced TO hide hi ia ,
t. Il the enemy was hateful 10 him. liz
solved hs would have no more OF Il
lis history had been iull OF wild ro
mance--it is hard to resist telling 1t here
but now, having escaped from prison
sh p. and reached his present place Wit
the utmost difficulty, he WAS doing
piece of ditching to earn huntng-shir
fer he was poorly covered with rag.
His brave heart rebelled against finch
ing from the enemy, and in the mornIn
, wearing the new shirt, he Started gu
with determination to JOIN the arm
again. He intended to selze the tir,
good horse he found. and set off for In
troops under Greene, then retreAtln
from Guilturd. He kept on till nea
noon. finding nothing. till 1T last Ii
heard a bell tink ling through the WOO
and following the sound. came out nPo
pretty domestic SCENE. Around i ':es
3 house some little children We're plavin:
$ while Young girl was letting a hors
, into the yard As Green approached.
Young woman came out and looke
u | t,apH
: foe Entering into conversation, s!
e invited him III, and be soon learned tn
she was the famous widow, Nancy \
derson. They talked on till dime
y time, when the Young soldier gladly q
II cep;ed her hospitality. In the atternoC
it he returned tn his employer. forgettii
ia the army for this day NJ least. 1h
night he thought long ami deeply. II
Z" widow was famous character, haNII
It been thoroughly tested by the perilo
10 times. and found equal u every ems
" Eencv. She was young, OF splend
:, figure and great. robust beauty. A
Al then she had been So kind and social
ID him! How how handsome she was
), she recounted her sutferings, With
W soldiers quicknes., his mind was ma
up. He would 60 again the next da
5 In the morning the young girl whom
; had seen with Il" horse came to
house for corn. Green " is z ad 10 s
her. for here was an excuse. He load
\, the corn on to the horse. snd then off
W. to help her home with it. But the Z
WAS afraid 10 trust the stranger al
hearing him say the dav before that
wanted horse to bear him TO the arm
' so the disappointed lover was lett with'
- an errana. He soon determined To
,s boldly. and trust to his wit and addre
"a In few hours he WAS again at
in widows table. delighted to find him.
~, so welcome. 1t WAS his story now I
! VA. told. and well might it draw tie
no to the beautiful eyes. At last he ca
al out plump:
or. Il suppose, now. YOU think we'll
,er the men who fought with Tom Morri
he Il do. indeed. Ny own dear WI
,a, died the death OF a soldier"
# Then you would marry soldier?
I.r She hesitated little at this it '
carrying her by storm.
~ II have not thought about that"
Nv soon said. but. il l ever should MARI
-" think-as do now, none bu
ho soldier would have!"
IN |: was enough; three days after t
III. wended their way through the woo
md and began together s life that hrou
rer them. through long years, happin
on peace. prosperity and honor.
the But the most romantic of these sol
lpy ern love affairs was that OF the first {
the ernor of Tennessee He was then {
ms. plain Captain J ohm Sewer, commando
md the fort on the Nolachucky. Near
was Daisy Fields the residence
red Mr.. Sheriff. One day party OF Ind
made a sudden descent upon the stat
can aud the frightened women fled in e'
low direction. One tall, beautiful tii
,ro- shot out towards the fort with the 81
OF a deer-This was Catharine Shcr
ops She was a woodland beauty, and tan
the through the country for her courage
fair agility. 1t is said that she could on
DIS and outleap every other woman; c
,urt walk and ride more gracefully and :
fully than any other woman in the
VIC try.'' She surely had need of all
wife powers now. She WAS 4 prize the
This ages wanted, and with fierce yells
aud sprang to intercept her way. She
Q at the direct path, took q c,rcuitous
in a and came up on the back side OF the
has intending to scale the palisades. [
5 to ering all her powers. she sprans
ruce the air. An officer wa. reaching
cart the top to catch her ana liit nor III
de- his foot slipped and both fell te
the ground, with the wall still between
Who, loud shout from the iiuiaus' AS
ping felt the prize in their hands. gave a
and strength to the maiden's limbs.
srtv. said, when telling the story in
: the wears, Their bullets and arrows
took like hail ; it was leap OF die. for
,eral rot live a captive With one tei
lallv effort she leaped into the AR once Il
she cleared the palisades, ana came
ouel. into the arms oil her iuture husoanu
ghlv The first thing this noble sir! did
story her marriage was to make with her
carts hands the suits worn by her nus
ecip- and his three sons at the battle OF h
the Mountain. She WAS peculiarly al:
and TO the requirements OF her position
they OF the highest lady IN new c"U
Another attack was threatened
ash after hes marriage. and families ha
the ed away to place oi greater saiet
anks Shall not go, aaid she, thouSh mer
oorc band was away in the army The
old of John Sewer knows no fear.
alton another time n large band of l
,wav came to the house, determined to
but her husband. She hid him. and
form them at the door. They threaten
spir- shoot her down il she would moi
where her husband WAS.
mes .Shoot? shoot, - Il am not air
II al,