The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11
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ferred BE-, or that OF auy Judge of his
ability in any matter. But feel free to
say, nevertheless, that Lam honestly Of
opinion that beacted with more zeal than
5 discretion in this ono instance, and would
have accomplished much more good had
he followed up Redmond less closely and
the revenue officers more 80. To do him
justice, however, he did order the recent
ly reported investigation, and would no
doubt make good use oft If opportunity
were presented. To return to Redmond.
HAYS promised TO end his story with
this letter, anu though hope no one of
my readers have wearied of him as yet, /
shall try 10 keep my word. esffig-Yf
ss a FALSE ALARM. -
Feeling really Ill from the effects of
fatigue, as have said before, was COM
PEELED to close my spoond interview with
him q little before midnight, when he
our mutual friend, my host There I
bade. him goodnight, and went 70 bed,
while he and nv host'took blankets and
walked off 70 sleep. in the, woods. /
quickly fell into an nn easy semi. conscious
state, from which ]. Yves startled an hour
later by the spbduad 1uice Of our kind
young hostess, Whispering to my compan-
ion, 1Mrs Fields. TO "get up, please, and
strike light; the revenues are all around
the hQusep The frightened wife was
clad In her pight-dress only, and seemed
beside herself with anxiety and alarm.
have heard some one walking In the
yard" she said, "and they always come
about this time of nightl' Dir. Fields
arose and striking match, fhow hard
they were TO find y went to the window
AID called, aWho is thereT:; A. voice
answered, q whispered consultation fol.
lowed, and aG last my companion came
back aud whispered to me that not the
revenues but the prisaner sthey had ,ca5s
tured the day before was withouti I
congratulated him In my heart on his
escape, ana Mrs. rummnged around
and got him supper. did not see him,
butmy hostess and my companion told
me they ',3ver saw man eat no much in
theiE fesnectiTe ligea. Thpm he pushed
& on 6Sey SliS and farEavzayz Is tie
nome irom which ne had been taken the
morning before, and where, no doubt, he
X was welcomed as one risen from the dead.
It was the old ,stofy of captpTB Dosing o.
sudden dash for liberty, Jew bullets
lodged, and freedom once more. How
RedMond-nay, how the whole neighbnr-
s hopd rejoiced over the fact of his escape
next rnoFnihgi Peccavi, but I couldn't
I help II, nor could you had you been In
my Place;
1ED5soND's 2sss:svoLaEcE.
Redmond breakfassed with us next
morning, and our hostess waited upon us
Z and could not do enough for him. Tho
simple.hearfed women of the mountains
/ all admire If they do not love him, and
any terrorss fot. they, VIZ ~ ,,.s ani,,
last ye6T. gdv SIisy tIiot ,s ram ~; I'M
taxas .t 81. ; ~ ,,vs, ra s,s ~, ro.ds .d
pfe,TsexH afraid to stats .hops many .,, noar
Z IaySiIissR d(thaT Iii. Sa1 f,,la., k,t kJs,s
AM b. sch;,5s XXI ,sh Fasf sSuen ny os
lila voluehjgs ,i;ni,
iSs, ,sTS en-, ~ i n y, Is
him a,,d ,vI,ich ha = -,
transfer NJ nrnfsrred i,er ,srd ~ ~, \.
seeInnd md he' .I,ever svent ba.E e., ;t
4 And besides III i;tiS d;d ha ,,ot r;da s'c \.
a consecntiya dave ,t,vori;no for Gar, ,,to,,S
4 durinp fhe Iesk iy,, .o,d. ~, eiaa
& tion DIV did ha NIT 6;tct nv, his 49,, 49,,
wapoT, and team mud san5 ieirht nv 'I",, for
6d I,t nm syiSa % sca;,lS.,s @ u 9f ,n sSn
q hadn't voted for ss,ess.s, all tho way from
IN ,neiE noiea . 70 fne n9ll at Es; atoe, where
y ,.e ~ qai9a aop go nlmseiff And, cutlaw
tb.as. ~ ~ - hg noS now eunporting MS
& & slale Hte I,aya no stner depen-
W., g, .iia une ~ Mnohi aas oeeh Grip
ss ~, sissYI yeals Gertalniy ne has
80 = g sisssgA EllIiEs, as
10y VIII seii you,
s oIHais4s &c 9D DEEDS.
ut was not SO very long apc that n pnop
man. wilase nxa;,l' and ili,r shaeY. yub;ch
The he'd takeE o 5,SSet weya IS. iiIsi nm.
: for tn xts dt pieEenBs Coiirt H6I F,naf
the Major in the road and assed for
help and rot it. It was a small ann
only 81. .25. but st was a very larga ann
.8togflIe poor farmer and r., the tiesn;sed
Samaritan, hue II .yes 9iyen froelv' and
as AA4ec Been rktlifS Sea or raj ri sI;SIz
n The fiiuT W WIS itiIur stolen On the
$ highway nor was it tho retnri of snv
unlawful sala It was the prica OF q
grown On the ;ss s sGiiT II by hard labor.
and which farm and home he dares not
visit xaeps att b liRit and at s6n9. inta7s-
atstils fiass of slIiia siifa ..ahe4 Feys,s
F4fiIies hgye been there nfter him very
4 Fer, 2, said one, r5Yeate himself 10
me to-day.
sieyy is.is1 REDMOND TOLD HIS TArE
3 y have made ailoth dlgfession / find,
z pR rn not ttin = ttEea pologize foritst.
tEp much of good hAs even been said
couterntng Ieysis I: 70. edmond that I
/: 1eeu "a leiice INC public voice OF dis pTaias
: on this the one single occaaicn OF his
tllcatioii have written down Ia
tltess letteEs every igoEd which he. iins
sseaiG inst himseif In gpe igiFis 6f ais
ueesss 70 me- ~.