Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-03

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simple meal her neat housewifery had pre-
pared for him then stretching himself upon
the buffalo robe on the floor, romped with
his two rosy.cheeked boys, who rolled over
his great body, and gamboled and screamed
in riotous Joy around him; but mother want
ed some water from the branch, and the
frolic must be given over while Jack would
; 90 and bring it. So jumping up, he left the
little folk pouting willfully as they looked
after him from the door, and started. The
stream was only about hundred yards from
the house, and the path leading to it was
through dense, high thicket. 1t was against
Jacks religion ever to leave his house with.
out his gun but the wife whom ne loved
above all the universe of sentiment and every
thing else, was in hurry for the water, and
the distance was 80 short--so he sprang
gaily out with the vessels in his hands, leaV-
ing the rife behind. The water had been
dipped up, and he was returning along the
narrow path closely bordered by the brush,
when he felt light tap on each shoulder,
and his career strangely impeded. He had
just time to perceive that lasso had been
thrown over him, which would con6ne his
arms, when he saw himself suddenly sur
rounded, and was rushed upon by number
of men. He instantly recognized the voice
of Hinch, shout, "down with him drag him
down !" as the men who had hold Of the lasso
about his body jerked at it violently in the
effort to throw him. All his tremendous
strength was put forth in one convulsive effort
which would have freed him, but the Internal
moose had fallen true, and bound his arms.
AS it was he dragged the six stout men who
held it after his frantic bounds nearly to his
own door, before he became Frustrated, and
then it was by heavy blow dealt over the
head with the butt of gun. The last ob.
jects which met his eye as he sank down,
were the Mortified faces of his two children
and wife looking out upon him
The blow deprived him Of his senses for
some time, and when he recovered he found
himself half stripped, and lashed to a tree
short distance from his house-Hnch in front
of him with knotted rope in hand, his wife
on the ground, wailing and clinging with
piteous entreaty around the monsters knees,
his children weeping by her, and outside this
group circle of men with guns in their
hands. That fearful awakening was new
birth to Jack Long! His eye took in every.
thing at glance. A shudder like that of an
oak rifting to its core, sprang along his nerves
and seemed to pass out at his feet and through
his fingers, leaving him as rigid as marble; !;
and when the blows of the hideous, mocking
devil before him, fell upon his white flesh,
making it welt in purple ridges, or spout dull
black currents, he felt them no more than the
dead Intel of his door would have done, and
the agony of that poor wife shrieking fran.
tic echo to every harsh slashing sound seemed
to have no more effect upon his ear than it
had upon the tree above them, which shook
its green leaves to the selfsame cadence they
had held yesterday in the breeze. His wide
open eyes were glancing calmly and Scrutin.
izingly into the faces of the men who stood
around-those features are never to be forgot
ten for while Hinch lays on the stripes
with all his furious strength, blaspheming as
they fall, that glance dwells on each face with
cold, keen. searching intensity, as if it
marked them to be remembered in hell The
mans air was awful-so concentrated-so
still-so enduring! He never spoke, groaned
or writhed-but those intense eyes of his!-
the wretcbes could not stand them, and began
to shuttle and get behind each other. But it
was too late; he had them all-ten men
They uerc registered.
We will drop the curtain over this horrible
scene. Suffice it to say, that after lashing
him until he tainted, the Regulators left him !;
telling his wife that if they were not out of
the country in ten days be should be shot.
He did 60 within the specified time; and, as
it was said, returned with his family to Ar
kansas, where his wifes father lived. The
incident was soon forgotten in Shelby county,
amidst the constant recurrence Of similar
scenes.
About four months after this affair, in com.
pany with an adventurous friend, was ira.
versing western Texas. Our objects were to
see the country, and amuse ourselves in hunt
ing for time over any district we found well
adapted for particular sport-as for bear
hunting, deer.hunting, buffalo hunting, &c.
Either of these animals, is to be found in
greater abundance and, Of course, pursued to
greater advantage in peculiar regions; and
as we were anxious to make ourselves familiar
with all the modes of life in the country, we
made it point in passing through to stop
wherever the promise of anything specially
luleI eSlliIS OuSieo ltSCll.
Prairies, timber, and water were better dis.
tributed in Shelby than any county we had
passed through-the timber predominating
over the prairie, though interlaid by it in ev-
cry direction. This diversity of surface at
tracted a greater variety and quantity Of
game, as we'll as afforded more perfect facili-
ties to the sportsman. Indeed, it struck US as
perfect hunters Paradise and my friend
happening to remember man of some wealth
who had removed from his native country,
and settled as he had understood, in Shelby.
We inquired for him and very readily found
him.
Whatever else may be said or thought of
the Texans, they are nquestionably most
generously hospitable. Wewere frankly and
kindly received, and horses, servants, guns,
dogs, and whatever else was necessary to en-
sure our enjoyment of the sports of the coun.
try, as we'll as the time of our host himself,
were forthwith at our disposal, and we were
soon, to our hearts content, engaged in every
character Of exciting chase
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
pa Superintendent Jackson, of Castle Gar
den, reports that since January last, 368,O45
immigrants have been landed there, as against