Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-27

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Mrs. Hazlewood but, in spite of his endeav
ors to please, there was one of the family thai
continued to regard him with distrust ant
aversion. That one was the lovely Ellen, wht
could not help fancying that, through the pol
ished and gentlemanlike exterior he assumed
she could discover traces of the unprinclpleC
villain-the profigate libertine. Though hi
strove with all the art of which he was master
to make favorable impression upon her heart
to his modification he found she was invul
nerable, and while he was in his heart cherish
ing the most dishonorable intentions, hefounc
himself more and more fascinated by hel
charms. Still there was in his language and
in his eve that which alarmed Ellen and
induced her, while sheavoided him as much as
possible, to hint her dislike to her brother.
''Give yourself no uneasiness about this
royalist," said Charles. ''To speak, ay, or to
think disrespectfully of you, shall be as much
as his head is worth y
Clifford was a man too we'll versed in du'
plicity to excite needless alarm, whatever
black designs he might mediate. The younger
son of respectable English family, ne had
chosen the army for profession and, at
tached to the light troops under Tarleton,
none was more distinguished for his bravery,
or his unbounded licentiousness. From the
moment he saw the beautiful Ellen HaZleWood,
he had marked her for his victim, and his res
olution did not falter when he saw she was the
pride of her brother and the loved one of all
around her. He knew that he was disliked by
her, and he exulted in the thought that while
he humbled the proud girl deep blow would
be struck at the happiness of some OF the
sturdiest rebels in Carolina. In the midst OF
his plans, however, he received notice
of his exchange, and a summon to join Lord
RawdOn at Camden. Charles, although his
arm was not entirely healed, was unwilling,
at the prospect of active service, to remain
idle, and, soon after Clifford departed, hasten
tened to join his corps under Washington. In
the rapid succession of marches and counter
marches, skirmishes and battles that ensued,
Clifford, though he did not forget the prize he
was still determined to possess, found no time
for maturing his projects-and blow from
the sabre of another of Washington's troopers,
at the hard-fought battle of the Eutaw Springs,
at once banished tile recollection OF Ellen,
and every thing else, from his head for While.
In that struggle, Colonel Washington was
wounded and fell into the hands OF the roy
alists, and, in furious onset to rescue him,
young Hazlewood's horse was killed under
him, and he shared the fate of his superior, by
being made prisoner When, after the lapse
of two days, Clifford recovered his reason, and
found that Charles was prisoner, and III his
power, his JOY was unbounded for, by hav-
ing him at his disposal, he felt certain of be-
ing able to subdue the high-souled and virtu-
Gus Ellen and the breathing-time the royal
army enjoyed after the battle, gave him an
opportunity of putting his nefarious plans in
a train of execution. Tarleton, who compre-
hended the nature of his designs, if not the
particulars of the plan, granted him permis-
sion to leave the army for a few days, and,
with two tory citizens Of the State for his
Instruments, he departed in disguise for the
neighborhood of his victim.
1t was late III the evening when stranger
knocked at Mrs. Hazlewood's and made him
self known as the bearer OF message from
Charles, informing them that he had been
severely wounded, and was prisoner, and en-
treated, as a favor, that Ellen would visit
him before his death, which, under the guild
ance of the messenger, he assured her she
might do in safety. The man produced a
passport from Cornwallis, and played the part
ed the mind of Ellen or her mother; and,
although she was sensible of the dangerous
nature of the undertaking, her love for her
brother did not permit her to hesitate-and
as soon as some refreshment had been provi-
ded for the messenger, and she had made n
few hurried preparations, they set out. They
had not ridden many miles before day began
to break, and while they were joined by an
other horseman who appeared to be travelling
the same road with themselves, Ellen's sus-
picions were excited by the pains her guide
took to avoid those places where their appear
ance might have attracted notice. Some trif-
ling reasons were assigned for this course, and
it was not until the forenoon was far advan-
ced, and they paused for the first time at a
small log-hut in a thick pine-wood, that Ellen'S
fears were converted into reality, by the ap-
pearance of the detested Clifford to assist her
in alighting. Ellen rejected his offered hand,
and entered the hut A chill of horror passed
over her as she saw, from it's desolate appear
ance. that it was uninhabited, and the full
conviction that she was in the power of vii
lain flashed upon her mind.
''Where is my brother ?'' demanded Ellen,
turning to Clifford.
Your brother is not here but you shall
soon have the pleasure of seeing him, and that,
too, safe and well.''
s:Safe and we'll - repeated Ellen, fixing a
searching look on the royal officer, who met it
unmoved.
s'Yes, dearest Ellen, both, though prison.
er forgive me, Ellen,'' he continued, as he
attempted to take her hand, ''if to obtain the
company of one l shall ever love, have been
compelled to resort to stratagem and allow
me to hope the sight of your brother will not
be the less welcome because obtained through
my means
''My brother needs not my presence under
such circumstances, and must insist on be-
ing permitted to return Immediately to my
home" replied the undaunted girl.
''No, Miss Lakewood, cannot part with
1,on onci1y hnt rplV lnOn the word
of an officer and a gentleman, that in the camp
of his majesty's troops, you shall be perfectly
safe"
Ellen's remonstrances were unavailing and
she was compelled to proceed and, while
treated with much respect by Clifford, she
trembled for the result. Once with her BROTH
er, she determined to appeal to Clitford's su-
periors, confident they would never refuse pro-
lection to innocence, or fail to deliver her
from the power of man she believed capable
of any enOrmity.
During the journey, and after their arrival
at the little village in which the royal army
was encamped, Clifford saw that nothing
was wanting to make Ellen's situation as
agreeable as possible, although it was easy for
her to see that she was under the strict SUI
veillance. She found her brother not only a
prisoner, but, to her surprise, in close custody;
and, when she demonstrated with Clifford on
the subject, and reminded him Of the treat
ment he had experienced When in her brother S
power he answered that circumstances he
could not then explain rendered such a meas
ure necessary. She was not permitted to see
him, except in the presence of Clifford OF one
of the guard
Though Clifford had now succeeded in get
ting Ellen within his clutches, the difficulties
| in his way, he found, were not all overcome.
She refused to listen for moment to his fine
spun falSehOOdS-slle treated his professions of