The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-24

In tho evening tho girls brought ap
pies md nuts and cider, and they wer,
having merry time, when of sudden
ab3in nroac and went to tho door. Hcr
quick cars had detected IL strange
sound. A moment later u lad came
painting into the room.
| "Look out, Thankful; thoy arc com
ing to attack YOU" he said, scarcely
nbln to speak for lnck Of brcnth
They? Who? Who can attack us?"
lis Bon Williams and his gang.
Twas yesterday that tho cowboys cnp-
turcd lad-a cousin of Ben Williams
and for some reason they hanged
him, and now Bon is bound to hnyo
revenge, and he hns heard that there is
n British officer here, and he swcars
he'll have him hanged to tree for re-
vcngo."
moment later II young man with n
muskct in his hand entered tho door
and he said: "Mistrcss Thankful. yonr
father left mo hero on guard unbe-
| known to you. There's trouble brew
| ing, fear. They nrc coming to take
the officer away and to do him harm
l,"t him go with me and | will hide
hin"
Thankful brought the onlcor's cloak
| and hat and bndo him go, but to her
nmazrmcnt he refused. 81 c""h,
go, ho said. 81 gave yuu-"'"" ~ ""''''
word of honor that " Enore" ''"hot
the house till j. completed :, '''iier my
nru., n"' sionors " wiz Returned"
yoomnes |6u must. Ben Williams is u
.Go. 20. Ho will take you out and kill
rh.Iu, sir. Go under the escort of the
guard md he will take you whore you
can be conccnlcd."
But the officer would not stir. He
would only say that he had given his
plcdge md he would not break it. In
m instant Thankful seem changed.
and the officer, even i'll the suspense
md terror Of the moment, perceived
that she had assumed nio ,."....-- "A
ono who had authority and can exer-
else it. She stood erect, her head
thrown back, her eyes very bright,
her checks now somewhat pale, and
she said: "You must go, sir. COM
mnnd it, Go with him. Hnrk. Don't
you hear that mob shouting? You
have not n moment to lose. And
then ms he did not stir she went up to
him plcndingly and with gentle man
ncr, not knowing seemingly what 1t
was she said or did; she put her hand
upon his arm with gentle touch, and
| she said: "tio, go; Tor my sake, go.
.'Eur vour snlkc?" he murmurcd, and
he seemed to hesitate, and then she
turned to the guard and bndc him lead
the officer forth. But Mt that moment
the cry of the mob was s" diStihc' that
il revealed th": escape va" ii"possi"Ie:
Thankful h"dc the guard step IN ana
bolt the door, md commanded nm 10
use his muskct II anyone sh"nlu Try 10
force an entrance And even us she
spoke the door was forced ana "n ugly
face was ,protrudcd, "nd some One
shouted: Come out you rtuSo"'
mud would have said more h"" he NOT
been fcllcd by tn" hutt oil the S""ru
muskct
The door was closed an" n"l'e"' "h'.
the guard stood with IN" manner o,
defiance. In m instant lhnhkinl n'u
made disposition "i tn" "ih''r' DC
fore he was aware what Sh' was Going
she had led him to the settle IN the
chimney corner ana Hh', '""' MN !.
be seated there N"hS 10" S"I"' ,"l
the WINDOW was ,oi..,' ,.',r ,, ~,
one shouted: '"in' OUT H"" '"r'''
we will shoot 20" whrr' Fo" are y
"Oh, You cownrd, y"" coward n''
; Wllnams! Tic ms ""t,' -" ,r,,s "" ''n. - !,
md ne is nhpr"'Se'o1a' ',t "m" ""''%I"' ~ thn