Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-02

lnOl leu luTlttOn huNH " titNtt thINHHh |
woods, swnmps and hogs that the Brit
Usher commander finally abandoned the
pursuit In disgust.
On coming to Ok swamp, wide aud
miry waste with no rond ncross II, he
said 10 his mon: Come, my boys, let
Ms 20 back, and we VIII soon hnd me
game cocks, meaning General Suinptcr,
but as for this id old fox, the deyh
himself could not catch him.
Thus II was thnt Marion came ~ be
known as the swamp Fox:
The swamps which Marion ana M
men usually occupied We're not simply
boys nor linorasscs. They were hign
river swamps-much as Shows islnpd
his fnyOrite encampnent. This island -
surrounded by the Pedce river aud sew
eral creeks. which were at that time
much filed with RATS OF logs II y
covered In great part by thick WOODS
and canebrakes, but also has patches
OF open cultivated ground thus anording
much provision and livestock.
Marion had often TO cross rivers, yet
frequently did not have more than a
single canoe, besides which his sorrcl
horse Ball flonted over, the rest OF the
horses followed instinctively. Many
times no canoe nj all was to be had
and then the general swan his morse
across.
His fayorite time for starting. on an
expedition was at sunset, and then ms
He observed such absolute secrecy
about his plans. however, that ms Tot
lowers soon learned that the only way
TO find out whether an expedition WAS
| before them was to witch the general
looks If he was buster than usual
boiling sweet potatoes then the men be
gan to prepare their own provisions Tor
n march.
Marion often marched sixty or seventy
miles with nothing but meal of cold
potatoes and a drink Of water for twenty
| four hours. Sometimes they had fresh
beef Salt was u luxury aud could
rarely he obtained.
The British had made provisions scarce
| by their raids. The women living ON
lonely plantations were not even sure
Of the dinner cooking oil the irci u
might at any moment be snatcheu AVA!
" An amusing anecdote of the time
| tolls us that when Captain Cnpers re,
turned TO his plantation In IT'S Re tohnn
It stripped of all poultry aud hves'oek
save q single rooster This bird hah es-
| cnpcd by taking refuge under Kitchen
low to the ground whenever the Brltlsh
chased him. After the revolution II was
the fashion of ladies' to wear scarlet
clonks Whenever the veteran saw
woman In II red cloak he would squan
out, no doubt fnncying her TO De
| BRUSH Tcuconlt anu l"' "''NN'''
NInrion's way was to keep his men
| continually In motion. by the rApduy
of his movements he kent MP the c9urage
of his brigade, which might nave mhsEvu
had the men not been continually oc
cupipd: and so hnrnssed, tOrmenteu nnu
puzyled were the British by this Invisible
enemy that Marion and his horseneh
seemed 10 thom almost like phnntoms
suddenly appearing and attacking them,
now firing from behind trees now WI,
fishing into the swamp as mysterious!
as they had appeared ,.m he
able TO got at Mr., Marion. wrote loru
CORVALLIS to Colonel rarleton, follow
mo out the British policy which was 70
refuse TO our officers their proper mlli'
tary titles. tilt. has bn.n
handed down from the generals sister
Esther, Mrs. Hovey, to her deseehun1in,,n,s
',ives one a realizing sense OF the hllil ,
H,Itv ~ getting at MIR Marion ,hhu
, also of the constant dangers 10 Wn''n
, his life was exposed ,orn,ng In
! hsr narlor knitting she saw nsutt
. ~ NC strolthny in the woods psyonui
SSiiV ,a ,yntrheJ III carefully, fearmR
Q might prove 30 be one OF tnr srnn
= INF when it cautiously elh9's '',,r. AMI
NJ shelfer of the trees anu mn lhhe ~, ~,
@ ,u i' t,e ouen. she soon recognized 1tn
q w. M,rinn She went 10 meet n. u
+ IN ,anrnrd that his band had Deen SUI
e nrisc1 hy the British and pcril opns'H NJ
# sentter He appointed u rehdeAnous, ~, y
* lts,1 Lts mon TO secure their own s"ivtts
ast they could. He had been ~ Va,
3 W ar,r. aud woods for twenty-iour h9ur'
{: stS,nnt food aud with the loss OF
81 WV, mrV ~ the rim OF his hat and one sleeve
" OF his cont. 49,. u,5uh were OF
g his track, but consented latc break
Of ihe servants prepared aW .rsoif /,
is tns, md Mrs. Hoyey musied hersS ,,l, -
lc .,ni,uishInr his tNtlcred NWl"'" w..
~, sr,r nor husbands store by the Sru
ID rrnTs direction his horse "hisn '''a'
Ia hn,n loft hidden In the wood, W. 'g ~
,n for and fed, but he w"ulu no'
rs saddle TO be taken on .,,,+i,, g.,
"rbis yyaa no unwise precauuoh 10
NJ before the breakfast was IeHS ~,
st when Marion had had but a SHORT unl
v lor reposc in the large arm e"ul' ~,
le rrrd 10 his memory ever since, %l
want rushed In win tue news '''A' VS.
ef rrdCouts were coming into,
as Tin a moment Marion had MOUNTED
IN his horse, had dashed down proh'
III walk which led from the back OF ~
We house 10 Wnmbaw creek wh,eu ~ u
I'm swan. His pursuers reached me pan
" Wills he was still struggling IN "a
We ,vttrr and fired some incueclual N9
a lirs but did not venture TO plunge
after him, and before eley Nulu 10
IN iow him In the boats and hats WINS
ld were moorcd at the lanuihS ln
Id 'Syynmp Fox was safe from ,thel
nd nnrsnif In the wilds Of the Santee.
IS Although AIariou's personal pIHNer
III was constantly shown, II Is said I'M
On he never drew his sword. Indeed, u
or story goes that once when he auemp
10 ed 10 draw It he found II fastened
sh the scabbard by rust. He was as, NOT,
he Tor his humanity in fact us for MS Y
RS trcp,iity and skillful leadersh!
Alter The close of the Revolution
he was a member OF the legislature az
ed took MI active part in restoring TO u
Tories" their contiscnted estates.
lth In tile whole South his name is 81
He worshiprd His tomb at Belle Is
ial plantation having suffered badly fro
M timc aud weather. a new aud benutif
IN ono has Just hecn dedicated with IN
Use posing ceremonies. II bears the o
re- cpitaph. however
lg At the unyeiling Of the tomb Br
nd ants poem, The Song Of Marion's Men
nd Was read Many boy has by hen
Of the verse that describes the well
ere midnight rides forth from the swan
It'll We'll knows the fair and friendly moo
at The men that Marion leads,
,en Tho glitter " the rides,