The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-13
BRAVE EMILY GEIGER.
'"' swallowed Letter Before She Would

Surrender
The Columbia State saws an effort is
oelng made by the admirers of the fam.
Gus Revolutionary heroine, Miss Emily
Gelger, to have her face used IN the re.
" vlsed copy, of the coat.of- arms of the
HeaIe % Whlch Governor Tillman is going
10 nave prepared. A number of ladies'
and gentlemen called on the Gov]ernor ]
wednesday,, and the Governor was
deeply interested in the story of her
herolsm. He asked for Miss Geiger's
picture. The story of Emily Gaiger's
Wonderful heroism Is told in the fol-
lowing poetic description. This ia
copied from the first copy of the origi.
hal, which is now in the possession 0f
Mrs. John b. Rodgers. of Columbia, and
which we copy from the State:
EMILY GEIGER"
Tie royal troops are flocking down
The slippery streets Of Cambridge town;
And over the hill from near and far.
Come the men of Britain armed for war.
Ihis last OF our posts vel hold till DEATH"
Said the chief of the Tories, "By my faith
The Wings shall feel ere tomorrow night
The squadrons of Rawdon in their might"
loyal maid had heard the oath,
And She vowed by every holy truth,
~ wv" pS Iuc tiliolo vi 1Ou VINO made her.
She would Out-wit tie fell invader.
TO her country's camp she flies with speed
twas an hour with them Of soreSt need.
Iho' the general knew her story tue.
Not a man could he spare such work to do.
a message must go without delay,
10 the men Of Sumter miles away,
10 warn him of Lord Rawdon's hasty move;
He must mass men below and above
10 weary Lord RawdOn's army down.
, And check its march on Cambridge town.
Then Emily Geiger'S heart beat high.
She would take the message through or die
The fearless maiden is riding away
from the fierce shout and din of the fray,
Where TIE clouds of smoke with angry
froWn,
Hide the bloody streets of Cambridge town.
Through the lovely paths of that Ju ne
woods,
Where Tories lurl5 in solitude,
With soul of daring and heat of trust,
She bravcly rides through the waySide dust.
In the fold of her rich bosom's swell.
The precious letter lay hidden we'll.
In the midst of the somber forest land.
Two Tories meet her and bid her stand,
They took her into house DER the brake
And brought woman a search to make.
Left to herself in a wild flutter,
| The daring girl swallowed the letter.
They searched and searched but naught
could see,
And so they bade her Ego and be free"
| Emily Geiger mounted again;
She Piled the whip and she pulled the rein,
And ere the fire fly lgh ted his lamp,
She had told her tale at Sumter's camp.
| Emily Geiger is dead, l wot,
And places that knew her know her not.
Above the spot of her last repose,
Dlushes the bloom of the wild hedge rose,
But grateful cOuntry'S prayers are shed,
Upon the grave of this Woman's head;
ana Living hearts with touching glow,
Recail her brave deeds Of long ago.
search the annals: you will never find,
CENTER, Sweeter and purer mind.
And with the men on highest glOly
May she live renowned in history.
JAMES HENRY CAREw
NOTE.-At the seige of Ninety. Six
Cambridge then) in 1881, Greene was
apprised of RaWdon's advance. He
sent letter at once to Sumter to harass
.he march. This was taken, as related
above, by young girl-Emily Geiger.
J. II. c.
WHO MISS EMILY GEIGER WAS.
MISS Geiger was near relative Of the
we'll known Geiger family of Lex1ng-
ton county, who reside about ten miles
oeloW Columbia. She was cousin to
the family of the late John II. Rawles,
of Columbia. and the family of Mr.. r..
w. Cayce, who resides in Lexington
county just two miles from Columbia.
MIR. Cayce has also some relics of Revo-
lutlonary times in his house, among
them being life size painting of Gen.
Iatum, and also table on which Lord
CORVALLIS eat. It was captured at
Camden, S. e.
Miss Geiger married "a Col. Threewltts.
She was buried in the old Threewitts
family burying ground, ten miles below
Columbia, in Lexington county, near
the present place of DR.. William Geiger.
Nothing more than plain grave and a
picket fence marks the last resting
place of this brave and noble woman.
Miss Geiger was only eighteen years of
age when she accomplished this dar-
n