The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-12

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touslcd head to appear. reused by the
thunder of 50 many hoofs but none
came. The cabin remained silent anG
lore. There was small garden, but nc
fence around either it Or the house
Old Put dashed straight for the door,
| as if he knew what was wanted Of him.
which, in fact he did, and stopped five
feet in front Of it so abruptly that the
girl would have shot over his head had
not held htr
She sprang to the ground l slipped
the bndlo off Old Puts head, gave him
a slap and cried:
"GO!n
He galloped around the house and
aEapIcarcd, his hoof beats dying away
tI the darkness Then l showed the door
'Ihn and rushed in, dragging the girl
hitter me ! slammed back the door and
looked for the Tar that is commonly
used AS fastening in snch frontier
houses There it was, and showed it
into its place. Nothing but battcrinR
ram could break in that door now!
Safe for the time" cried Il defy
them to take us in this fort!"
Then looked around me. The girl.
half fainting, had staggered against the
wall and was leaning there 1t was a
house OF but single room. On n vide
brlck hearth "a fire was still burning, or
rather slnold"ring, yet it threw ont
enough light 70 disclose the contents Of
the room. No human being was there.
Everything Of value except the heavy
furniture, which was of the rudcst de.
scriptiOn and worth not much more
than raw lumber, had been removed
and tho whole appearance Of the place
lndlCatcd that its occupants had taken
hasty departure. 1t was easy enough
To guess the cause Some poor family,
frightened by the cOnvcrging of tho
armies upon this region, and with good
reason, too, for no other state was har-
ri"h in this war as waB ours Of South
Carolina, had gathered up their portable
goods and fed to safer quarters and per
hnpS not an hour before our arrival, as
the fire still burning proved.
'Th"y might havo nlado things a lit.
tic more comfortable for US, | said
chccrfully, for my spirits had gone up
with leap, "but it's good as it il, and
VIC haven't amy right to complain Mr.
South Carolina farmer, whoever you aro
and wherever you arc, VIC thank you -
The girl smiled family and walked
mechanically to tho fire. whcro sho sat
down on Il rudO stool and sprcadnut her
fingers before tho GOALS us if sho woro
In her homo
"Tnko II littlc of this" said for
snw that sho was half dnzcd. There was
yet littlo whisky left in my flask, and
l handed it to her. Sho oboyod mo liko
II child and drank 1t.
Then | turned my attention to tho
single window, which was closed with
II heavy but i'll hitting shuttcr, somo
wandering m0onbcnms finding II way
through tho cracks Pccping out l
could mN tho GurrrillnS diSmullntrd bo.
y"nd pistol shot and holding II confer
oncc
"Thcy nro talking. but lot 'cm talk,
my dear, ! mid to tho girl "Thoy
can't got uH IN this cabin Whit II ncnt,
stout li'tlo pluco It ISL
! rcnIly began to hnvo friendly fool
ing townrd hor. Wo had been through
so many dangers together, and bosidrs
Rho wns my prisoner. It IL much castor
for tho c"nquornr to bo generous to tho
conquered than FOR tho conquered to 10
generous To tho conquoror.
Sho did not reply oithcr to my words
or my mmnnrr llcr chooIsA, which Ind
been No whito hrforo, wrro family
fmh"a with pink, hut | could not toll
whether II wna tho fro or not. Sho
seemed tomo to ho In stato of collapse,
natural to II Rirl. oven tho strongest md
hravrSt, nftrr 50 much.
"N0w set tho tnhlo for us, " snid.
"Wo must cat II littlo nftcr our long,
hard ride, for wo will need our stronKth.
500 IL YOU can't find " candle In TINT
cupboard, And, here. tnlso my bundlo
and Kct out tho food.
handed hrr tho wallet OF brcnd md
meat which | had sMntcl,cd from Old
Puts back almost with tho snmo mo-
tion with which had swept or his
midlo Sho took it, drcw tho rough pino
Table to tho center Of tho room, and
spread tho food upon IT, Thou, suro
enough, Sho found in tho ouphonrd u
Nirro m old tnll0w candle, which sho
liEhtcd and stuck in tho middle OF tho
table, Thrsn simple household duties
rn"d, her color ramo back, and her first
Thought was half TO dcfond, half to
apologize, tor her previous collapse
II was tired merely" sno said. IL
did not loSo courage. Don't think that,
I'm an English girl"
II newer said you lost courage, ~ ro-
piled. II think that you havo horno
yourself mavoly. almost as wcll ns nm
American girl would havo tlono in tho
same situation,
"Show me tho ono who would havo
dome better" She said, with n snap Of
the eye
E"t thai was manifcstly impossible
at the umN and | ma6o no such nt.
tempt
The table is ready, and wo wait only
for tho army to take scat and enjoy
itself She said in light tono
"Come and take look at our emo.