The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-31
"HORSE-SHOE ROBERTSON"
Interesting Sketch Of the Old Hero
Made Famous III Story.

he Pendleton chapter, U. D. c.,
ited Prof. W. S. Morrison, of
bmson College, to deliver an ad.
ess on Memorial Day, May 9th,
81 pon the history of "Old Pendleton,"
I'd in complying with the invitation
~ gave an instructive address upon
- % early history of Penoleton dis.
}ict, which originally included the
Ypresent counties of Greenville, Pick
ems, Oconee and Anderson. Among
the interesting sketches of this SEQ
tion, Prof. Morrison alluded to the
well-known historical novel, "Horse.
Shoe Robertson" written by j. P.
= Kennedy, Esq, of Maryland, the
hero of which was native of Pendle-
ton district and lived on Chauga
8 river for nearly third Of a century.
7&Bis home is still standing Prof.
81 forrison read the following extract
Sm an old newspaper, the Flag OF
Union, published at Tuscaloosa,
and dated January II, 1888:
ho has not read Kennedy's de-
ful novel Of this name, and who
has read it would not give an
days ride to see the venerable
sss=#Hg sss@sS7g hero of the tale Of the Glory
ndency," tho immortal Horse
s| himself, the exterlninator of
gSzsA Curry" and "Hugh Haber-
|Hs.|a9" The venerable patriot bear
he familiar sobriquet, and whose
e Mr. Kennedy has made as
1' liar in the mouths of American
hs rs household words, was visit
us, in company with several
DIS, one day last week. We found
old gentleman on his plantation,
but twelve miles from this city, as
1nfortably situated with respect to
his worlds goods as any one could
s1desire to have him. 1t was crafty
3ing to us to SOC him in his old age,
] after having served through the
Awhole war Of Independence, thus
seated under his own vine and fig
tree, with his children around him
and with the partner Of bis carly
tolls and trials still continued to him,
enjoying in peace and safety the rich
rewards Of that arduous struggle, in
the most gloomy and desponding
hour Of which he was found rs
ready, as earnest, rs Jealous, for the
cause Of liberty, as when victory
perched upon her standard, and the
star Of the "Tory Ascendency'' WAS
for awhile dimmed by defeat, and IN
which he continued with unshaken
faith and constancy until it sank be.
low the horizon, never again to rise.
The old gentleman gave us partial
history of his Revolutionary adven-
lures, containing many interesting
facts respecting the domination of
the Tory party in the south during
the times of the Revolution, which
Mr.. Kennedy has not recorded in his
book. But it will chiefly interest
our readers, or that portion of them
at least to whom the history Of the
old hero's achievements as recorded
by Mr.. Kennedy is familiar, to be
assured that the principal incidents
therein portrayed are strictly true.
That his escape from Charleston
after the capture Of that city, his
being entrusted with letter to Bnt
der, the scene nt Wat Adair's, the
capture of Butler ut Gudaps Ford,
his subsequent escape and recapture,
the death Of John Ramsay and the
detection of the party by reason Of
of the salute fired over his grave,
his captnring the four men under
the command Of the younger St.
German, his attack upon Inez's
camp, and the death of Hugh Haber
shaw by his own hand, and finally
the death of Jim Curry, are all mar
rated pretty much rs they occurred,
is certain. In the old Veterans Ian
guage, "There is heap Of truth in
it, though the writer has nightly
furnished it up" That the names
Of Butler, Mildred, Linsay, Mary
Musgrove. John Ramsay, Hugh
almost every other us"d in the book,
with the exception of HIS own, are