The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-23

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81 /: 81, c;:sc lss saw IpsItsns,
l>sss} & |: q u s,o fl:,,sa. Ve START
ia II; :::;;.>3p . s. q l,flf 1itla a. feeling
ID 81 Il * ,sses had lcel lc{k behind.
ls}i<] rot ;'n& abou tho csra: hod beca
<lss,ssi III ,st ssa koSr ne expected
Di< II, <S{ 1l7 ,:lon;cnt, tlinking be
l:,.ti IS II; :.1 :;e- away bat usen night
<z:ss3 4 :lSi. pas >s;i we verc suSc that the;
lt,{i2rs iiStt Ind sosact thing toStlo With
kf$ isjs., fatance 1T turned Nut so.
u & Is he ,T.,:s OF / MGR berries 0if:.ss:z
tic Qf;ersi3Sii Eitt.c Fears baud had
pssi;is 81 4. .'osa 1lia ana made HIN eal,-
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Ne ht'arS nosh;ag Of him or thcln
s;;3tsi iscslt s;,sarisr next morning. We
were a;'ert 4, SET crt on a search
stl,oa lie { red Ut tho mouth Of the
yy'IiF,f Nity, IN Laslian beside HIM.
I:si. e t.:'tl t;cosi stripped OF all his
E.5;'i; NJ ;.,l f,sc blood Of a hare l,ad
siesi, 81, iesi q q, L In unit l.e appear
sl 70 NJ Gisies iii Il dozen places.
4 ~ 81 1sissh .,Iri could understand
En- Ss:'5 welI ais:l tic captive had
\ lce.s VI Wet 10 s,l,;- =. our attention
v'.,s II vHcted Ee called out:
mt. l'::c re's.,iEins captured rue
yssi s.s'sss- ana I.;ve message for
yes, say IL yoa Ssill come out and
Ss,i;sA>,i sF ufs ciycs tl:cy Will hold MS
: FOR Sstscis Nnd fscs.t rs we'll. II you
resuSc: slsey viii attack the camp and
VIE s,o,s all o;st. There are about thir-
II lisssya;ss "a tho bnni.'
i:f.. eusiSd ti;e cergcult when lie
ha6 re- xerisl ss,,awhat from his sur
llis.:I', arc yoa tallisiisls dead sGuare?''
~ sss;. 'i'l.e force ccnsista;of only e.cy-
cf ,ss&,i. There arc six OF you. and you
III s; ana theaa on for ii week..
'But has can we save you?r
q jzcgc Is no wax Nfa:le ready for a
row ailt. Gelit to Tie last. 1t serves me
ripls fcg not BEING on the, watch yes
teiss;ly t;ao,.by boys. and do the best
You cssn and tell en at the fort how 1t
WAS with sSsc.' Is
lie iurnA and was soon hidden from
view. md we at once began prepare
lions Tor defcnsc We could be np-
proaelci only from the front. and the
SIX OF rs felt ourselves a match for
dcubla tic number CT Indians. For
'haf ~ ;icur we heard nothing more
from them, Then froa,Sn point down
TIC rasios walls and cries OF pain
l:.Ha tsistgess'. as though the captive
vcSe E,rsae torturo:L
Our FIRST taoNrl:t was to rush ont.
bi.ee 4 tor tcillng Bsore closely all de-
Glazed tl.iit ti,e tones we're those OF an
Ins1fali end that the plan was to draw
I us into IN q " btisl:. When 1t was found
. Fssaicss TIE cries ceased. and an hour
lates- ,ris.,ane appeared on the same
sK.Dt "a before at the bidding of his
Euasd lie ehouted
Little Bear ens been joined by twen-
L ty more warriors and unless you sur.
render yourselves nlE VIII be killed
sYor:ale to iiaye half an hour in which
tc f,aiSe up ypi,r minds. 2
-. 7ti'e S5a frfSvaricasiag. Jinl?" asked
iStlie sargent in reply. using tern
witch fa lsnew tie 3ndians could not
understand.
=,
are no new arrivals and don't let them
/ humbug you into surrender"
Tie caniive spoke SO fast that the
Indians could not follow him: but. sus
| necfin,g seis-t hing wrong, they led him
I away. Then we lay ready. and waiting
rntli close upon noon, when Brisbane
i.srgiGes,l IS 4 npearel at the mouth OF the
| vaiies RAINING toward our camp Mt the
top Df his speed. behind him were
! the I:dians. who had planned it thai
| WAY. thinking wcs would hesitate tc
fiie For fear Of Silllag our comrade
|! 1ha was Just what happened. and bui
! FOR = strange circumstances the hand
I solt.si lsisye been upon us before a CUR
! wasi:rltzeS thirty or forty yards II
! Irot'A Of rs vas n shaky spot In ths
! er9is'ad. We isaa h2siceFsslt III walking
tsarssis'si' 3isiit nag ;siven y no special at
4 te;aSle's-