Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-06-29

congress had appointed the Engltshman.
Horatio Gates, chief OF the army in the
south, and this new leader was on his
way to take command.
De Kalb with the Maryland and Della
ware lines and Colonel Armands legion.
was encamped on Deep river, waiting for
the newly appointed general and Caswell
and Griffith Rutherford, with the militia,
were already pressing forward TO some
handgrips with my Lord CORVALLIS in the
south.
Nearer at hand the partizan war-fire
famed afresh wherever Tory company
met patriot, and there were wicked do
ings, more like savage massacres than
fair-fought battles of the soldier sort.
When he had made an end of his small
war budget, l set him on to tell me how
he came 10 be at hand to help me so in
the nick of time on the night OF the cabin
sack.
"'Twas partly chance" he said. "A red
coat troop had me in durance at Jennifer
house, and while they affected TO hold me
at parole, never gave consent to that
and SO was kept prisoner. They shut
me in the wine-btn with guard, and
when the fellow was we'll soaked and
silly, bound and gagged him and broke
Jail. took the river for 1t, meaning to
Quite until the hue and cry was over; and
Just at dusk Cncanoola dropped upon me
and told me of your need. From that tc
helping him cut you out of your rattle
with the Cherokees was but a hands turn
in the days work"
"A lucky turn for me-" said; and then
at second thought I would deny the say
ing, though not for him to hear. But this
was dangerous ground again, and
clawed off from it like desperate mari
ner tempest-driven on lee shore asking
him how he had learned the broadswurd
play. and whore he got the antique clay
more.
He laughed heartily, and more like my
carefree Dick. this time.
Thereby hangs tale told you how
was out with the minute men In '76 at
Moore's creek, where we fought the
Scotchman. 1t was our first pitched bat
tie, and / opine 1t smelled somewhat of
severity ON both sides-no quarter was
asked. and the Tory MacDonalds fought
like fends for King George. small cause
as they had to love the house Of Han
over"
"How was that?' would ask. being
as little familiar with the low country
settlement as any native-born Carolinian
could be-
They We're expatriates for the pre-
tenders sake. many of them Mistress
Flora's husband was one of the prisoners
we took. But. as was saying they We're
tories to a man, and they fought wicked
ly When it was over, the prisoners
would have Jared hardly but for a wom-
an In the thick of the fight Mistress
Mary Slocumb of Dobbs, whose husband
was with us. came storming down u1,on
the field. having rode a-galop some forty-
odd miles because she dreamed her good
man was killed. She begged for .,,o pris-
oners, and 50 Caswell hanged only hose
who were blood guilty-th these and the
house burners. raw boned piper named
McGillicu'ldy fell to my lot and he is now
my matordomo at Jennifer house; as hon
est fellow as ever skirled pibroch"
THAT was like you" / said TO make n
friend and retainer out of your prisoner.
And so this Highland piper has been
your fencing master, has he?"
Twas he taught me what little
know of the claymore play: and this stout
old blade is his. IT'S as good as a wood
mans AK when you have the knack of
swinging it
Truly" said I. also you seemed to
have the knack, and the strength as wen.
in spite of the crippled arm you were
.carrying in n sling the night before when
they hailed you into Colonel Tarleton's
court at Appeby"
"A little ruse of war he said, laugh
ing and ak.ng fist to show me his arm
was strong and sound again. Twas
McGillicuddy put me TO it, saying they
would be like to deal the gentler with a
wounded man. But how came you to
kuow?'