The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-15
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tawba before CORVALLIS should inter-
vene and cut us off.
Accordingly. Jennifer and | were de-
tailed to carry the news of the victory
to Greene's camp ut Cheraw Hill: and
when we rode away on the warm trail
OF the flying British. we lett Dan Nor
cams men hard nj it. burning the
heavy i1npcdimcnts of tho capture. and
otherwise making ready for the swift
est of forced marches to the north.
TWould be a thankless task To take
YOU with us stage by stage on our
rr"ss-e"untrN gallcp TO advertise. Cen
efal Greene of the victory at the cow
pastures. Suffice it to say that we
made shift TO turn the cad of the adj
NancinS British main, NOW i'm motion
n Fastening With all speed to
cut Dan Morgan off; that we
Mere by turns well soaked by
chased times without number by the
ehemN's o~utriders. and hard-shipped
lfee!N Tor u and horse provender be
iofe We SAW camp on the Pedee. All
this o may figure for Yourselves, the
main point being that we came at
length 10 The goal, Weary, mire-
splashcd and Delted to The last buckle
hole TO pinch down The hunger pains,
hut sound of skin, Wind and limb.
Having our news. which set The
camn IN & pretty furor Of rejoicing, /
pfolnlS YOU. General Greene lost not
an hour III making his dispositions.
leaving saao Hugel and Colonel Otho
AlliialnS in command at CheraW. the
general sent Edward Stevens with the
Niisinians by way of Charlotte TO Nor
cams aid, and himself took horse, With
a handful OF dragons, in which Dick
ana l We're volunteers, to ride post
haste to Il meeting With Morgan at the
upper fords.
Again may pass tightly OYER an in
lefNal OF three days spent hardly in
the saddle. coming at once to that ain
drenched 31st of January. cold, raw and
dismal. when we drew rein at Sher-
lard's ford and found Dan Morgan and
his mel safe across the Catawba with
his prisoners, and my Lord CORVALLIS
quite as safely tiood-checked on the
western bank Of the stream.
Having lone our eHrand, Dick and l
reported at one to our colonel. Twas
of a piece with William Washington's
goodness of heart to offer us leave to
rest.
You nave mad weary work of ii. I
doubt not. gentlemen" he would say.
Your time is your own until General
Greene sets us III order for what he has
in mind to do"
looked at Dick. and he looked nj me.
MAY we count upon twenty-four
hours, think you, colonei?" l asked.
Safely. / should say"
Then l shall ask leave Of absence
for Captain Jennifer and myself till
this time tomorrow" | went on. This
is orr home n~eighborhood, as you know,
and we have q little matter of private
business which nay be dispatched in
Il day"
will this business AXE you Within
the lines?'
Tina, is as it may ne. sir. 1 do not
know the bounds of the outposting."
The colonel wrote us passes To ccnic
and go at will past the sentrics, and 1
drew Dick away.
What is it, jack" he asked, when
We were by ourselves.
j the fulfilling of my promise to
you. Richard. Get your horse and we
will ride together"
But Whither?" he queried.
10 Appleby Hundred-and Mistress
Margery.'
HOW WE KEEP TRYST AT APPLE
BY HUNDRED.
Twas late in the afternoon of the
last day of January when we set OUT
together. Jennifer and /, from the camp
of conference at Sherrard's ford.
The military situation, lately SO crit
zeal for US, had reached and passed one
OF It's many s~ubclimaXes. Morgan's
little army, with it's prisoners stiil safe
in hand. was on it's way northwaFd to
charlottesville in Virginia, and only
the officers remained behind TO confer
with General Greene.
For the others, HuSer and Williams
were hulrying up from Chcraw to meet
the general at Salisbury: and General
DaVldson, with Il regiment of North
Carolina volunteers, was set to keen
the fords of the Catawba.
As for the British commanders III
tendingS, we had conflicting reports.
Two days Garlic: Lord CORVALLIS had
burned his heavy baggage at Ramsour's
mill, and so We had assurance that the
pursuit was only delayed. But wheth-
en-, when he should break his camp at
Forneys plantation, he would go north
ward after Morgan and the prisoners.
or cross the river at some nearhand
FORD TO chase u main, none Of our
scouts could tell US.
We were guessing at this, Richard
and i, as we logged on together down
the river road, and were agreed thar
could my lord cross the flooded river
without loss of time. his better chance
would be to fall pom our main at Sal
isbury or thereabouts. But as 10 the
possibility of his crossing, VIC fell
apart.
Lacking another drop OF rain. we
are safe for foriy-eight hour yet"
Dick would say, pointing 10 the brim-
ming river rolling It's brown loco at
our right as we Jared on. AM with
two days start we shall have him burn
ing more than his camp wagons "a
Overtalle U.S."
(C~ontinued Nerf w.eL