The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21
BY Francis Lynde.
xLvII.
ARMS AND pEE MAN

u ESs. %i-S -L1H4 MIAMI.
In that book ne wrote-the book II
which he never SO much as names the
name OF Ireton-my Lord CornWailis's
commissary general, Charles Stedinan,
danlns Colonel Tarleton in a most gen
tielnaniy for his i'll success al
the Cowpens, and would charge TO his
account personal the failure of Corn
tWallts's plan to crush in detail the pa
triot army OF the south.
Now little as 1 love, or have cause to
love, Sir Banastre Tarleton-they tell
me he has been knighted and now
wears a major generals sword-knot-
tits but the part of outspokeE honest
,enmity to say that we owed the victory
at the Cowpens to no remissncss on the
part of the young legion commander
who, If he We're indeed The most Brutal,
was also the most active and enterprise
ing OF Lord Cornwallis's field officers.
NO, 1T was not remissneSS nor lack of
bravery on the part OF the enemy.
Twas only that the tide had turned.
Kings Mountain had been fought and
Won, and there We're to be no more
,Carndens for us.
In the affair at the COW pastures,
Which followed hard upon Richards
and my return from our flying visit TO
NWinnsborough, the very elements
fought for us and against the British.
~ho " il4~H"tl4A-S- .AhN-ISAC}I, VIII AAn Itt
nous legion of horse. and infantry
enough to make his numbers exceed
ours, began his march on the 18th and
was ralned on n mired for four Ions
days before he had crossed the Broad
and had come within scouting distance
I,of is.
Left to himself, Dan Morgan would
have locked horns with the enemy at
the fordinG OF the Pacolet; but in the
council of wax Il colonel and John
Howard OF the Marylanders We're for
drawing carleton still deeper into the
Wilderness n farther from the British
main, which was by this moved up as
far as Turkey creek. SO we broke
camp hastily and fell back into the hill
country, II on the night Of the 10th
took post on the northern slope Of a
low ridge between two running
streams.
For its backbone our force had some
500 men of the Maryland line and two
companies Of Virginians. These formed
our main, and We're posted on the ris-
ing ground with John Howard for their
commander. A hundred and fifty PAGES
IN their front. partly screened in the
open pine, oak and chestnut wo0ding
Of the ground, We're Picllens' Caroli-
mans and the Georgians; miIitianen,
1t is true, but skilled riflemen, and ev-
cry mar of them burning hot to be
avenged on Tarleton's %pillagers.
Still farther to the front, ~dlsposea as
right and left wings of outliers, We're
Yeates and his fellow borderers and
some sixty of the Georgians set to feel
the enemy's approach, and III the re-
serve, posted we'll to the rear of the
Marylanders and Virginians, was our
own colonels troop guarding. the horses
Of the dismounted Georgians.
Twas when we were all set in order
TO a wait tho ctIn's Ri sim q O ND jla 80
my's approach that Dan Morgan rode
the lines and harangued US. He W.
better at giving and taking snrewd
blows thai at experimenting, but we all
knew his lnettle we'll by now, and /
think there was never a man OF US to
laugh at his unwonted grandiloquence
and solemn periods. In the harangue
the two battle lines had their orders;
TO be steady, to aim low, and above all,
to hold their fire till the enemy was
within sure killing distance.
"'Tis a brave old Daniel said Dick.
whist the general was saving the air
for the benefit Of the South Carolinans.
"'TWin not be his fault if we fail. But
you are older at this business than any
Of us, Jack; What think you OF our
chances? %
7 laughed, and the laugh was meant
to be grim. / knew the temper of the
British regulars, and how, When well
Leo, they coulG play the hammer to
any body's anvil.
Any raw recruit can nrophcsy be-
fore the fact" said L. We nave Tar
Teton, his legion, the Seventh, q good
third OF the Seyenty-frst, and two
pieces OF aftlllery III our front. II they
90 not give a 5000 account of them
selves, twill be because Tarleton has
mafched them IeG-stift to oVertake US"
DICK 1ell silent for q moment, and
when he spoke again some Of Dan Nor
gans solemnlty seemed to have got
into his blood.
I have q sort OF coward i~EpricSing
b l shan't come out Of this with q
whole Slln, Jack; Il there's a thing
on my mind that mayhap you can take
Off. You have had Madge to yourself
a dozen times since that day last au-
tunln When | asked her for the hum
oreqIh sllIle - Ply ne oul OF misery.
a. l nh'G 4ia sue woula llol Ilear me
dIpuSai, pue aiE 49, hhe 'Iooh as l
nI1 stIuCh i ~ Win " whip Nah you
teil ne WHY
Inc morning breeze heIaIding the
sunrise was Whispering TO the leadess