Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-17

her. Well, my man, I want no snare
in your treasures. I accept the condl-
tion."
Evil as was the flavor Of this poor
concession, D'ri made the best OF II
"She 8 an honest woman Tor all
know" said he, handing over the
weapons. "Ain't a-goin' t see no iedy
mishused-nut eff I can help 1t.
We gave ourselves up hand and
foot to the enemy; there was no way
out of it. have read in the story
books how men of great nerve and skill
have slaughtered five to one, escaping
with no great loss of blood. Well, OF
brave man I like to believe good
things. My own eyes have seen what
has made me slow to doubt Q story OF
prowess that has even the merit OF
possibility. But when there are only
two of you, and one without arms,
and you are in a corner, and there are
10 pistols pointing at you rev reet
away, and as many sabers ready to
be drawn, say no power less remark
able than that of God or novelist
can bring you out Of your difhculty.
You have your choice Of two evils
surrender or be cut to pieces. We
had neither of us any longing to be
slashed with steel and bored with bull
lets, and to no end but good epitaph.
They searched the cellar and found
our clothes, and wrapped them In bum
die. Then they tied our hands behind us
and took US along the road on which l
had lately ridden. A crowd came 1eer-
ing to the highway as we passed the
little village. 1t was my great fear that
somebody would recognize either one
or both Of us.
Four of our men were sitting In
guard-house at the British camp. After
noon mess a teamster drove up with
big wagon. Guards came and shackled
us In pairs, D'ri being wrist to wrist
with me. They put a chain and ball
on D'ri's leg also. I wondered why, for
no other was treated with like respect.
Then they bundled us all into the wa
gon, now surrounded by impatient
cavalry. They put blindfold over the
eyes of each prisoner, and went away
at q lively pace. We rode long time,
as 1t seemed TO me, and by and Dy l
knew we had come to a city, for /
could hear the passing of many wagons
and the murmur of crowd. Some
were shouting, Shoot the ID YAM
kees!" and now and then a missile
struck among us. There Is nothing so
heartless and unthinking as a crowd,
the world over. I could tell presently,
by the creak Of the evener and the
stroke of the hoofs, that we were
climbing long hill. We stopped short
ly; then they began helping us out.
They led us forward few PAGES, the
chain rafting on stone pavement.
When we heard the bang OF an iron
door behind us, they unlocked the
heavy fetter. This done, they led us
along a gravel walk and over q
sounding stretch of boards bridge,
have always thought-through an
other heavy door and down q winding
fight of stone steps. They led US on
through dark passages, over stone paw
ing, and halted us, after long walk,
letting our eyes free. We were in black
darkness. There were two guards be-
fore and two behind us bearing can
dies. They unshackled us, and opened
q lattice door of heavy iron, bidding us
enter. l knew then that we were go
ing into a dungeon, deep under the
walls of a British fort somewhere on
the frontier. A thought stung me as
D'ri and entered this black hole and
sat upon a heap Of straw. Was this
to be the end Of our fighting and Of
US? M..
You can have q candle day" said a
guard as he blew out the one he car
ried, laying it, with tinder-box, on a
shelf in the wall of rock beside ne.