The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-11

h''u NlllcH hht inquired to him, but
he had heard no word OF condemna.
ton from her lips Of Bessemer's
barbarous treachery in firing upon
an enemy during flag Of truce and
OF Strengthening opponents who
begged for quarter Nay, had she
not received the monster into her
house with fricndlicst hospitality
Immediately after his outrageous
action
When he had done all he could
for tie exhausted horse, Worthing
ton mounted his own and rode AWAY
but not through thr forest this time.
lie tool, he road thai ny along The
creek sandy and barren aud desc.
late. better suited 20 his mood than
the CLOSE sweet intimacy Of the
woods
iurHng suddenly 90 The right. he
entered q rliuc along whose rocky
button ran q swift towing stream.
Following this Tor tedious distance.
while his hyrse ,nuricd and slpok his
head n frequent protest over the
rpughucss of the way, he finally
came within sight 81 curl Of blue
smoke, and il wasinot long before be
was able 10 see that the smoke arose
from a campfire
Scattered along The rocky base
aud edges Of the ru,ine. al con.
,cnicnt proximity 10 the fire. were
some - or 30 men. their horses
tethcr,d nsar They were a sturdy.
lo"kinr sci, some Of them with fierce
expressions, some wearing devil.
mny-cnrr air but most of them with
phlcgma;je c0unisHBBces that dcfrd
the observer however keen. 10 read
their thoughts rs rule. they were
unshnN"n and roughly dressed. most
OF them indocskin trousers and home.
spun shirts. Their rifles were by
their sides or slung across their
bncks These were the men whom
Godfrey had gathered together "a
help revenge Buford.
His was the only continental uni.
form among them, and he the only
trained soldier, but every man In
that company was dead shot, an
expert hursrmnn. and an intrepid
spirit In fact. he had gathered on,
Of those bands ~ mounted riHemcu
that were 60 make Sumtcrs fame
and do so much for the preservation
II South Carolina's liberty.
In the ashes Of the fire were bah
ink sweet putatocs and hoe cakes
and Warrington was just IN time q
pnrinkc pi the MONDAY meal.
The next two months were monot
onous ones for Jane. despite the re-
turn ~ her father and mother from
Charleston and The wrecks visit
which her brother made them. Ar
rring from England with his com
mission ~ lieutenant in Lord Conn
wallis army h. WIS assigned hy thai
general 10 llesSemrr's command. am
the latter rraeiously obtained foi
him tcu-doyS furlourh that b.,
might visa his home, sending by him
numerous mc sggrs to Jane,
The morning 81 the seventeenth al
August l7so was hot and sul,ry
Japc's father had been carried out
hy Gabriel mud tbsalom. and placed
in his thn'tcoycrrd arm chair In m,
summcrhousc. Jane sat beside him
reading aloud passages from his IA
,oritc Cicero
Ills two months treatment under
the famous Charleston doctor ha,
done him hut little good The handi
which lay upon the arms ~ his chan
we're as trcmulous as leaves Of III,
aspcnircc. while the veins stood il
thick blue words above the scare,
and yellow skin The face, one,
beautifully white, was covered viii
brown blotchcs. and the silkcn gray
curls hung with distressing thinncs,
upnh his shoulders
Nevertheless, hr made an exquisit,
picture In his lowered chnir. His
yellow silk-lincd coat was thrown
open, displaying the dainty white.
ness oi his RULED shirt His brown
sill, hose were drawn up without a
Wrinkle over his thin legs and met
his brown knee brccehcs under jewel.
buclSlcd gIrters. The great magnolia
trees. one ON either side Of the sum.
mer-hnuSe, cast n luxurious shade,
making the wearing Of the three.
corncrcd hat which lay beside him un-
necessary The air was heavy with
the rich odnr Of the ripcncd grapes
In the vineyard to the left. while ON
the right the flower garden was ra.
diant with hollyhocls and larkspurs
and marigolds, and great tubs of
Towering olcander The summer
house itself was mass Of morning
glories and passion-Gowcrs
Jane was not the least attractive
bit Of the pleasing picture, in her
/ white frock with its pulled paniers
/ It's elbow-slec,cs, and it's low-cut
bodice modcStly filed in with lace
trimmed kerchief that was drawn
not too closely about the white
throat,
Into the peace and quiet Of thi,
scene broke the Sound Of many
horses feet "What is IT,, my daugh
tcr?" MIR, Ellcry asked. grasping tn,
arms OF his chair with trembling
hands. "ls II the rebels?"
NAY, father" Jane answered. tine
thinks II is rather the British. I,
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