The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-13

VIII repay one
 "Fishtfng King George. by John T.
 Mcintyre.
 | story of that unequal conflict
 waged between George the Fourth and his American colonies. It is of spec
 ial interest because Francis Marion
 figures so largely in the narrative, Tom Deering and his negro slave, | Cole, are the chief characters of the book, but Marion. the Swamp Fox of | the Revolution. Is we'll depicted He l enters upon the scene in the very be- ginning of the story From the talk | Ing of Fort Johnson, where a bioodIess victory was gained, to the end of the
 war Marin's part is clearly set forth. A dramatic scene is made of his join- ing Gates. when he took command in the South. and the lack of apprecia- ton shown by Gates for Marion and his Independent Brigade. It is we'll told how Marion and his men waged an Irregular" harassing wsrfare against the enemy. All the daring and dash displayed by Marion are brought out. and in all these plans Tom Deer ing bears conspicuous part. His the honor of carrying Marion across the river when the attack is made up Fort Johnson. his the. delight of being one of Marion's men. Tn this way he came to reAliex the genius and resolu- tion of this small kindly man with the burning deep-set. black eyes. TQns father is taken prisoner early in the war and the desire to free him leads Tom into many hair-breadth es- capes. '"They shall not keep him pris- oner," cries the boy, "to die in their
 prison hullks. He shall be free, I
 am only boy; but the whole British
 navy shall not keep me from him. It ho a f,r
 hut he shall be free. in spite of all the fleets and armies they can send .'' Could he have foreseen how many weary years it would be before his fa-
 ther would be free. even Tom Deer ing's buoyant courage might have died away. For this conflict was a long and weary one. the colonists in ferior in numbers, their discipline not that of England's well-drilled soldiers and their arms and ammunition very inadequate, made 1t so.
 It was in this way that Marion's warfare was so effective, his l1nowl- edge of the country. the safe retreats to be found in the dense forests was an advantage he. was not slow to utilize With a handful of men, or at most not more than a few hundred. rising suddenly out of a wood and att tacSing hercely the unsuspecting ene- my. The English, at a disadvantage through their ignorance of their sur roundings, are bewildered by the sud- den appearance and impetuosity of the unexpected foe. and before they can recover Marion has vanished.
 The famous Tarleton figures also in the story An encounter between him and Marion Is dramatically told It Is war of words that Is waged. Ma rion lies wounded in a cabin and Tar Teton is made prisoner by his brigade. "so you are that skulking fox. Marion, for whom we have been looking" ex- you" returned the little man. ''are that hound. Tarleton, whom I have been trying to avoid" Take care" burst out Tarleton, who did not like to be paid in his own coin. Thank you. shall endeavor to-" returned Marion coolly Tt was my desire to see you. for Colonel Tarleton. think the day is coming when we shall meet quite often in the persons of our fol- lowers and 1t is as well for me to know you by sight"
 'Tll teach you to know me-" swora the fiery Tarleton. I'll make tAe Car olinas dread my very name"
 'Tf that is your ambition. 1t Is real ized already. Tbe mothers along the Santee frighten their children into quiet by telling them that the bloody Tarleton is coming. The reputation my dear Colonel. is not a very noble one, but such as 1t Is you have realized 1t, and as you seem to like 1t I wish you great enjoyment of it." So much for Tarleton and the cruel partisan warfare carried on by him and his Legion
 Tom proves himself notaleb 'squire of dunes" in that he rescues more than one distressed damsel. He Is intrusted with dispatches by Gener- al Greene, who sends the young swamp rider on more than one dangerous mis- sion. He goes to carry dispatches to Washington and sees Lafayette.
 At the end of the war Tom and his father agree to free Cole, Toms ser want. who attended him so faithfully during the war. But Cole protesta-
 T don't want to be free nigger. want to live here on this plantation" Tom patted the negro on the shoulder. 'Tt would be the most unhappy day of my life, Cole. to see you leave the plantation" said he. But after what you have done. we can't hold you in slavery. You must be free man--as free as completely at liberty as our 
 The story throughout is a whole some delightful one, interesting alike to old and young.
 The story makes good Shakespeare's observation, that there is good in everything" For if such sterling qual-