Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-20

wouldn't do If it didn't freshen up the
smell of dead men And there's the
hogs, busy as so many sections among
Innis' Tories; you may hear them
grunt over their suppers. Well, there
is one man among them that I'll make
bold to say these swine hav'n't got the
stomach to touch-thats Hugh Haber-
shaw: he sleeps in the mud in yonder
fence corner"
'Tf you had done nothing else In the
fight, Horse Shoe, but cleave that fell
lows skull" said Ramsay, "the ride
we took would have been well paid for
it was worth the trouble"
"And the rapscallionly fellow TO
think" added Horse Shoe, that I was
a going to save him from the devils
clutches, when I had a broadsword In
my hand, and his bald, greasy pate In
reach. His brain had nothing in 1t
but deceit and lies, and all sorts of
cruel thoughts. enough to poison the
air when l let them out. have made
an observation John, all my life on
them foul -mouthed, swilling braggers
that when there's so much cunning
and blood -thirstiness, there's no room
for a thimbleful Of courage; their
hearts in their belly, which Is as much
as to signify that the mans a most
beastly coward. But now, 1t Is my
opinion that we had best choose spot
along upon the river here, and leave
our horses. think we can man.
oeuvre better on foot; the miller's
house is short of two miles, and we
mought be noticed If we were to go
nearer on horseback"
This proposal was adopted, and the
two friends, when they had ridden a
short distance below the battle ground,
halted in thicket where they fastened
their horses, and proceeded towards the
mill on foot. After following the
course of the stream for near half an
hour, they perceived, at a distance, a
light glimmering through the window
of Allen Musgrove's dwelling. This
induced a second pause in their march,
when Ramsay suggested the propriety
Of his advancing alone to reconnoitre
the house, and attempting to gain some
speech with the inmates. He accord
ingly left the sergeant to amuse him.
self with his own thoughts.
Horse Shoe took his seat beneath
sycamore where he waited long time
in anxious expectation of the return or
his comrade. Growing uneasy, at last,
at Johns delay, he arose, and stole
cautiously forward until he reached
the mill, where he posted himself In
position from which he was able to see
and hear what was going on at the
mil!er's house. The porch was occu-
pied by three or four persons, whose
conversation, as 1t came to the SER
geant's ear, proved to be strangers to
the family; and a ray Of light from
taper within, after a while, made this
more manifest, by revealing the scarlet
uniform of the enemy. Horse Shoe
the report that Butler had been brought
to this place under military escort.
With this conviction he returned to the
sycamore, where he again sat down to
wait for the coming Of his companion.
1t was after ten o'clock. and the ser
geant was casting over in his thoughts
the long absence of John, when his at
tention was aroused by the sound Of
footsteps, and the next instant John
Ramsay and Mary Musgrove stood be-
side him.
What kept you till this time Of
night?" was the sergeant's accost.
Softly man, l have news for you" ="
replied Ramsay. Here is Mary her
self"
"And so she Is, indeed?" exclaimed
the sergeant at the same time shaking
her hand, this is my petticoat -sodger;
how goes it with you, girl?"
II have only moment to spare" re-
piled the maiden cheerfully. "and 1t
Is the greatest Of good luck that
thought of coming out; for John gave
me signal. which I was stupid enough
not to understand at first. But, after
a while thought 1t could be no one
but John Ramsay; and that, partly, be-
cause l expected he would be coming
into the neighborhood ever since /
heard of his being at his fathers, af-
ter the ensign was made prisoner"
II went" said John Ramsay, ito the
further side of the house, where / set
to whistling an old-fashioned tune
that Mary was acquainted with
walking away all the time in an oppo-
site direction-as If there was nothing
meant"
And l knew the tune, Mr.. Horse
Shoe" interrupted Mary, eagerly. st
was Maggie Lauder. John practised
that trick once before to show me how
to find my way to him. Upon that, l
made an excuse to leave the room, and
slipped out through the garden-and
then l followed the whistling, as folks
say they follow a jacko' lantern"
And so. by a countermarch.' con-
tinued the young dragoon, 1--WE came
round the meadow and through the
woods, here"
Nov that you've got here at last
said Horse Shoe, tell me the news"
Major Butler is in the house." said
Mary and John, both speaking at once.
He was brought there yesterday from
Blackstock's," continued the maiden.
Orders came from somebody that he
was to be kept at our house, until they
had fixed upon what was to be done
with him. Colonel Innis was too Ill to
think of such matters, and has been
carried out of the Northumberland
it is thought he will die"
How many men are there to guard
the prisoner" asked the sergeant.
There are more than twenty, with
a lieutenant from Ninety-Six, who has
the charge of them"
He seems to be heavy at heart" re-
piled the maiden. But that may be be-
cause he is away from his friends.
Though my father, who is a good judge
of such things. says he suffers tribu!a-