Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-16

hostess will show us the way to It."
The dame upon this hint, took a
candle, and conducted her guests to a
chamber in the upper story, where, af-
ter wishing them "a good night" she
courtesied respectfully, and left them
to their repose.
"Tell me, sergeant, what you made
out Of that fellow" said Butler, as he
undressed himself. II see that you
have had some passage with him; and,
from your tarrying so long, I began to
he little apprehensive Of rough work
between you. What passed, and what
have you learned?"
Enough major, to make US more cir
cumscriptious against scouts, and
spies, and st-atagems. When I was a
prisoner at Charleston, there was an
amazing well-built fellow, a dragoon,
that had been out with Tarleton; but,
when saw him, he was a sort Of
rithmatical account-keeper and letter.
scribbler for that young fighting-cock,
the Earl Of Caithness, him that was
aidegoing to Sir Henry Clinton. Well,
this fellow had tolerable bad name,
as being a chap that the devil had
spilled In spite Of all the good that had
been pumped into him at school; for,
tie people, had a first rate edication,
and I reckon, now major, he talks as
we'll as a book. whereupon I have an
observation"
Keep that until tomorrow, SER
geant," interrupted Butler, land go on
with what you had to tell me-"
"You must be little sleepy, major;
however, this fellow, they say, was
cotched cheating with cards one day.
when he was playing a game Of five
shilling loo with the king or the
queen, or some Of the dukes or colo
nels in the guards-for he want
above any thing rascally. So, 1t was
buzzed about, as you may suppose
when a man goes to cheating one OF
them big ashland the king gave him
his choice to enlist, or to go to the
hulks; and he being no fool, listed, as
matter Of course. In that way he
got over here; and, as tell you, was
sort Of sarvant to that young earl.
He sometimes came about our quarters
to list prisoners and make Tories OF
'em, for his own people kept him to
do all that sort of dirty work, upon ac-
count Of the glibness Of his tongue.
He was a remarkable saucy fellow and
got nothing but ill-will from the pris-
oners-though, I make no doubt, the
man Is a tolerable sodger on sarvice.
Now, after telling you all this, major,
you must know that the identicle,
same, particular man that we saw
looking through the porch window at
US tonight
us the man you have been describ-
ing? Is 1t possible? Are you sure OF
| it?"
81 knowed him the minute I clapped
eyes on him: his name Is James Curry;
but, as I didn't stay long at Charles
ton, and hadn't anything to do with him
in particular, it seems he didn't re-
member me-"
| "You conversed with him?"
Most sartainly did. I wanted to
gather a little consuming Of his visit
up here: but the fellows been so bat
tered about In the wars that he knows
how to hold his tongue. I had some
mischief in me, and did want to make
him just angry enough to set his
speech loose: and, besides felt a lit
tie against him upon account of his
misdoings with our people in Carolina,
and so, said some rough things to
him: and, as my discourse arnt none
of the squarest In pint Of grammar and
Typographical circumlocution-asL Lieu
tenant Hopkins used to say-why he
set me down for a piece Of an idiot,
and began to hoax and bamboozle me.
put that matter straight for him very
soon. by just letting him say so much
and no more. And then, as I was a
peaceahle man, major, he seemed to
see that I didn't want to have no quar-
rel with him, which made him push
It at me rather too hard, and all my
civility ended in my giving him what
ne wanted at first-a tolerable, regu-
ar thrashing."
The sergeant continued to relate to
Butler the details of this adventure,
which he did with more prolixity than
the WEAKNESS Of his listener was able
to endure for the major having In
the progress Of the narrative got into
bed, and having, in the increasing os-
citancy of his faculties, exhausted
every expression Of assent by which
one who listens to a tale is accustomed
to notify his attention-he at length
dropped into a profound sleep, leaving
the sergeant to conclude at his leisure
| When Robinson perceived this, he
had nothing left but to betake himself
with all expedition, to his own rest;
whereupon he threw off his coat, and
taking the coverings Of the bed appro-
priated to his use spread them upon
The floor, as he pronounced an ana
thcma against sleeping on feathers
for II must be observed that our gooo
hostess, at that early day, was liable
to the same censure Of an unnatural
alta chment to feather beds in summer
which may, at the present time, be
made against almost every country inn
in the United States,) and then ex-
.inguishing the candle, he stretched
himself upon the planks. as he re-
marked to his unconscious companion,
that he was brought up on a hard
floor" and after one or two rolls, he
fell into that deep oblivion Of cares,
by which nature resummons and sup
plies the strength which toll, watching
and anxiety wear down.
The speed Of Horse Shoes journey
through this pleasant valley of sleep
might be measured somewhat in the
same manner that the route OF mail
stage may sometimes be traced through
a mountain defile, by the notes OF the
coachman's horn: it was defined by
the succession of varying intonatioas
through which he ascended the gamut,