Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
Come, Mr.. Robinson, draw near the

| Come, Mr.. Robinson, draw near the
table and eat something"
with right good heart" replied
Horse Shoe; but it's kind Of camp
rule with me, before I taste food-no
matter where-just to look after Cap
tain Peter Clinch; that's my horse,
friend Musgrove. So, by your leave,
I'll just go take a peep to see that the
captain is sarved. A good beast Is
sort of right arm in scrapish times;
and as God ha'n't given them the gift
Of speech, we must speak for them"
christopher shall save you the trou-
ble," replied Musgrove.
"A good horse never loses anything
by the eye of his master" said Horse
Shoe: so Christopher, I'll go with
you."
| In a short time the sergeant return
ed into the house, and took his seat
at the table, where he fell to, at what
was set before him, with laudable
despatch.
How far off," he inquired, 'fs the
nearest Tory post, Mr.. Musgrove?"
Colonel Innis has some light
corps stationed within two miles. II
you had been a little earlier you would
have found some Of them at my mill"
"Innis!" repeated Horse Shoe, Il
thought Floyd had these parts under
commando"
$50 he has" replied the miller, but
he has lately Joined the garrison at
Rocky Mount"
"Ha ha! hal" calculated Robinson,
that's a pot into which Sumpter will
be dipping his ladle before long. All
the land between Wateree and Broad
belongs to Tom Sumpter let madcap
Tarleton do his best! We Wings, Mr..
Musgrove, have a little touch Of the
hobgoblin in us. We travel pretty
much where we please. Now, will tell
you. friend, very plainly what am af-
ter, don't mean to leave these parts
till see what is to become Of Major
Butler. Innis and Floyd put together
sha'n't hinder me from looking after
man that's under my charge. I'm an
old sodger, and they can't make much
out Of me If they get me-"
1.-The country is swarming with
troops of one kind or another" said
the miller: land a man must have his
wits about him who would get through
II. You are now, Mr.. Robinson, In
a orfnr
Ninety-Six on one side of you, and
Rocky Mount and Hanging Rock on
the other-the road between the three
Is full of loyalists. Colonel Innis Is
here to keep the passage open, and,
almost hourly, his men are passing.
You should be careful in showing your
self in daylight. And as for your poor
friend, Major Butler. there Is not like
ly to be much good will shown towards
him. l greatly fear his case Is worse
than it seems to YOU"
There Is somewhere" said Robin
son, "in that book that lies open on
the table-which 1 take to be the BIZ
ble--the story of the campaigns of
King David; and as 1 have hearn 1t
read by the preacher, 1t tells how
David was pushed on all sides by flying
corps of the enemy, and that, seeing he
had nd sword; he came across a man
who gave him victuals and the sword
of Goliath-as 1 got my dinner and a
sword this morning from the tavern
keeper at Blackstock's; and then he
set off on his flight to some strange
place, where he feigned himself crazy
and scrabbled at the gate, and let the
spit run down on his beard-as I have
lone before now with Tarleton, Mr..
Musgrove; and then King David took
into a cave-which I shouldn't stand
much upon doing If there was occasion;
and there the king waited, until he got
friends about him and was able to
drub the Philistines for robbing the
threshing- f1oor-as I make no doubt
these Tories have robbed yours, Allen
Musgrove. But you know all about 1t,
seeing that you are able to read which
am not. Now, don't pretend to say
that l nor Major Butler are as good
men as David-not at all; but the
cause of liberty is as good a cause as
ever King David fought for, and the
Lord that took his side in the cave,
will take the side Of the Wings, sooner
or later and help them to beat these
grinding, thieving, burning, and throat
cutting Tories. And, moreover, a
brave man ought never to be cast
down by such vermin; that's my reli-
gion, Mr.. Musgrove, though you
mought hardly expect to find much
thought of such things left in rough
fellow like me, that's been one while a
plough coulter, and after that a gun
barrel and finally that's been run up
with others into piece of ordnance
not to say that it moughtn't have been
horse shoe in some part Of its life,
ha! hal ha! There's not likely to be
much conscience or religion left after
all that hammering."
He shall keep the simple folk by
their right" said Musgrove, quoting a
passage from the Psalms, "'defend the
children Of the poor and punish the
wrong doer' You have finished your
supper, Mr.. Robinson" he continued
"and before we retire to rest you will
join us in the conclusion of our family
worship which was interrupted by your
coming into the house. We will sing a
Psalm which has been given to us by
that man whose deliverance has taught
you where you are to look for yours" !"
If cannot help to make music, AL
len." said Horse Shoe, II can listen
with goodwill"
The miller now produced little book
in black-letter, containing a familiar
and ancient version of the Psalm, and
the following quaint and simple lines
were read by him in successive coup
let's, the whole family singing each
distich as soon as 1t was given out
not excepting Horse Shoe, who after
the first couplet, having acquired some
slight perception Of the tune, chimed
in with a voice that might have
alarmed the sentinels of Innis's camp: