Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-22
MORSE SHOE
} ROBINSON
A Tale of the Revolutionary Struggle In
Upper Carolina.
By JOHN II. KENNEDY.

retired to a chamber, and Mary loiteret
from place to place like one disturbed
with care. All the party felt that deeI
sense of loneliness which is so acutely
Iperceptible to those who suddenly
change a life of toll and incident FOL
one of rest, while events of busy inter.
est are in expectation.
"They are gone, ma'am," said Mary
as she now crept into Mildred's pres
ence, after having travelled over nearly
the whole village, In the state of dis
quietude l have described; they are
gone at least twenty miles, should
think, by this time; and l never would
have believed that l could have cared
so much about people never saw be-
fore. But we are so lonesome, ma'am
And young Mister Henry Lindsay,
should say, must be getting tired by
this time of day. AS for the matter OF
that, people may get tireder by stand
ing still than by going on"
How far do they march today?" in
quired Mildred; have you heard youl
father say, Mary?"
II heard him and the troopers who
are here allow" replied the maiden
that Colonel Campbell wouldn't reach
Colonel Williams before tomorrow af-
ternoon. They said it was good fifty
miles travel They look like brave mer
them that marched this morning
ma'am; for they went out with good
heart The Lord send that through
Him that may be the means of deliver
ance to Major Butler!"
At the mention of this name, Mildred
covered her face with her hands, and
the tears trickled through her fingers
THE Lord send it," she repeated, af-
ter a moments pause. May He, In
His mercy, come to our add" Then
uncovering her face, and dropping on
her knees beside her chair, she whis-
pered a prayer for the success Of those
who had lately marched forth against
the enemy.
When she arose from this posture
she went to the window, and there
stood gazing out upon the quiet and
unfrequented street, running over In
her mind the perils to which heI
brother as we'll as Butler might be eX-
posed, and summoning to her imagina-
ton the thousand subjects of solicitude
which her present state Of painful eX-
pectation might be supposed to create
or recall --- -.-~-,. 49,, --
I'VE will set forth early tomorrow,
she said, addressing herself to her COM
panion. 80 tell your father, Mary
We will follow the brave friends who
have left us; l cannot be content to
linger behind them. l will sleep in
shelter of the woods. and share all the
dangers of the march, rather than lin
ger here in this dreadful state of doubt
and silence. Tell your father to make
his preparations for our departure to-
morrow: tell him cannot abide anoth-
er day in this place"
Il should think we might creep near
them, ma'am," replied Mary. "near
enough to see and hear what was going
on-which is always a great satisfac-
ton, and not get ourselves into trouble
neither. l am sure my father would
be very careful of us, and keep us out
of harms way, come what would. And
it is distressing to be so far off
when you don't know what's going
to turn up. l will seek my faith
er-who l believe is over yonder
to the blacksmith will go there and
try to coax him to do your bidding.
know the troopers want it more than
we do and they'll say word to help
it along"
Say | desire to have it so, Mary.
can take no refusal Here l will not
stay longer"
Mary left the apartment, and as she
descended the steps, she fell into a
rumination which arrested her prog
ress full five minutes. during which
she remained mute upon the staircase
No wonder the poor dear lady wishes
to gOi" was the ejaculation which
came at last sorrowfully from her heart
with a long sigh, and at the same time
tears began to flow; mo wonder she
wants to be near Major Butler, who
loves her past the telling of it. If Johr
Ramsay was there" she added Sob
bing. II would have followed him-fol'
lowed him-yes. if l died for it,"