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

when the disastrous issue was no lon
ger doubtful, he commanded his cav
alcade to move forward, and from that
moment prosecuted his journey with
uaabated speed until he arrived at
Blackstock's.
Butler was unceremoniously marched
to his former place Of confinement in
the barn, where a rigorous guard was
set over his person. In the confusion
and insubordination that prevailed
amongst the crowd, that, during the
night was continually increasing In
the little hamlet, the common rites Of
humanity towards the prisoner were
forgotten, and he was left to pass the
weary hours till morning, on a shock
of hay, without food or other refresh
ment than a simple draught Of water.
From the unreserved murmurs Of those
who frequented the place. and the
querulous upbraidings Of the soldiery
against each other, Butler was enabled
to CLEAN the principal incidents Of the
day The supposed death of Innis
reached him through this channel, and
| what was scarcely a subject Of less
personal interest to him, the certain
end of Hugh Habershaw. 1t was with
| a silent satisfaction at the moral or
poetical justice-as it has been called
of the event, that he heard the COM
rades Of the late self-conceited captain
describe his death in terms Of coarse
and IMPLYING ribaldry-a retribution
due to the memory OF a cruel and
cowardly braggart.
When the morning was fully abroad,
the disarranged and broken remnants
of the Tory camp began gradually to
be reduced to a state Of discipline.
The day was spent in this occupation.
Orders were every moment arriving
from the higher officer of the late camp,
or from the nearest British posts. vi
dettes bore the tldings Of the different
military operations from the neighpor-
hood Of the enemy. The fragments of
companies were marshalled into squads
and subdivisions; and. successfully,
one party, after another was seen to
leave the hamlet, and take a direction
of march that led towards the main
British army. or to the garrisons OF the
lower districts.
| Towards the close of the day one de-
tachment only was left; and Butler
was given to understand that this was
intrusted with his especial keeping.
1t was composed of few regular SOL
diers of the garrison Of Ninety-Six,
and a small number Of the country mil
itia-making in all, about twenty men,
comma aded by Lieutenant Macdonald,
Of the regular army.
| Butler remained in his present state
of seclusion four or five days. during
which he experienced much mitigation
Of the rigors Of his captivity. Mac
donald was a careful and considerate
soldier, and demeaned himself towards
his prisoner with such kindness as the
nature Of his trust allowed. He re-
moved him into a comfortable apart
ment I'm the dwelling house, and sup
piled him with the conveniences, his
situation required; he even made him
occasional visits, which were attended
with more than the mere observances
of courtesy and respect, and expressed
sympathy in his sufferings.
These Unexpected tones of comfort
from a quarter in which Butler had
hitherto heard nothing but fierce ha-
tired and harsh rebuke, fell gratefully
upon his ear, and gave brighter COL
or to his hopes for the future. But he
could not help observing, that no hint
was dropped by Macdonald which might
furnish him the slightest ground OF
surmise as to the vicissitudes that yet
awaited him. The reported fall Of In
mis- seemed to afford a natural foun-
dation for the belief, that the malice or
his enemies might hereafter be less
Iactive-as he attributed much of the
persecution he had suffered to the Sc
cret Vaccinations Of that individual.
He no longer saw around his person
those agents who first pursued him
with such bitter hostility. He seemed
| to have fallen into entirely new COM
binatioas, and had reason to augur,
from all he saw, that their purposes
against him were less wicked. And
first. above all other topics Of consola-
ton and comfort, was the conviction
that brave and efficient party OF
friends were in the field intent upon
his liberation. Still, his situation was
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hood to sustain himself. young
soldier of an ardent temper, and zeal
ously bent upon active and perilous
service can i'll brook the tedious. dull
days of captivity, even in its mildest
form: but AZ this thraldom befall In a
period Of universal agitation. when
great events are on the gale" OF which
the captive is only a witness to the
nervading interest they excite. without
bel lg permitted to know their import;
II moreover as I'm the case Of Butler,
an impenetrable veil of mystery hang
over the pnrpose Of his captivity. be-
hind which the few short glimpses al
| forded him, open upon his view noth-
| ing but deatn In ltS HloSl lllSh'iui
forms; and If to these are added, by
| far the bitterest OF its qualities, the
anxieties, care s. and pains Of devoted,
plighted lover, separated from the heart
that loves him, we may we'll conjecture
that the most gallant spirit may find
in II, even amidst occasional CLEANS of
sunshine. that sinking of hope which
the philosophic king Of Israel has de-
scribed as making the heart sick
that chafing Of the soul that like the
ENGAGED eagle, wearies and tears its
wing against the bars Of its prison.
Even so Jared 1t with Arthur Butler,
who now found himself growing more
and more into the shadow of melan-
choly temper.
1t was soon ascertained that Williams
had abandoned the field that he had
won. and had retreated beyond the
reach of immediate pursuit. And as
the post at Musgrove's mill afforded
many advantages in reference to the
means of communicating with the gar
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