Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-05

setting the cup down by his side, he
commenced as follows
you was with us, major when Pre-
vost served us that trick in Georgia,
last year-kept us. you remember, on
the look out for him t'other side Of the
Savannah, whilst all the time he was
whisking Of 1t down to Charleston"
you call this beginning at the be-
ginning? Faith, you have started a
full year before your time. Do you
think yourself Polybius or a Keno
phon-who were two famous old fell
lows, just in your line, sergeant-that
you set out with a history of a whole
war;"
| II never knew any persons In our
line-officers or men-of either of them
mes,"-replied Robinson-"they were
nicknames perhaps-but 1t do know, as
well as another, when thing turns up
that is worth notice, major; and this is
one of 'em-and that's the reason why
I make mention Of It, What was go
ing to say was this-that 1t was sign
fit for General Lincoln's consarnment,
that these here British should make a
push at Charleston on the tenth OF
May, 1779 and get beaten, and that ex-
actly in one year and two days after
wards, they should make another push
and win the town. Now, what was 1t
La sign Of, but that they and the Tories
was more industrious that year than
we were?"
Granted" said Butler. NOW to your
story, Mister Philosopher"
| "In what month was 1t you left us?"
inquired the sergeant gravely.
I'm March," answered Butler.
| General Lincoln sent you off, as we
were told, on some business with the
Continental congress; to get us more
troops IL I am right. 1t was pity to
throw away a good army on such
place-for it want worth defending at
last. From the time that you set out
they began to shut us In every day
little closer. First, they closed door
on one side, and then on tother: till, at
last they sent sort Of a f1ash-o'-light-
hing fellow-this here Colonel Tarle-
lton-up to Monks corner, which, you
know was our back door, and he shut
that up and double bolted it, by giving
Huger a most tremendous lathering.
Now, when we were shut in, we had
huthing to do but look out. I'll tell
lyou an observation / made, at that
Etime."
L WELL"
why, when a man has got to fight,
hts a natural sort of thing enough
ibut when he has got nothing to eat,
Hts an unnatural state. 1 have hearn
OF men who should have said they
would rather fight than eat-if they
ltold truth they would have made hon
est fellows for our garrison at Charles
town. First, our vegetables-after that
ldevil took up his quarter at Monks
Icorner-began to give out: then. our
meat, and. finally. we had nothing left
but rice, which consider neither fish,
flesh, nor good salt herring"
"You had good spirits though SER
geant."
IF you mean rum or brandy, major,
l1sc hadn't much of that-but II you
mean Jokes and laughs, 1t must be hard
times that will stop them in camp-Pll
tell you one Of them, that made great
hurrah on both sides, where we got the
better Of a Scotch regiment that was
plaguing us from outside the town.
They thought they would make them
selves merry with our starvation-so'
they throwed bomb shell into our
lines, that, as 1t came through the air,
we saw had some devilment In 1t, from
the streak 1t made in daylight; and,
sure enough. when we come to look at
| 1t on the ground, we found 1t filled
with rice and molasses-just to show
that these Scotchmen were laughing at
us for having nothing to eat. Well,
what do we do but fill another shell
| with birthstone and hogs lard, and just
prop 1t handsomely amongst the lads
from the land o'cakes? Cad sir, 1t
soon got to the hearing Of the English
regiment and such a shouting as they
sot up from their lines against the
Scotchmen! That's what l call giving
as good as they saunt, major-ha, ha.
hal"
1T wasn't bad repartee, Galbraith,"
said Butler, joining In the laugh. But
go on with your seige."
I'VE got taken, at last" proceeded
Horse Shoe, land surrendered on the
18th of May. Do you know that they
condescended to let US go through the
motions of marching outside the lines?
Still It was a sorry day to see our COL
ors tied as fast to their sticks as II
stocking had been drawn over them.
After that we were marched to the bar
| racks and put into close confinement.
"Yes, I have heard that; and with
heavy hearts-and dreary prospect
before you. sergeant"
81 shouldn't have minded 1t much'
Major Butler, 1t was the fortune OF
war. But they insulted us as soon as
they got our arms from us. 1t was
blasted cowardly trick in them to en-
deavor to wean us from our cause
which they tried every day; 1t was Sc
duction I may say. First they told us
that Colonel Pinckney and some other
officers had gone over; but that was too
improbable a piece Of rascality-we did
not believe one word ont. So one morn
Colonel Pinckney axed that we mought
be drawn up in line in front of the
barracks; and there he made speech.
We were as silent as so many men on
surprise party. The colonel said
yes sir, and right in their very teeth
that it was an Infamous, audacious CAL
umny: that whenever he deserted the
cause of liberty, he hoped they would
take him, as they had done some Ro-
man officer or other-I think one Om-
cious, as l understood the colonel
you've hearn Of him, maybe-and tie
his limbs to wild horses and set them
So they dismiss us-but we let them
adrift, at full speed, taking all his
| Joints apart, so that not one traitorous