The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
CHNFrER VII
4 REVELATION

CHAPTER VII
4 REVELATION
Once % the road Bessemer and
~ men put spurs ia their horses
and galioprd - iitcB rate scouts
lad reported that the enemy was
rtsiiaF not iar %. Bessemrr riding
d She hrad 81 his mounted Dragons.
NJ perfplraiiou stre1mibg down his
81 face, he eygs sparkling with on
itsipaiion ~ victory bis wcltknii
agnre hrd erect IN ihr saddle with
kFitish military .Hnscss. looked
shat he Nas combination ~ force
asa Ere.
4 turn ID ihc road brought them
- sight ~ q tiream Fhr TROOPERS
gave a shout ~ triumph. broken iy
ertsemcrs ringing command In the
uaier we're nnde mru. bathing and
swimming and sporting. along is
edge. on the oppusIie aide. were
sthers. stripped 20 their waists.
doing their family" washing: while
fsriber so the bank. under such shade
at,the sparse cotton wood trees gave.
sefr ,rt hafe smoking or mapping
~ eating. M1si of thrm had their
ales b-slie ihrm aud their horses
Rusr by, bni Il ayaile,. them little.
Their cry ~ nsionishmrnt. chagrin
zHd tsfn,r beat the hot air ere that
q iessemrr's men dird away. The
nakei wf,tches Va the water were
eet i0Wu before they could escape.
AsiOas DE stream with eager haste.
-, With rffcct order. went The
tfiiisb carrying aH before them Ia
rain dld sumter siari frm his nap
1niirr uuc ng his hsgeagr Wagons.
s'isc ihr brsursi horse hy H. name.
-addlelest nnd hridlrlrss as IL was.
and in a, alB h- ,oldicrs The
aay Was i,,i and ihpurh the Ing
Aeh grlefit did pei capture The "br
gand as he bad ho1stcd b. would,
~ iaikd in little else De- set ont to
a.. and. iuicct fcu save sumter
hhn.clf ESCAPED nai enough Ia war.
nni rnrsnii IN that appalling heat
The British returned the way they
aad vom'- rNuliinp E,et thuuehtfnl
. ~. lfmp, ihaurh be- was himself
swat HnNiaus Ia gci back Ia the ~,
tf, plantation aud make that his
sieppne place Tor the night tcssc-
mr. prrrri,cd that The heat and the
MsI..r.. i.rt IL. .t.,.... .l...., l. 81 ,.t.t
considerable strain upon his men.
soiing large. rnmfnrtablc-lookin
eusc setting snmc distance oil thr
FAaL surrauntlrd hy a line grove Of
lrdS. be e,lcd. Can yuu tell me,
Edward. who lives yond$r2 Mcthnlss
D. u ;riod place fpr IN afternoon
pat " tLcN rubeis or turtles, We
hall hccome their unlimited guests,
OF should like "a learn which they
r. thai mas kDiw whether TO re-
nest or command"
"fhcy arc tories. the hoy an
Nrrcd eagerly. ens loyol To nur king
my oWn family, aud they viii
bake YOU . gladly WELCOME, ! am
ire, On my pcoplr have" Bcsscmrr
6ercci,cd that under the summer
Snsh which already covered his check
efc rose richer wave IT crimson.
.i-Aha, swecihraii residing there"
T. lhought. and with sNmpnihrtic
telling turned his hnrsc oil the road
ami entered The gate, which stood
conveniently open,
The house was mol the imposing
mansion tho l,llcry homestead WAS.
Ani there was warm southern wei
come awaiting the iniruders and n
riccc ~ NEWS nightly 60 Ilesscmcr's
Hklng as we'll. cnuricr. riding hard
N o,crinitc the British commander.
{ kad lkrwisc stopped there Tor rest,
and scarce had the English colonel
fismountvi ere hc handed him dis
fpalch from CORVALLIS conveying the
news Of Gates defeat
'Iherr were three daughters of the
khuSc. all IT ihrm ,itacious young
rcmcp llcssrmer saou discovered.
-0h. how delightful they exclaimed.
Ehen The contents of the dispatch he-
came knowlr "two great victories In
snr day. think of ~"
~Noi in ono day. ladies'" ncsscmcr
nrnlndcd them Cen CORVALLIS
uvn his ON The sixteenth"
Al does not matter; WE hear OF
lHfm the same day" tho youngesti
Wrslsied "Wc nsuredly should do