Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-27
HORSE SA0k
ROBINSON
A Tale of the Revolutionary Struggle In
Upper Carolina.
RvJOHN p. KENNEDY.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A Glance at the Dove cote.-The Com
panionship of Brother and Sister.

A Glance at the Dove cote.-The Com
panionship Of Brother and Sister.
Our story once more brings us bacl
to the Dove Cote. During the mrs
week that followed her interview WIFI
Arthur Butler under the Fawn's Tower
Mildred was calm and thoughtful, ano
even melancholy; her usual custom o.
exercise was foregone, and her time
was passed chiefly In her chamber. by
degrees, however, her firm and resolutt
temper predominated over the ssdnes:
of her fortunes, and she began to re
sumo that cheerfulness which circum'
stances can never long subdue In
strong and disciplined mind. She hac
grown more than ever watchful OF the
public events, and sought with an In
tense avidity, to obtain information II
regard to the state Of things IN the
south, She now felt herself closely al
lied to the cause In which Arthur hut
Ter had embarked, and, therefore
caught I'D the floating rumors OF the
day, In what regarded the progress oi
the American arms in the southern ex-
pedition, with the interest OF one VINO
had large stake depending on the
issue.
She had received several letters from
Butler, which detailed the progress oi
his journey from. the Dove Cote u
Gates camp, and from thence to Horse
Shoes cottage, They were all written
In the confident and even jocular tone
of a light-hearted soldier who sough'
to amuse his mistress; and they mar
rated such matters of personal history
cs were OF a character to still her rears
for his safety. Their effects upon MIL
dred was to warm up her enthusiasm
as we'll as to brighten her anticipstions
of the future. and thus to Increase the
returning elasticity of her spirits UI
to this period, therefore, she grew
every day more buoyant and playful IN
her temper, and brought herself TO en-
tertain a more sanguine reckoning OF
the eventful determination OF afrairs
She was now frequently on horseback
attended by her brother with whom
she scarcely ever failed to make visit
TO the good Mistress Dimock, where she
either found a letter from Butler, or
heard some Of the thousand tidings
which report was forever busy in prop
agating or exaggerating In regard TO
the movements Of the army,
"Tn warrant you, Arthur Is man
for the pen as we'll az for the spur and
the broadsword my pretty lady" was
one Of the landlady's comments, as she
handed to Mildred the eighth or ninth
epistle that had fallen into her hands
since Buffers departure: there scarce
" comes trotting by a soiled traveller
with his head set northward, but 1t Is
Good woman, Is this Mistress d.
mock's?' and when l say, aye then
here's letter, madam, for you, that
comes from the army and so, there's
Arthur's own handwriting to a great
packet, for Mistress Dimock or the
Rockfish inn, Of Amherst, and not
even, after all, one poor line for me
but Just a cover. and the inside foI
Miss Mildred Lindsay Of the Dove Cote
Ha, ha! we old bodies are only stalking
horses In this world. But God bless
him!-he Is a fine and noble gentle
man." And Mildred would take the
packet and impatiently break the seal;
and as she perused the close written
contents the color waXed and waneo
uron her cheek, and her eye would one
instant sparkle with mirth, and In the
next grow dim with tear. And when
she had finished reading, she would Sc
cretly press the paper to her lips, and
then bestow 1t away in her bosom
evincing the earnest fondness Of a de-
voted and enthusiastic nature.
Mildred and Henry were inseparable
and In proportion as his sisters yea
and attachment to the cause of inde-
pendence became more active, die
Henry's inclination to become a parti-
san grow apace. Hers was character
to kindle the spirit Of brave adventure
There was in 1t a quiet and unosten-
tatious but unvarying current OF reso'
luton. that shrank before no perils
Her feelings, acute and earnest, haC
given all their warmth to her princi-
pies; and what she once believed hel
duty commanded, was pursued with the
devout self-dedication OF a religious
obligation. To this temper, which, by
some secret of its constitution, has
spell to sway the minds of mankind
there was added the grace Of an ex'
quisitely feminine address. The unior
of these two attributes rendered MIL
dred Lindsay an object Of conspicuou:
interest in such a time as that OF the
revolutionary struggle. Here youth
her ready genius, her knowledge anC
her habits Of reflection. much In ad'
vance OF her years, enhanced the I'm
preston her character was adapted tC
produce, and brought upon her, ever
in her secluded position. considera'
BILE share OF public observation. L
was not wonderful that a mind so or
ganized and accomplished should have
acquired an unlimited dominion oVeI
the frank, open-hearted, and brave
temper of her brother, now just step
ping beyond the confines of mere boy
hood Her influence over Henry wa:
paramount and unbounded; her af'
fections were his. her faith was his
her enthusiasm stole into and spread
over his whole temper.
With these means OF influence she
had sedulously applied herself to in
fuse into Henry's mind her own senti'
ment in regard to the war; and thi:
purpose had led her to interest her
self In subjects and pursuits, which II
general, are very foreign from her sex
Her desire was to enlist his feelings II
aid of Butler, and her conviction tha
a time was at hand when Henry nigh
be useful gave rise to an eager solici'
tude to see him we'll prepared for tht
emergencies of the day, by that neces
sary mode of education which, during
the period Of the revolution, was com
mon amongst the young gentleman o
the country. He was a most Willing