Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-17

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features, somewhat emaciated, gave {
sign Of feeble health. She was attiret
in dishabille hastily thrown on; ant
there was some expression Of alarm
in the unreserved and familiar manner
with which she approached Mildred
and inquired into the nature Of thi:
early journey.
Il hope no unhappy accident, my
dear, has driven you at this unusua
hour to my poor house? You ar'
heartily welcome. fear to ask wha
brought YOU"
MY brother and myself, madam,
said Mildred, "have had a most adven-
turous night This letter will explain
General Marion was so kind as to com.
NIT us to your hospitality"
The lady took the letter and read 1t
Miss Lindsay, my child, l am truly
happy to serve you. You have had ar
awful night but these times make us
acquainted with strange Affections
This young gentleman, your brother
Is he your only attendant"
Mildred began to communicate the
details of her journey, when she was
Interrupted by her hostess.
Il will not trouble you with ques-
tions, now, my dear. You must have
sleep; dread lest your health may
suffer by this harsh exposure. After
you have had rest, we will talk more
and become better acquainted. Judith
continued the matron, addressing q
servant maid, who had just entered the
room, attend this lady to a chamber
Mr.. Henry Lindsay, believe-so Gen.
eral Marion calls you-lny son Alfred
shall take you in charge"
With these words the good lady left
the room, and in an instant after re-
turned with the youth who had first
appeared at the door. Upon being In
troduced by his mother to the guests
he lost no time in obeying her orders
In regard to-Henry,. whom he had con-
Quoted r-out Of the room at the same
want towards chamber.
The entire day was spent by our par
ty in recruiting their strength, towards
which needful care the hospitable host
ess contributed by the tenderest at
tentions. On the following morning
Mildred, although refreshed by the
slumbers of the long interval, still ex-
hibited the traces of her recent fatigue
and upon the earnest recommendation
Of Mrs. Markham, seconded by the
almost oracular authority Of HORSE
Shoe-for the sergeant had greatly
won upon the respect of his compan-
ions by his prudence and discretion
she determined to remain another day
i'm her present resting place.
Mrs. Markham was the widow OF q
Carolina gentleman who had borne
the rank Of a colonel in the Whig mill
tia, and had been actively employed, ir
the earlier stages Of the war, In the
southern provinces. He had fallen ir
an unfortunate skirmish with some oi
Prevosts light troops, on the Savannah
river. some sixteen months before; and
his widow, with three daughters and nc
other male protector than an only son
was now, i'm this season of extreme
peril, residing upon large estate
which the evil fortune of the times had
made the theatre Of an eventful ano
active desultory war. She had beer
exposed to the most cruel eXactions
from the Tories, to whom her posses
sions were generally yielded up with
passive and helpless. submission; ano
the firmness with which, in all her diff
ficulties, she had adhered to the cause
for which her husband fell, had gained
for her the generous sympathy of the
Whig leaders and more than once
stimulated them to enterprises, In hel
behalf, that were followed by severe
chastisemCnt upon her enemies. These
circumstances had given extensive no.
toriety to her name, and drawn largely
upon her the observation of both friend
and foe. To Marion, who hovcred upor
this border more like a goblin than q
champion whose footsteps might be
tracked her protection had become
subject of peculiar interest; and the
|indefatigable soldier frequently started
up in her neighborhood when danger
was at hand, with a mysterious form OF
opposition that equally defied the CAL
culations of Wings and Tories.
The lady was still in her weeds, anc
grief and care had thrown a pallor up
on her cheek: but the watchfulness I'm
posed upon her by the emergencies Of
| the day, her familiarity with alarms
and the necessity for constant foresight
and decisive action, had Infused a GER
| tain hardihood into her character. thai
is seldom believed to be,-but yet II
the hour of trial .ulerringly exhibit:
itself--an attribute of the female bo'
som. Her manners were considerate
kind, and fraught with dignity. Sh'
was the personation of a class of ma
irons that-for the honor of our coun'
try and of the human race-was no
small In its numbers nor upon trial un'
worthy of it's fame, in the sad history
of the sufferings of Carolina.
The evening of the day on whict
Mildred arrived at the mansion brough
rumors of a brilliant exploit achieved
by Marion: and more circumstantia
accounts on the following morning con
frmed the good tidings. The alert par
tisan had fallen upon the track of TIT
freebooters who had been maraudins
on the confines of North Carolina, an'
whose incursion had expelled our trav
elers from Wingate's cabin. Mariol
had overtaken them before sunrise, ol
the bank of the Pedee, where they ha'
been detained by reason OF Peyton'
successful removal Of the boats.
short but most decisive combat wa