Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29

what's the to-do now? What brings
you so late?" ....
Business, business, father. ant
plenty Of 1t. But get up, rouse yot
and hustle about, and get away from
these scores, or you won't understand
a word I tell you"
The landlord rose Immediately, pu
his shingles aside. picked up the sheet
containing the amount In gross
charged against Sergeant Hastings
which he sighed deeply to survey, and
in a few moments, was prepared tc
listen to what his son could say. He
heard the narrative with horror and
astonishment.
God bless us and preserve US, Bill!
but this Is awful hard; and what are
we to do-where shall we rundown
Run nowhere, but listen to what
tell you. You can't help It now, but
you may make something out OF It
II Proctor must hear the truth. he
may as we'll hear 1t from you."
From me!-bless me, Bill, my boy
from me?"
"Yes. from you. Set off by daypeep
to the fort. and see Proctor yourself
Tell him Of your loyalty, and how you
love the king: and you can cry lit
tie, all the time, II II comes easy to
you. I don't want you to strain
much about It. Tell him that you have
an unworthy son, that's not of your
way Of thinking Say he's been mis-
guided by the rebels. and how they've
inveIgled him, till he's turned rebel
himself: and how he's now, out with
Marion's men, In Major Singletons
squad. When you've done this, you
can cry again. and do any thing to
throw dust in his eyes. Say It's all
owing to your loyalty that you expose
your own flesh and blood, and mind
you don't take any money for telling
BLESS me, my dear boy, but this Is
awful to think on"
"It must lie thought on, though. and
the sooner the better. Coming from
you. 1t will help you; coming from
that skunk. Google, and you silent
and they pack you off to the Charles
ton provost, or maybe draw you over
the swinging bough. Tell Proctor our
force Is thirty: that we lay at Slick
pond last night. and that we push for
Black river by daypeep, to join with
the Swamp Fox. This, you see. Will
be truer story than Google can tell,
for II he sends Proctor after us to
Slick pond, he'll have a journey to
take back"
BLESS me. what's to become Of us
all. Bill, I don't see. / am all over
In q fever now, ever since you telPd
me your story"
"Shake it off, and be comfortable. as
you can be. Thinking about It never
cured the shaking ague yet, and new
err will. You must try"
"And 1 will try will. boy; but bless
me, Bill. wouldn't 1t be better for US
all to take to the swamp-eh?"
"No-stay where you are; there's no
need for you to go out, and you can
do good where you are. Besides
there's Bell you know"
"True, true"
Lead out trumps, that's the way
and mind how you play 'em; that's all
you've got to do now, and II so be
you try. you can do it. Don't burn
daylight. but be with Proctor as soon
as sunrise lets you. Don't stay to talk
about Edisto catfish, or what's for
dinner, and whether it's like to rain or
shine. but push through the crowd
and don't mind your skirts. All de-
pends on you. now"
BLESS us, bless us! what times
what times! Oh, Bill, my boy. what's
coming to US! Here was Huck, to-
day. and says Continental congress Is
to make peace with Great Brita In, and
to riv- Ip Carolina and Georgia"
"Oh. that's all a fool notion, for It's
no such thing. That's all a trick OF
the Tories. and you needn't mind It
But what Of Huck?"
"He goes a-Monday to join Tarle-
ton
"Good!-and now I must leave you
I've got mighty deal to see to afore
daylight, and I won't see you for q
smart spell. reckon, as I shall have
to hug the swamp close after this
Don't be slow now. father. cause ev-
erything hangs on your shoulders. and
you must tell your story straight"
In their dialogue the son had taken
care to omit nothing which a shrewd
thinking mind might suggest. as es-
sential to the successful prosecution OF
the plan advised. This done. he took
his way to the dwelling Of old Pryor
and tapping with his knife-handle
thrice upon one Of the small, but os-
tentatious. pine pillars Of the portico
the door was unclosed. and he was al
once admitted. as one who had beer
waited for. There we shall leave him
comforting closely with a select few
busy. like himself. In preparations fol
a general uprising Of the people.