Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-11

larmS-more, Sir-that they have already
done service In your own neighbor-
hood. and are ready to do more-that
a promising squad. under my COM
mand, now lies upon your own river,
and that. in few days. hope to join
Colonel Marion with a troop Of fifty
men. gathered from among your own
parishioners! These are the people
who are so willing to submit, accord
ing to your account; pray you, uncle,
never write their history"
Robert, you surprise me-"
pleasantly, l hope. mine uncle-it
is the truth. The whole. was planned
by Colonel Marion, from whom have
this duty in charge. Disguised, he has
been through your parish. Disguised,
he sat at your board. in the character
of Tory commissary, and your scorn-
full treatment persuaded him to hope
that you might be brought into action.
Are you staggered now?"
The colonel was dumb when he
heard this narrative; and Major Sim
gleton then proceeded to give a brief
account Of the little events Of recent
occurrence in the neighborhood, as
we have already narrated them, sub
sequently to his assumption Of COM
mand In the Cypress Swamp. The
story, though it gave him pleasure.
was a sad rebuke to Colonel Walton's
patriotism. He scarcely heard him to
the end.
Now, heaven help me. Robert, but
take shame to myself that you, al
most a stranger upon the Ashley,
should have thus taken the lead out
of my own hand, as I may say. and
among my own people,"
1T is not too late. uncle, to amend
the error. You may yet help greatly
to finish what has been tolerably well
begun"
Not is not too late. can do
much with Dorchester and Goose
Creek. l have influence throughout st.
Paurs, and great part of st. Georges.
Cane Acre will come out to a man."
Rapidly moving to and fro along the
apartment. Colonel Walton enumerated
to himself, in under tones, the various
sections Of country in his knowledge
which he thought might be moved at
his instigation. His nephew did not
suffer the mood of his uncle to relax.
Nov is the time, uncle-now is the
time. II ever. Your name will do ev-
erything in this quarter; and you may
conjecture for yourself what the
shame must be. If others achieve the
work which you touched not. You
have now a glorious opportunity at
this season: Tarleton, whom they so
much dread, being absent; Wemyss in
another direction. and your garrison
so weak at Dorchester that they can
not easily spare a detachment. Be-
sufficient employment to all the force
which Rawdon and CORVALLIS can
bring up"
1.-The thing looks WELL" said Walton.
musingly.
Never better, If the heart be firm.
Now is the time, If ever-beat up re-
cruits-sound, stimulate your neigh
bors. and dash up with as smart a
force as you can possibly muster to
join with the army from Virginia. They
will receive you joyfully, and your
corps must increase with every mile
in your progress"
would I were on the way; but the
beginning is yet to be made, and on
what plea shall I seek to persuade
others, without authority myself, and
known as one having taken protec-
tion?"
THAT latter difficulty Is cured by
the assumption of new character.
Destroy the one accursed instrument,
and. in its place, I am proud to hand
you a badge of honor and of conf
dence. Look on this paper and pc
ruse this letter The one Is from his
eXcellency. Governor Rutledge-the
other from Colonel Marion. Read
read"
Walton unfolded the envelope, and
the commission of Governor Rutledge
as colonel of state militia met his
eye: the letter from Colonel Marion