The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-01

he'd delayed considerably We proposed se for $780, she
offering US took several drinks her brandy while
haggng the price From her florid complexion it
appeared that she herself had been frequent visitor the
skens She declared she had SELL We could not
agree upon the horse trade and mounted and rode away we
had gone half mile before the horse began to show sgn OF
lameness Telling Dixon remain rode back thinking II the
widow would give full of brandy would give her
horse saddle and high good humor at this
position gave me another pull her bottle Having hled my
canteen the steps for little talk while the old
horse stood nnocently looking not ten feet away
While thus engaged, Dixon walked up What ever
caused his return suspicion of DANGER he could
e himself account for He said he seemed to have an IN
tuition danger ahead for He sat down beside and
we began talking fine humor with ourselves the lady, and all the
brandy had set tongue at great speed
while the lady was in excellent spirits.
of had time Think several quadrOn OF
Yankee hmn rode around towards the house from the west
Momentary we off guard The lady, recovering
herself first, directed
:'Run, boys; run for the straw shed!''
This only possible Of escape for with the excep
outbungs and orchard vast fields extended
every direction So took her advice and around the barn
up she'd and then owed deep down in the straw There
big open gate the road through which the troopers
and began getting fodder the barn loft We could hear
them talking WHILE could catch the DRIFT OF their
conversation It however, about the old sadded and Dr1d
led horse rider What tale told explanations
the widow knew but doubt she was Ter
tile reasonng Sometimes suspected they suspconed
some one was the Of the soldiers spoke loud
voice:
:'Wont she make blaze when set her off! That woman IS
lying about that horse.''
Dixon pulled my foot and We both thinking Of the little
womans payer' told each other afterwards, wondering
it would get this place had got us out of the Others
After they fodder heard the troopers ride away
one calling out to another:
'sWhen you ready, touch her off,
To jump attempt certain DEATH To lie still
by the flames We had to do something
rnedaey of DEATH We had fooishy got
ourselves this perou position when could have been avoid
3D. present appearances little hope for our lives remain
3D. from present appearances little hope for our lives remain
thrust the straw off my and peered through the panks,
and there at the gate Yankee soldier arranging his saddle,
while turning the road east about fifty yards
distant the gate thought to be the who was
to :'touch her off,
Showing my rifle through the crack commanded the soldier to
keep quiet and not would send bullet through him.
looking over Dixon discovered another right under U.s. so
near We could almost touch him with Dixon held him
gun until the others got far enough not to notice or
suspicion what was going on in the barn.
Dixon then climbed and sarmed the two Yankees who
were frightened almost of death at being in the hands of buh
hackers which they thought be- We took them mile
two up the road They knowing had heard word said
about burning the barn. began pleading for their lives
Now would any who knows anything about the
conditions of those the feelings existing between the two
armies those Yankees would have done us had
they caught straw? Taken prisoners and crept along
at gait rudgd along aoot Or turned us oose
telling along horne No, they would have shot
the spot Southern buhwhack they had done to 9TH
ers so many So leave the matter to the sober
Election of candid and women.
the end Of story for nothing of Importance hap
pened that We lost horses before reaching our des
naton however drowned crossing large
and Dn broke loose next night the back track to-
wards the South We had follow it, and we had
had tne would have been little hope of catching it. We
knew the horse would make haste reoin his lost companions
long tramp before but out of the wake OF
both armies and took it esuey apprehendng danger
We under continual watch and excite
nent. It had been one long, continual strain.
reached army Benonvle and had the honor
of participating last battle Of the Both Gen. Eardee
and Gen. Mcws surprised again and they