The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-10-27
HOW A DAUGHTER's DARING
SAVED OLD PLANTERS LIFE.

Dicey Langston, - Spirited South
Carolina Girl, Who More Than
Once Faced Death by Brit
tish Bullets and the
Cause of indie
pendence.
Charleston News and Courier.
There was black eyed girl baby
born on a South Carolina plantation
In the year 1860, who was to grow
up with far more of guile and fear
of man in her heart, and who was
to do deeds OF daring during the
war for independence that would
send her name down in history
along with those OF Sumter and
Marion. Pickens and Moultire, and
the other chavalrous souls of the
Southland. 4
The little maid, Dicey Langston,
was the daughter OF Solomon Lang
ston, an elderly planter, living in
the Laurens district, on the Enoree
river, a section overrun by the
British soldiers, Tories, and out
laws, who trained with the Tories
during the latter days of the Revo-
luton. writes Mary and Harry
Green in an exchange. Her mother
died during her childhood, a period
of which she grew up with her
brothers, her part in their boyish
Nof fIrr oh
bold and reckless rider and an ex-
pert shot along with her more lady
like accomplishments, and was a
proud, imperious, high-spirited
young woman rather below the med
ium height but graceful and attrac-
tive in face and manner. Of course
she became an earnest and outspok-
en- patriot, as were her brothers
though they had relatives in their
own neighborhood who were strong
sympathizers with the policy of
King George.
Royalists Numerous.
Old Solomon Langston as an ar
dent Whig,and though incapacitated
by age and infirmities from active
participation in the struggle, he was
always ready with purse and influ-
ence to aid the cause OF indepen-
dence. Both the sons were in the
field and had been since the break
ing out of hostilities, in some ca
pacity or other. In order to save
tho family from annoyance they did
not live at home. nor visit the home
except surrepttiously at rare inter-
walls, but were in constant communi-
cation with their sister.
Living as she did in a community
where she was surrounded with
Royalists, some of whom were her
own relatives, the girl found it easy
to- learn what was going OIL, the
movements and plans of the enemy,
and how 1t was likely to affect
their friends, and she did not hest
tate to secure and use this infor-
nation by communicating to her
brother, who encamped with lit
tie band of Wings along the oppo-
SA'S oioiS VI lhe TlVeT, some miles
away. After a time there began to
arise questions as to how certain
information could have come to the
ears Of the rebels, and the suspi-
cion of their Tory neighbors were
turned toward Solomon Lansston
and his high spirited and outspok
en- daughter Mr.. Langston was
waited upon by some of these same
tories and told if there was any
more information carried he would
be held responsible personally for
his daughters conduct. Mr.. Lang
ston was an old man, and not Only
MS own safety but that of his
daughter and his property depend
ed upon these same neighbors. so
II" administered a stern rebuke to
MISS Dicey, and warned her of the
danger in which they stood. The
meekness with which the youne
woman received the admonitions of
her esteemed parent may be imas-
med, also the mental reservation
with which she promised to carry