The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-26
ERSKINE
CHAPTER XVI

! tlously along the sandy road by night,
circling about TarletOn's camptires,
or dashing at full speed past some
careless sentinel. Often he was fired
ut, often chased, but with clear road
In front of him he had no fear of
capture. On the third morning he
came upon ragged sentinel-nn
American. Ten minutes later he got
his first glimpse of Lafayette, and
then he was hailed joyfully by none
other than Dave Aandell, Capt. Dave
Yandell. shorn Of his woodsman's
dress and panoplied IN the trappings
of war.
Cornwallis was coming on. The
boy, he wrote, cannot escape me. But
the hoy y-Lnfayette-dld and In time
pursued and forced the Engllshnan
into cul-dc.sac. II have given his
lordship the disgrace Of retreat"
said Lafayette. And so-Yorktown!
Late III August came the message
that put Washington's great "soul IN
arms" Rochambeau had landed six
thousand soldiers In Connecticut. and
now Count de Grasse and French
fleet had sailed for the Chesapeake.
General Washington at once resorted
to camoutlage. He laid out camps os-
tentatiously opposite New York and in
plain sight Of the enemy. lie made Il
feignGd attack OH their posts. Ro
| chamhcau moved south and reached
the Delaware before the British
! grasprd the Yankee trick. Then ii
t was too late. The windows of Phil
adelphin were filled with ladies way
ing hnndkerchiets and crying bravoes
when the tnttcred Contincntals, their
clothes thick with dust but hats
pnmcd with spriss of green, marched
through amid their torn battle flags
and rumbling cannon. Behind fol
lowed the French in gay white uni
forms faced with green" and martial
music throbbcd the air. Down the
Chesapeake they went In transports
| and were concentrated at Williams
burg before the close Of September.
1 CORVALLIS had erected works against
the boy, for he knew nothing of Wash
ingtOn and Count de GrasSe. nor Mad
Anthony aud General Nelson. who
were south Of the james to prevent
escape into North Carolina.
49, ~, Nv; ""'.
w. @ ""r'',"S''"' "''' y" ''''' ny NJ,
,',, ~ l'''l',N' l'' w '''"''
>. h," , ,''n. " "s''' WV "",,
W. ,"' ''" '''''' az" '''' ''''"''
of the nc! wnS closed.
CornwnlliS heard the cannon nnt
n.'' N'''"'''' " "i'ic"' 'oi "',p' va
ut the head Of his army. And thor
:. ~. ~ 49,, .,a
,bo I,rourh c,yly and ,nn t,r,Ginn,
t,I, ;,yrnll,. ,n.,,ornI.
:. ~. ,,,. ,.,,.,,,
4, w,;,,i,,,..rn,,. ,,o ,r;,.. ,,,,o,d
,nn ,.i,h w..,,ir.,,,,,. .,,,,,
rnInnr n,ln nn,y , ,.n,,n..l nm,
vo,n.. rn, Ir,,ry D,r MIX In,
nrnn"h mnu.. rrn,, rhii,r.,nL;, ,h,,
v,s nr ,,r,,t ininrms, ,n I,r.,'inn n,ln
IN ,h,t inv, Dnc t.rcv ,,,d hnnp
close iu,i,,,,r ct hudrr ana th,, in
t;n.,cv Ind hon, ,,,n n,,.n ,,r XXX,
succ,,lotj,n since II, h,d to,d nav,
or lis mo,hcr ana Eorl, Mnrn nm,
Duvn had toId him urnvnlv tbnt il,
must 90 90, thcm after mo c,mn,,r,
yy,s oycr and h,n., thnm to thn fn,.
in Kentucky. If Early Morn still rc
fused to como then hr must hr;n,
. his mother and he rrr,nnnd rr;n,,
that no month would on,n i, e, ,vor,
thnt could offcnd bnr Ers,,ino ,lc,
; told OF Red Oaks and Dane Grey. hu
Dave must tell nothing to the Dales-
not set, If ever.
They marched next morning st dny
break. AT sunset of the second dn
they bivouackcd within two miles O
Yorktown and the siege began. Th,
> allied linn VOC n rr,.c,n+ ,,,th ,,o,