The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-10


jamestown to the spot where Bacon
had taken the oath against England--
then called Nltddle-Plantation, and
now Williamsburg. The cavalcadc
wheeled into Gloucester street, and
Colonel Dale pointed out to Dave the
old capitol ut one end and William
and Mary college, at tho other. Mr..
Henry had thundcred in the old cap
itol, the Burgesses had their council
chamber there, and IN the hall there
would be a ball that night. Near the
street was Il great building which the
colonel pointed out as the governors
palace, surrounded by pleasure
grounds OF full three hundred acres
ana planted thick with linden trees.
My Lord Dunmorc lived there.
at this season the planters came with
their families to the capital. and the
street was as brilliant as Il fancy
dress parade would be to us now. 1t
was filled with coaches and fours.
Alhidens moved daintily along in silk
ana lace, high-heelcd shoes and
cockcd stockings.
The cavalcnde halted before build
ing with Il lcadcn bust of Sir Walter
Raleigh over the main doorway, the
old Raleigh tavern, in the Apollo room
OF which Mr.. Jefferson had rapturous-
~ danced with his Belinda, and which
was to become the Faneuil hall of
virginia. Both coaches were quickly
surrounded by bowine gentlemen,
young gnllants, and fr0licsome stu
dents. Dave, the young Kentuckian,
ana Harry would be put up at the
tavern, and, for his own reasons,
Hugh elected to stay with them. With
an au rcvor of white hands from the
coaches, The rest went on to the house
OF relatives ana friends.
Inside the tavern Hugh was s.on
surrounded by fellow students and
boon companions. lie pressed Dave
and the boy to drink with them, out
Dave laughingly declined and took tr,n
lad up to their room. Below they
could hear Iiugh's merriment rolnp
on and when he came upstairs q
Willie later his face was flushed. he,
was in great spirits, and was full of
enthusiasm over II horse race and.
cock-fight that he had arranged for
the afternoon. With him came a.
youth of his own age with daredevil
eyes ana Sllave manner, one Dane
Grey, TO whom Harry gave scant.
greeting. One patroniZing look from.
the stranger toward the Kentucky.
boy and within the latter Il fire of
hnthgonism was instantly kindled
With word after the two went out,
Harry snortcd his explanation:
"Tory"
In the early afternoon coach and
horscmcn moved out to an cold field"
Hugh was missing from the Dale
party, and General Willouyhhy
irowncd when he noted his sons alb.
Grncc.
Then a crowd OF boys gathered to
run one hundred and twelve wards
for a hat worth twelve shillings, ami
Dave nudgcd his young friend. \
moment later Harry cried to Par
Dnra:
Look there"
There was their young Indian lirl-
ing up with the runners, his fncr
calm, but IN eager light in his eyes.
At the word he started or almost
lcisurcly, until the whole crowd was
nearly ten yards ahead of him, ana
then yell OF aStoniSilmcnt rose from
the crowd. The boy WAS Skimminu
the ground on wings. Past one after
another he flew, and laughing ana
hardly out of breath he bounded over
The finish, with the first of the rcSt,
laboring with bursting lungs ten
yards behind. Hugh and Dane Grey
had appeared arm in arm and were
moving through the crowd with great
Gaycty and some boist.erousnrss, and
when the boy appeared with his hat
Grey shouted:
"Good for the little savage 7"
l&skinc wheeled furiousy but Dave
caught him by the arm and led him
back TO Harry and Barbara. who
looked so pleased that the lads i'll
humor passed at once.
Hugh and his friend had not an-
preached them, for Hugh had seen
the frown on his fathers face, but
ErSkinc saw Grey look long at Bar
para, turn to question Hugh and
again he began to burn within.
The wrcstlcrs had now steppcd
forth to battle for Il pair Of silver
buckles, and the hoy in turn nudgcd
Dave, hut lnarailingly. The wres-
Ting was good and Dave watched it
with Keen interest. One huge bull
nGckcd fellow WAS easily the winner,
bat when the silver buckles were in
his hand. he boastfully challenged
anybody in the crowd. Dave shoul-
dercd through the crowd and faced
the victor
III try YOU once" he said, and a
shout of approval rose
Ihc Dale party crowded close and