The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-04-06
Story of the Observation-Disclosures
Was Saved From Capture by British

esting TO local readers OF the Mine
due to the fact that the author, Dr.. .
c. Edwards, of Richmond, Va, is
bfOther-i law OF DR.. &. ). Stone. o
this city DR.. Edwards was a promi
nent citizen of Missouri for man.
years. where he practiced his PROBES
sion with eminent success. The stor.
was published as a special feature il
a recent issue of the Richmond Eve
ming Dispatch, and is offered as evil
dence TO refute the oft-repeateC
charge that America has no litera-
ture because she has no tradition, nc
background upon which TO build
Commenting upon the story as written
by Dr.. Edwards, the editor Of the Dis
patch says. 1t was written in u
grabbed halting hand, as though the
tale was the last chapter in the life
of the author; the SIS were queerly
formed as was the custom in the old
en- days. And yet il was sent to us but
several days ago by the old gentle
man who related the story at the re-
quest Of friend. 1t was "A legend
said he, which was told him by his
mother and father who knew the story
at first hand He is SO now, the old
gentleman, and he speaks of things
which we are inclined to regard more
in the light of fable than that of the
history which we know it 10 be" The
story follows:
Real Characters IN History.
There is nothing mythical OF fab
ulous about the personalities or the
characters delineated in this story. 1t
occurred one hundred and forty two
years ago in Albermarle county, Va,
in 1850; the people Of the tale are
eminenty human in their individual
tiles.
one man who figured conspicuously
in the events OF the times belonged
to the British army of occupation,
which was sent over from England to
subjugate the rebellious colonies of
North America in the year 1775. With
that army was a young Martinez Sir
Banester Tarleton, a dashing young
man, vain as a peacock and as cruel
as a hyena.
This young English lieutenant was
a daring and ambitious cavalier, very
cruel and relentless in character and |
action, who won his spurs very rap
idly but with the requirement of |
reputation for inhumanity, so much so |
that mothers subdued and quoted I'M
ruly children by telling them that |
Tarleton was coming to get them. He |
was known in history as Lord TarletOn. |
and boosted Teutonic descent, as his |
name and cruel proclivities Indicate
He came to the Colonies with the |
army of Lord CORVALLIS, and served |
under that general during the war as
lieutenant in the cavalry with frequent |
promotions until he reached the grade |
If colonel. He took an active part in
many battles from that of Brandy
vine TO the final surrender of his |
'hief at Yorktown and returned to
England at the close of the war.
rarleton engaged in many hard fought
'attles in the south and was defeated
" General Sumpter at the battle of
gain at the battle of Cowpens by Cen
raj Dan Morgan the hero of the bat
lie of Kings Mountain. At COwpens
e narrowly escaped being cut down
y Colonel Billy Washington. They
ngaged in single handed combat. Col
mel Washington beat down the hilt Of
is sword, wounding his right hand i,
nd disarmed him, but refused to XIII
disarmed enemy Tarleton escaped I
y forcing his horse to jump over an ,
rmy wagon. {
IAN llliterate Fellow" G
Afterwards when attending a ball in G
richmond. he was dancing with q
Dung belle of the town She spoke of
OlOnel Washington and his heroic p
eeds. Tarleton replied that he had a
card of Colonel Washington and e
Ould be delighted to see him. for he a
Understood he was an illiterate fellow. f
nable to write his name b
my Lord" responded the young n
dy you could have had that pleas s
re had you looked around when you
ed from the battle of Cowpens. and / p
n sure YOU can testify that he knows h
NV to make his mark" v
Tarleton's face crimsoned and in his &
infusion he bit his crippled fingers Il
verely He was, however bold and el
'shing trooper the abest officer in n
e English cavalry OF
The young officer was sent to Rich b,
ond. Virginia. by CORVALLIS to as d,
1t and watch Benedict Arnold. who &c
as in command of the right wing of n
Army of the South and to ia
e that he did not betray the English
he had the Colonists This was in
e winter of 1889 and the Continen- m
Is had been losing heavily in the in
nth and We're unusually Respondent &C
lie Virginia legislature had been in tn
ssion at Richmond but on the APP
arance of the English army. had fled ril
Charlottesville and We're proceeding ev
tn their work to strengthen the fail sc
: cause of the Continental army. M
THE Best LAID Plans" he