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Th Nrt ii -fn rfi I n a Whi willbeafrordedt.if.iib.
there al TWO DOLLAKrt in udvance ; TW O
'i n I I.AKS AM) tTrTV CUNTS if y n.c-..l J
l""'1'" ' .i I'linl'V lull .I.AHS
einycii l'r three months ; nd TH UKK DOIXAUS
,1 iliu ciici of th y"r., Nopaper will be discon.
Biiuil until" arrr.rug-e. hi p... r
ptun tlio Lyr
ecfalOnr Ywillarpersquar u
.Advert wneril.liierie
(li line. rfr, I.-t,tlt -- pO for U.ft ier. ,
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lie veur. Advprti JTliiIk iimrrtrd nmntlily r
i,i'ii'rly. ul l 'r iIunri; for curb tune. Sum
, l7 o cent. i r nqiiattfur racli lime.
',r.i.i. win 11 ten.ling in ll" ir n.iv.rtimrr.11.
murk tlir iinn.b. r i.f m. rlii.nn dt-mr-.-jl r
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Mecklenburg IRON Works,
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ALEIAiNDEKTMcDOUGALL.
f R sIIK undVrsitrie beg leave, to inform the cili. I
. . a in. ii. ni Hi., i.nli. '
(ic j,,.,,,.,.,,)!.!,,,! u.jr In, ve opened the above fca. !
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,e trui k ul Ihe nuilli I iiroima Kail lluau una up
to furnish all kind, of
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Catt lugulaily tvica a VTctk,
cuiiiMUy jim! S .l irujs.
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AMX.i l II.O, IIUA &.,
A1 I ' ki.i.no rr 1 tutu.
bA AIVD GhlsT rlU.L 'J EARING,
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,m ii w.nk, al.'l IJ..HIJ; ll kil. r, Hull an) ol
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SI...I himle Ih-iI mid Iry Squain, Spirit Level.,
I'.iekel l.ncis. Spirit U-vrl Vial.,
II. int.. .M.ieh.ne.,l...iiii
.ml in tni-l ever) tiling i
viiru-l and at v. rv In
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lin es, at T A V I.i ICS
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mi .lyle..l H I.I.IM-S i sriil.M.s, and I
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I v l,ln..i ly tils i r nuniLi'i." ll u-i. J uml
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metliat" .' Ulei
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l the wi-e 1-.
I ironi iv.e.e hi six nn.iillis to
isi.iuier. none olhi r ne. d u.k ll.
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ul coii.e loiw.ir.l .111.1 make mi
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47i f.
i)r. 11. M. I'ritcliari
f I M 1. 1 I N i tntliu Miliillnlinllorina.
y tiien.ia, respeetlully anmuiii
ileleriHin.ilmii lo re mum- the
v
M III e ol ,ti'l 11 Hie.
mill, 11 ul hi. .-Iliee.
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From llie rntrican Mea.rngcr.
"Come unto Mo."
Cutiie untu me unii cf'l i
I.af iI.iwm, tlmu WMry niiu, laj dnwii
l'li v heiiil u .ii in r brr nt.
I c nne In J. nut i.h 1 w i,
Wtrary ami worn mid and ;
1 louml in him a rrttinc pl.ice,
And ha lias nioOe ma glad.
I hmril tin fiice cf Jpui my,
B. lmlil, 1 Iret-ly jive
Tl " living ;ilrr ; Ihirn'y nm'.
Sio.in linwn, ni'l nrmk ami live,
I cmiifl tu Ji--ut, ninl 1 dmnii
(ll ihnl IiIe-je iving M renin ;
Mr lliirt w.i- qnjiii-li-d, my
Alio now I l.vo 111 nun.
u! revivi-d,
I lirard the vol.
I am Una l-r
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light ;
I,o.ik 1111I0 111c ll.y mum alu'l ri
And al! thy j be bright.
liii k.-d la Jfu, and I 11. una
In him mv it r, w an" i
Am! in 111 it huhl .,' lit".- I'll w.ilj.
Till Waft-il'i c uy are duiio.
Dinar.
3lli$ccl(;uicon5a
R li G i IV1 EXT.
II Y
M A It V I. I'l'lMtlM.' TON'.
Com with me dear reader, to th pood-
ly city of U , for I ib U preiebl to
jour apintual ey my poor Uroiacs
Twas iu th anmuiar of 1 , just t th
tine when tbe ipooey eailh wa rapidly
ilscrLin li' blood of hundreds of patrijt
io liinrts ; when ojr natioual wrongs ware
l .nif whtJ oil wiih liMUian 0.b ; wuro
con.ui.iuities, nti-bbois and faiuilies, ta.ra
divided into f-u lal strife.
'l'was aa Kden like morning that small
band of rebels reined up iu front of the Kua
jell hou.std, ai.d a-k-d for refreshments
for mau aud bors. Aud Aunt Kilen Rus
loll received tb. strangers courteously , Isy -in,;
before them with her own ey affahl
manneis, a houctif jl reps't, nrjjin tb.m to
partake of ti. food with p-rtcCt lrdooj
fiotu teatraiut. fche, be it know u, leader,
wee a trou aoiaded colsni.-t ; he-r husband
w.s then anay with M arim'a t. .--pi.
Aunt Kllen only coinpaniom, sar th
farm labour, wire tin- two daujhtprs of
her h-jsland'a broth-r. Alnert Russ.il, fco
was crueiiy boteher.-d soiii Ibre tuuths
fcefoi our atory .peas, by a baud of deril
hsarlad teries murdered while d.leadiug
f. r- i . i -.. - i .. ....ii
bis HCK wit ironi intun. r. a j.u-eu mr-
viv.,i ber husband but two short diji ; and
Iheu, foiiiinij her arais across her breast,
she fell a.leep. From the moment of
her parent, death, JJlancb Ua.e.l m
a changed being. At the sight of a borda
of tory troops .quads of the dumou hear
ted foidieis odea passed iu thai liireetion
hen out on their for ain expeollious ber
fury lucam aituost uuoveriiibl.
While compelled to stop in lb. room ith
tb lawless sut whea they r making
merry over the contents of Mr. Rusn.ll a
larder, for she dared not refuse theui lood
UUnche UussoU wouid pace up aud down
th floor, ith her bauds working convul
sively, ber lierc black eyes emitting flashes
of tire, and tb while foam would aolualU
push out betweeo ber oleucbd leeib. Uu,
,!, was a fearful lookiug Mbtl ktyr
gitr, was vry difl'ereiit, but f ber atioo
Ti,re day before the rebel troops boil
arrived at the homestead, a baad ol tones
had rested thero a day aud a niht, and he
ink' mere tbaa coiuuiouly iu-olei.t. liiuacliu's
over-wrought aoul had bceu taxed to its ut
most etreOj;lu to bear. Due of the coward
ly tories, nolioiug ber frelfulii.ss, aud bein
llfhl 00 old win, bad approached bar and
throwu his arm around her waist. (2 lie il
ly seizing the tiro poker, that stood by tbo
grate, the dauatleaa i;irl dealt lb miscreant
a heavy blow which leiled him to the fl 'or.
In a moment ha rose aud awora he would
kiss her the tigress to puni.h ber for her
inipudeueo
Rlauche sprang aside, Haying aa her fee
ew whiter and whiter, in a voice clear as
ere
th ring of a metallic vessel
"On step forward dastardly coward,
i by tb, God iu Il.ave. I ll U, ,o dead
i at ray feet !'
lla! ha! my tigr.M, you ar. ge-ttin
curate I Look al her, comrades ! in
desperatel Look at her, comrade. ! in I
. .... . . ,
she haudsom?" and lha tory kept uustea
dily advaucing.
II. cam near enough for Rlanch to
catch bold of tho epaulette oc bis shoulder ;
..... .1 k t ... ...k .1. .iri,.
. u u. I...,. ... ',
. Xiblo tiager .1 Der lil uauu, wnu mo
nih. r .he drew from her dress, aad irsen-
ted to bis biear-t, a heavy doubU barreled
1 pist
-l.:..i ..1 1 ....I. I1I...U stood
-: ki
! immovable, with her finger on the triaeer
: aod h. r rreut wiked eyes litvd on the
eaptam'e lae ith anything; but a frie.dly
fXpr.-ion Tb tort omrnitidcr lank "
lck hiivfsrrir ktib8iiigfr'slie.
I taite
"D-umel what ahe d.vil 1" gpi
tke crent fall ruSa. kiidl.J toward1
.L. j... .. t ...I .l- .1... f ikn
id uoor. liOOK u ii .---
ba6t! Ik rk bio rbl tigroa I be
boutcd at b lunged toward bi bora.
Oct mounted k rod ff, vrario rea-
ance an tk Kuasells.
Well, 1, readar, do fargiT me ; did
intend to keep yu at of dr to lon ;
pf-a- walk into Aunt Ellen' now, and 1 11
ilk into Aunt KUeii a do, ana 1 n
( you to all bau and tb cok.
1 .MTU --hH. Jln Kall ir
3 ou've'Ecard of him ak-itigon
st'..ilue
-lliavbl
of MurioD'n trioH faithful acouts this U h,
and don't you lik the look her faca .
The expression on br feature" ia eloci'ient ;
they tell of tbu feinal aoldier, so t hpeak.
SI... 11 m fiiiA tankini' lade of forty, with a
kindly sounding yoiea, aod a merry tviiuk-
le in lha full gray aye.
Toe liule beauty ataiidiag e!o to her
is her nieei). K.U Uusacll. aod her e-pecial
fivorite. Li-t me draw her likeness in ink.
She in .mull and (;raeeful, with limbs roun
ded to pel f.-ction, the expression of her eyes
kent their color so ariabU that on mo
ment they eeuied lihl blue, then haiel,
then, perhap., at times, they would appear
to he of th .o5t inf.en-e black : her lac
r.l r-rl ..i.ndi.v almost U b.r waist,
when n.t Uop.d Let in. add to thi.
a .sweet, full baby tn.utb, with warm red
lip's ter vs'yiaj in xprssion, and I know
th reader, (the .eatleinaa one. of oourat.)
rusk opto shake haads and ki-s ber,
biUtne envious funaie portioa will treat
themselves to. dish of raw pouts, .aten at
leisure in some re.net. c.rner.
Now Riauch. adran.es. and starll.d, in
,-iiteof vouise'.f, veu.hriak back, not fri-U-
. j " ... .;., tt.o
reader a conard-but awo struck is the
, , .. , .... ... ,ff
wora mat woat wouua jour i.uubi
spring prido. To us an uncouth phra,.,
kutiuai lboelauao t .xpre.s n.ys.lf plain-
lv .be was tail and powerfully huiit, with
a etr.as umscuha. breast. 11. r lips were
. . j .u.:. ...li. ke
( u is tail, aim turiiiii: iu in Vu.
' . ..ii.
laaturrt w.r. very lare, round aad black,
with a cruel wiokediK-s f expression that
butokeiied a reckless soul, and Blanche Rus
sell was reckless of life, hvallh or reputa
tion ; for siue. tb. cru.l deatn of ber pane:-
sbo had not been th irl f forin.r
At the a,', ef 23, few aiaa wouid bar.
gag plaascU to aii Ler if for tber w
too iiuch seif reliance aud rteklesa dauut-
fir bar t b.
...rii,,. ilinul Imr mlur
. . i i . ..,r.
t yraui
lint's ta. Ma tinned an. hasted, but
f. aud to touab, or hardly eeu.e within hail-
ibj uisiaue. of this lady ; and in her pres.
-jC there wero cevarl Lints ef itrsnj; fs
nia'e A ii.al3t.s, &e. Would w atehed , tear
?.!, oiivieii, n ii J ihefot. ni'ir.'t t bur,
wi, : aoi.a but AjiiI l!i,.u aud sist.r E.la
uarst--iil the aabl. heart, th pure, up
ri -fct d-sposiiiou of th wr.tigvd aud una-
-d L-ill.
Hut ler all this liiano'ua eared not. Sc.
. . . , ..i ...I L...
tcoa al in. Ini i aiuicuoii, .en
L 1 i . .1,. .r u i.p nf ,rif anil .11 I1B"
k,.Pt a .'.ear reckoning b.tw.0 God
m.d bar a. a heart, what cuieu she Tor ice
njB,uuj 0f
.'
a caiusayiu world? Notatn
eai.r the purK-r, Uiaa.h. i ban
WOrds with a handsome Joung rebel,
tt h, "stal,d j Dear. Let', listuo and obtain
,he ,uhstac of th.ir remarks
Siy. blanch, why don't yn join us .
i-iH-ifd the vounir uian.whos ghesnut hair
. j 7..1. . .1.... ut
:;;:;hando7;iHcb e"sV;.Vd a''
rieh
uii I
r.O-e ur.asi na. ti-..j vj -
bne sitio scarf, on which elittered in Ut
ters of gold, the words" Liberty ad life,
or Ibtaiu aud lleiven.' lhea badges were
the in-ijjtiia ol his company.
1'ei liaps 1 may, ere loug,"was tbo car
less reply.
The yousg sptaia laugnea ro.rruy
.. you ro n0 ; girnf,t Rlaach ?"
Aud why ni? Though you d not
own me as cou-in atnou' your dau iy asso
ciates here,'' and she smiled good humored
,y upon ttie rough clad band.
'Cjuie, come, Mis Russell, the? "re
boms pokes hurt like thunder ouietiine," -.
.1 ... .lindor. af an old hunter. 1
whose powerful steed was neighing loudly
at the tale.
' lo they, nnel Morgan ? then forgive
th thiu-t ' Yau knosy in. by thi time,
air," she said.
Ki ti v ve cl? Thank tlod.ther aint
a better w.naau i t!ie 'sta
uor
, .- 1 .j,. ..1. .;..!. u
' . i.,,.-r 1. iU aliased red
oats tiiao .he who aar. R.anche Ru.seu'.
g0Und !'' was th enthusiasti. rejoinder. s.-ore and a half ot strong sous ot in woaus,
Thanks', thanks! God b es jou for'.ieryou .trujed t the teeth. Lingu:.gc
ders'audia ma !" And ijinelhing aaiu
to a tear glistened a uio.n.ut iu tha buru-
i6 black eyes, and then as ,f soorchei by
the Ure ol tf.e soui. i oi..ipp.am.
Thereb.'s d.-.arUd about .00 u, young
Captain F.ovi weinug rouud bis hat a
r . ' 1 l-'i . 1. . ) ., .
all of rUUB'' loses Wllieu r.ll uau no-
alll 01 spun.
IUI' . , , ... , K,nj
Twa aearly sauset, aad ta litt.o baud
efp.ltiit were liotlinp alewly through a
.1 ........ r .,io.s wayi. tlicv were star-
' t . , . ' .,.r
bT tim rapm uea ui
ud looking arouad, mey enpi---i, oo.uiug
,le r9;i( they had jast travereeu a pi
eautli!
Anioneau tnns, tieanog ou ut
kwaai biok a rider clad ironi lop lo to
the same
Im-y mi
1 htieu l'iih as uu; nne-..
a in as
I up, ami lot-V', m
twiiight ot the
w ooii.-, a wai'.evt tn
mer'i ppreh. Not lonZ did they bavo
to puae, for th powerful bsnit came
crashing en with almost the ped of tho
wind.
. " Good er.Bins, frifnd," apok. th. cap
tain, wheeling bi-i horsa from tho rt of
. -
the aartr.
."Good yning, air. Ar yon in n4
of reeruit.1 I''
"Great Heaven! E'.snoh llupr'!, by
all that's holy !" iolaimed Capt. i'ioyd,
iaTolantarily remOTtnp; his bat.
"BlaiiCh Russell, at your aerrice !" and
th black bat M gallantly lifted from the
short, keayy mass cf coal black b;ir.
"How aiamal yoa loolt, -eau id
Ed. Floyd, a ruoiiient ht.-r, as he auryeyoil
th sabl hore and the black gaib of b
tiJ.r. "And now. couiradi, lots i-nu
three times three fr th Jjiack Rebel, as I
hh all persist in ollia RUucb wfaii shii
tays with us."
I.' L .. . n... cinirin, n t ll 9 D ti
.u-.... i,.l ii, Tl,or us. ilm last
words fell frem the captain's lip.
Miss Russell was released with her recep-
tioa ; she hardly expected one to H at t.-r i tiir ;
and to Morgan's ii ipiry eoncci hing her
partlciilar parb, alio r. plied :
i bis horse, .Mr. Morgan, wss my latn-
r a lavonto siee-i, i r b i,.ir.. " -
eu vis husk oarre.u-y , uV -7
wear the iabla hue of mourning until I en-
count, r, hand to hand. th. part, of I arl-
too. ruinous who a. k.s.ij murucrxi mm.
God grant n, a lair .hot at tb. J a.,.La-.o
"i ander of that cru.l r;a!jr, and tntii
can dia c.atei.t ! I or this aave i n:n
for thi. I have left a weeping M-ter, lor
this I havo unsexed iiiysei, aud my pur-
P" acoomp hsh.d, or I will he .n
the cau-e f frt.Joni ! Read on.
So they f.'.loiv.d lb d.vto-i. tra.. ...
that watin. w.ariuir.e ni2tit. xpiot!ii eve-
ry moment to be .urpn-ed b, eouia I oi
in.r nn f lor hs. ALaut subrife. and
r . . .
j il as tb.y w.re u'.vtr. th. dens l--'.t-t,
i" tb. b!u. h...,e.pu0 ga. b of the
o!t,i.u o. gillopiu down th. uuia
. road, urging bia fly.ug- t. to HiU greater
basis
- , i
I. t.i:.,l r tha.iV limn I ha area in-
d, as h. osple l o-ir friends. " For th
lore of Gd and yur hmJ, eome wub
ma! A Imad of tories ar. c.uiiiiL' throuii'u
i lago, iimrderia aud plao - ler
our litllt vi
ibj la evry elireatien. ln.y ai im
.; .).. ...,K.r f liitla band. o.
the nauig f God and Liberty, com.
me
Forward at a gwifl iail, irn !'' were
C.tain 1'ioyd'i only oidcrs ai be wheeled
lLt tn main res
e'.i i. in. i"
clarion voiee,
be drove the rowels into
her horse's flanks, and flew up tin dusty
road, iu the treat daiire of revenge fjr
nvtling all iati-ie.
An hour's h.r l ridin.; w'ii.'i ."i. '"
th lilt! band ii week' l. me, kroi:4isl t :.-
iu ir-ht of tl villas. I'p to thi, inoui.-nt
no word had ben r.oku savu t! lirst t:-
u.rs. l-.yeiy man wtoscn is ca-i-a n ms
wnirii; and to thoy all als-l with ote
a-a ive oower.
- - r
L.O0K t your arms. " iih juu".
Fyd'. ..Mer as they halted to c
sider
. f-- .-
"They are coiloetel ir re i'Ji s
claimed the villager, r sin - in bis at-.Tiif.i. '
" They do not think of u iurprij." 1 ha
horsca ar staudiui' loos in the yard ;
doubtless they are making merry wiih my
wio which my daughter passes tnem, i-.i-t'i
thinking that the landlord" tory prii-oi-
Hiu
t:es ana mckiisss wrro biiw .ii-"
i, .h. .t ?f i
smart for th uiurderi this nignt eetumit-
, .1 . . . li. .f ,i,
ten , roiia mi jjm u 10. -
tavern ; I'll oast my horse loe-e an 1 gaiu
injress to the hauso iu the asm tninaer
my ingress was made by muans of fio
uudergreund draiu. Wheu you se tbo
stars aud stripes waving from th. west
window, eotue quiokly ! God help ui .
Good bye! ' and th dense cepso wd bid
th niau from view. Iu a few nioineuta
his horse appeared quietly grazing in the
rass of a neighboring lieid.
Silently th patriots pirsued their wsy
a directed, and they had scarcely arriied
at the appointed f lace when the &g a
seen fluttering ftem ibe wiudow.
Now. uiv lads, he cool and st.aav.
! was y.ung Floyd whispered eouim ud, a
' bey Cautis isiy approaohod the hou-.
' Their own horses were damping rojn t so
. in tha yard be!o, that the lone beard
not the patriot' apprea.h.
The tir.t iutiinatiou ot dangor whieli tu
Uwle
,ed
whoa yojr.r
t,-,.,,,! 1I...M ..a,, ilia ir -room iloor and
ent.'.rr.l wit h tnn tiowerlul form of tha R ack
iUb.l besld liim ; an. baaneft up witu a
fills ta portray t ie cmsleruaiiou oi nio u
ry er.w when tu.. eo;it iu ae, a
ouu.ber leaped .kruugh lue 'd
"I'cu .-.- - ---,.
do-g.dl, aurr.ud-re.l t I-uv. w . ou.u, in.l
ateruiy uite. ea u m
I.ihert. '
j- ... , 1 . ,- f ,
(ieint f (hi4 dan,,g ,sp!ait tl.i.ea
prisoners were, under too eare of a strou'
. - ..a,,.
o J '
P'u 01 M n- 5
Tim. .risr. awiftiv on. and as t tu
Time wr eniftiy on
skirmishes rew mora freepent. young
1 b'ljd . baad, wtick had steadily increas
ed, became tn terror of on patty aud the
Loa-t of the other. Tho fimo ol'. the Black
Rebel h .1 extended fur and near, aud so
iii.l.-;. f.it'i did Ihe ioyi'i-t pi 1 c in I he -e
1 I'M rs. ill at if, h-y ohanoe, they sti.ii'i-i
into tho vicinity of ttie company t.- v
ho b lor--,-l, t h. ir f. r knmv no bom,..
Aunt r-.ll.-n kiicw hot If. "bcreal-
of Wancho, but s foom as rumor br
toiling of the r.ckK-M r!sl ,. ,r 01 th.- 1-.
Rabrl, iiihiio?' nil h.;r 1'. it .tw n
o; ,vf ti.Hii hi-: t; i
'1 iw a a in ot th iii-.i: WnM bopimn
j ":xd up fith the cocjnomeu of '! lie I'ri
ot tne U-iuiiiicnt, ana o:uc ot th- oo-o:
inaintaiucd that thy wcro loth 0111. ; 01: 1
Laid they wi-ro two di-tinct i:i Jr. 1 i in,.-
, 15.) tliii as it may, wonderful stjru-s v.tr.i
.iunurt. d 'uK th-.- t.-o lii'f.
Weeks c-ii.tiuued their rarid ttijthi, avl
- prl La m to IVnr that mighty buf! 1
m somi to l o fin.;'-t. And wrj v. n
'h lik U.-lnl! tn-rjiiu, di,r v!i"
ironi tae oau.p to at an -p irn.-n. , .-.
I !l Up ltll I I'J
iiiantn-r so rnklo
t'Vervw heri
! h it it ex 1:1 1
der of bsr coiTudi-s.
0 ai'O 1 1 K I-1 10 Ul OVt.
ip
cantund. hv a hrj.; dt t.oii-
X ol !
' soldi, rs, ut.dir tl.c c .mm. id of tin- iw,
ious tory AiuiMroi,' h nd l.ujiUm I-
as ho aai a S'i'iad of p.ntn"- nmn
in; up to yr.u tl.c tnii'i Lj't. ' I
know wiiv, but I i-U. cu-iii JJ' u cU.
you wero r.ot of t!:o party. Cm t I
bjai'.o yoj lo ride 0:1 in 'l?.n.e.) .
am 3 ! t jjj-ii'il, aiid -el; i pWou of
'I'm not afraid of Hauler,
reckless ol I le. nnu until my UtUi a uci.ti
avenged. I .hail never aS..u u. .a
u, 'y-
ouug l'lojd I.
fr at trt m m
au no t i ;ii o to say i;i'"'',
iiicnaru of Hi u -
aetry toi -t llral the enouiy was upju inen..
'Cise up 1 vt Ltei to lie i iht and charge .
vlioutvd tho ddaut.ea J -u. Mpl.nn, hs
th.) ranks of tho Li ,:i:-li t--.
'1 l.o or.ii r wus pi.-ti.j-.t!y
h'.-uvy d'-c'uar t f " 'i-l:"
iiieiioan ranks doau fei.rl.ii
-i r:'-
,1 ,1,-1
po, . r.uk,.
lb-jCi.ut.at r. as t!.i
h'.oed v. aii
j-i.t in tb alrjui of vii-fry '
a-ceiid from ti.j tti o;. 1 u !.-- ot th no- -j
oj'iouists, tboy ncrj mtacked iu the ien
by a law'..!., baud of torios, who, bearing
the report of fir. aims, had liHsieiie.il up t j
learn the cause.
'p,ro Wl.r f,sifol f.d.ii. n iii- ti -!rua-!io
patriots hot, nil hope K-l: th-sr
hu.l'i and, G t . I i u pr deapeialeiy. "in'V '
- d, and r.oeivud uu ipuit-irs. J
c ' "
in in'-tnlii j to lick! tUir tis wit
fl is!
Layone's. " ftran.;e ,-ouiki etart.-. .1 1 1.
nus of the v..'.lcy a eoumi. wild I
and fi.rcly dtSant. Jsvoiuutarily th
daiin ...id.ers listen -d a'in, ni'-t
er iii-iu oeiuie, a,.,. .
alino-t
i tit t t M a i i' ti's in 'i
-,
larj;o cUtucUi
Tb. i.ader as a
wi;a dauLlot .slashed
Iii. I.vr. e::i'- !! -
i.l i,- uii ! -
p on
') 1'
n j ided , s lid li - u
j
r
t r.ovd. a
r -e hi I. is s-:rruj-hi,
Is Ik- fliot
h , -.-.!,. ; he f)rn--
(ill )llr lll ', " (i J t S
IV 11
il. t I
uti'ier to 't an I ' '
lliti Cie tit eka.t cl th
1 1 !l V
()::o voice esc! limed, 'G.-i sjvet
R.-giiuent . and anot jii
up, auu anoint i, una a u iai-e .-
above ih din ut baa,
a j,av .' rut'..l!c. tnd '
A
Th,
R. 11:11!, t
sr.d hi.s bva.a lov.e.s
l ed throiiL'h the outer ranis nl i-1 y
riiuis, ui.d weto t-)i ii:---i in aO..-l n
be aid .1 the other putrtoi t at.-..
Cierca p'cw tba ii.'-t. ."m '-''. t-'f -and
neightt-go; --vo fiUvt or war m i-l '
miiiglad :u baraii, cruel, disg-.tu 1 ; . 1 '
smoke, like t'uu pa.l nf Lru'oiii imn
and concealed the couti.t.iig forms.
Captain Fioyd had baon luvue in
bi from the fuld, and yet tha strug
creased. My God! luw niy heart an
t-l think of it! Kidiu:; ma.ily here
tho.o, elu'eiit'4 tha y nr;-U t.ai.d. -.vas
th a.iU l'..r., ' I'.w i'ndo ftu U-j'.n
and tt e un-.i ,n:-.ii.J I.i .i-S Rtfbd. 1 l.
of pt!-i.i: being eunui-M in th,- it
got nrxe 1 togetner, a.nt the tw -.
spurro 1 wint.y on. sso nun.'. ' '''' '
c.oia up ts t!u rtgbt ! l-jr.vir-i . I: -i
no ipsi tar, no .parte r !
As R;.in3:e ne .ro I t'n oti-er p
c nil :n an. ler, her horso apanj f, -..
wue-eL-l ui- lt, a.il i .: '. I. - mv. f , 1
i:ie:it on the Uewk f . ..o-s-y
M u :::i'i hioor. I'l t...- e . i ..fl
ly fearful and exe'. i.'l:
' L)rd save iuj I ii.a, h
,. I
in c
. ne he
,.n i l:
R;. no i,b - 1!.
UUrder, OJ.lll id-
.voi I. ! ' .!
cenc-.-d a:;.!' M '.
The Rrit
uo .s oi.ar'
colon. si p
1 iliv .say cei
, a -..l w ; ed
:.,...-d, a;. 1 J 1
1,11 f- -
of n'g'-.t Hen i.n-.--:i i
pursued ;-.n I :l t oj.
o.lieers, for i.oiu s i--'
searching t':;ro.:rh a.i
Tins t- 1 v tar; r--: .n i
I as B.ui c
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