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• I > HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY BY JOHN P. KENNEDY “Major Butler—a bold, warm gen tleman—that’s been used to tender life and good fortune. He has lands on the sea coast—unless that new fangled court at Charlestown, that they call the Court of Seekerstatlons, has made them null and void—as they have been making the estates of better gentleman than they could ever pretend to be; taking all the lands, you see. Allen, to themselves, the cursed Iniquiters!” “Where did you come from with this gentleman?” “A long wav off, Mr. Musgrove— from old Virginny—but lastly from Wat Adair’s.” ‘‘Wat’s wife Is a relation of my f llv" i'**^ •*».. r, U v„., u L4jtnr.igie wnere rutmess men taKe 'rw, i o eoviv at ♦rtnii in Rhowi P ? yourself in daylight. And nn their weapons of war. What has „ Mm2 as Imor Ma J®' n,,t - befallen? Tell all!" o claim kin with him. All n .fuB*ij or f nepe j g no ^ to be much 1 good will shown towards him. I what Is to become of Mlajor Butler. Innis and Floyd put together sha’n’t hinder me from looking after a man that’s under my charge. I’m an old sodger, and they can’t make much out of me if they get me.” “The country Is swarming with troops of one kind or another,” said the miller; “and a man must have his wits about him who would get through it. You are now, Mr. Robin son. in a verv dangerous quarter. Th<> fort at Ninety-Six on one side of you. and Rock Mount and Hanging Rock on the other—the road between the three is full of loyalists. Colonel Innis is here to keep the passage open. and. almost hourly, his men , uvl uie lclI1| , cr Ilor LIJC su ^kui are passing. You should he careful struggle where ruthless men take in showing vourself in davlight. And : 11 rv + kt svf Ti'no o nro «• n t V* o rr a chair, saying—‘1 an tired—vary tired. I hare ridden the livelong day. alone, and frightened oat of my wits.” “Not alone, my daughter!—on that weary road, and the country so troubled with ill-governed men! Why did you venture, glrlT Did you not think I would send your cousin Christopher for you " "Oh. father.” replied Mary, “there have been such doings! Ah! and here is Mr. Horse Shoe Robinson; Major Butler, where Is he, sir ” she exclaimed, turning to the sergeant, who had now approached the back of her chair to offer his hand. Blessings on you for a wise and a brave girl!” said Robinson. “But It wouldn't do; we were ambushed, and the Major is still a prisoner.” “I feared it,” said Mary, “and therefore I stole away. Thev are bloody-minded and wricked, father; and uncle Adair's house has been the place where mischief and murder has b^en talked of. Oh, I am very_sick! I have had such a ride!” “Poor wrench!” said the father, taking her to his bosom. “You have not the temper nor the strength to who claim kin with him, Allen Mus grove. Wat was the man who put us Into the wild cat’s claws—at least, so we had good reason to think. There was a tidy, spruce, and smart littl^ wench there—tut, man—I am talking of your own kith and kind red, for her name w-as Mary Mus grove. "Our girl!” said the dame with an animated emphasis; “our ow r n Mary; w r hat of her. Mr. Horse Shoe Robin son?” “That she is as good a child. Mistress Musgrove, as any honest parent mought wish for. Sho got some sort of inkling of w'hat was con trived; and so sho appeared to Ma^ Jor Butler in a dream—or her ghost.” “Mercy on us! the child has not been hurt?” cried the mother. “Ondoubtedly not, ma’am,” said Robinson ; “but it is as true as you are there, she gave us, somehow or other, a warning that there w'as harm In the wind; and w- took her advice, but it didn’t do.” No. no!” interposed the mother i "no, Allen, not now. The girl must greatly fear his cases is worse than it i have food and sleep, and must not be seems to you.” j w'earied with questions tonight. Wait. “There is somewiiere,” said Rob- i mv dear Mary, until tomorrow. She will tell us everything tomorrow. “I must hear of Major Butler,” said Mary; “I cannot sleep until I have heard all that has happened. Good Mr. Robinson, tell mo everything.” In few r words the sergeant unfold ed to the damsel the eventful history of the last two days, during the nar rative of which her cheek w’axed pale, her strength failed her. arid sho sank father’s Ml on Ttitoacco Vcwptwtt VI \AY» VBwywts Often CbUmu Mn OeveXups tot ttfaMkrttag tadCMi ara& latto Ysfc. ScYmapvs ’\ofoacco atvd tyrtlet inson. “In that hook that lies open on the table—which T take to bo the Bible—the story of the campaigns of King David; and as I have beam it read by the preacher, it tells how David was pushed on all sides by flying corps of the enemy, and that, s n eing he had no sword, he come across a man who gave him victuals and the sword of Goliath—. uer. <iiu as I got my dinner and a sword this almost lifeless across her morning from the tavern-keeper at j knee. Blackstoek’s: and then ho set off on ! “Give me some water,” she said, his flight to some strage place, w’here “My long ride lias worn me out. I he feigned himself crazy and scrab- ran off at daylight this morning, and bled at the gat", and let the spit run have not stopped once upon the road.” down on his heard—as I have done A. glass of milk with a slice of before now' with Tarleton. Mr. Mus- 1 bread restored the maiden to her grove; and then King David took in-1 strength, and she took the first op to a cav"—w'bich I shouldn’t stand , Portunity to inform tho circle who much upon doing if thepp was' occas- surrounded her of all the incidents ,ion: and there the King waited, un- that had fallen under her observation I wish the cihld w’ere home,” said, in he got friends about him and »* Adair’s. Musgrove. “Christopher, at day- was able to drub the Philistians for Hor father listened with deep omo-i light, saddle a horse and bo off to I robbing the threshing-floors—as I tion to the tab-, and during its rela- Adair’s for Mary.’* 1 make no doubt these Tories have 1 tion clenched his teeth with ang r. The nephew’ promised to do the yours, Allen Musgrove. But you | a * ^ walked, to and fro, through the errand. ^ know all about It. seeing that you , apartment. There w’as an earnest Come. Mr. Robinson, draw near are able to read, which T am not. ^ ,1 feelings to withhold Now. I don’t pretend to say that I tllf * p xPi‘t‘ssion of the strong execra nor Major Butler are as good men as David—not at all; but the case of Til * Three ways are used by farmers for curing and preparing their to bacco for the market; namely sun emod, air cured and flue cured. The old and cheap way is called air cured; the later discovery and im proved way is called flue cured. In flue curing the tobacco is taken from the fields and racked in barns especially built to retain heat and there subjected to a continuous high temperature, produced by the direct heat of flame heated flues, which brings out in the tobacco that stimulating taste and aroma that expert roasting develops in green coffee. These similar processes give to both tobacco and coffee the cheer ing and stimulating quality that pop ularizes their use. The quality of tobacco depends much on the curing process and the kind of soil that produces it, as ex pert tests prove that this flue cured tobacco, grown in the famous Pied mont region, requires and takes less sweetening than tobacco grown in any other section of the United States and has a wholesome, stimulating, juicy, full tobacco taste that satisfies # tobacco hunger. That’s why chewers prefer Schnapps, because Schnapps cheers more than any other chewing tobacco, and that’s why chewers of Schnapps pass the good thing along —one chewer makes other chewers, until the fact is established that there are more chewers and more pounds of tobacco chewed to the population in states where Schnapps tobacco is sold than there are in those states where Schnapps has not yet been offered to the trade. A ioc. plug of Schnapps is more economical than a much larger ioc. plug of cheap tobacco. Sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts. Strictly 10 and 15 cent plugs. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. CL tho table and eat something.” “With right good heart,” replied Horse Shoe; “but It’s a kind of camp rule with me, before I taste food— no matter where—Just to look after Captain Peter Clinch; that’s my horse, friend Musgrove. So by your leave. I’ll just go take a peep to see that the Captain Is sarved. A good beast is a sort of right arm In scrapish times; and as God ha’n’t riven them the gift of speech, we must speak for them.” “Christopher shall save you the trouble,” replied Musgrore. “A good horse never loses anything by the eye of his master,” said Horse Shoe; “so. Christopher, I’ll go with vou.” In a short time the sergeant re turned Into the house, and took his seat at the table, where he fell to, at what was sH; before him. with a laudable dispatch. "How far off,’’ he Inquired, “Is the nearest. Torv post, Mr. Musgrove?” “Colonel Innis has some light corps stationed within two miles. If you had been a little earlier you would have found some of them at my mill.” “Innis!” repeated Horse Shoe, ‘1 thought Fioyd had these parts under command?” "So he has,” replied the miller,” but he ha? lately joined the garrison at Rook Mount.” “Ha! ha! ha!” replied Robinson, “that’s a not into which Sumpter will he dipping his ladle before long. All th*' lanrl between Wateree and Broari belongs to Tom Sumpter, let mad-oap Tarleton rio his host! We Whigs, Mr. Musgrove. have a little touch of the hobgoblin in us. We travel pretty much where we ’•’ease. Now, I will tell you. friend, very plainly what I am after I don’t mean to leave thes?- parts till I see tion. which the narrative brought al most to his lips, against the perfidy vaw ... i.. B •ii#o. ttBiunst me pemay liberty is a good a cause as ever ’ of '’ is wlfo ’s kinsman. But tho 'nabi- Klng David fought for, and the Lord ! tnal control of J 113 temper, which that took his side in the cave, will:™ 3 habits Inculcated kept take the side of the Whig?, sooner and considerations of pru- Or later aT»,i A * MAKES the: If you want to drink real coffee, buy a sealed^ack- age of Arbuckles* ARIOSA and grind it in your own kitchen as you want to use it. Roasted coffee loses its strength and flavor if exposed to the air, and even its identity as coffee after grinding. Loose coffee sold out of a hag, bin or tin is usually dusty and soiled by handling. Don't take it! Compile, with eM requirement, <i the NabooeJ Pure Food Lew, CuefeMee No. 2041, hied *t Wuhailtin. _ w,v, sooner or later, and help them to beat these grinding, thieving, burning, and throat cutting Tories. And, moreover, a brave man ought never to be cast down by such vermin; that’s my re ligion, Mr. Musgrove, though you mought hardly expect to find much thought of such things left In a rough fellow like me. that’s been hammered in these here wars like an old piece of Iron that’s been one while a plough coulter, and after that a gun-barrel, and finally that’s been run up with others into a piece of ordnace—not to sav that it mought’t have been a horse shoe in some part of its life, ha! ha! ha! There’s not likely to be much conscience or religion left after all that hammering.” ‘“He shall keep the simple folk by their right,’” said Musgrove, quoting a passage from the Psalms, " ‘defend the children of the poor and punish the wrong-doer/ You have finished your supper, Mr. Robinson,” he con tinued. “and before we retire to rest you will Join us In the conclurion of our family worship, which was inter rupted by your coming Into the house. We will sing a Psalm which has been given to us by that man whose deliverance has taught you where you are to look for yours.” “If I canot. help to make music. Al len.” said Horse Shoe, "I can listep with good will.” The miller now’ produced a little l»ook In black-letter, containing a familiar and ancient version of the Psalms, and the following quaint and simple lines were read by him In successive couplets. the whole family singing each distich as soon as it was given out—not. expecting Horse Shoe. who. after the first couplet, having acquired some slight perception of the tune, chimgd in with a voice that mi^ht have alarmed the sentinels of Innis's camp; . w wvr aao vri. |yi»A- dence again swayed him from sur rendering to the Impulse which would have led him to declare himself openly agajnst the cause of the royal government and Its supporters in the district where he lived. He cross- questioned his daughter as to many minute points of her story, hut her answers were uniform and consis tent. and were stamped with the most unequivocal proof of her strict vera city. Indeed, the collateral e\idences furnished bv Robinson, left no doubt o~ the miller's mind that the whole of Mary’s disclosures were the testi mony of a witness whose senses could not have been disturbed by illusions, nor distempered by fear. “It Is a I readtyl tale,” he said, “and we must think over it more maturely. Be of good heart, my daughter, you have acted well and wisely; God will protect us from harm.” “And so It was no ghost nor spirit,” said Horse Shoe, "that the major saw in the night? But I wonder you didn’t think of waking mo. A word to me In the night—seeing I hare served a good deal of outposts, and have got used to being called UP— would have had me stirring in a wink. But that’s part of Wat’s luck for I should most ondoubtedly have strangl ed the snake in his bed.” “I calPd you,” said Mary, “as loudly as I durst, and morn than j once, hut you slept so hard!” “That’s like me too.” replied Horse Shoe. “I’m both sleepy and watchful, j according as I think there is need ' of mv services.” "Now to bed. my child.” said Mus grove. “Your J»‘ d is the fittest olace ' for your wearied body. God bless you. daughter!” Once more the family broke tip, and as Robinson left th“ room Mary followed him to tho foot of the little stair that wound up into an attic chamber; here she detaile d him one I Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Lives and Chronic Constipation. Pleasant to taKe F*r tala by Chacokaa Drug Co. OEINO Laxative Fruit Syrup For lala by Charokaa Drug Co. Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed Far Sol# by Charokoa Drug Co. have Christopher believe—his unfati- guel frame. The sergeant, however, was a man not bom to caree, not withstanding that his troubles were “as thick as the sparks that fly up ward,” and it is a trivial fact in his history, that, on the present occasion, he was not many seconds In bed be fore he was as sound asleep as the trapped partridges. In the fairy tale. | which, the eastern chronicle records, j fell into a deep sleep when roasting' upon the spit, and did not wake fori a hundred years. (CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY.) PEKING TO PARIS BY MOTOR. A Song In Your Soul. [The Higl.' r TinuKht Center of London announces that a sure cure for worry, care ami nerve<-s jir miration Is to aing a song In one’s s>ul —N« wa Item.] Do not worry ami fret when your nervea are upset By these blustering, b'.izzardy May days. Of fray yourself out gettinK peevish about The Infrequent recurrence of pay days. If your friends all unite with a fiendish delight On your tendered feelings to trample, Just merrily troll a low song in your soul— A ditty like this, for example: In Maytime. In Maytime the gloaming’s all a-gloam; What of It if the blizzard comes and blows away your horn- ’ Tomorrow probabl* will bring more trou ble than tod . Bo lilt a tune ■ i ;-;iy!y eroon your tri fling car..* ;i..av. I all your wealth In ! altl wiLh sheer agony "Yes. I can cure A king that tiusirth in hi* host i moment, whilo she communicated to j Shall not oreval at length. him in a half w , lis , )(M , Tue man that of his might doth boast , . l(;(V Nr ,. hall all. foi a has ren >• might n "on to do something "The troops of horsemen eke shall for Major Butler. His name is John Ramsey: he belongs to General | Their sturdv steeds shall starve: Sumpter’s br!gad\ If you would go The strength of horse shall not pre-, to his father’s, only six miles from ,.„u 1 here, on the upper road to Ninetv- I Six. you might hear where John was. When you’ .i; s ■.:i cxcban;,- f And your i.i-r quiver And tho surgeon srys you. 1 guess. By excising your lights and your liver," Just dig up u laugh ns you cheerily quaff Your bumper of good anaesthetic And warble a lay as you yield to its sway To an air that is aptly pathetic: I’lease, Mr. Doctor, leave a little of me. Don’t take all my machineree, For I need a throat to drink with, And I need some brains to think with; So, please. Mr. Doctor, laavs a little of me. —James J. Montagus In Nsw York Amer ican. vail Tho rider to preserve Fsatures of Biggest Automobile Drive Ever Undertaken. Active preparations are being made for the great Peking to Paris automo bile drive, which is being organized by one of the Parisian papers, La Ma tin, and for which more than a score of entries have already been made. At first it had been proposed to se lect a route through Central Asia, but that idea has now been abandoned, and the route chosen will lie through Mongolia, Siberia and European Rus sia, says the London Telegraph. A Russian comipittee hag taken the mat ter In hand and held three meetings, at which It discussed the conditions and selected the main points of the route. This will certainly be the big gest automobile drive ever undertaken. The distance is over 8,200 miles and Over roads which will severely test the reliability of the motors and cars. From Peking the line lies through K«I- gan, Urga, Irkutsk, on Lake Baikal; Kansk, Tomsk, Omsk, Petropavlosk, Kurgan, Zlatoub. Kazan, Nijui Nov gorod, Moscow, Warsaw and thence through Germany and Belgium to Par is. From the Chinese capital to Kal- gan the route is through a thickly pojt- ulated district over Chinese roads and three mountain passes for a distance of 120 miles. As regards the crossing of rivers where tiiero are no bridges, several members of the committee, who have already traveled in the district, say that the peasants have large flatboats at all points, on which they constantly cross with carts and cattle, and that they will be large enough to ferry the automobiles over. A great portion of the lino Is also very picturesque, espe cially the section between Lake Baikal and Tomsk, where the road lies along the foot of lofty mountains. Colonel Novitsky, a member of the Russian Geographical society, hag just return ed from a trip along this very route, and, according to him, those who take part In this novel drive will enjoy It Immensely. establishing the manicure parlor In the hands of Dr. W. C. Fair. “We believe that disease Is carried under cats’ nails,” said Mrs. Stephen Buhrer, president of the clnb and one of the social leaders of the west side, “and often much damage Is done by cats to other cats through unkempt claws. We have left the establishment of a manicure parlor In the hands of Dr. Fair and believe that Immense good will result from the project" SHORT TALKS BY L. T. COOPER. CONSTIPATION. s —— mm bAML’EL HOOK tS. ' : But. may be, you am afraid to go so near to th<? fort?” “May bo so," said Robinson, with a look of comic Incredulity. “1 know the place, and I know the family, and. likely. John himself. R’s a good thought, Mary, for I want help now, Anti if that dearth their land oppress more than I ever did in my life. I’ll In hunger them to feed. 1 start before daylight—for it won’t do 'to let the sun shine upon me. with r —1~»- ^ ‘ * “But so tho eyes of God intend, And watch to aid the just; \Yi*h such as fear him to offend. •^i<l on his goodness trust. “That he of death and great distress May set their souls from dread Wherefore our soul doth whole do- nend On God. our strength and stay: He Is our shield us to defend. And drive a'l darts away.” When this act of devotion was con cluded the old man Invoked a bless ing upon ids household, and gave his orders that the family should betake themselves to rest. Horse Shoe had already taken up his sword and was about retiring to a chamber, under the guidance of Christopher i haw, when the door was 8Udd°nlv thrown wide open, and in rushed Mary Mus- rove. She ran up. threw herself into father’s arms, and cried out— “Oh, how glad I am that I have reached tonight!” then kissing both of her parents, she flung herself Into Innis’s Tories so nigh. So. if I am missed tomorrow morning, let vour father know how I come to ho away.” “Tell John,” said Mary, “I sent you to him. Mary Musgrove, re- member.” Farm Seeds ^Cow Peas, Sorghums,i Millets, Teosinte, Late Seed Potatoes, Buckwheat, Vetches, Crimson Clover, etc. Wood’s Crop Special, giving prices and timely information a- bout Heeds that can be planted to advantage and profit at different seasons of the year, mailed free on request. Write for it. WOOD I SONS, “If I can’t find John,” replied Horse Shoo, “jou’re such a staunch little petticoat sodger, that I’ll, perhaps, come back and enlist you. Tisn’t everywhere that we can find suBh valiant wenches. I wish some of our men had a littlp of your courage: so. good night!” The mainden now returned to the parlor, and Horse Shoe, under the guidance of Christopher Shaw, found , - a comfortable place of deposit fori his hard-worked, though—as he would T Subscribe for The Ledger, »i • VO«r. SEEDSMEN. RICHMOND. VA CLAW POLISHING PARLOR. Cleveland Society Women Will Have Their Pet Cate Manicured. Society women in Cleveland, 0., have decided to establish a manicuring par lor for their pet cats, says a special dispatch to the New York World. One hundred of them, all members of the Cleveland Cat club, met a few nights ago and decided that their pets, upon which they place a high value and some of which have won prizes not only in Cleveland shows but elsewhere, should bo given better treatment than Is afforded by the limited means in the average hoq|f?. This will l>e the first manicuring par lor for cats in the world, and the Cleve land women backing It hope to Interest women In other cities in the plan. The Cleveland women will place a compe tent veterinary surgeon In charge of the parlor, and he will have as assist ants experts who understand the care that should be bestow’ed upon a fancy feline. The cats’ claws will be kept pliable, short and clean, as becomes so cial felines. No self respecting Cleve land cat will bold up his bead hereaft er unless he has been to his manicure. The Cat club has placed the matter of I can tell a person who is constipated on sight. Their complexion ia pasty or yellow. Their eyes are dull, and they look and feel sleepy. No wonder they do. Th« bowels are a sewer. They carry away the poisonous re fuse. If they dont act the poisonous matter is absorbed by the body, and headaches, dull ness, bad complex ion and eventually serious troubles re sult. There is no better rule for good health than that tiie bowels should move eyery day at the same hour if possible. Regu larity can be acquired by making a habit of this. Foolish people neglect this and when chronic constipation effects them they take piils every few days to force the bowels to perform their natural function. As years go on they require more and more pills. This should be stopped. Cooper's New Discovery will build up the stomach and cause the bowels to act naturally. 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