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HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY BY JOHN P. KENNEDY CHAPTER XXlll. Showing How a Good Soldier Will Turn tne Accidents of War to the Best Account. Ensign St. Jermyn .In a Dis agreeable Dilcrnma. Robinson bavins thim siw^cooded in his fnt<‘rprise, now found him- solf In circumstances of peculiar per- plexi! i. reirard to the disposal of prisoner- Here was, in tlie neighborhood of the British posts in a dis r:c- of country of which the ; enemv mich: be said to have, at this ^ moment omplete poasession (for Hors P shoe himself was almost the | onlv hellicerent in the field against them)—and more than that, he was hut a few miles' distant from a camp whose -.ecu's had chased him almost to hi- present place of refuge. It w as ly probably, therefore, that he could hope to retain his cap tives long under hi s control, or pre vent th< en< my from receiving In telligence of the capture. He was, however r.< • withstanding these em barrassments. as usuai. cheerful, con fident and self-possessed. He had no wish or motive to detain the private soldiers as prisoners of war, and would at once have dismissed them, if he could have assured him self tha* they would not make the earliest \me of their liberty to con- vev information of their misad\en- ture to the first corps of loyalists they should meet, and thus get up a hot pur-nit of him through the whole district. But he had cogent and mo-- important reasons for hold ing the en>i-u. Sr. Jermyn. in close custody. It occurred to him, that this oMc might be us f> d to control the procedure that should he adopted b'- those Who meditated injury tp Arthur P.u'ler; and he therefore, a* once formed the resolution of com- municn*lng with the nearest. British authorities, in order to assure them t, it he would retaliate upon the En sign any pain that might he inflicted upon his late comrade. His plan was speedil formed—it was to keep his prisoner- un’il nightfall, move off under e. • ,,f the darkness to some remote ai.<; concealed spot with St. Termvt and release the others, on nr pledge not to take up regularly exchanged. . sergeant was deliberat- • hf'se arrangements, the w.»re allowed to shelter from the rain under a bed tvn- ’he door of the dwelling, /her- xndr-w with all the pride and mpor aiw. .»f hi- new station, maroh- ,1 to and fro. before them, like a rained -entinel. There was a small ■v ' u ! n_ in the yard of Ramsey’s nansior. which was recently erect- id as a store-house, and which being yell -*•< ,r* <i at the door by a pad- □ck KoVenson determined to convert or the nonce into a prison. It con- ained Mr one room not above twelve vet -(p,mre. with an <*arth<*n floor, ind rec-:vf*<l no liglr. except such t>s v;i.s adtiii’t* d undei- t.h- door, and him:’i a f"W crannies about the ‘oof. Intfp Hiis nar-ow apartment he sftldiers were now marched', a mndlp fit -trttw was thrown upon the loot - ; - ;ivir> Hitches of bacon, tbat iun_’ 'tp< t tti— walls, were removed; tiid a *ev, comforts, in the way of ood and drink, wtu,, supplied to ren- le r •!),. acconunoilation as tolerable o the inmates as was compatible vith ’h r safe custody. This itelng Ion- : *ufriend Andrew was posted n tb- p;ts'-age-w:iy of the dwelling, n full vif-w of the door of the stnre- lotise. a h.cn was ciu'efully locked, uth a n/isk-t in liis hand, and with ird-rs ■( make a circiut every five ninut-s rf untl the little building, to juanl against any attempts at. es- •ape iitdermining tlie foutida- ion. \- t.oi n approached ! h<T weather legat. a ar up. and with the first >reakin- f< -th of th- sun came David tarns-' proprietor of tht» farm vhich was he seen,, of tlie present iper. 'in- His recognition of Horse ?h<— H i n-on w:i.- accompained by l hear -"“-ting and with an ex- tres-jon of wonder that he should iave • T.'tred in hostile guise, hrottg . country so beset as this vas io ■ • forces of th»* emuny; hut vtuui ■- ,eard ih<- narrative of the •xploit • be morning, and saw the ropin'" d its sucres- in the wea pons piled against the wall, and from the lip 3 of his wife a circum stanttai account of the part which had been performed in this adventure by his son Andrew, his delight seem ed almost to bo absorbed by lils as tonishment and incredulity. The proofs, however, were all around him: and after assuring himself, by an actual inspection of the prisoners | through one of the chinks of the storehouse, he came into his own parlor, sat down, and laughed out right. Ramsey W as a staunch friend of the independence of his country; and although he had not the free expres sion of opinion, and by a resolute re-1 beauty; but Mary was 111 at ease, and thought little of the grand and glo rious firmament. Her communings with Christopher Shaw, meantime, beame more eager; she and her cousin were seen to wander towards the mill; then Christopher left her, and, presently, he might be discover ed leading two horses, one bearing a side-saddle, down to the margin of the stream. There was a short visit, to the house by Ibe young man—a word whispered in tlie ear of the mother—a shake of her head, an ex pression of doubt, a final nod of as sent,—and, in th e next moment, Mary and Christopher were seen trotting oft on horseback, on the road that led towards Ramsay’s. When they had ridden some two or three miles, and had entered up on the high-road between Ninety- Six and Blackstocli's—somewhere n-ar to that piece of haunted ground, where, on the morning of this very day. n goblin had struck down James Curry from his steed—they descried a military party of horse and foot slowly advancing from the direction to which they were traveling. In a few moments they met the first pla- Chewers who read the information given in this space in next week’s paper will then know why SCHNAPPS and other of the Reynolds’brands, as shown by Internal Revenue statistics for a fiscal year, made the fusal to comply with the requisitions lo,,n of the cavalry, headed by j. of rh e royalists. His eldest son had joined Sumpter, and had already been active in the field: and he him self looked, with an almost certain heir vat irm- unt Wini ng over prisoners hemselv. -. expectation, to see visited upon him self that proscription under which 'housands were alreadv suffering, and which he had only escaped as yet by tin* temiHirizing delays of his opponents, or by their neglect, aris ing out of the incessant hurry and pressure of their military operations in the organization of the new do minion which the royal forces hail but lately acquired.- He was a man of sturdy frome—now only in the prime of life—brave, thoughtful, and intelligent, and firmly resolved to stand by his principles through what ever adverse chances. The present aspect of affairs was, ty his mind, almost decisive of his fate: the cap ture of these prisoners, made from information derived from his own family, and in which his own ^on had been a principal agent: their con finement. too. in his own house, were facts of so unequivocal a character as inevitably to draw upon him the nrompt ire of the Tories, and com pel fiim to assume the attitude and abide by the issues of a partisan As lie had faith in the justice of his ouarrel. and a strong devotion to the principles upon which it was sus- ained. he did not hesitate in the crisis before him hut heroically de termined to meet the worst that, might befal. He. therefore, in the present emergency, became a useful and efficient ally to Robinson, who opened to him the full history of Butler, and the course of measures lie was about to pursue for the relief of that unfortunate officer. We must now leave the sergeant ' ohlMg watch and ward over his vamiuished foes, and shift our scene to Musgrove’s Mill The family of Alien Musgrove were in a state of great disquietude. Horse Shoi* Robinson had disappear ed before day-light; and when the miller and his nephew left their beds, a littlo after the dawn, the only in telligence they had of the departure of their guest was inferred from finding the stable door open and the sergent's horse absent. This fact was explained when Mary met them at breakfast. Horse Shoe had set out for Ramsay’s to learn some tidings of John, and to enlist him in an effort to liberate Butler He had departed under cover of darkness to avoid molestation from Innis’s scouts, and she, Mary Musgrove, had placed th f . key of the stable, the night be fore, in a place where Horse Shoe might find it. Such was the extent of the maiden’s Information. Tlie day passed wearily upon her hand: she was anxious to hear something of Butler—something of Horse Shoe -and something, we suppose, of John Ramsay. Frequently during the morning she and Christopher Shaw held secret conferences: they spoke in whispers: suspense, care, and doubt were pictured upon her face; and as the rain pattered against the windows she oftentimes stood before them, and then upwards to the clouded sky. The sun at length appeared, and his rays seemed to shoot a glimpse of joy into the breast of the maiden, as she walked forth to note the doing of the road:', aril to see the clear blue, which, in that climate, outvies the mellow ami rich tints of a Tuscan heaven. The day waxed, and the bini> r-ang, and nature was gay. but the maiden wns restless and unquiet; the day waned, and the sun > !• downwards "ti ihe western slope in gorgeous ory: lie was kinswoman ,,n Innis's camp miles and a trumpeter and the unsightly captain Hugh Habershaw. They were de tained at the head of this column, whilst some questions were asked respecting the object of their journey, the troops jn their neighborhood, and other matters connected witli the affairs of the times. Chrisopher’s answers were prompt and sat ist'act- only riding with his a visit to a neighbor;, was not above two half away, and the country in general was quiet, as far as he had the means of knowing. '1 he travelers were now suffered to pass on. in succession, they left be hind them each platoon of threes, and then encountered the small column of march of the _ infantry. Mary grew pale as her eyes fell up on the form of Arthur Butler, posted in the centre of a guard. Her feel ing lest he might not recognize her features, and guess something of hep errand, almost overpowered her. She reined up her hose, as if to gratify an idle curiosity to see the soldiers passing, and halted in a position which Compelled the ranks to file off, in order to obtain a free passage round her. Every look seemed to be turned upon iter as the escort marched near her horse’s bead, and it was impossible to make the slightest sign to Butler without being observed. She saw him how ever, lift his eyes to horsy and she distinctly perceived the flash ofsttr- pris<* with which it was kindled as became aware of her features. A faint and transient smile, which had in it nothing but pain, was the only return she dared to make. An (M'di*r from the van quickened the march; and the detachment moved rapidly by. As Mary still occupied tlie ground on which she had halted, and was gazing after the retreating corps, she saw Butler turn his face back towards her; she seized the moment to nod to him and to make a quick- sign with her hand, which she intended should indicate the fact that she was now engaged in his service. She th mglit she perceived a response in a slight motion of But ler’s head, and now resumed her journey, greatly excited by the satis faction of having, in tnis accidental re-encounter, obtained even this brief insight into the condition of the prisoner. The sun was set, when Mary with hep convoy, Christopher Shaw, ar rived at Ramsay’s. Always an ac ceptable guest at this house, she was now more than ever welcome. Ther© was business to be done in which she could discharge a most important part, and th 0 service of Christopher Shaw in reinforcing the garrison was of the greatst moment' When the intelligence regarding the movement of Butler to Innis’s camp wag communicated to the sergeant, it suggested a new device to his mind, which he determined instantly to adopt. Butler was at this moment, he concluded, in the hands of those who had engaged the ruffians to set upon him at Grindall’s ford, and it wag not improbable that he would he summarily dealt with: there was no time, therefore, io he lost. The ser geant's plan, in ids new juncture, was, to compel the young ensign to address ;i lettep to the Briiis.i coni- niamhint. to inform tnat officer of ids present imprisonment, and to add (o Mi:- inioraiaiion tlie determi wonderful gain of six and one fourth million pounds, or a net gain of one-third of the entire increased consumption of chewing and smoking tobacco in the United States. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation. Pleasant to tahe K»r Sale by Cnerokee Drug Co. GRIND Laxative Froit Syrup Far Sale by Cherokee Drua Ce. Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed Rer Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. ii dm to Aug. lb. tioliil' COlliilig .'..-. ir.cn t J . ■ r ^ V ,Ci.. i ■> . . ,,g ,\ > .im.v . \ i',.l. I,,r. '■ ;t _. iin, ,vii, li • ill • ( ilih-: u| i ii(‘ i MV. J was to return with it to the mill, and wag )o contrive to have it secretly ) delivered, in the morning, at Innis’s headquarters; and David Railway Magnificent En himself was to escort the maiden Fo. hack to her father’s house, whilst; Kiel 1 Shaw was to attend the sergeant and assist him to transport the young ensign to some fit place of I( , concealment. The private soldiers were to remain prisoners, under the guard of Andrew, until his father’s return, when they were to be released on parole, as prisoners of war. The plan being thus matured, Rob- wcIi oiim' • i.d -■ inson went forthwith to the prison- Fit:-.;' r.i: ! ■ M in- house, and directed Ensign St. mitte" id' 1.m>i. Jermyn to follow him into the dwel- walk <•: 1 . ' . ling. When the young officer arrived 0 f M ..-,,,| lv | _ in the family parlor, he was ordered t . lu)!ill _ to take a chair near a table, upon which was placed a light, some pa- per, pen, and ink. j 1 “Young man,” said Robinson, ' ll,, ‘ take up that pen and write as 1 bid !in< * “- 11 '' ■. OUi '' («-o <'pirating with the diffi tees. bostons old home wee-. Companies'Represented at e\cr pin.Hi.-1 ii.- York i iisi. 'iii will li.avi iioi le al id s:;o'. *■" •• \ - 1 !«m- :1m in • i. ■ K i l.i of a tl'olli e “ • eon'ildtt .,r •ii Jones J. 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