The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, June 28, 1907, Image 2
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
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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
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