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/ I He we* rtiArafore nronarAa »a ATTMknt HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON the worst when, at the close of the half hour. St. Jermyn entered his chamber. “I come, sir,” said the officer, “to perform a melancholy duty. The court have Just concluded their de liberations.” “And I am to be a sacrifice to their vengeance. Well, so be It! There was little need of deliberation in my A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY BY JOHN P. KENNEDY and the general unsympathizing de- th e events that followed It, the in- meanor of the court Itself, only soke to * A Butler heard the testimony with the most painful sensations. There was just enough truth 1° it to make the tale plausible, and the falsehood related to points which, as the*/ were affirmed upon hearsay, he could not repel by proof. There was a common expression of opinion amongSi, the bystanders—who ir general were in clined to take the side of the priso ner in reference to the charge which was supposed to affect his life that this accusation of Butler’s acting the part of a spy was sustained by the proof In vain did he protest against the injustice of being condemned on W hat was alleged to have been sa d Jy some of Adair’s family: Jo vain ■did he denv that he had offered a bribe to Adair for information res- pectinc the Tories; and equally in vain did he affirm that he nad asked of Adair nothing more than the com mon hospitality due to a travelier, and for which he had made hirn ^ moderate requital—the only money the woodman had received from him. charge. Tile’current was now settinn violent- The court now l y against him. and it seemed impos sible to stem it. Q . “It is but due. said Captain St. Jermyn, a secoud time Interposing in behalf of the prisoner to rank tmtl character of Major Butler terest of the bystanders was wound up to the highest pitch. There was a simplicity in her recital of this strange and eventful story, that gave it a force to which the most skilful eloquence might in vain aspire; and when she concluded, the court itself, prejudiced as the members were against the prisoner, could not help manifesting an emotion of' satisfact ion at the clear and unequivocal re futation which this plain tale infer red against the testimony of Haber- shaw and his confederates. Innis alone affected to treat it lightly, and endeavored in some degree to abate its edge, by suggesting doubts as to the capacity of a young girl, in cir cumstance so libely to confuse her, to give a n exact narrative of such a complicated train of events. Every cross-examination, however, which was directed to the accuracy of the maiden’s story, only resulted in producing a stronger conviction of its entir e truth. This con cluded the examination on the second since a portion of Jf. sucou.! MuU. to take W» own exami nation on those aliened <«*'■ permi^ion therefore. I would ask him a few questions.” “The court, will not object, •* Inni4 who throughout affected the air of an impartial judge. proceeded to the third and last accusation against the prisoner. To this there was hut one witness called—James Curry. In the course of the examination this man showed great address and knowledge of the world He gave some short account of himself. He had been a man born to a better condition of life than i it.” said Butler, with a bitter spirit, | as he paced up and down his narrow \ chamber. “What favor have these, J my impartial judges, vouchsafed to me my last moment? Shall die as . a common felon, on a gibbet, or am ; I to meet a soldier’s doom?” “That has been thought of,” said | St. Jermyn. “The commanding of- i ficer has no disposition to add un- j necessary severity to your unhappy j fate.” “Thank God for that! and that the flies detailed for this service are to he drawn from the ranks of my ene mies* I will face them as proudly as I have ever done on the field of battle. Heave me, sir; I have mat ters in my thought that require I should he alone.” “Your time. I fear, is brief,” said j St. Jermyn. “The'guard is already! at. hand to conduct you to the court, j w’ho only stay to pass sentence. I, came before to break the unhappy 1 news to you.” “It is no news to me,” interrupted j Butler. “I could expect no other Is-! su P to the wicked designs by which i I have been seized. This solemn show a trial was only got un to give color to a murderous act which has been long predetermined.” At ibis moment, the heavy and regular tap of the drum, struck at! equal intervals, and a mournful note | from a fife, reached the prisoner’s j ear. “I come!” exclaimed Butler. “These fellows are practising their manual I PORTION OF R. J. R1YM01DS TOBACCO COMPANY’S PLANT 1906 Largest, Best-Equipped and Cleanest Flat Plug Tobacco Manufacturing Plant In the World The Reynolds factories, equipped with every modem appliance for producing the now enjoyed. His education fad ^ ^ been liberal, and his association in j for an occas j on j n w hieh they appear; life extremely various. 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Only choice selections of this well- matured, thoroughly cured leaf are used in SCH;;apps and others of the high-grade Reynolds brands, and expert tests prove that this tobacco requires and takes a smaller amount of sweetening than any other land, and has a wholesome, stimulating and satis fying effect on chewers. schnapps is the brand that made the Reynolds factories famous as the manu facturers cf the best and most popular brands of chewing tobacco, and made necessary the enormous growth from a small factory i 1875 to the larg est flat-plug fac- toryintheworld. The men who started the ?o. It 1875, a~e directing it to-day. T : . _• r. • r r number of manufacturers making iro. ’ . clcimedto be just as good as SCHNAPPS t/an any commodity manufac tured; yet there are more pounds of SCHNAPPS chewed than the total amount of all imita tive brands, or tobacco of similar appearance. R'-yr » vpnted him from ever rising above inerc jf u j arm GVPr provinoe, them. He had served for many years , ^ rf) ^ to a familiar piP C e of mill- concealment | in the army, and was present at^tne ■ Ur y punctilio.” St. Jermyn hastily fled from the Earl of •we tht Mtvrt m Am tag and muter Am tag aptH S-C-H-M-A-P-P-S, and yaa wM have the genutea. R. X REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C. “I was, sir.” “And you !? 0 „ " Jl " j surrender oV Charleston, being at that --rw? »*•«<> “- or ™ a - undor a f. lsned nama, depart' then sir?” inquired Innis, as jermvn -eemed a little confounded by the answer he had received. “I was called Mr. Butler, sir: my rank or station was not communica ted.” “Your dress?” “Was an assumed one, to avoid inquiry ' , Clinton. Upon ure of that young nobleman | knaves* rest of Sir Henry’s military family, for New York, he had remained be hind. and had taken a similar service to that which he had left, witn another officer of some repute. room, and rushing out upon the grass-plot where the guard was col lected, cried out: “Silence, you ba r '0 and wor r hless Is it thus yon would insult the sufferings of an unfortunate onomv, bv drumming, under his very f.ar, your' cursed death-notes? Strike but one note upon that, drum again ICO Will Cure Any Crso of KIDNEY or BLADDER DISCASX Not Beyond the Reach of Medicine Aal* by Ch«rok«« Orua Co. P*i 4*la bv Charokaa Druf Ce Tar 8ala bv CharcWfa Drua Co. . . i Ktate roasons,” he said, an 'l f M wni have you up to ^ ^ a1 ' say requires a signal retribution. But i uitation at the power which the events it written? Can nobody tell pe?” t , Hc ffontleman’s name could hftr £ a -” » jij x * » n for this last act, the court might have ; 0 f the morning had given him. to in-, “Tut, St. Jermyn!” interrupted the .hv ike ^*” OTerloo1t **> »«•',»'<* pmMmM ..pop — ' they are a little ; 1 “This man. Horse Shoe Robinson. ’ not^ “ 0u Tb f^th^'month of July, o^iurip'! othe r trespasses. Upon this, how-! termed an ‘Well known. one that he i officer, “you surely cannot be impoe- audacious rebel. “The ed upon by such a device. Look at chances jump well with us,” he said. 1 the scrawl again. In truth, are yon Such being the state of facts as-1 “when they enable us to season the sure of it, man?” he inquired with xx....- -. " , the 11 immediate vicinity °® c . or ’ ot ,. _ h aii! certained by this tribunal, its func- joy of thes e -ragged traitors, by so great surprise, as he perceived the 1 was- also represented a» kekmging ; a ^p n tieman’s residence, at a Another word, si , an 1 u • ; tlon ce ases with its certificate of the notable a deed as the execution of Increasing paleness of St. Jermyn’s to that party. Adair Mmxelt led as ! he At : truth ot what has been proved before . of their shrewdest emissaries, brow. at be was friendly to °' ir i n rivv m tiie design to ”d the prisoner. ^ ^ „ v _ it. Thd rest remains to me. With- This fellow’ Butler has consideration “My brother’s lif*' is in imminent fortune too: at danger,” replied st. Jermyn, with In to believe cause. th; jjeff. several members of the court smiled tloned before to seize upon me pet- —- --•> , , ' . . a . p x !a corps on oeiacnea service, aim \>y •Had you met any parties ot lo> ; ■ e ’ rs G f Mr. Lindsay; that (With a mournful and heavy • iea virtue of special power conferred up- alists." inquired innis, “in your jonr-1 mn > gons had actually ar-j though with a countenance that con-1 on m e, have made up a p'rivJite judge- ney between Catawba and Broad. Jes ^ 0 > ^ eTn be gI)0ke of to;coaled his emotions under an air of ment in the cage j have forborne t o “Wo had—more than one. rived at n e ationg That he bad proud defiance, he took his place in j do thati untllt by the panction of a “How did you escape them. t s ! OVGr n eard them discussing the whole the ranks, and marched to tlie I verdict of my comrades, I might as- By assuming feigned characters | overheard th ^ doubt lhey had where the court were yet assembled j! sure myself that I acted on the clear- and names.” rl ,, rVp9 .. . a j u ^ at h and to assist in the scheme, % “A chair w j t v est proofs. These have been render- tiieir design at the •■IwouM rather atand.” replted this region on a mission of duty. My risk of his nurnose w T as to act against the my So far the charge is true and ^^^^ik wlth^ Mm at night to his foe in the field, only to this extent. I ca ™* rb( . ma rgin of a small river near the “Mine Is a painful duty, Major But- design= to pry into condition of t yer w here he accused him of the . i er> - sa id Innis, rising, as he address- royal troops; I sought only * gd lreach e r ous design which he and his d the prisoner. “It is to announce - conieshcu, t Liccxv-x. x rnnse- oft* “My order, therefore, is, in accord- execution, if he had an officious alacrity to serve him rated their design at the “I would rather stand, J ei ?j a nee with the clear decision of the s life. That, with the view B’ lt, o r - 11 1S ray .Pl m ; p - ■; ' court,—and, speaking to a soldier, I iux^xwxxx wx - | interrupt i nK this enterprise, he bad the behests of my ^ m t ! use no unnecessary phrase of condo- far thc-aa^ IB Sd Ifurld the eompaplop,of the ley, poldle^wopld chooee to meet | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ful passage through a c ^irv ’ ; ’ comrade had i n view: that, in conse- to you t hat, after a full and most im- though sadly overpowered c un . • j co ^ ^ Robinson had en- par( i a i trial, in which you have had “You offered no money to^Adair.^ j ^ ^ his ufe which was the advantage of the freest examina- as if insisting on ; deavored to ‘hut what I only saved by a solemnly given upon oath. Butler was for home moments confounded with as- most cogent reasons to would have been easy to St Jermyn again this point, of exculpation, !’that, being 7hu“ discovered In their you have already called a ' ar iose this man, Robinson, and the requital d ent *^ a p rSer-“ex-1 prisoner had made a hasty retreat cep^he added, “a guim a^ to ^ | to ^ 8 e^^the^rrativeof “1* Twoir hlTad hpirap,^ Curry, wb.ch was “It will not do,” said Colonel Innis. shaking his head at St. Jermyn; and the same opinion was indicated in the looks of several of the court. “I was at Watler Adair’s that night, and saw the gentleman there, and heard all that was said by him; ana I am sure that he offered Watty no money,” said our little apple-girl, who had been listening with breatn- less anxiety to the whole of this ex amination, and who had now adva J? c * ed to the table as she spoke tne words “And I ca n tell more about It. if I am asked.’ ttv “And who are you, my pretty maid?” inquired Colonel Innis. as he lifted the bonnet from her head and let loose a volume of ffaxe.i curls down upon her neck. “I am Mary Musgrove, the miller s daughter.” said the damsel, with great earnestness of manner, “and Wattv Adair is my uncle, by my ■mother’s side—be married my aunt Peggv and I was at his house when Major Butler and Mr. Horse Shoe Robinson Came there.” “And what in the devil brougl t you hefe?” said Habershaw gruffly “Silence!” cried Innis, impatient at obtrusive interruption of the that has gone in to better hands; and, to say truth, he has a bold an mischievous spirit. tense earnestness. “Colonel Innis, as you value my happiness, i entreat you, countermand the order for the The devil has instigated him to cross prisoner’s execution. I implore you, Time presses on us and forbids delay. You will be conducted to immediate execution Major Frazer,” he said, turning to one of his officers, “to your discretion I commit this unpleasant duty.” Then, in a tone of private di rection, he added, “Let it be done without delay; pomp and ceremony are out of place in such a matter. I wish to have It despatched at once.” “I would speak.” said Butler, repres- the gross captain. “What authority have vou to ask questions? Begone, sir. The heavv hulk of Hugh -Haber- shaw, at this order, sneaked back into the crowd. “I came only to a apples, said Mary. . . b .. ■‘Herfven has sent that girl to tne rescue of my life.” said Butler un der the impulse of a feeling which he could not refrain from giving vent o in words “Pray allow me, sir. toahk her som e questions.” “It is your privilege,” was the ans wer from two or three of the court; and the spectators pressed forward to hear the examination. Butler carefully interrogated the maiden as to all the particulars o his visit, and she, with the jnost scrupulous fidelity, recounted the Beenes to which she had been a wit ness. When she came to detail the conversation which she had over heard between Adair and Lynch, and severe struggle; and tion 0 f -witnesses, and every favor ac- ‘ ‘ corded to you which the usages and customs of war allow, you have been found guilty of two of the charges Imputed to you in the list with which , j the agitation of his feelings, and you were furnished addressing Innis with a stern solem- Notwithstandmg the satisfactory t-S-; nity „ not to i mi) i 0 re your mercy, nor timony which was £i\on in. your . ! !o deprecate your sentence: even if s „, uc . .. . bait by the Bin M»P., could Btoon to such an act of sub- tonishment at the audacity rriation to your conduct at tne house j know my appea i WO uld falsehood. He urged to the court the of Adair, and however disposed Hk ears like the idle wind; Improbability ol the whole story court were to abandon an acouaa.ion ’ ach allaim to speak would have been easy,” he *ald if which thus seemed to be refuted it of i hHd been hostile to Mr. Philip Lind- has occurred to tnem, upon subse- were better untold, sir,” in- Lx_xvhir.Ti Cod knows, there arc reflection, that, by your own j t y d , nnis with a n affected air disprove—-4t j confession—-given, sir. g ■ of indifference. “1 can listen to noth- procure his say wlth t ], P frankness of a BoUier p her buglness r, X _» O viol- tti»xx ,1.(0 rlintrif’l in disiniisp nun. " * “ . b and are al- Ai » stand- him as an object of suspicion, on ac-1 wronffP(l The simple, afTe ® li " s ' am |; !i 1 '"'‘nea°r him they conjure up use- roum of his politics” He admitted, no doub t, true narrative made by the g ^ hi ’ “at he was at Mrs. Ulmock's at IteimniW. daughter produced a mortem - ^ ' 8ir ,- mterpuKd St. time spoken of—that Robinson at-, tarv sf-nsation that was too powitul tended him there; but all else that t() ’ be combated. That narrative, h id been said relating to the visit, j ho wever, ( i 0P3 not relieve you from h affirmed to b“ utterly false. He ; tbe of your own confession, 4vr. the particulars of the meeting gincc botb niay be true, and the charge uxxtamen Horse Shoe and the witness, : gt j]] rP nuiin ur.intpaired against you. and | .. Tbe offence of breaking your parole and the capitulation of our path; he shall have the devil’s comfort for it. The whole party tak en did you say?"— “Every man, sir,” replied the vid- ette. “How many men had this skulking fellow. Sumpter, at his back?” “They say about seven hundred.” “And did the cowards strike to seven hundred rebels?” “They were tangled with the wag ons,” said the soldier, “and were set on unawares, 0 n the bank of the river,, guard, to communicate the new order, at the lower ferry.” i ‘Whence comes this missive?” de- “Ave, that’s the way! An ambus- 1 man ded Innis. “it has neither date cade, no doubt—a piece of cowardly ; ^Who^brought hush-flghting. Fresh men against 1 respect this letter; it is genuine, and I dread the consequences. My poor brother, the youngest of my family and the special darling of his parents! For heaven’s sak“, good colonel, pause until we learn somethjng more of this mysterious business. “For your sake, my friend, and un til we can investigate this mjj^er,” said Innis, “let the execution be sus pended.” St. Jermyn instantly hurried to the between Horse Shoe as he had it from Robinson; spoke also of his knowledge of the visit of Tyrrel at the ^ >ve “which person,” he said. he ha reason to believe, came under a name not bis own. “How do you happen to be so t* 1 ' miliar,” inquired Innis. “with the af fairs of Mr. Lindsay?” “That question." replied Butter, “as it refers to matters enirely pri- v“ e and personal. 1 must decline to answer ** Curry upon a second examination, re affirmed all lie had said before, and I pray Jermyn. •it is in vain, 1 cannot hear it,” ex claimed the commander, evidently struggling to shake from his mind an uncomfortable weighh “These are woman's requests! God’s mercy! infringing he term's of' how does this differ from death upon Charleston is ! the field of battle? a soldier is al- open to a 1e*a. doubt, and in tenderness to you. nas not been ; n \ L - .x. “ pressed; although the court think, that the very circumstance of its doubtful character should have incul- horseman cated upon you the necessity of the " ' inform vou lba t yesterday, Sump- most scrupulous avoidance of service ^ defpat ^ d thre ; hun dred of our in the conquered pro; in e. ^pie on the Catawba, and has made “The last charge against you is a j] tbat were a ii V e, prisoners, besides fully proved. Not a word of counter j ( . an turing fifty or sixty wagons of evidence has been offered. Strictly | Ktx ; rf . 8 wbicb tbe detachment had un- speaking, by the usages of war, this der convoy f or Camden.” The first inquiries that followed this rode up to the group. “Where are vou from? What news?” “A vidette from Rocky Mount,” I am sent commented with a great deal of dex-j wou | d no ^ b ,x an offence for the no- ^ ^ ^ LUttl _ terity upon Butler’s statement, par- tico ()f a military tribunal. The P e ^' communication related^to Sumpter’s ticularly in reference to fi ’i ch Pa^ | petrators of it would be liable to such rK>f ., lion , and especially whether he of it as the prisoners repeated i vindictive measures as the policy of * * fusa] to answer liad left in doubt, j tbp penqueror might choose to adopt. After a protracted examination upon | Tbat we bav e given you, therefore, this point, the trial was at length fbe 0 f an inquiry’, you must this point, __ , , , , closed, and Butler was ordered back- to his apartm* nt in t bf . farm-house. Here he remained for the space of half an hour, an interval that was passed by him in the most distress ing doubt and anxiety. Tim- whole proceeding of the court boded ill to him. The hast*, of his trial, the ex traordinary nature of the charges, his mind as evidences of a conceal ed hostility, which sought to flind a plausible pretext for making a «cri- flee to some private malevolence. was advancing towards this camp. "He is still upon Catawba, tending northwards,’’ replied the vidette. n gard as an act of grace, springing “Then we are free from danger, out of our sincere desire to do you I interrupted Innis. “I am stripping ample justice. The nature of the of- the feathers from a bird to-day that fence imputed and proved is such as,} is worth half of Sumpter** prize,” he at this moment, every consideration added, with a revengeful smile, to an of expediency demands should be visited with exemplary punishment. The friends of the royal cause, where- ever they may reside, shall be pro tected from the wrath of rebel gov ernment; and we have, therefore, no scruple in saying, that the attempt upon the person of Ifr. Phillip Lind- offleer who stood by him. During this interval, in which the commander of the poet was engaged with the vidette, the guard had con ducted tbe prisoner back to the house, and Innis, freed from the ree* tralnt of Butler’s presence, now gave way to the expression of a savage ex poor devils worn down by (long marching! Well, well, I have a good requital for the rascally trick. Major Butler’s blood will weigh heavy in the scale, or I am mistaken! Come, gentlemen, let us to quarters—we must hold a council.” “Here is a letter,”’ said one of th e officers of the court.” which I have this moment found on the table, un der my sword belt; it seems, from its address, to contain matter of mo ment. How it came here does not ap pear.” “ ‘To Colonel Innis. or any other officer commanding a corps in his ma jesty’s service,’ ” said Innis, reading the superscription; ‘‘besides, here is something significant, ‘for life or death, with speed.’ What can this mean?” h e added, as he broke open the paper and ran his eyes hastily over the contents. St. George! here is something strange, gentlemen. Listen!— it? Did any on e see the bearer?” he asked aloud of the bystanders. No one answered except thP officer who bad first discovered the paper. “I know nothing more than what you see. It was here upon the table. How long it had been there I cannot tell.” “It is strange.” continued Innis. “Can this young St. Jermyn have fall en in with Sumpter? Or, after all, la it not an Ingenious forgery which has deceived our friend the captain? Still, who could have brought it there?” The letter was again examined by every Individual present. “It must be genuine,” ?a ld one of the officers, shaking his head. “Cap tain St. Jermyn was very much in earnest, and it is not likely he could bp deceived, jt has been mysterious- ly deposited here by some agent of the W?higs. The person should be found, and compelled to give us more specific information. This matter must b<* looked Into; tbe ensign, I doubt not. is in . ‘By ill luck I have fallen into the |'™ p9 J 10t ,fi ,n pPril ®»« drenm- Whigs. They have received intelli-! ‘ ’. . . . might befal him, have constrained me to inform you that my life will he made answerable for any harsh treat ment that he may receive at the hands of our friends. They are reso lute men, and will certainly make me the victim of their retaliation. Edgar St. Jermyn. Ensign of the 71st, Reg*t. P. S. For God’s sake respect this paper, and be lenient to the prison er.’ ” “Treason and forgery, paltry for gery!” exclaimed Innis, with a smile of derision, as he finished reading the let ter. “Wlhat ho! tell Frazer to lead out the prisoner, and despatch him wihout a moment’s delay. So much for this shallow artifice!” “A base forgery,” said one of the officers in attendance, “and doubtless tbe work of the rebel major himself. He will die with this silly lie upon his conscience. St Jermyn, here!” cried out the same officer to the cap tain, who was now at some distance, “here Is an attempt to put a trick up on us by a counterfeit of your broth er’s hand, telling a most doleful and Improbable falsehood. Look at it” St. Jermyn read the letter, and suddenly turning pale, exclaimed: “Sir, this la no trick. It Is my broth er’s own writing. He Is In the cos- tody of the Whigs! How came this here? Who brought it? When was ure,” said Innis. “I would hot nut In Jeopardy the young ensign’s life. A reward of twenty guineas shall be given to any one who brings me the bearer of this letter. And you. Lieu tenant Connelly, take thirty troopers, and scour the country round to gain Intelligence of this capture of Edgar St. Jermyn. Be careful to examine every man you meet, as to the pre sence of Whig parties In this district. Away Instantly, and do not return without tidings of this singular event.” The camp, by these occurrences, was thrown Into great bustle. The prisoner was securely lodged in his former quarters, and placed under n double guard; consultations were held amongst the officers; and Butler himself was strictly Interrogated in regard to the appearance of this mys- terious letter, of the contents of which he was yet ignorant. The examina tion threw no light on the affair; and. very soon afterwards, a troop of horses were seen sallying beyond the limits of the camp, under Lieutenant Connelly, to seek information of the fate of Ensign st Jwmyn. 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