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WESTERN GEORGIAN
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. Rome, October IG, 1838.
The following named gentlemen will act as
Agents for the Western Georgian:
Howell Cobb, Esq., of Athens, Georgia.
E. M. Johnson, Esq., es Gainesville, do.
S» Ripley, Esq., of Jefferson, do.
A-Erwin, Esq., of Cumming, do.
John S. Bell, Esq., of Spring Place, do.
R. M. Aycock, Esq., of La Fayette, do.
Turman Walthall, Esq., of Cedar Tgy?n,
Paulding County, do.
Leroy Pattillo, P. M. Monroe, do.
Charles Murphey, of Decatur, do.
Dr. Hugh Quin, Chattooga, Floyd coun
ty, Georgia. .
John Woods, Esq. Woods Station, Walker
County, Georgia.
William Grisham, Esq. of Canton, Cherokee
County, Georgia.
Georgia Legislature.
We annex the names of the members'elect,
to our next Legislature, as far as we have
heard.* The first named in each county,
Senator Those in Roman a>o members ol
the Union Party; those hi Italics State Rights.
Floyd —Smith, Lamberth,
Paulding— Jones, Sparks,
W a Ike r— M ’Z-’a rland, C ross,
Murray—Brown, Carroll,
Dade —Street, Hendrix,
Cherokee —Camden, Ford,
Cass—Baker, Burnett,
DeKalb—Wilson,, Murphy, Lemmon, E.
vans, Collier,
Carroll —Springer, Awtry, Cobb,
Coweta—Smith, Greer, Dyer,
Troup — lltrrilson, Dougherty, Webb,
Baldwin — Hansell, Rockwell, Hines.
Bii<b — Baker, II- G. Lamar, Tracy.
B cyan-- - Smith, Maxwell.
Burke--- Lawson, Berrien, Huett, Patterson.
Butts---Baily, Goodman, Byars.
Clark--DougA?r/y, Richardson, Stroud and
IVnccn/.
Chatham-.-Gordon, Bullock, Drysdale and
Shaffer.
Columbia---- Robertson, Crawford, Stapler
and Gunby.
Cobb.--Guess, Anderson.
Crawford---Bradford, Carr, Hancock.
E iff ngh am- - - Morgan, Sa nssey.
Elbert—AZZcn, Jones, Harper, Hammond.
Fayette--<S'k’//, Landrum, Marlin.
Forsy th •• • Fost cr, G reen.
Franklin-—Cleveland, Neal, S. Freeman
and /Ish.
Greene. --Janes, Cone, Moseley, Porter.
Gwinnett.-.Loveless, T. McGuire, Pittman,
Hamilton, Stell.
Habersham---Mauldin, Phillips, Shelton and
Sanford.
Hall—Dunagan, Hardridgc, Hollingsworth,
McLester. Roberts.
I lancock—-At/yre, Hudson, Rabun, Sass
nett.
Henry—.SVgur, Camp, Coker, Malone.
Houston---Lawson, Kelley, Ladler, Bate
man.
Hart \o-—Murphey, Prycr, H. Cranford.
Irwin -Sloane, Young.
Jackson-S/taw, Delaperriere, Horton, Wilt, i
Jasper-Jourdan Robinson, Waters, Wyatt. I
Jefferson-?'.'rarr, Boyd, Cain. . |
Jonoa—Butch ns Du R ufroe, Franck. I
Lnurens-D jvgJz/, G vy >n. Stanley.
Lee-— Jtrrif ■>, Grcenc.
Linco]n-L imar, Lo sch rt, Statham.
Lumpkin-Obarr, S.oeks.
Mucon-Tilrord, Hunt.
Mndison-Polks, Daniel, Pittman.
Marien-jßhuns, Powell.
Mclntosh-McDonald, Maly, Lisle.
M» < \*cAwv~ Alexander, Fiether, Chatfield.
Monroe-BAicA', Gaar, Powell, Le share, and |
Turn r.
Morguu-FZoyrZ, Swift, Whiting, Stallings, j
Muscogee. Calhoun, Horearrf, Evans.
Newton. Williamson, Harris, Reynolds, ■
and Clnck. J
Oglethorpe. Billups, Hibbard, HUtchin- :
son and Willingham.
Pike. Pryor, McDouall, Neil.
Pulaski. Boatick, Colyer, Johnson.
Putnam. Branham, Meriwether, Whitfield,’
Sha w.
R tbun. Mosely, Kelly, Cannon.
Rn . < Moye. Harrison.
Red .. Miller, Jenkins, Crawford, W.
J. Rh, 's.
Sive t Green, Conner, Prescott.
Stev rt. Pyran, Ball.
S. r. I'emblinson, Sullivan.
Tall Drone, White, Smeal.
T 'L Harris, Stephens, Chapman
ire up. Hirralson, Dougherty_ Webb.
1 ' . Pearson, Fitzpatrick, Daniel.
Wake... ' hols, Stroud, Bryant, Harral-'
\V.u:e/ Harris, Towe, Darden, Ro-
W ashngtor. ( 'tirry, 2 yd, 11 orlhen,
wlk 4. .bh/f-j.vr, T .des, Brown, Tur
ner.
XX ilkmsmi. Beall, King, Murphy.
i’he following is the lumber of 'o* >h
tailed by each candidate for C< n
S.xty.aix Cc t.u. There < o-t t f rty
three to bet: H-n.
Union.
Graves, 23599
Burney, 23539
Pooler, 23513
Nelson, 23238
’Patterson, 23568
Campbell, 23875
Hillyer, 22496
Iverson, 23699
M’Whorter, 23483
The following information in relation to the
Indians in the Okefenoke Swamp, wo copy
from the Southern Recorder of the 9ih inst.
We have no late news from Florida of inter
est. The Hamilton Gazette of the 4th says,
“ The Hairs, Busbeyheads, Hixes and Ban
jes detachments, consisting of one thousand
each, are on the road to their new homes.
Foremans detachment.will start from Candy’s
Creek on Monday next. Brown’s and Tay
lor’s detachments, recently encamped near
this place, have rendevouzed at' Vann’s pre
paratory to their departure next week. There
remains four other detachments which it is
thought will get off by the 10th.
We are informed that the health and con
dition of the Indians is milch improved from
the circumstance of the whooping cough and
measles having passed through them, and the
cessation of the summer complaints by the ap.
preach of the fall season.
H.ead Qi arters, Okefanokee District,
Traders’ Hill, Ga. Sept. 21, 1838.
To his Excellency Geo. R. Gilmer, Govern,
or of Georgia;
Sir; —Your communications to Major Dear
born, my predecessor in command of this
District of country, of the Ist inst., and its en
closures, and also yours of the sth inst - , were
received this morning.
I arrived here on the 16th ins!.; found Maj,
Dearborn absent on an expedition into the
Okefanokee Swart". He had with him a
force of about 23u mel?.* sa y* Regulars
from this Post, under Capt. Ist Infant
ry; 30 Dragoons, under Lieut. tJowT; Cap’-
Sweat’s and Miller’s Companies Georgia M* '*
tin, mounted, commanded by Col. Hilliard,-
(who with Capt. Sweet’s and Millers contpan.
ies, were mustered into the service of the Uni
ted States, on 20th and 21st August last) and
about 40 or 50 men of this vicinity, who gal
lantly turned out upon the occasion, comman
ded, I believe, by Capt. Cone. They penetra
ted the Swamp from the North entrance to the
“Cow-House,” as far as is practicable, but
could not discover any Indians, and but few
Indian signs, and very few if any f-esh ones.
I presume Maj. D. will report to you the result
of this expedition and the cause of it.
There is a post established at or near the
entrance to the “Cow-House,” garrisoned by
7 Regulars and ten Militia from Maj. Hil
lard’s Command. This post gives confidence
and security to the inhabitants of a large set
tlement North and East of it, and a few miles
distant; some of the inhabitants are returning
to harvest their crops.—One of the farms, a
Mr. Albritton’s, was plundered of some corn
and potatoes and sugar cane, and it was sup
posed the camp of the Indians had been dis
covered, and many were sanguine they would
be found and taught a lesson they much need
to learn in this section. But rt ended in fa
tigue and disappointment. Maj- ! lillard has ,
been encamped near “Fort Mudge,” the
new post, at the entrance to the “Cow-House,”
since the 17ih, scouting and mak ng excur
sions in every direction, end • •vouring with
zeal, dilligence (>nd ability, to discover the foe; I
but cannot even find any fresh signs. His re- j
port of 20th inst., says, “I have no doubt
they have fled this part of the country, and it
has not been ascertained which course they
fled.”
Capt. Morris, 2d Infantry, reports from
Fort Moniac, that he has rccctly made a re.
O' " nsance of the Okefanokec, ‘‘East and
W t'i t he can discover no fresh signs.”
“Near ilog.pen Branch,” he says, “we saw
what we il onght to be tracks in the grass, of
labou* 3 In !i ins, pursuing n cou.si: from North
[to South. i signs ip-oared to be at least
a week ohi.’’ fl- ; was accoinp me iby Mr.
I Runlisson, said to be t h • ; ->t guide, in and a
■ bout the Okcftnokee, t• be had* lie further
I says, “I am of opinion, there are no Indians Io-
I cutcd near this place, none of the inhabitants
I near here or on the river, have seen or been
’ molested by them.” Capt. Beall, 2d Dra
( goons, commanding Fort Gilmer, reports one
of his scouting parties just “returned from the
Griffith settlements. Without discovering any
signs or trails of Indians whatever.”
Capt. Miller, Ist Infantry, commanding this
post, reports his reconnoisancc South and
West, to near the river Slicks, and says, “I
saw no fresh signs of Indians, or any evidence
that any had ever been into or out of the
swamp, in that quarter.
j I have given you the nlove to show to your
• Excellency, that no pains have been spared
I by me or my predecessor, Maj. Dearborn, and
I those under my command, to give perfect se
curity to the inhabitants ofthe frontier around
the OkcYanokec swamp. We find that no In
dians have been lately M'< n, end no fresh signs
jean be discovered—T! :s seen g to give a
probability to the conjectur tn.tt they have
; left this part of the country, •►: the swamp
altogether. I assure v . ■ i enev. 1 shall
not spare io every endear r discover and
capture or destroy ths < toe. lam at
present of the opinion, that ts re is a sufficient
force now in the service of the Government,
accomplish his destruction nr drive him
State Rights.
Dawson, 28112
Habersham, 27515
Alford, 2772'1
Colquitt, 27516
Nesbit, 27205
Cooper, 27227
King, 27361
Black, 27141
W alien, 26828
from the country, so soon as the climate will
permit operating in and through the swamp.
In the mean time, should 1 find it necessary
tft give security to the inhabitants, 1 shall not
Tai! to avail myself of the authority with
which you have invested me, to call out a lar
ger force of Militia.
With great respect 1 have the honor to be,
Your Excellency’s most obediest.
G. LOOMIS Major 2d infantry.
Commanding Okefanokee Dist.
Since writing the above, I have received
the report, a copy of which is sent. Capt.
Cone is of Camden county, and is said to be
experienced as a hunter and fighter of Indi
dians. He was employed to scout, and had
8 men with him, and his son.
G. LOOMIS, Maj. 2d In.
Camp Mudge, Ga. Sept. 21st, 1838.
Sir: —l have the honor to report, that in
persuance to orders, 1 left this Camp on the
13th inst., and penetrated the Okefanokee
swamp at several different places, and at the
lower end of a place called the Cow-house.
I there discovered signs of about 12 Indians:
I immediately pursued the trail, and having
followed it about two miles, found their trail
leading over a branch, and the tracks had in
creased—the number of the party supposed to
be about 30. The trail of the Indians was in
the direction of Camp Moniac, a Southeast
course. It is my opinion, that the trail was a
bout five days old. In the course of my scout,
I discovered several camping grounds, where
fires had been made, numbering fouror five fires
at one cainp. My opinion is, that the Indians
are making their way South, towards Florida.
\\ M. CONE.
To Mnj.-G. Loomis, U. S. Army, command
; in g-
Head Quarters, Okefanokee District.
Fort Wild, (near Warcsboro’) Ga. Sept. 24.
To his Excellency Geo. R. Gilmer, Govern
or of Georgia!
Sir: —Your communication of 18th inst.,
to Maj. Dearborne and the copies of orders
enclosed with it, vere received this day, by
Mr. Jolly.
As 1 have before assured your Excellency,
lam disposed to do every thing within my
power to further your Excellency’s views, and
those of our Government, in accomplishing
the ridding of this country of the Indians, who
I seen! still to lurk in ?nd about the Okefanokee
mv leu o r of the 21st ’ns!., from Traders’
Hill, I wes in hopes the Inmans had left the
swamp, but I have just recei .' eJ an r * lir . cs !
from Col. Hillard, at fort situated
about ten miles West of this, info, ciing m
that one of his command, a Mt% Benn • liU
been at his, (Bennet’s) plantation, situau. 1 a
bout half way between this and Fort
ton. and off the main road, and nearer U' kc
Okefanokee swamp by five or six miles,
hud sent out a party from this command upon
the report, before Col. Hilliard s letter was
received. He is out with a part of his com
mand, and will endeavor to ferret out and cap
ture or destroy the lurking foe.
I have the honor to be,
Respectfully, your obedient
G. LOOMIS, Major 2d Infantry,
Comm inping Okefanokee District, Ga.
To his Excellency G. R. Gilmer, Gov
ernor, tec.
From the Globe.
THE CONTRAST—THE CONFLICT—
THE VICTORY—THE PATRIOT’S
REWARD—THE PATRIOT’S HOPE.
This is the first Monday of September; it is
the day for the CONTRAST. It is the anni
versary of the meeting of the extra session of
Congress; that extra session to which the Fed
eralists looked with so much joy, and the Re
publicans with so much solitude and concern.
Eight hundred and sevcnty.t'vo banks had
suspended payment;-m the dream of a surplus
of forty millions, the Federal Treasury found
itself without a dollar; a universal deluge of
shin plasters was systematically showered up
on the country; the ex| r" t on of specie was
triumphantly carried on; Biddle B tnk mission,
aries traversed the Union, even to the Missis
sippi and the lakes, to preach revolt against
the Government and submission to the Bank;
Federalism and renegade Republicanism ex
u’ted and triumphed together; bt>>;nc-»s w j
paralyzed; confidence was shaken; much real
distress was felt, and far greater was expect
ed; the Government was seriously embarrass,
cd, nnd its enemies believed it to be conquer,
ed; a concentrated clamor was set up for a Na
tional Bank; a determination was manifested to
force depreciated paper money on the Trea
sury; and the attorneys nnd supporters of the
Bank were open and vehement in their decla
ration that there would [shoul I] be no return
to specie payments, no revival of business, no
relief from distress, no safety for the Federal
Treasury, until n National Bank was charter
ed. This was the state of the country twelve
months ago—this its state on the first Monday
'of September, 1837—and severe was the
CONFLICT which immediately enmed. and
which was kept up during the whole of the
I extra session, and until near the end of the
stated session, which expired two months since.
The conflict during this long period was an ar-
I dunes one, and forcibly reminded the country
i of the conflicts Curing the late war, when Fed
[ eralism, exulting in the national distress, ele
vated its guilty head, nnd put forth its traitor
ous voice, to insult the public misfortunes, to
rejoice nt national calamities, to attack, abuse,
thwart, and vilify its own Government; to cut
off* its resources, impair its credit, bankrupt
its Treasury, degrade its character, and show
to the monarchists of Europe that the “rrpert-
ment" of a Republican Government had failed
in this American Union. Such was the con-!
flict we have gone a conflict in which
thcold black cockade, wool-dyed Federalists,
the Websters, the Sergeants, the John Q.
Ad amses all showed themselves in their natur
al, proper, original places of inveterate ene
mies of Republicanism, but who were all e
clipsed in their hatred to Democracy, and in
their devotion to Federalism, by the renegade
from Kentucky, Mr. Clay, formerly the
scourge, now the darling, of" the Federal par
tv, The conflict was long, bitter, and enve
nomed. The malignity, vulgarity, mendacity,
and bullying, brought into it by the various
renegades from the Democratic ranks, who
followed the tracts and emulated the manners
of their Kentucky file leader, imparted to it a
degree of foulness, ferocity, and savageism,
wholly unknown to Federalism in its own un
mixed days of 1798 and 1814. For ten
months this conflict continued; for ten months
—long months—the peace, prosperity, and
happiness, of the country were made the sport
and plaything, the shuttlecock and football, of
a factious and traitorous coalition, striving for
place and power by every art, false and foul.
At last the VIC TORY came. The Govern
ment victoriously repulsed depreciated paper
money from its Treasury; the New York
banks resumed specie payments; confidence
and business revived; the penitentiary note
bill was passed; the Federal Treasury was pro
vided for; a National Bank was sternly and
perseveringly rejected; and on the second
Monday in July, Congress adjourned. It is
now two months since the last distress notes re
sounded from the Capitol, and how gratifying
is the state of the country! The whole pic
ture is reversed. The eight hundred banks
have resumed; even Biddle, with his irredeem
able crew, has been dogged and lashed into re
sumption. Not a shin plaster is to be seen.
Gold and silver is abundant; it is the coin in
which the Treasury pays. Above twenty
millions of gold and silver has been imported
this year, making the national supply about
one hundred millions. The whole argument,
both in favor of the constitutionality and the
expediency of a Bank, has been ex
punged by the resumption of specie payments
without the coercion of a King Bank. The
great problem has been solved, in the example
of New York, that a single State can resume
and maintain specie payments not only with,
out the co-opcrtion, but against the machina
tions of neighboring State institutions of im
mense capital. Instead of distress, alarm and
embarrassment, joy, hope, mid prosperity, co
ver thc’land. Every class is employed—eve
ry interest is flourishing—every prospect is
auspicious. To crown the universal gladness,
Providence has blessed the land with her
choicest gifts—HEALTH, PEACE, and
PLENTY! I’he abuadnnt crops load the
earth; health is universal; peace with all the
world. Every thing at homo and abroad is
fu U of life and joy, Federalism only excepted.
' There, indeed, there is sorrow, deep sorrow’
q here ?s grief, agonizing cutting grief! 'i hcre
is disJ res3 »‘ not dramatic, theatrical, playhouse
distress suc * r ns, ' ie exhibition by the Federal
ora tors of '‘Sorrows of Wertcr'’ in the Senate
of the United but real misery—sharp,
pXg,: wrrodi "s -iog
from a view of\hb ncrn prosperity, and
sunk into wo and despa.' r tota J ' oss °* a
the fruits of the last distress; n»d ‘he utter
hopelessness of being able •'mo-
ther distress :n time fir the Prcs.'d (:n lj 1 (; vC '
tion of 1840. Twelve months agP the’ cour) -
try was distressed and Federa'ism happy; 1-
the country is happy and Federalism i< dis
tressed. This is the fruit of the victory;
is the contrast; this is the end, for this time*!
the conflict; this, also, is the P ilriot's Rll-
WARD! The Republican and the frienrtol
his country has his reward, his precious re
ward, in these auspicious results. In them,
also, he has his HOPE! Nothing could morel
strongly illustrate the benefits of lutncst policy I
and Republican principles, than the results of;
the present day—the contrast which Septein-1
ber, 1838, presents to September, 1837 —and]
nothing can give a brighter HOPE for the fu- ■
ture than the retrospect of what has taken
place in the last twelve months.
Extract of a Letter from a gentleman of Nat
cites, just returned from Northern excursion.
Nothing encouraging in New York when 1
w s there; the Banks it is trurs had resumed,
and the shin plaster reign was over, and all
fives were anxiously turned io Philadelphia,;
to learn what course her Banks would pursue |
wi.h regard to the resumption, when the Gov.,
ernor’s Proclamation came out, which seemed i
to settle the question- And it was generally j
understood that the Banks in the city of!
Brotherly love would resume on the 13th Au
gust. I believe the proclam ition was gener
ally looked upon as an electioneering mens
ure, ns the Whigs openly made -their brags
that it would gain for Ritncr fee thousand
votes.
The celebrated fire in Philadelphia hud but
just got cold when I arrived there. 1 visited
the ruins of the Hall and was surprised to see
that no damage was done to any of the stfr-j
rounding buildings —it has done more to open
the eyes of the* Abolitionists than all the talk
ing and writing against their mad schemes
would have done in twelve months. It hag
taught them that there is a point beyond which
forbearance ceases to be a virtue, and that
there are thousands of men who are ready to
lend a hand against their unholy plans at the
North, as well as the South. Mr. Van Buren
is in bad odour among most ol the Abolitionist
whom I conversed with while North; they say
that they hnd hoped when they got a Northern
President, he would at least have countenanc
ed their measures, but instead thereof he had
thrown himself into the arms of the South;
and for which HE OUGHT TO HAVE
Ills tURO AT CUT!! i saw not one Ab
olitionist a Van Buren man during my sojourn!
in the non-slavcholdißg Sfatcs, arid all the pres
ses on.that side are Whigs. Witness the lan
guage of the Coloured American, a paper
published in New York, exclusively devoted
to the cause of emancipation—lt says, “WE
ARE WHIGS, AND VOTE WITH THE
WHIGS,” and such is the language of al
most every abolitionist ftbm Maine to the Po;
tomac.
1 see that the reaction has Commenced in
Alabama. Missouri and Illinois. —We have
beaten the Whigs genteelly, and before anoth.
er election, Indiana, North Carolina and Vir
ginia will have come back& joined us against
Henry Clay and a National Bank; and I have
no doubt that Mr. Niles’ epitaph will suit Mr.
Clay, as well as if he had written it in 1841
instead of 1838.
From the Southern Citizen.
PENNON’S MARE.
The exploits of Fannon, the famous tory
partisan of Randolph, would make a body of
facts more interesting than any tale of fiction.
He was a reckless follow—bloodyminded as
the hounds of Hayti. He sometimes slew the
innocent and the helpless in col I blood —the
coward! But he had that instinctive tone anU
bearing of authority that kept his people with,
in the metes and bounds of his own despotic
will. He and his party were one day resting
themselves by a spring; lounging here and
there on the green grass in the shade of the
trees. One of his subordinates, a big strong
man, had got mad with him. His rage had
been boiling in him for several days; and some
fresh affront, at the spring caused his anger to
become ungovernable—he drew hissword and
rushed a', his captain swearing he would kill
him. Fannon had stretched his slight form
on the sward, and was resting with his elbow
on the ground and his hand under his head.
His devoted followers were around him, and
he heard the click of their locks as they cock
ed their riff ’s. “Let him alone,” cried Fan
non, in his quick sharp tone. He laid still;
calm and self possessed, with his keen dark
eyes, fixed on the raging leutenant, as be
made a tremendous lounge at his breast. ,But
whert the st roke came, its object swerved awav
like a snake, and the baffled man plumged his
sword in'o the ground.—Quick as lightening
Fannon’s sharp blade pissed through his gi
gantic frame— ( -thus and thus, 1 punish those
who disregard my authority?”—and his eyes*
glowed and sparkled like a serpent’s. The
man sunk to the earth frrever.
But “F’annon’e written at the top
of this sheet; and she is the heroine of this
present writing. AchiPes bad his Xantlius
and Balius, and Podargte; Alexander had his
lluceplr.dii -; McDonald had his Selim. Fan
non was a blood, like them, and like them, ho
had hi.s favorite and trusty chargor; and
Fannon’s inarc was wor’hy of h»‘r owner, or*
“even a better man.” He called her the Red
Doe, from her resemblance in color to a deer.
She was a rare animal fleet, powerful, intel
ligent, docile as a lamb—and her owner val
ued her, I dare say, above” king or country,
or the life of his fellow man. She bore him
proudly and fearlessly m the bloody skirmish
or the quick retreat. When he stood in the
noisy council of his partisans, or in the silent"
ambush’ the faithful brute was by his side, ev
er ready to bear him whithersoever he would.
But Fannon lust his n?are.
Down on the cast of Little River the Par
tisan and some fopr or five of his follower*
one day captured a man by the name of Hun
ter — r whig from the country about Salisbury,
q jbis was sufficient cmiw of death, and Fan
non fold the man h>, should hang him. Hun
ter was evidently <-/. man of the times; but
what l |e do, alone and defenceless, with
half a dozen bitt* r t nemteJ it was a case of
complete Tile rope was ready,
and a strong old Pak throwout ite convenient
branches. Fannon, told him he might pray,
for bis time was comes -1 poor man kneel
down seemed absorbed in his last petition to a
throne of mercy- Fannon and his men stood
by; and the trust? mtiTC stood among them,
with the reins on her ntick.' I hey began to be
impatient for their victim to close In's devotion
al exercises- But they soon discovered there
was more of earth than heaven * n Hunter’s
thoughts; for he suddenly sprang on Fannon’s
mare, bowed his head down on fief powerful
neck, pressed his heels in her flanks a.nd dar
ted awav like the wind!
The tory rifles were levelled in a moment —
“Shoot .high! shoot high!” cried Fannon —
“save my mare!” The slugs all whistled ov
er Hunter’s back, save one that told with un
erring aim, and tore and battered his shoulder
dreadfully. He reeled in the saddle and felt
sick at heart; but hope was before him—death
behindhand he nerved himself for tho race.
On ho sped. Through woods, and ravines,
and brambles did that powerful mare carry
him, safely and swiftly His endmies were in
hot fursuit- They followed him by the trail
of blood from his wounded shoulder- Ho
came to Little River; there was no ford; the
bank was high, and a deep place in tho stream
before him. But the foe came—he drew the
rein and clapped his heels to her sides, and
that gallant mare plunged recklessly into the
stream. She snorted in the spray as she rose,
pawed the yielding waves which arched her
beautiful maine above the surface and skim
med along like a wild swnn. Hunter turned
her down stream in the hope of evading his
pursuers; and she reared and dashed through
the flashing waters of the shoal, like lighten
ing in the stormcloud.
But Fannon was on the trail, and rushing
down the bank, with all the mad energy that
the loss of his favorite could inspire. Hun
ter turned the mare to the opposite bank; it*
was steep —several feet of perpendicular rock