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THE ATiinlfS GEORGIAN: OCTOBER 30, 1877.
GENERAL MARION.
HOW HE GOT HIE RIFLES.
Charley Hampton, the hero of t' is
story, was ancestor ot General Wade
Hampton, who has just been elected
Governor of the State of South Caro
lina.
The close of the year 1780 was a
sad period for America. _ The British
held the country from Charleston.to
the upper Santee, and in order to
complete tlieir conquest had cstab-
lished a chain of posts throughout the
^State, each of which was strongly for
tified and defended by a good, garri
son. Organized resistance to the
British, there was none. On the
American side the principal ride ac
tors in the strugglo were the men
who composed the famous “ Light
Brigade ” of General Marion. The
favorite rendezvous of Marion was at
Snow Island. This is a piece of high
river swamp, as it is called in the
Carolina*, and was snrronnded on
three sides by water, so as to make
it almost impregnable. Here Marion
had his camp. From this fastness ho
issued forth at pleasure to range the
enemy** granaries or captore a strag
gling party of his troops- Secure
in his retreat, ho had nd fear of per-*
Suit. V.;:t r»v \>
In the city of Cbarlesto^tbo tier-
polUni of the Britidt wm^ aj itii
, height, the prgpd. sgjgtWMIVtt »
the capital were lUfcr 4
grinding jyrany, Many - of #u?ni
Were still opcil aud uncompromising
in their hofiriiby to the British, wMld
others, thinking they could beeteersb
the causes in that way, affected a
hearty submisriub to the conquerors,
and were seemingly the most loyal of
all King George’s subjects. Yet,
. while thu English saw this aud' con-
gratulated tneraselves upon the good
effect it would have ou the Colonists,
the very “loyalis’s’’ kept the Amer
ican commander constantly informed
,of all that passed within the British
' Hues, a.id r>nuy a disaster of the Brit
ish was hi this way directly attributed
to them.
/
Oiie of these' persons .was a; lafy-tif
fine social position and great- jr&tfi-
Indeed, there were few persons!, hi all
Charleston hver whose submission to
the crown the British were more
dated than they were over that of
- Mrs. Garden. She was a young and
beautiful widow, just twenty-fite,
and for several years had been the
standing toast of the beaux of Caro
lina. When the British took the
city she was one of the first to submit
to the king, and since then her house
had been the favorite gathering place
of the red coat gentry. Many of
Mrs. .Garden’s friends, who were
staunch patriots to tho last, quietly
•cut her acquaintance, and shook their
heads iu silent indignation and when
they dared to speak at all it was only
to condemn the widow’s treachery.
Iu the camp of Marion, however,
there was one check that kindled
with pride aud not with shtrmta when
the lady’s name was mentioned; and
a3 for Gen. Marion he could kayo told
tales that would have startled the
widow’s Charleston friends, hod it
been safe to Ad to. ;
i While Marion was creating so great
an excitement beyond the gates of
Charleston, Mn. Garden resolved to
' give a bail. Preparations were made
on an extensive scale, and the loyal
element of the city wfisin high feath
er. The splendid mansion of the
young widow was dressed With flow
ers from cellar to garret, and blazed
with light on the evening appointed
for the assembly and tlic band of the
garrison discoursed sweet music to
the ossambled crowds. The enter
tainment was at its height, when the
•crowd near the door suddenly parted,
and a young man came forward hur
riedly. He was tall and splendidly
foitned, and carried himself, erect,
' with a proud, martial air. He was
dressed in the uniform of an officer
of the Troy legion, and his general
appearance was that of a man who
had ridden far and hard during the
day. As the widow saw him her
face flushed and then grew deadly
pale, and she sprang forward with a
“Yon will see,” he answered,
quickly, in a low tone. “ Only, for
Heaven’s sake, swear black and blue
to what I may say l* 1 Then he added,
calmly, and in a louder tone; “ You
see, cousin, I come back to my alle
giance.”
(< I am delighted to hear it,” she
replied,, warmly, taking£the hint at
once. " I never thought your heart
would ding to the rebel cause.”
“ Faith,” he said laughing, “.if my
heart had clung to it my stomach
would have driven me from it. I’m
not fond of starving, my fair cousin,
and King George lives well, you
know. Hereafter, Thomas Wilson
lives and dies a loyal man.”
Col. Watson had been standing by
during this conversation, watching
the couple closely. Now he stepped
forward to the lady’s ride.
Who is this gentleman?’’ he
asked somewhat sharply. M He
seems wonderfully familiar.”
Oh,” replied the lady, laughing,
"he is my cousin, Lieutenant Thomas
Wilson, and, as you will perceive, he
is in his Majesty’s service.”
“ You seefn rather careless of your
dress considering the occasion, «r;”
said the Colonel, tartly. He was an
noyed ad the great interest frhidtihe
lady had sbowh ihe new oOmer.
3Ky badness must be my excuse,
Colonel,** said tho yotxqg man; re-
sportfully.- *1 aar tha bearer>of a
letter from Mgur.Gaio&pi iud my
orders were to Idsefid time iu dellv4
eringifr 1 have ridden-hifrd rtt flay,
riff arid upon "reaching jttcr kmttf
qmite& learned df year priiltri
here!. This lady bring my Cousin, I
had r.A Hesitation in Coming heto At
mid*, trusting for. pardon tb the ur
gency of ray mission.”
As he spoke he handed the Colonel
a sealed letter. Watson took it has
tily atad broke the seal. Ashe read
it a smile of satisfaction -overspread
bis features. . ;
"This is very good,” he said glee
fully. "Gainey, is picking up re
cruits by the hundreds, ife wants
400 rifles, ;50 sabres, and some amn-
^fltibu nitqngB| | Wfll>1 sepd them?
To be sure I will. Have yon wagons,
lieutenant?” **:.v
“ No, sir,” replied the man. Ma
jor Gainey Was vfraid to send them
down. There’s no knowing where
end when one may meet that Swamp
Fox and his sneaking cut-throats.’’
"Very good,”said the Colonel,
"TU furnish you with four wagons
and a guard of fifty men. You will
start at sunrise in the morning, Lieu
tenant. Call at my quarters at nrid
night, and you shall have the neces
sary orders. Now, sir, yon had
better take a rest, as you will need
it.*’
" First let the offer him some re
freshments,” said the widow,quickly.
“ He is - tired and hungry I know,
and no guest must leave my house iu
such a state.’’
"Return quickly, then,” arid the
Colonel. " I shall be miserable while
you are gone.”
The young man offered hit arm to
tho lady, tod they 10ft the ballroom,
cry of alarm.
hand a sealed letter of instructions to
Major Gainey. Tue fest of the night
was spent in procuring tho desired ar
ticles, aud at sunrise the next morning
Lieutenant Wilson, wkh his wagons
and their contents, escorted by a guard
of fifty men, set out for the "High
Hills of Santee,” where the Tory Ma
jor’s headquarters werelocated.
The wagons and their escort made
good time, and byafi&set were forty
miles from Charleston. The sun was
soarce an hour high when Lieutenant
Wilson ordered a halt lor the purpose
of camping for the night. The mount
ed men fastened thrir horses to the
trees, and removing their saddles pre
pared io cook their evening meai. The
teams were unhitched from the wagons
and the command busied themselves in
making preparations for a comfortable
night. Every one was busy atad no
one noticed that while the arrange
ments were in progress Lieutenant
Wilson had drawn off from the party
and disappeared iiT^e woods that
bordered the road. Suddenly there
was a crackling in'*"fhe brushwood,
which caused the British troops to
spring to their feet in' alarm. As they
did so, a voice, which sounded not un
like that of the young Lieutenant
shouted loudly: V
"Surrender, Or yon are dead
men!”' ,*
Gfen. Morion secured his prisoners,
togrthbr^With the arms, arauuitkm,
wilgbni and horses, and** but; Offer
Ar Cat of -u feW hours for Stiow i*i
hflJds. At the 'rtkjiuk Of riu-bngn*
Lieutented Wilson, he sSnt'back'oifo
of the ted coats to Charleston wifli
a note to Wdtson informing him bf
thd trick tbM liad--beet) played rtn
him by tho' young officer, irhd strfor
from being a Lieutenant in the ToVy
legion was notae ; other than the fa
mous Charles Haiiipton, a Captain in
Marion’s brigade. Who planned and
carried out the afflrir Successfully,
thanking the Colonel for the excel
lent weapons and other materials he
had sent hint, and promising to do
good Bewiee with them. ' T
The- British commander wps furi
ous when he read £hb note, and saw
tire-Hoax of* whin
victim. He went
Garden, but the fai
sailed for England. 1
pelted to swallow his
silence and a few yea
the war was over, Ins
taot a little increased by the tidings
which reached him that Mrs. Garden
had married flic young officer who
had tricked him out ot'his rifles.
A White Savage.
A WO*Alt SCALPED BT IlKNmSBAND.
[From tho Virginia (Nov.) Enterprise, Oot. 18.]
There is certainly no accounting
for the wbimaof a woman. Elton
made a hit years ago in one of his
comic " All-my-nacks,” by likening a
woman to a hen, and then saying that
hens had not a grain of sense, as that
was " a grain not found in gizzards.”
It is only occasionally, however, that
the comparison holds good. The
nearest exeraplication of it whjoh has
hut instead of going to tad dining- °° m * U,lder ° ur notic6 for y^ 1 * 8
“ What are you doing here?” she
asked hurriedly.
room She led turn straight id the
chamber} tod theta, locking the doer,
ilkid anxiotoly:
" For heaven’s sake} Charles, what
is the meaning Of thii ?”
The youfag man did not answer
verbally, but ^catching her to his
brdaSt kissed her passionately, and to
be frank, the young widow did not
resit him.
" It means,” he said at last, in reply
to her repeated questions, " that we
want arms and have come for them.”
What else they said mattere not
row, but before they separated Mra.
Garden seemed very well satisfied with
the young man’s explanation. They
then repaired to the supper room,
where the Lieutenant, found ample re
freshment, and the lady returned to
the ball room where Col. Watson was
impatiently awaiting her.
At midnight the Lieutenant called at
headquarters, and faithful to his prom
ise the Colonel was there. The neces
sary orders tor the delivery of the
arms and ammunition and wagons in
Lieutenant Thomas Wilson, of the
loyal legion,” were made out, and the
Colonel also placed in the young man's
occurred yesterday iu Gold Hill. In
jWtfrday’s issue mention was made
of Mat. Truen’s scalping his wiftk
The narration was not overdraw*.
Ho aotually-. wrenched the hair, scalp
and all; from the top of her head.
He was taken before Judge Cook, of
€Wd Hill; yesterday^ for trial, and bis
wifo came, and not [only shook her
gory locks at him and said ho did it,
but so pictured the assault as to
greatly incense thu jury. She took
from her basket the identical sealp
which her husband had taken from
her head, and showed both it and the
wound to the Courtiand jury. The
gory patch was nearly as large as the
palm of one’s hand. , The jury, upon
such evidence, found him guilty, and
Judge Cook fined him $100. The
woman seems to have exhausted all
her animosity during the trial, for no
sooner was sentence pronounced than
she stepped forward; counted out the
coin and released her savage lord
from the clutches of jho law.
It is stated that -tec members of the
United States Senate are printers by
trade. This should be a warning to
all boys not to learn to be printers.
Capital Notes.
Washington, October 22.—A dep
uty collector in the Third Georgia
District is reported four thousand
dollars short. Special agents have
the natter in charge.
Judge John A. Campbell, of New
Orleans, will appear for Spofford be
fore the Committee on Elections and
Privileges.
Blaine is too sick to travel to-day.
In the House, Colorado occnpied
the entire day. A select committee
on civil service was ordered. Ad
journed until Wednesday.
Ingalls’ bill pensioning certain
soldiers of the Mexican war, gives
eight dollars per month to all survi
vors, including those who served
sixty days and their widows.
There is a furious lobby against
the confirmation of J. Wiley Wells
as Consul General to China. The
allegations against him, by affidavit
and otherwise, especially otherwise,
are serious.
Washington, October J?2.—It is
now thought that the committees will
not be announced until Wednesday.
In the House the Colorado ques
tion was resumed, after reading the
journal. .'
Among the bills introduced. and
referred in the senate, during the
mornidgriioaf, was oiie by Hr. Reck,
of Kentucky, to repeal section $ 61
m art to M&fe ioHHef esuinrtior
Vligtiii.-j,' \\i afiiljb'rcge ilje coin
standard silver, and w other pur
Sjtegtf fr affTlvtooU *
' 1 WAsinitGTOif, October $2.—in the
Senate a resolution was submitted Ity
Mr. Edmnnds oil Wednesday 7 Iasi
providing for the appointment iff a
committee of .seven Senators' whose
doty it shall be to take into consider
ation the state of the law respecting
the ascertaining and declaration of
the result of the election bf President
and Vied President of the United
States, and that said committee have
pow»r to report tiy bill or otherwise,
Mr. Edtryiq|pu
to amend by addttig the words, *‘and
that said committee have power to
confer and act with any .committee of
the House of Representatives that
may be changed with the same sub-
ject.”
The amendment was agreed to,
and passed as amended.
Mr. Howe of Wisconsin introduced
a bill to amend certain provisions of
tie revised statutes of the United
States, relating to the transportation
of animals.
Mr Chaffee, of Colorado, submitted
a resolution directing tho Secretary
of the Interior to transmit to the
Senate a copy of the last annual re
port of the government directors of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Agreed to.
A number of bills were introduced
and referred to the proper commit
tees, and the Senate at 12:40 ad
journed until to-Hferrojv«
WHAT THEY CAPTURED.
London, October 82.—The .OotVy
Netoa states that 18,000 men and forty
cannon were capiured by the Rus-
sians ip the recent victory over Ghaxi
Mukhtar. The Turkish reports of
part of their army holding out in
fortified positions in AladjaDagh are
unfounded. * , •. ;
.Tile Russian loss in,carrying Aladja'
Dagli on the 14th inst. is offidally
reported at 1,441 killed and wounded.
The losses on other parts of the bat
tle-field are not stated.
HORRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
London, October 22.—A special
dispatch from Glasgow to the Pall
Mall Gazette says an explosion oc
curred in a. colliery at High Blantyrc,
near that city. Four hundred men
were in the mine at the time and a
large number of lives were lost.
THE LOUISIANA CONTESTANTS PLEAD
- THEIR CASK.
Washington, October 22.—A full
committee of Elections and Privileges
of the Senate was present, except
Morton. Spofford wafi present, and
also Kellogg with his counsel, Shel-
labarger and- Wilson. Kellogg sub
mitted a written statement in support
of his claim. Spofford. argued his
own case. The hearing wul be con
tinued.
| Horrors of the Indian Famine
[St. Look Republican.]
A letter written by a magistrate
on tho Island of Paumben, in India,
to his brother in this State, contains
tho following: "The people have
nothing to feed^them on, and in some
places there is"*actually a famine of
water as well as food. Grass is an
article of importation, and pays for
its conveyance. Wo feed abont
three hundred people daily, one meal
a day only, giving but enough to
keep them a!h[e. We cannot afford
to give more, as we shall, have, prob
ably, to feed them for four months,
perhaps longer. Last month was a
great festival time among the Hin
doos, but, owing to the famine, not
many carao to:market, although there
is a temple here much frequented by
devotees. Sometimes after landing
on the shore they roll the whole way
(eight miles) to pay tlieir devotions.
In one taleeg eighty thousand died
of starvation in a month. In our dis
trict seventy thousand died in May.
Is it not terrible ? You cannot imag
ine what scenes we Indians see and
hear daily’ Can yon fancy a'wo
man boiling and eating her baby ?
That occurred taot many miles from
here only last week. . When possible
Ahead of All-
COMPETITION
G. 0. ROBINSON
H as just returned from a visrf
Among the Principal PIANO at
isffT'
3AN\
having arranged for tho largeatandmoatcom*
plete assortment ever offered South, at prices
factories inNew York* Boston and^Uwrtitittl
ABSOLUTELY
BEYOND COMPETITION I
tow PRCES Quick S-<
ii themselves. I must Odd that I
make it up to the poor little things,
by Sivmft^em an
ranee, as I feel that only
_
bihtaMB fr
althorfgh black in colttr; they flqt
4ex<d4 t oi {.otoirr;^ !
doNxlfACt^Gl^i6^^^ wds
^ Jaiiaftfie fc ^hig, wHdn
ntiiinnfrd f‘
f
pulling up ms colitar, "that 1 depeta^
upon circumstances. In somer e^S
I should advocate contraction'of the
currency and in others an expansion
oMil ’ ft is according tfo circumstan
ces—that is, the condition of things.”
"But what is tlife difference be
tween the two, and how do circum
stances effect them ? Thqt’s what I
want to kiftiV, John.’’ ;
•‘ Oh' tb^S easily exphtinfeds’’ sai l
John, in a tone of cheerfulness.
r For instance—wheiL^ve
we^Otli sitHin one chair, doH’t we?”
OF EVERY VARIETY.
* 1 II 1
EONS.
Musical Merchandise,
A .d everything pertaining to a
Fir^ Glsn Susip Mouse.
"Yes.”-
‘‘ Well, that’s contraction. But
when the old folks come in we get on
two chairs, don’t we?
" I should say tare dfd.’’
" Well, my lov e, that is ex pansion.
So you see it is' according to circum
stances.”
"John,’’ said she, very softly,
burrowing under his ear, “ we are
contracting now, ain’t we ?’’
"You bet,” said John, with in
creased cheerfulness.—Troy Herald.
A Projected Voyage over
Niagara.—A man at Niagara is
building a raft of pine logs, with a
house at one end for cats and dogs
that are to make a compulsory voy
age over the fall*. If the raft goes
over smoothly and the cats and dogs
are not hurt, Robert White says be
wW attempt the same perilous voyage
on a similar craft.
All Babies are diminutive Ctoafs,
since they come, they see, they conquer
sometimes by their gentle Stillness but
oftener by continued and' uproarious
crying, induced by Colic, Teething,
Flatulent*, etc. Dr. Bull’s Raby
Syrup by iti gentle yet Specific influ
ence quiets the little ones without ever
producing tiie least injurious effects.
Price only 25 cents per bottle.
An agricultural correspondent
writes to correct what he thought an
erroneous statement that recently ap
peared in this column relative to
cows giving butter milk. We ad
here to our original statement. We
never saw a cow give anything else
but her milk.—Hawkeye.
A teacher in one of our grammar
schools inquired, "What was the
cause of tho Revolutionary War?”
The prompt reply was, "The Yankees
wanted Fourth of July and were
bound to have it {"—Boston Irav
dor.
Marietta is rebuilding her paper
mills which was consumed by fire
recently. It is said that it will be
better, prepared than ever to turn
out excellent paper both as to finish
and quality. -V.
TUNING
Charoh,!
Musical UtetnOMt TtfeSkl HU -Repaired by
Mr: C. H. Taylor, the best skilled and one of
Via MtortltoaabhVolfateVStaatS: Mr. Taylor
devoted nearly fifteen years in the eomtrnetloa
of instruments in some of the best factories in
this country, and is the only authorised Tuner
for the AUGU8TA MUSIC HOUSE.
G. O. ROBINSON & CO.,
MS Broad Street, Atiguda, Ga.
Medical College of Georgia
The MxDiOAi, Department or the University
Or Gboboia. .
The Forty-sixth Session of this Institution i
will oo.nmeuce at Aurustn ou.the FIRST MOX-
UAXvIN KOVEMBIat. . Aj>piy tor CJjreulw to
For Catalogues of Academic 1
apply to Wm. Berry WaiJdell, Secretar,
Faculty, Athens,.Ga. oct2-lm..
Io § Tax Payers oi U Co,
My books are now open for the collection of
State and County Tax for the year 1877. Office
No. 1, Broad Street, over Mathews & Jacksons’
Store. F. B. LUCAS,
octS3.6t Tax Collector Clarke Co.
PLANTERS’ HOTEL,
At/gITSTA, C3--A.-
The Leading Hotel of the City.
Noted for its cleanliness, and the excellence
of its table.
RATES—$S 00 PER DAY.
Tho Proprietor solicits from the citizens of
Athens a continuance of that liberal putroungo
they have heretofore given him.
S. 3T. BROWH,
octld-lm. Proprietor.
Millinagy Opening I
Adas O- JA.^d3SR3
Will open * select assortment of
^Afr’X’BCR.JST HATS,
• a*, tail issA ISA Oc'tiair,
And fill the novelties ia No# Ydflk Millinery
-find Ladies Neckwear.
LAtE&t style! Rustles.
. , Canvas
PsrtantUBUStmet^eUd Keidkfi Ac.
Special attention given to orders. Call early
andTbb corivinoad, at ■ -
yjrHstpt
oct23-2m Athens, Georgi*.
3VJE3~W
SPRING AND S'
TiHini-nory Gtoo6a
Mia. T. A. Adams would most reap
inform the Ladles of Athens and of counties t
jacent, that she has now received and opened l
most choice and select assortment of Spring ani
Summer Millinery Goods, comprising in part th
latest styles and fashions of
Hats, Bonnets, Ribbon*, Lares, Flowers, Claves,
which ebe will sell at reasonapie prices. Give
her a call before purchasing elsewhere. Orderv-
ftom a distance caroftiUy filled. Store located
on Broad street, one door above National Bank,
april 21,1876—i5-tf.
XTotice!
Wo have sold out our entire stock of Hard
ware to T. Fuuiisa & Son, who will cany on
the business at the old.stand, Dupree Building.
Thankful for past favors, we hope the same
liberality will be extended to our successoril.
... Very Respectfully,
. BELL* CO.
arid BELL, FLESIING & CO.
By atrict attention to business tad low prices
we hope vs share a good portion of your trade.
Respeetfttlly, i A3E ... f !
T. FLEMING A SON, L
•c'Jitf. Successors to Bell A Co.