Eutaw: A Sequel to the Forayers or the Raid of the Dog-Days a Tale of the Revolution (The Revolutionary War Novels of William Gilmore Simms, V. 7) - Hardcover

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1890. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... have the knot inevitably tied, so that he should have the path opened to him, for making terms, through her father, with the Americans, should they continue to trinmph -- which he now began to believe they certainly would. To put himself in safety --to secure the spoils already won--he had no mode but thai offered by the alliance with Travis. He must force that measure, and quickly; that very night if possible. On this point he is determined. He is now as morose anc savage as impatient. He is prepared to urge his power to ex tremity -- to any extreme -- rather than forego his only remain ing policy, and to escape the necessity of exile; and he waL rousing himself to the exercise of the darkest moods of his nature. His orders were given in brief, stern, savage accents. To his Lieutenant Lundiford, he said, as they rode:-- "You have ascertained that the old Dutch parson, Steinmeita is still at Frink's V "Yes, sir; he's teaching Frink's children." "When you get to camp, despatch one of your men to bring him. It is but three miles off. He knows for what I want him. I have seen him already. Say that I have sent, and let him come off at once. Bring him by force if necessary!" Dick of Tophet heard the order. He smiled grimly, and muttered to himself apart. "Force! It's come to that, is it? He's thinking, now, to force his happiness! He's just now in a mighty fine sort of temper to be a happy man, ain't he? Well, he'll do for the gal jest the same as a better man, prehaps; and my little sodgerboy will get out of his captivation! And that's jest all that I cares about it!" And so the party rode, till, reaching a certain well-known turning-point, Lundiford led the main body of the troop forward to the old camp-ground, while Inglehardt, Dick of Tophet, and one other person...