▁of ▁a ▁Mr . ▁V --- , ▁then ▁in ▁Am elia , ▁now ▁N ott ow ay ▁county , ▁nine ▁of ▁Tar leton ' s ▁caval ry ▁came ▁up , ▁with ▁three ▁negro es , ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁their ▁prisoner . ▁See ing ▁he ▁was ▁over power ed ▁by ▁numbers , ▁he ▁made ▁no ▁resistance . ▁Bel ieving ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁peace able , ▁they ▁all ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁house , ▁leaving ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁pay master ▁together . ▁' G ive ▁up ▁instantly ▁all ▁that ▁you ▁possess ▁of ▁value ,' ▁said ▁the ▁latter , ▁' or ▁prepare ▁to ▁die .' ▁' I ▁have ▁nothing ▁to ▁give ▁up ,' ▁said ▁Francisco , ▁' so ▁use ▁your ▁pleasure .' ▁' Del iver ▁instantly ,' ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁soldier , ▁' th ose ▁mass y ▁silver ▁bu ck les ▁which ▁you ▁wear ▁in ▁your ▁sho es .' ▁' They ▁were ▁a ▁present ▁from ▁a ▁val ued ▁friend ,' ▁replied ▁Francisco , ▁' and ▁it ▁would ▁gr ieve ▁me ▁to ▁part ▁with ▁them . ▁Give ▁them ▁into ▁your ▁hands ▁I ▁never ▁will . ▁You ▁have ▁the ▁power ; ▁take ▁them , ▁if ▁you ▁think ▁fit .' ▁The ▁soldier ▁put ▁his ▁sab re ▁under ▁his ▁arm , ▁and ▁bent ▁down ▁to ▁take ▁them . ▁Francisco , ▁finding ▁so ▁favor able ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁recover ▁his ▁liberty , ▁stepped ▁one ▁pace ▁in ▁his ▁rear , ▁drew ▁the ▁sword ▁with ▁force ▁from ▁under ▁his ▁arm , ▁and ▁instantly ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁blow ▁across ▁the ▁sc ull