empt , ▁but ▁pity . ▁The ▁eight ▁horses ▁that ▁were ▁left ▁behind , ▁I ▁gave ▁him ▁to ▁conce al ▁for ▁me . ▁Disc over ing ▁Tar leton ▁had ▁dispatch ed ▁ten ▁more ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁me , ▁I ▁made ▁off . ▁I ▁ev aded ▁their ▁vig il ance . ▁They ▁stopped ▁to ▁refresh ▁themselves . ▁I , ▁like ▁an ▁old ▁fo x , ▁double d , ▁and ▁fell ▁on ▁their ▁rear . ▁I ▁went ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁to ▁V --- ▁for ▁my ▁horses ; ▁he ▁demanded ▁two , ▁for ▁his ▁trouble ▁and ▁gener ous ▁intent ions . ▁F inding ▁my ▁situation ▁dangerous , ▁and ▁surrounded ▁by ▁enemies ▁where ▁I ▁ought ▁to ▁have ▁found ▁friends , ▁I ▁went ▁off ▁with ▁my ▁six ▁horses . ▁I ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁a ven ged ▁myself ▁of ▁V --- ▁at ▁a ▁future ▁day , ▁but ▁Prov idence ▁ord ained ▁I ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁his ▁execution er , ▁for ▁he ▁broke ▁his ▁neck ▁by ▁a ▁fall ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁horses .' ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁the ▁local ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁ere cted ▁a ▁marker ▁at ▁the ▁approximate ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁sk irm ish . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Jenn ings ▁Ord inary . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁state ▁historical ▁marker ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁event ; ▁according ▁to ▁Mark ▁Bo at ner ' s ▁Land marks ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁( 1 9 9 2 ▁ed