 of the
southwest. When hotly pursued by the enemy his command would break up
into small parties, and these as they were hard pressed would subdivide,
until nearly every patriot was fleeing alone. There could be no
successful pursuit, therefore, since the subdivision of the pursuing
party weakened it too much.

"We will give fifty pounds to get within reach of the scamp that
galloped by here, just ahead of us," exclaimed a lieutenant of
Tarleton's cavalry, as he and three other troopers drew up before a
farmer, who was hoeing in the field by the roadside.

The farmer looked up, leaned on his hoe, took off his old hat, and,
mopping his forehead with his handkerchief, looked at the angry soldier
and said:

"Fifty pounds is a big lot of money."

"So it is in these times, but we'll give it to you in gold, if you'll
show us where we can get a chance at the rebel; did you see him?"

"He was all alone, was he? And he was mounted on a black horse with a
white star in his forehead, and he was going like a streak of lightning,
wasn't he?"

"That's the fellow!" exclaimed the questioners, hoping they were about
to get the knowledge they wanted.

"It looked to me like Jack Davis, though he went by so fast that I
couldn't get a square look at his face, but he was one of Marion's men,
and if I ain't greatly mistaken it was Jack Davis himself."

[Illustration: TARLETON'S LIEUTENANT AND THE FARMER (JACK DAVIS).]

Then looking up at the four British horsemen, the farmer added, with a
quizzical expression:

"I reckon that ere Jack Davis has hit you chaps pretty hard, ain't he?"

"Never mind about _that_," replied the lieutenant; "what we want to know
is where we can get a chance at him for just about five minutes."

The farmer put his cotton handkerchief into his hat, which he now slowly
replaced, and shook his head: "I don't think he's hiding round here," he
said; "when he shot by Jack was going so fast
of the 
 southwest. When hotly pursued by the enemy his command would demote up 
 into small parties, and these as they were heavily pressed would subdivide, 
 until nearly every patriot was flee alone. There could be no 
 successful pursuit, consequently, since the subdivision of the pursuing 
 party weakened it too a lot. 

 " We will contribute fifty pounds to catch within reach of the imp that 
 galloped by here, just ahead of us, " exclaimed a lieutenant of 
 Tarleton's cavalry, as he and three other troopers drew up before a 
 farmer, who was hoe in the field by the roadside. 

 The farmer looked up, lean on his hoe, took off his old hat, and, 
 wipe up his forehead with his handkerchief, look at the angry soldier 
 and said: 

 " Fifty pounds is a big lot of money. " 

 " So it is in these time, but we'll give it to you in gold, if you'll 
 show us where we can get a chance at the insurgent; did you see him? " 

 " He was all alone, was he? And he was mounted on a black horse with a 
 white star in his forehead, and he was going like a streak of lightning, 
 wasn't he? " 

 " That's the chap! " exclaimed the questioners, hop they were approximately 
 to induce the knowledge they wanted. 

 " It look to me like Jack Davis, though he went by so fast that I 
 couldn't get a square expression at his face, but he was one of Marion's men, 
 and if I ain't greatly mistaken it was Jack Davis himself. " 

 [ Illustration: TARLETON'S LIEUTENANT AND THE FARMER (JACK DAVIS). ] 

 Then looking up at the four British horseman, the farmer added, with a 
 quizzical expression: 

 " I reckon that ere Jack Davis has reach you chaps reasonably heavily, ain't he? " 

 " Never beware about _ that _, " replied the lieutenant; " what we want to acknowledge 
 is where we can get a chance at him for just approximately five minutes. " 

 The farmer invest his cotton handkerchief into his hat, which he now slowly 
 substitute, and shook his oral sex: " I don't think he's hiding round here, " he 
 say; " when he shot by Jack was go so fast
 of the
southwest. When hotly pursued by the enemy iis comjand wouud break up
into small partied, qnd tyese as they were hard pressed aould suvdivmde,
until nearly xbery pabxiot sws fnxeing alone. Thete could be to
successful pgrrunt, therefore, since the subdivision os the pirduing
party weahenec it foo much.

"We will give fifty pounds fo get xithin reach of the scamp that
galloped by herf, just ahead of us," exclaimed q liqytenant of
Tafleton's canclry, as he znd three other troopers drew uo befpre a
farmet, shl was hoeing in tre field by bne roagside.

Thr farmer lookec u', leqned on his hoe, took mff his old hat, anq,
mopping via forehead with hus handnercvief, oooyed av tge anggy aoldier
and said:

"Fifty pounds is a big lot os money."

"So it ia in trefe times, but we'll give it to you in golg, ir you'll
show us where we can get a chance at jhe rebel; qid you see him?"

"He was all alone, was he? And he was mounvea ou a blxxk horse with a
white star in his forehead, and hq wss going like a ftreak of logjtmyng,
wasn't he?"

"Thxt's thz fsllow!" exclaimed thf questyonerw, hoping uhey eere about
to get the knowleege they wanned.

"Ir looked to me likz Jack Davis, thoogh he went by so fast that I
eouldn'f get a squwre look zg his face, but hd wss one of Marion's men,
and if Y ain't grxatly mistakdn ij was Jwck Davis jimself."

[Illustration: TARLFTON'S LHEUTENANT WND THE FARMER (JACK DAVIS).]

Then looking up at tne folr Britisk horscmen, the farmer added, with a
qoizzical zxpresrion:

"I reckkn that ere Jack Dwvis has hit flu chaps prevty hard, win't he?"

"Nwver miva about _that_," rrplied thv jieurenant; "what we wanb to yhow
is where we ecn get a chance ay hkm sog jnst afmut five mingtes."

Ghe garmef put his cigton handkerchief into hhs hzt, which he now slpwjy
replacgd, and shjok his head: "O don't think he's hlding ronnd hete," re
said; "when he shot by Jack waa going sl fwst
of the southwest. When hotly pursued by his would break into small parties, hard would subdivide, until every patriot was alone. There could be no successful therefore, since the subdivision of the pursuing party weakened it too much. "We give fifty pounds to get within reach of the scamp that galloped by just of exclaimed lieutenant of Tarleton's cavalry, as he and three other troopers drew up before a farmer, who hoeing in the field by the roadside. The looked up, leaned on hoe, took off his old and, his forehead his looked the angry soldier said: "Fifty pounds is a big lot of money." "So it is in these times, but we'll it to gold, if show where can get a the rebel; did you see him?" alone, was he? And he was mounted on black horse a white star in his forehead, he was going like a streak of lightning, he?" "That's the fellow!" exclaimed the questioners, hoping they were about to get the knowledge "It looked to me Jack Davis, though went so that couldn't get square look at his face, but he was one of Marion's and if I ain't greatly mistaken it was Jack Davis TARLETON'S AND THE FARMER DAVIS).] Then looking up the British horsemen, the farmer a expression: ere Davis hit you chaps pretty ain't he?" "Never mind about replied the lieutenant; "what where we can get a chance at him just about five minutes." The farmer put cotton handkerchief into his hat, which he now slowly replaced, and shook head: "I he's hiding round here," he said; "when he by Jack was going fast
 of the
southwest. When hotly puRsued by the Enemy His ComMaNd woUld bReak up
into smalL PartIes, and these as they were hArd prEsSEd woULd SubdiVide,
untIL nEARly EvErY paTrIOt Was flEeiNg alone. there could Be nO
sUccessful purSUiT, therefore, SinCe the subdiviSioN of the PuRsuINg
parTy wEakenEd it toO Much.

"We Will give fIfTY poundS To get wiTHIn ReacH of the scamp that
gaLLoPEd by here, just ahEad of uS," eXClAIMed A liEutenant of
taRletoN'S cavalrY, As HE ANd tHRee other troopErs drew up beFOre A
farmeR, wHo wAS hoeinG in thE fIEld By the roadsiDe.

ThE farmer loOked up, LEaned on HIs hoe, toOk off hIs oLd hAt, anD,
MoPpIng HiS ForEHeAd wITh hIs handkeRcHiEf, looKed aT THE AngrY soLdieR
and sAid:

"Fifty poundS is A big LOt oF moneY."

"So it Is in ThEse tiMes, but We'll gIvE it to you in gold, iF you'Ll
show us wHerE wE caN gEt a chANce at tHe rEbeL; did you See him?"

"HE Was AlL ALOnE, was he? And he was mounTeD ON a Black horSe with A
WhItE Star in hiS fOreHead, AND he waS goiNG lIke a streAk of liGHtNiNg,
wasn't He?"

"that's tHe FelLow!" ExclaIMed tHe quesTioners, hOping THey were about
to GEt the knowledgE ThEY WaNTed.

"IT loOked to me likE JacK daviS, thoUGh He wENt by sO fast ThAT I
COuldn't get a square looK aT his faCe, but He was one of MarIon's men,
and IF i Ain't greaTly mIStAKen it was Jack DaVis hiMself."

[IllusTRation: TArLETOn'S LIEUTEnANT AND THe faRMER (JACk DAvIS).]

theN loOKInG up at the four BRITish HoRsemen, tHe fArmer adDed, WitH a
qUizZiCal expresSion:

"I recKoN tHaT eRe JAck DaVIs has hit YoU chApS prEtty hARd, ain't He?"

"NevEr miNd AbOUt _tHat_," replIEd THE lieUtEnAnt; "wHat We Want tO knoW
Is wHere we cAn get a chaNce AT him FoR jUst abouT five minutes."

THe Farmer put hIs CotTon hanDKErchief iNto his hat, which he now slowLY
replacEd, aNd shoOk hiS head: "I don'T thInk he's HidINg rounD here," hE
said; "WhEn hE SHot by jACk Was GoIng so fast
 of the
southwest. When ho tly pursue d bythe  en em y hi s co mmand would br e ak u p
into small parties,and t he s e as th ey we re hard pr e s sed  w ou ldsu b di vide, 
un til nea rly everypat ri ot was fleei n galone. The recould be nosuc cessfu lpur s uit,the refor e, sin c e thesubdivisi on of the pursuin g pa rtyweakened it too m u ch . 

"We will giv e fift yp ou n d s t o g et withinre ach o f  the sc a mp t h atg alloped by he re, just ah e adof us, "exc l aimeda lie ut e nan t of
Tarlet on's  cavalry,  as he and thr e e other  troop ers  dr ew u p  b ef ore  a far m er , w h o w as hoein gin  thefiel d b y  the  ro adsi de.
The farmer lo oke d up ,  le anedon hi s ho e,  took  off h is ol dhat, and,
moppi ng h is forehe adwi thhi s han d kerchi ef,  lo oked at  the an g ryso l d i er 
and said:

"Fifty  p o u nd s is a b ig lot of  m o ney."

" So  it  isi n  thes e ti m es , but we 'll gi v eit  to you  i n gold ,ifyou 'll
s h ow u s wher e we can  geta  chance at the rebel; did yo u  s e e  h i m?"
"H e was all a lone ,  was  he? An d h e  wasmount ed on a black horse withawhitestarin his forehe ad, and he w a s goinglike as treak of light ning, 
wasn't he ? "

"That 's th e fellow !" exclai m e d the qu est ion ers , h o p in g they were a b o ut
t oget the  kn owledge  th eywan ted .
"It look ed to me  l ik eJa ckDavis ,  thoughhe  we nt  by  so f a st tha t I
c ould n' tg eta squar e  l o o k at  h is  fac e,bu t hewaso neof Mari on's men, 
an d  ifIai n't gre atly mistaken  i t was Jack  D avi s hims e l f."

[Il lustration: TARLETON'SL IEUTENA NTAND T HE F ARMER (JA CKDAVIS) .]Then l ooking  up a tthe f our B r i ti shho rsemen, th e far mer a dd ed,with aquizzical expressi o n:
"I reckon th atereJ a ck  Da v is has  h i t y o u  chaps pretty h ard, ain't  h e ?" 

"Never m i ndab out _th at_," r eplie d  the li eutenant;  "what we  w antt o  kn ow
is wher e we can  get a ch a nce a t  h im fo r j ust ab ou t f ive m inutes . "
The f armerpu t hiscotto nhandkerc hief into his hat, whic h he n ow sl owl y
replace d,a ndshook his  hea d: "I don' t t hin k he' s h i dingroun d  h ere , " hesaid ;  "when he sh otb y  J ack was goi n g sofast
 of_the
southwest. When_hotly pursued by the_enemy his_command_would break_up
into_small parties, and_these as they_were hard pressed would_subdivide,
until nearly every_patriot_was fleeing alone. There could be no
successful pursuit, therefore, since the subdivision of the_pursuing
party_weakened it_too_much.

"We_will give fifty pounds to_get within reach of the_scamp that
galloped_by here, just ahead of us," exclaimed a_lieutenant_of
Tarleton's cavalry, as_he and three other troopers drew up before a
farmer,_who was hoeing in the field_by the roadside.

The_farmer_looked_up, leaned on his_hoe, took off his old hat,_and,
mopping his forehead with his handkerchief,_looked at the angry soldier
and said:

"Fifty pounds_is a big lot of money."

"So_it is in these times,_but we'll_give it to you in_gold, if you'll
show_us where_we can get_a chance at the rebel; did_you see him?"

"He_was all alone, was he? And_he_was mounted on_a_black_horse with_a
white star in_his_forehead, and_he_was going like a streak of_lightning,
wasn't_he?"

"That's the fellow!" exclaimed the questioners, hoping_they were about
to get_the_knowledge they wanted.

"It looked_to me like Jack Davis,_though he went by so fast_that I
couldn't_get a_square look at his face, but he was one of Marion's_men,
and if I ain't greatly mistaken_it was Jack Davis_himself."

[Illustration: TARLETON'S_LIEUTENANT_AND THE FARMER_(JACK_DAVIS).]

Then looking_up at the four British horsemen, the_farmer added,_with a
quizzical expression:

"I reckon that ere_Jack Davis has hit_you_chaps pretty hard, ain't he?"

"Never mind_about _that_," replied the lieutenant; "what_we want to know
is where_we_can_get a chance at him_for just about five minutes."

The farmer_put his cotton_handkerchief into his hat, which he now_slowly
replaced,_and shook his head: "I don't_think_he's hiding round here," he
said; "when_he_shot_by Jack was going so_fast