Young people's history of the American Revolution . undertake the perilous ride. Emily, however,volunteered and Greene accepted her offer; and after receiv-ing from him a letter, and also verbal instructions forSumter, the young girl rode forth from the camp. On thefirst day she was not molested, but on the second she wasseized and a woman was ordered to search her. Beforethe Tory matron came, Emily tore the letter into bits andswallowed them. As nothing suspicious was found uponher person she was permitted to resume her journey, andafter a long and circuitous ride she arrived at Sumterscamp a
Young people's history of the American Revolution . undertake the perilous ride. Emily, however,volunteered and Greene accepted her offer; and after receiv-ing from him a letter, and also verbal instructions forSumter, the young girl rode forth from the camp. On thefirst day she was not molested, but on the second she wasseized and a woman was ordered to search her. Beforethe Tory matron came, Emily tore the letter into bits andswallowed them. As nothing suspicious was found uponher person she was permitted to resume her journey, andafter a long and circuitous ride she arrived at Sumterscamp and delivered her message by word of mouth. AndSumter soon afterward joined Greenes forces at Orange-burgh. It is a satisfaction to know that Emily Geigerafterward married a rich planter and dwelt for many yearson the shore of the Congaree. Nancy Hart was another bold woman (she was knownas the war woman), who dwelt near War WomansCreek. Large, red-haired, cross-eyed, she apparently was inno fear of the Tories, whom she hated with a perfect
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