Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . e moved silently into the room. It was toodark to observe its motions narrowly, but he could see that itstooped towards one of the sleepers, who immediately arose; nextit approached and touched him on the shoulder. Lee immediatelystarted up; the figure then allowed a slight gleam from a darklantern to pass over his face, and as it did so, whispered im-patiently, not the man—but come! It then occurred to Lee,that this was the opportun
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . e moved silently into the room. It was toodark to observe its motions narrowly, but he could see that itstooped towards one of the sleepers, who immediately arose; nextit approached and touched him on the shoulder. Lee immediatelystarted up; the figure then allowed a slight gleam from a darklantern to pass over his face, and as it did so, whispered im-patiently, not the man—but come! It then occurred to Lee,that this was the opportunity so much desired. The unknown thenwhispered to him, to keep his place till another man was called;but just at that moment, some noise disturbed him, and makinga sign to Lee to follow, he moved silently out of the room. They found the door of the house unbarred, and a small part ofthe fence removed, where they passed out without molestation;the sentry had retired to a shelter where he thought he couldguard his post without suffering from the rain; but Lee saw thathis conductors put themselves in preparation to silence him if he should happen to address. them. Just without thefence, appeared a stoopingfigure, wrapped in a redcloak, and supporting itself, with a large stick, which Leeat once perceived could beI no other than the old fruit woman. But theimost profound silence was observed; a mancame out of a thicket at a little distance, andjoined them, and the whole party moved on-ward under the guidance of the old woman. At first, they fre-quently stopped to listen, but having heard the sentinels cry, alls
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