Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-10

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he married 10 Julia, afer the fashion OF
her nation Once more Ju'ia ssw'nc
fate Of her dearest friends ~ ner nahds;
THE only victim was herself-could
sbe re,,,se the sacrifice? No; dreadful
as it was, she consented, ana 'ne W
toway chief departed.
After he had gone, her misery wa
extreme She bad indeed saved the
life of her father and lover, but Wha'
was to beherlot-separated from them,
she would be the vile OF wanderihgl
and lawIess savagel Her agony al
most deprived her OF reason : can
moi +, she cried Il will endure it on!
| that I could end my wretched lite and
sorrow at once She looked wildly
around. and perceiving an old SWORD 8,
which stood unnoticed in corner, she
flew towards it, but her better reason
came to her aid; she stopped, and
shuddering, threw hersellon her knees,
and implored heaven to pity ana Tor,
| give her inpious repining and dlstrust
of his kindness and wisdom. she
soon after cell into deep sleep, and
did not awake until some one came
into the room next mormng-it was
her brother, who told her William
had surrendered himself, and was con
demned to death. She told him all
tina, occurred, and eutreated him to
| find some wav TO Iiberate them. He
nramised to do all in his power, and
| departed. Long and dreary were the
| hours of that day and night, all oil
which Julia spent at the loop hole.
| At one o'clock the fort was still, and
| no one seemed to be awake, except the
sentinels THIS was the hour The In
dian had promised TO come, and look
| ins out. she saw him by the light OF
| the moon, conversing with the sentl
| nel-suddenly he plunged his knife
into his heart, and at the same moment
band of Indians burst upon the fort.
All was uoisc and confusion curses
and croans. At last JuIia's door open
| ed, and Bald Eagle striding in caught
| her up, and bore her through crowds
| Of Gshting Indians and half dressed
French, oct Of the fort. Here they
were Joined by hcrflther and William
Bradford. and some more Indians
Not a word was spoken; they walked
swiftly through the wood for more
lh.n a mile. and then descended to a
valley which ended in a narrow pass,
so narrow that the rocks and trees on
each side intercepted the rays OF the
moon. As they were cropping their
way through this, in silence and dark.
ness. all q; oanc. from above and soeasd
them, there arose most terrihed1
yell
H4d beelsd tie banner cry gf he!L"-
Al the same time, at each end Of
the pass, and among the trees, on the
cliffs above, the moon shone on the
plnlering ornaments and waving fcath
ers Of a band of Indian warriors. -
Bald Eagle placedJulia on the ground,
and flourishng his tomahawk, prepar
ed to repel the assailants A few mo
ments after, Julia, almost insenslble'
from fatigue and terror, felt herself litt-
/ ed on and put on horse. She looked
IN TO see in whose hands it was now
her fate 10 be, and found herself to
her great delight. in the arms OF her
brother. who told her she was now out
ofthe power of the Frenchsnd Indians,
ord an The road To a place Of safety -
| She chung to him with the feeling of
| ioy and security she had not experien
ced for some time before. But my
father and William where are ihey:--
If they are not safe l must go back to
the Oltoway chief They are close be
hind. on horseback he said. When
i left You this morning, It was with
The determination of'movIng heaven
and earth t. llberate you; and know
inc there was band Of the Shannoahs
encamped about thirty miles of, whose
chief, Eolf Hunter, l had traded
W it'll, despatched an Indian runner
to him, en,rsasing him 10 come to my
assistance. lie came: | met HIM at
ihe pass, AID we defeated the Otto
ways
In a shortsirae Julia and her friends
arrived at Wills creek; from thence
they went 10 Winchester. Here they
heard that hosilliies had broken out
between the English and French, and
they concluded to settle IN Virginia,