Litchfield enquirer., 1833-06-13

alter peruSIng the above, to adopt the prin- ciple of total 0bStiilence from ardent spirs it's, it is hoped he will not stop there, but will give the whole weight of his influence, by uniting with the Temperance Society, and urge on all his companions and ac- quaintances to do SO likewise.
 Mechanics Magusine.
 Western AdUentNre. JUDGE HALL. Among the adventurers whom Boon de- scribed aS having reinforced his little cOI- ony, was a young gentleman named Smith, who had been majorin the militia of Xir- gin'a, and possessed full share of the gall lantry and noble spirit 6f his native State. In the absence of Boon; he was chosen, on account of his military rank and talents, to command the rude citadel which contained all the wealth of this patriarchal band-- their wives, their children, and their lovers. 1t held, also, an object particularly dear to the young soldier-a lady. the daughter of one of the settlers, to whomhe had pledged his affections. It came to pass, upon cer- tain day, when the siege was over, tranquil ity restored, and the emp.oyments of hus- bandry resumed, that this young lady, with female companion, strolled out, as young ladies in love are apt to do, along the banks of the Kentucky river. Having rambled about for some time, they espied canoe lying by the shore, and, in frolic, stepped into it with tho determination of visiting a neighbour on the opposite bank. It seems that they were not so well skilled in navi- gation as the Lady of the Lake, who pad died her own canoe very dexterously; for, instead of gliding to the point of deslina- ton, they were whilled about on sand bar, from which they were obliged to wade to the shore. Full of mirth, excited by their wild adventure, they hastily arranged their dresses. and were proceeding3to climb tse banks, when three Indians, rushing from neighboring covert, seized the fair
 wanderers, and forced them away. Their savage captors, evincing no sympathy for their distress, nor allowing them time for rest or reflection, hurried them along, dus ring the whole day; by rugged and thorny paths: Their shoes were worn off by the rocks, their clothes torn. and their feet and limbs lacerated, and stained with blood. To heighten their misery, one of the sav- ages began to make love to Miss -, (the intended of Major Smith, and while goad- ing her along with pointed stick, prom ised, in recompense for her sufCerings, to make her his squaw. This at once reused all the energies of her mind, and called its powers into action. In the hope that her friends would soon pursue them, she broke ti's'- >-- -:t,- -i>~- n-Aa~A alapn and delaved the party as much as possible, by tardy1 and hd laundering steps. But why dwell on the heartless and unnanly cruelty ofthese saw agcs7 The day and night passed, and ans other day of agony had nearly rolled over the heads of these afflicted females, when their conductors halted to cook a wild re- past of buffalo meat. The ladies were soon missed from the garrison. The nat ural courage and sagacity of Smith, now heightened by love, gave him the wings of the wind, and the fierceness of the tiger. Tho light traces of female feet led him to the place of authorization, the canoe was traced to the opposite shore-the deep print of the mocash in the sand told him the rest, and the agonized Smith, accompa- nied by few of his best woodmen, pursu- ed the "spoil encountered foe." The track once discovered, they kept it with that sagacity so peculiar to our hunters. The pended grass, the disentangled briars; and the compressed shrub, afforded the only, but to them the certain, indications of the route of the enemy. When they had suf- 6ciently ascertained the general course of the retreat of the Indians, Smith quilted the trace, assuring his companions that they would fall in with theni at the pass of a cer- tain stream ahead, for which he now struck a direct course, thus gaining on the foe ,who had taken the most difficult paths. Arri- we'd at the stream, they traced it's course un- til they discovered the water newly thrown upon the rocks. Smith, leaving his party, now crept forward upon his hands and feet until he discovered one ofthe savages seat ed by fire, and with deliberate aim shot him through the heart. The women rushA ed towards their deliverer, and. recognizing Smith, clung to him in the transports of newly awakened joy and gratitude, while a second Indian sprang towards him with his tomahawk. Smith disehgaged himself from the ladies, aimed blow at his antagonist with his rifle, which the savage avoided by springihg aside, but at that moment the lat ter received mortal wound from another hand. The other, and only remaining In- dian, fell in attempting to make his escape. Smith, with his Interesting charge" re- turned in triumph to the fort, where his