The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-08

mere tleFt 'ill avn u|'
The situation Of Greysl"er's party seemed
now precnrions in the extreme.
"The redskins are surrounding. MS, cap'ht,i,"
said one OF the brave but uudiciplined ye"nnn'
ry 1--WE had better back ont hy ciawIing, III
the shadow of The fence, TO the bushes on Tie
river in Their rear
Now my say is, hoys,' Yuoth Bait, gust tn q"
neither one nor t'oher.
sWhat, then do you counsel, Ball? for we ran
not long mninlain ourselves where we lie, II tn"
Indiars are in any Strength said G'fyslncr.
why The hZness is Il bad one, any ow yon
can fix it, cartng; bat think understand the
caper ONT. Don't you see--Sarvo yo" right,
Bill; told you they'd spite That hat before night
was over, il you would pop your head above the
ride:, instead of firing between the rails-dont
You see that we've only had one shot from the
house while the old fence is pretty well rdd'ed
from the hin side! Well elevate little lower
Adam, if lis that skuking fellow Ivy the big elm
you're trying for--we tiien, rs WAS saying,
it's pretty ensy 10 guess where The strength Of
The red ski ms must lie, and don't see what we
can do better thnn to streak it right u ahead Tor
the house, and Trust for legs and luck for getting
safe into it,
The suggestion was too much in nccor|
dance " Ih Greyslaers feelings not 10 he eager
" caught ut 10y hi.n. Indeed, so overp0werlng
was his anxiety for The beloved inmates of
the mansion, thai nothing hut the considerations
Of duty toward the party who had trusted them
selves 10 his guidance, had hitherto pre- vented
him frc m dnshing forward to his destination ut
all hazards. But il he had still PERSISTED as 10
the course to adopt in The present eXgency, all
doubt as TO his movement wns at once dispeUed
in he moment that Bait finished speaking.
sound OF terror, the shrek of woman in dis
rrrss. with the iioarsn cry of age inploring nIer.
ry and assistance, rose suddenly from The dwell.
ling, chilling The blood of some, and making the
pulses Of others ienp with mad and vcngeful i'm
,.l,~ a..
inneUusly from ihtiF cover, the REX nIan aud The
white, could I've seen urging their way with RI.
val deetness towards the same goal, for the mo.
nent apparently regardless Of each Others neigh
borhood; pntsing not 10 strike down a compete
tor in The race, hut striving only who could first
reach the bourne. The one thirs'ei to
share in the ruassacre which seemed in the act
of perrcirnton, The other burning with fierce
I'm patience TO arrest or avengc the butchery of
his friends.
"A light end agile youth, iair haired hoy Of
sixteen, was the first that gained the door OF
the nianson; but even ms he planted his foo; mp-
on the threshold, his head was cluven aS>under
hy mn Indian ronnhnwk. and with his limbs
ouvcrirg in death hls body rolled dawn the
Steps while the exuug savage who delt The
blow lenued over IL diminishing The fatal wea
pou But his triumph was short. Greysncr
was close unon ftitn, and as he strained every
nerve, in rushing forward, lie raine with his
the point was driven through lis back, deep in
the rn.lnel door, which burst open from the
shock.
Leaving his friends for moment to make
good their entrance rs hest they cou'd,by opp0'
sing their hunting knives and clubhed rifles To
the loiuahawks aud maces of the indians who
instantly mingled with them in wild melee
around the porch, Greysner rushed forward
to the setting room of the family. He shrank
ag.,uSt from The sight Of horror which told him
that he had come 10 late. The uasier ct tie
house lny stunned and senserss on the floor.
Adm, the beautiful Adli'a, had Disappointed, but
he ia ir haired sister lay weering in her blood,
white I, cash across her forehead, with the tall'
vieti locks drawn back from her brow, ana HE
print OF HE goary fingers fresh upon the golden
tissue, calle,! GreysIarr's eye TO II savage, who
shook his scalping knife at him with II hdeouS
nrin of disappointed malice, as he sprang ,hro'
The omen window. But there was no time now
for grief 10 have its wuy.--The din OF the con-
ffct still rose fresh behind him, aud Greyslaer
turned to the succor OF his friends whom IL
might avail.
"powder, Powder, Gaping, shouted Bait, who
this moment presented himself. "There's big
red skin keeping three ofour men al bay wiih
his tonuhawk, | must Use him up ut once &c
give the rest all opportunity for making rush
from The clubhouse; our'best men are still onisle
Betllow aud Buouhoven are bo:h down, hut big
Hans, the miller, yet holds the door stoutly, and
the gutter from the caves upon The redskins
that are hammering M The windows. All there's
the tool for my purpose he added, Selling li'e
aucking gun from the chimney, and throwing
down his half loaded rifles while Greyslaer ha,
in the meantime, secured the window through
which the forarious An neh esh had n moment
I be fore made h is entrance and escape.
| Greyslaer now rushed to support ,hemnil VINO
was no iding The door against odds so s'onily
while Bait assembled the staircase, freshly PR
ming the duckipg gun, and added n handful O
buckshot 90 tile already heavy charged piece as
he went. He gained window at the same Iilt
meut that Greysaer. saIIying out from the
house sN ord IN hand, cut down he sturdy WI"
rior for whom BALI had prepared his charge
A dozen Mohawks instantly rushed forward tt
avenge the fall OF their conrade but the hea'
w piece of Bait did good service in the moment
4 OF Greyslaer' = career would have been cut shor
| forever A shower of huchshot drove then
/ quickly to regain their cover.
\ Now boys shouted the woodm"n, nuke
rush for the house, while the red dogs d'ges
that peppering .-u,.,.J.
J The handful of outlying whites lhi not Wal
r ted